Hasselblad announced a new XPan compact adapter for the X1D camera system that allows XPan lenses to be used with the medium format mirrorless camera. The XPan lenses are already discontinued, but they can still be found on eBay (30mm f/5.6, 45mm f/4 and 90mm f/4). The adapter adds 21.4 mm to the length of the […]
Hasselblad officially announced two new XCD lenses: 80mm (aperture unknown) and 135mm f/2.8. Pricing and other details will be released later. Hasselblad currently has four XCD lenses listed for sale at B&H. Press release:
DxOMark published their test results for the Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera (starting from $8,995). Here is their conclusion (click for larger view):
Hasselblad announced a new X1D “Field Kit” that includes the X1D-50c camera with 30mm, 45mm and 90mm XCD lenses and some additional accessories priced at $17,495 in the US (the kit offers some savings over purchasing the items separately). Here is the full press release:
Hasselblad released firmware update 1.17.2 for the X1D medium format mirrorless camera (X1D kits now come with $600 free accessories via mail-in rebate):
Luminous Landscape recent interview the President of Hasselblad USA Michael Hejtmanek who confirmed some of the upcoming “normal”, zoom, wide-angle and “longer” XCD lenses (watch the video interview here at the 03:09 mark). Here is the full list of known XCD lenses (note that some of those lenses were announced back in February):
The Camera Store videos are pretty much the only YouTube reviews I watch lately. A few days ago they published their Hasselblad X1D mirrorless medium format camera hands-on field test and things do not look very good for Hasselblad. After several delays, a new CEO and a possible acquisition by DJI the X1D is not where we would like it to […]
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