I've been using the X1D + 3.2 / 90 for some time now and I want to say it's an amazing camera. My main system is Canon EOS R, but hasselblad is a unique camera, a different feeling from the resulting image.
Give me this gorgeous Hasselblad any day over the hundreds of look-alike Nikons, Canons, Fujis, Sonys et al. The latter have hundreds of bells, whistles, menus, sub-menus, sub-sub-menus, and exponential numbers of options and combinations! I want the SQUARE and I want a minimalist, aesthetically pleasing camera that offers me ISO, aperture and shutter speed settings in the most straightforward form. Only the Hasselblad and the Leica do that. We agree on many, many points. Great review!
Hey there, thanks for your input on the X1D Mk ii. BTW the original Mk i was more expensive with a silver top plate and there was a variation to that one with an identifier of something like X1D 4119 that was a special edition that is all black. But the Mk ii is a second gen of the X1D prior to the X2D. The primary reasons why I'm considering the X1Dii are 1) Build Quality 2) Size and ergonomics 3) the Hasselblad Color Science 4) Image quality 5) and most importantly a special crop to mimic the Hasselblad XPan film camera specifically for landscape and with the new 28mm lens for the X system, the results would be incredible. PS.... Leaf shutter lenses allow flash sync at any shutter speed. Oh and if you switch to electronic shutter you can get shutter speeds faster than 2000 if you needed it. Cheers!
Awesome, thank you for the video, really enjoy your reviews! You’ve now reviewed 2 of the 3 cameras I own (Leica & X1DII)...hopefully you can try and review the Contax G2 as well :D
I’m not going to watch this because when you reviewed the 50 Lux I started saving for one and if this is along the same lines my kids are going to have to go to a community college 😢
Sorry I disagree with the sound, I think the sounds are freaking awesome coming from those lenses, its like its alive and its a robot, might be the nerd in me but I love shutter and focus sounds.
I like this review a lot, thanks. I recently picked up the GFX50r and everything you said is basically what I am dealing with and how your ecosystem works with weddings. Using it along with the XT4 and Xpro3.
great review Benj, I’m a Fuji-X user and currently I’m looking for a Medium-Format camera for increase my product photography shot’s quality. I know that Fuji GF cameras are more affordable and lenses are cheaper, I used many times them but they look so bad and anonymous imho. GFX50S II/100S/100 for me are so worst talking about style and they lost one of the things that I loved most about Fuji cameras: the ISO&shutter dials. This camera looks so nice and I’m waiting to know if Hasselblad’s distribution will loan it to me for a medium-term time, I’m so curious about how it works. For sure it looks great and gives you a lot of satisfaction while using it, AF performances has never been a problem or a pro in my kind of photography.. My hopes are that this camera isn’t just a “style-exercise” or a pricy object, I would be sad to discover that. BTW your review is so interesting, “natural” and detailed (many youtubers cares only about duration just for the advertises) and I love the way you talk, it’s clear that you’re not fake. thanks a lot, happy holidays and stay safe. Peace, Mauro
I'd say the Hasselblad is the perfect studio camera or should be ideal for commercial work where each shot is prepared sometimes for 1 or two hours. It defintely is not the Leica Q which you can pick up and go in streetphotography. Ideally you have both and they are integrated in your own workflow and complement each other. That's what I went for. Thank you for this great review.
I appreciate the info on the adapted stuff with the electronic shutter. Definitely was the concept that most intrigued me, but now will help me not spend money.
biggest bummer for me by far. I get it, the leaf shutter thing is what Hasselblad is known for, but sucks that the processor can't read out the sensor fast enough.
Good video. I have a 500cm and am saving for the X1d2. Everything you said in the intro about Hasselblad gear being inspiring feel the same with me. Side question; Where did you get those straps? Looking for a reasonably priced leather strap for my 500cm. thanks
I ended up doing a little hack by purchasing the OPTECH adapters and then cutting off the material to add the Peak Design hardware. My original strap was from Gordy’s but I didn’t like it being held on by such thin string :/
@@benjhaisch - Thank you. I actually have the OpTech strap on my 500cm. Ugly to me but functional, but I want a little more asthetics. I did see those Gordys straps and feel the same way about the camera hanging by a string. I may need to adapt my Optech to a nicer looking strap like you did.
I started with the X1D II. Then with the 907 / CFV II was released this year (2020) - standard edition not the special moon edition, I decided to also acquire the 907. Initially I was informed delivery was December. So I shopped for a 500 CM, which came late in September, just before my 907 actually arrived. So now, I have the best all of all worlds. Straight film with the 500 CM, 500 CM and CFV II digital back, 907 with X lenses as well as the ability to use V series lenses, like the 80mm from the 500 CM, and finally the option with the X1D. My lenses range from 21, 30, 45, 45p (SUPER QUIET), 90, 120, 135 + 1.7 extender. Just a great pleasure to shoot with. Will probably add the two remaining primes, and maybe the X series zoom this year.
If you liked this then it boy wait until you try a Hasselblad H system camera, ask your Hasselblad rep if you can try a H6D with the 100mm, really spicy stuff.
Can you make a video on comparing the Nikon Df with the Fuji GFX 50R for the colours curiouse how Pixel pitch would compare also SNR signal noise sound ratio also have them both printed out if possible a side by side comparison
thanks for video and detailed explanation. I shoot Nikon where i need speed but when I wanna enjoy and dont have special needs just shhot Leica. recently Im looking for a small package to take everywhere and looking for best camera and got stuck between X1D and Q2. dont care about the price just which one is practical and best image quality? thanks again
People complain about the price but they don't stop and realize, dude: it is a MF mirrorless!!! Do you know the amount of R&D that went into doing this!?
haha. Funny to see we have so many similarities. Not only our beard but I also have this video back 1 month ago in my channel shooting wedding editorial clothes w the Hasselblad X1DII then I checked we have the same taste as well for the XMas gift ideas. :))
ill be shooting this body for my wedding on december. would be interesting and scary at the same time but i like risks! shoot me a message if you'd like to see if i failed/succeeded and if you'd want to see the images by then. wish me luck
If you can snag a deal on a used one with some XCD lenses. I wouldn’t buy this if you’re planning on adapting though, but if you like the native lens lineup, it’s great.
Fuji is much heavier. Fuji picture the color very is similar to Nikon or Canon. Hasselblad picture is very sharp and just a different color tone, and camera weight very light. Price yes it is expensive.
Leica, old Blads and that sexy new Blad, sometimes your videos are just porn and should be rated pegi18. I think the Blad is the most avant garde camera that came out in a lot of years. The design is... I have no words other than sexy. Like you said, polarizing. If they fix all the quirks and add a serious focus system it could be a killer.
@@benjhaisch I think that grip has something to do with it. I respect Fuji's choice to make thin cameras that are miles away from the chunky DSLR but at some point, the handling can be a problem. On the Xpro3 it's maah... Sometimes hard. On the GFX I imagine it can be a nightmare. The Blad with its nice handle could be held by one hand and I guess it makes a huge part in the better UX.
Haha 😂 yeah mate look Leica is great and has its place ( I use it since 15 years) but if you start MF digital, yep it will stay in the back of your mind and that file is simply irreplaceable. Certainly will never come out of an M
Every review I see of this camera theres always a complaint about the shutter sound and slow focus. These people just need to use an iPhone and their lives would be solved. Its almost like to make their reviews interesting they throw in these factors to show they "found" the weakness of this camera to make their reviews interesting while at the same time hoping Hasselblad would give them a free camera. This camera belong to enthusiasts who actually understand and appreciate cameras and not mall ninjas.
The more I watch videos and information about medium format, the more I realize how unnecessary it is for most people. Manipulating the files is a big pro. If you do high end commercial or gallery work there are some ups as well. But everything else... seeing the wedding photos: Nobody will print them huge enough that it is important. 99,9% won't see a difference between MF and FF (or even APS-C) watching those pictures. The shallow depth of field is great, but a F1.8, F1.4 or F1.2 is giving me the same options (for the real world use). I think that it's more about the very small "ups" that kind of leads to people with too much money to spend to say "it's go the best IQ so that's what I want!" and sure why not. So those kind of clients might be interested. But at the end of the day stuff like AF performance, FPS, etc. is much more important for most shoots. So I'd rather use a R5 or A7RIII/IV A9/II or A1. I feel like MF cameras - right now - are more of a philosophy. A bit like LEICA. They don't necessarily outperform other FF cameras (or even are just not as good in many areas), but they are more expensive and give you a "special feeling" about your equipment. Probably you also have kind of more meditative approach to photography (in German there is a great word: "entschleunigt" something like slowed down... but I don't know if there is a 1 to 1 translation). So for what it's worth, MF is great... but looking at price/performance for most people it's NOT the better choice (i.e. for most people who could buy them because they actually have that money ;-P ).
From all customers out there I guess the ones ignoring technical superiority are marrying couples. Just because this scenario is all about emotion. But to me, as the person sitting in front of the computer working the files, it makes a big difference having an APS-C or a full frame one. And I'd rather have a MF over a FF file.
No a FF lens with wider aperture is not the same as a larger format due to lens compression. That's the actual effect or what people call medium format look. A 65mm normal view on medium format vs 50mm FF, they're not the same due to the compression of the longer telephoto. It is not as obvious on the 50 megapixel sensor, more so on larger sensors or large format film. Using an 8x10 camera you are constantly fighting for depth of field because of the 300mm standard lens and it's compression, requiring narrower apertures. You can pseudo mimic this kind of impression on FF but it's a different look really. It looks good, don't get me wrong, but to me many super wide aperture lenses leave the subject looking like a cutout pasted onto a background. Depends on the lens design. Sigma 105 1.4 for example. To me it kills the 3 dimensionality of an image often and flattens it. Doesn't always work. Lens compression is always there. It's simply a different aesthetic for different tastes or purposes.
Between the image of quality and. What the tier of engineering that the hasselblad. Company is known for putting into their cameras systems. One would definitely not expect them. To produce a $5,700 plus tax rendition of a Canon elf camera. With Soo many flaws in function and lacking. The various types of newer technology period. But a camera that had them all. At the level that is worthy of the hasselblad name. All we can hope is for hasselblad. Catches up in the very near future. Or else we will see this proper design. Out in the years to come. Which the owners of Fujifilm have already. Deemed laughably ridiculous.
I am sure your wedding client was super interested in how the lens sounded rather than the image quality - what a ridiculous review. "the lenses sound different" FFS!
I've been using the X1D + 3.2 / 90 for some time now and I want to say it's an amazing camera. My main system is Canon EOS R, but hasselblad is a unique camera, a different feeling from the resulting image.
Give me this gorgeous Hasselblad any day over the hundreds of look-alike Nikons, Canons, Fujis, Sonys et al. The latter have hundreds of bells, whistles, menus, sub-menus, sub-sub-menus, and exponential numbers of options and combinations! I want the SQUARE and I want a minimalist, aesthetically pleasing camera that offers me ISO, aperture and shutter speed settings in the most straightforward form. Only the Hasselblad and the Leica do that.
We agree on many, many points. Great review!
Hey there, thanks for your input on the X1D Mk ii. BTW the original Mk i was more expensive with a silver top plate and there was a variation to that one with an identifier of something like X1D 4119 that was a special edition that is all black. But the Mk ii is a second gen of the X1D prior to the X2D.
The primary reasons why I'm considering the X1Dii are 1) Build Quality 2) Size and ergonomics 3) the Hasselblad Color Science 4) Image quality 5) and most importantly a special crop to mimic the Hasselblad XPan film camera specifically for landscape and with the new 28mm lens for the X system, the results would be incredible.
PS.... Leaf shutter lenses allow flash sync at any shutter speed. Oh and if you switch to electronic shutter you can get shutter speeds faster than 2000 if you needed it.
Cheers!
Matching the hat to the shutter was a good choice.
Was really hoping someone picked up on that little Easter egg ;)
I want to know where you got the hat 😊. I got the Hassy and the hat would match! 😇
You mean the strap?
Awesome, thank you for the video, really enjoy your reviews! You’ve now reviewed 2 of the 3 cameras I own (Leica & X1DII)...hopefully you can try and review the Contax G2 as well :D
I’m not going to watch this because when you reviewed the 50 Lux I started saving for one and if this is along the same lines my kids are going to have to go to a community college 😢
😂😂😂
Teach your kids to shoot photography and they’ll never have enough cash to do drugs though! 😅 #GASisreal
Sorry I disagree with the sound, I think the sounds are freaking awesome coming from those lenses, its like its alive and its a robot, might be the nerd in me but I love shutter and focus sounds.
I like this review a lot, thanks. I recently picked up the GFX50r and everything you said is basically what I am dealing with and how your ecosystem works with weddings. Using it along with the XT4 and Xpro3.
great review Benj, I’m a Fuji-X user and currently I’m looking for a Medium-Format camera for increase my product photography shot’s quality. I know that Fuji GF cameras are more affordable and lenses are cheaper, I used many times them but they look so bad and anonymous imho.
GFX50S II/100S/100 for me are so worst talking about style and they lost one of the things that I loved most about Fuji cameras: the ISO&shutter dials.
This camera looks so nice and I’m waiting to know if Hasselblad’s distribution will loan it to me for a medium-term time, I’m so curious about how it works.
For sure it looks great and gives you a lot of satisfaction while using it, AF performances has never been a problem or a pro in my kind of photography.. My hopes are that this camera isn’t just a “style-exercise” or a pricy object, I would be sad to discover that.
BTW your review is so interesting, “natural” and detailed (many youtubers cares only about duration just for the advertises) and I love the way you talk, it’s clear that you’re not fake.
thanks a lot, happy holidays and stay safe.
Peace, Mauro
You are my favorite superhero "Thirtytousanddollarcameragearman" 😂 You will surely start to sparkle when you put on all your stuff.
😂
So helpful. Upgrading from my Cannon 5d Mark 2. Have a 500 CM and have loved it. Now between R5 and HB. Going full HB is enticing.
I'd say the Hasselblad is the perfect studio camera or should be ideal for commercial work where each shot is prepared sometimes for 1 or two hours. It defintely is not the Leica Q which you can pick up and go in streetphotography. Ideally you have both and they are integrated in your own workflow and complement each other. That's what I went for. Thank you for this great review.
I appreciate the info on the adapted stuff with the electronic shutter. Definitely was the concept that most intrigued me, but now will help me not spend money.
biggest bummer for me by far. I get it, the leaf shutter thing is what Hasselblad is known for, but sucks that the processor can't read out the sensor fast enough.
Good video. I have a 500cm and am saving for the X1d2. Everything you said in the intro about Hasselblad gear being inspiring feel the same with me. Side question; Where did you get those straps? Looking for a reasonably priced leather strap for my 500cm. thanks
I ended up doing a little hack by purchasing the OPTECH adapters and then cutting off the material to add the Peak Design hardware. My original strap was from Gordy’s but I didn’t like it being held on by such thin string :/
@@benjhaisch - Thank you. I actually have the OpTech strap on my 500cm. Ugly to me but functional, but I want a little more asthetics. I did see those Gordys straps and feel the same way about the camera hanging by a string. I may need to adapt my Optech to a nicer looking strap like you did.
Yeah, I added my Clever Supply Co strap to it and am stoked
I started with the X1D II. Then with the 907 / CFV II was released this year (2020) - standard edition not the special moon edition, I decided to also acquire the 907. Initially I was informed delivery was December. So I shopped for a 500 CM, which came late in September, just before my 907 actually arrived. So now, I have the best all of all worlds. Straight film with the 500 CM, 500 CM and CFV II digital back, 907 with X lenses as well as the ability to use V series lenses, like the 80mm from the 500 CM, and finally the option with the X1D. My lenses range from 21, 30, 45, 45p (SUPER QUIET), 90, 120, 135 + 1.7 extender. Just a great pleasure to shoot with. Will probably add the two remaining primes, and maybe the X series zoom this year.
If you liked this then it boy wait until you try a Hasselblad H system camera, ask your Hasselblad rep if you can try a H6D with the 100mm, really spicy stuff.
best review I’ve come across just because I’m more of a deliberate shooter to begin with. Thank you.
Benj, I think you’d be interested in the Hasselblad 907cx too, cause that can also be used with your old film Hass!
Planning on getting my hands on one of those as well!
@@benjhaisch looking forward to that review too then haha. Nice vid as always!
Great video; enjoyed the content. I am curious, did the H'blad auto-focus system focus as fast as you manually focusing you Leica lenses? Thank you.
I feel like I’m faster and more accurate with the rangefinder system.
(But I’m also probably an outlier)
90% of your shots on a wedding would be out of focus with this camera, really slow AF system but top quality files defo. Great review
Can you make a video on comparing the Nikon Df with the Fuji GFX 50R for the colours curiouse how Pixel pitch would compare also SNR signal noise sound ratio also have them both printed out if possible a side by side comparison
thanks for video and detailed explanation.
I shoot Nikon where i need speed but when I wanna enjoy and dont have special needs just shhot Leica. recently Im looking for a small package to take everywhere and looking for best camera and got stuck between X1D and Q2. dont care about the price just which one is practical and best image quality?
thanks again
For me hunt focus lens not bad..i can still get moment of wedding with this auto focus of x1d
People complain about the price but they don't stop and realize, dude: it is a MF mirrorless!!! Do you know the amount of R&D that went into doing this!?
That xdii & Leica 50mm 1.4 combo looks gorgeous, how’s the Vignetting on it?
I love the sound of that shutter, how can you say it sounds bad....
how do you get hasselblad to send you the camera to review?
Interesting as always. Love your channel.
Beautiful camera. Definitely wish I could try it one day
Bravo! Beautiful! Homages! ⚡⚡⚡ JAR
Hi, why not having talked about the fantastic Hasselblad XCD zoom lens that was on your desk ?
I wish I had more time to go out and use it!
[just didn’t use it enough to feel like I had enough information to share about it]
Benj do you have GAS?
The 45 is so quiet, half the time I can barely hear the shutter depending on background noise.
Design of it is amazing but I would definitely try a GFX 50R if you haven’t yet!
Planning on it, mostly waiting for whatever the next version is.
haha. Funny to see we have so many similarities. Not only our beard but I also have this video back 1 month ago in my channel shooting wedding editorial clothes w the Hasselblad X1DII then I checked we have the same taste as well for the XMas gift ideas. :))
He is your long lost brother! ;)
ill be shooting this body for my wedding on december. would be interesting and scary at the same time but i like risks! shoot me a message if you'd like to see if i failed/succeeded and if you'd want to see the images by then. wish me luck
Excellent presentation 🙏
Bad ass name bro, outstanding Camera thanks for sharing
Is this a good buy in 2022?
If you can snag a deal on a used one with some XCD lenses. I wouldn’t buy this if you’re planning on adapting though, but if you like the native lens lineup, it’s great.
What strap do you have on this camera?
I slap the little peak design things on all of the cameras I use and then use these straps benjhais.ch/clever (affiliate)
Maybe you can compare it to Fujifilm's GFX line? :)
Send one over! Haha
@@benjhaisch Hahahaha I'll go rob some Fujifilm truck 😂
Fuji is much heavier. Fuji picture the color very is similar to Nikon or Canon. Hasselblad picture is very sharp and just a different color tone, and camera weight very light. Price yes it is expensive.
Man they should of put an articulating screen. One would think that modern cameras would have certain standards?
求同款肩带的衔接 我想购买它
where the papr?
😂
I typed this camera into RUclips and there you were. Now stalking you on RUclips.
Leica, old Blads and that sexy new Blad, sometimes your videos are just porn and should be rated pegi18.
I think the Blad is the most avant garde camera that came out in a lot of years. The design is... I have no words other than sexy. Like you said, polarizing. If they fix all the quirks and add a serious focus system it could be a killer.
I have a GFX in right now and the X1DII shooting experience is soooooo much better
@@benjhaisch I think that grip has something to do with it. I respect Fuji's choice to make thin cameras that are miles away from the chunky DSLR but at some point, the handling can be a problem. On the Xpro3 it's maah... Sometimes hard. On the GFX I imagine it can be a nightmare. The Blad with its nice handle could be held by one hand and I guess it makes a huge part in the better UX.
Strap matches your hat, don’t think we didn’t notice that shit. 😜
you say hasselblad wrong and it bugs me
I've heard people say it both ways. Not going to worry about it.
Plus it seems like too much of a hassle to change now ;)
How do you say Hasselblad again?!! 🤣😁
It’s how my dad always said it growing up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well it’s certainly unique! 😄
Haha 😂 yeah mate look Leica is great and has its place ( I use it since 15 years) but if you start MF digital, yep it will stay in the back of your mind and that file is simply irreplaceable.
Certainly will never come out of an M
crop medium format
why would you need autofocus, that's for amatuers
Every review I see of this camera theres always a complaint about the shutter sound and slow focus. These people just need to use an iPhone and their lives would be solved. Its almost like to make their reviews interesting they throw in these factors to show they "found" the weakness of this camera to make their reviews interesting while at the same time hoping Hasselblad would give them a free camera. This camera belong to enthusiasts who actually understand and appreciate cameras and not mall ninjas.
The more I watch videos and information about medium format, the more I realize how unnecessary it is for most people. Manipulating the files is a big pro. If you do high end commercial or gallery work there are some ups as well. But everything else... seeing the wedding photos: Nobody will print them huge enough that it is important. 99,9% won't see a difference between MF and FF (or even APS-C) watching those pictures. The shallow depth of field is great, but a F1.8, F1.4 or F1.2 is giving me the same options (for the real world use). I think that it's more about the very small "ups" that kind of leads to people with too much money to spend to say "it's go the best IQ so that's what I want!" and sure why not. So those kind of clients might be interested. But at the end of the day stuff like AF performance, FPS, etc. is much more important for most shoots. So I'd rather use a R5 or A7RIII/IV A9/II or A1.
I feel like MF cameras - right now - are more of a philosophy. A bit like LEICA. They don't necessarily outperform other FF cameras (or even are just not as good in many areas), but they are more expensive and give you a "special feeling" about your equipment. Probably you also have kind of more meditative approach to photography (in German there is a great word: "entschleunigt" something like slowed down... but I don't know if there is a 1 to 1 translation). So for what it's worth, MF is great... but looking at price/performance for most people it's NOT the better choice (i.e. for most people who could buy them because they actually have that money ;-P ).
From all customers out there I guess the ones ignoring technical superiority are marrying couples. Just because this scenario is all about emotion. But to me, as the person sitting in front of the computer working the files, it makes a big difference having an APS-C or a full frame one. And I'd rather have a MF over a FF file.
Really the huge advantage of this system is the accurate color science and dynamic range.
No a FF lens with wider aperture is not the same as a larger format due to lens compression. That's the actual effect or what people call medium format look. A 65mm normal view on medium format vs 50mm FF, they're not the same due to the compression of the longer telephoto. It is not as obvious on the 50 megapixel sensor, more so on larger sensors or large format film. Using an 8x10 camera you are constantly fighting for depth of field because of the 300mm standard lens and it's compression, requiring narrower apertures. You can pseudo mimic this kind of impression on FF but it's a different look really. It looks good, don't get me wrong, but to me many super wide aperture lenses leave the subject looking like a cutout pasted onto a background. Depends on the lens design. Sigma 105 1.4 for example. To me it kills the 3 dimensionality of an image often and flattens it. Doesn't always work. Lens compression is always there. It's simply a different aesthetic for different tastes or purposes.
Between the image of quality and. What the tier of engineering that the hasselblad. Company is known for putting into their cameras systems. One would definitely not expect them. To produce a $5,700 plus tax rendition of a Canon elf camera. With Soo many flaws in function and lacking. The various types of newer technology period. But a camera that had them all. At the level that is worthy of the hasselblad name. All we can hope is for hasselblad. Catches up in the very near future. Or else we will see this proper design. Out in the years to come. Which the owners of Fujifilm have already. Deemed laughably ridiculous.
I am sure your wedding client was super interested in how the lens sounded rather than the image quality - what a ridiculous review. "the lenses sound different" FFS!