Hasselblad has shipped me a 90 mm f/2.5 XCD lens for evaluation with my X2D 100C. I don’t normally test gear I don’t own — in fact, I’ve only done it once before, with a Kolari-modded camera. But the 90/2.5 is currently unavailable to consumers, and I’ve been interested in the lens since it was… [Read More]
Archives for December 2022
Hasselblad 38/2.5 XCD on X2D, LoCA, natural scene
This is the 40th in a series of posts on the Hasselblad X2D 100C camera and the XCD lenses. You will be able to find all the posts in this series by looking at the righthand column on this page and finding the Category “X2D”. I was asked recently to show how much longitudinal chromatic… [Read More]
Using the Swebo TC-1 with more bellows extension
The Swebo TC-1 is a nice piece of kit, but the rail and bellows only accommodate about 190 mm of flange focal distance. I can focus the Digaron HR 180mm lens from infinity to a few meters, but I can’t use longer lenses even at infinity, and I can’t get the bellows draw necessary for… [Read More]