Hasselblad HC 50mm II

[Landscapelover]

Dear friends,

I have few questions regarding the HC 50mm II.

Has anyone experienced the Hasselblad HC 50mm II?
Is it worth to upgrade from the version I?
How is it compared to the HCD 35-90mm at 50mm?
How is it with the HTS 1.5?
Thanks in advance for your comments.

Happy New Year!
Pramote

 

[Quentin_Bargate]

Dear friends,

I have few questions regarding the HC 50mm II.

Has anyone experienced the Hasselblad HC 50mm II?
Is it worth to upgrade from the version I?
How is it compared to the HCD 35-90mm at 50mm?
How is it with the HTS 1.5?
Thanks in advance for your comments.

Happy New Year!
Pramote

1. Yes
2. The II is a vastly superior lens to the 1, so yes, it is a worthwhile upgrade. Much sharper accross the whole frame. I upgraded and don't regret it.

No idea reagding your last two questions.

Quentin

 

[Landscapelover]

Thanks very much Quentin! Words from you mean a lot.

 

[Giorgio]

Dear friends,

I have few questions regarding the HC 50mm II.

Has anyone experienced the Hasselblad HC 50mm II?
Is it worth to upgrade from the version I?
How is it compared to the HCD 35-90mm at 50mm?
How is it with the HTS 1.5?
Thanks in advance for your comments.

Happy New Year!
Pramote

Some thoughts.

With the HTS the 50 will become a 75 focal length keep that in mind.

When I shot the H3DII 31 and the H4D 40 the 50mm was my favorite focal length and most used lens it gave a slightly wide field of view.

Funny because when I shot film I rarely used the 50 at all.

Anyway after buying a 35/90 I pretty much stopped using the the 50 and it became redundant. Today with all of the glowing reports about the new 50 I definitively have some interest and would love to hear from a user of the new lens.

 

[MB100]

I used the original 50mm Ver.I and found it perfectly sharp. I can only imagine that the version II would be that much better.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianhirschfeldphotography/6802387131/in/set-72157629770547239/

The 35-90mm is excellent, I used it while in Costa Rica extensively and found it acceptable all the way around and found it terribly convenient.

 

[fotografz]

Used the version one for years, and thought it was pretty good.

I was stunned how much better the version two was.

I had the 35-90 which is a stellar lens, zoom or not. However, I sold it when I got the H4D/60 and 50-II. The 35-90 is a HCD lens where the 50-II is a HC. When going for wide, the 28 was my preferred choice, and at the longer end the 100/2.2. The 35-90 doesn't work on the HTS/1.5, and while a convenient range was just to big and to slow.

If I had the money, I'd like to have them all even if only used occasionally ... but who wouldn't?

I like that the 50-II, 100 and 150N all take the same filter and they all nicely fit my Think Tank lens bag.

-Marc

 

[Landscapelover]

Marc, MB100 and Giorgio...Thanks very much for your thoughtful comments. Pramote