LensRentals has loaned me a Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8 lens for testing. Today I attached the matched 1.7X teleconverter (TC) and the lens collar between the XCD 135 and the X2D body. At first glance, the foot of the lens collar looks like it has an Arca Swiss dovetail. No such luck; it’s the same… [Read More]
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Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8 on X2D: bokeh examples
LensRentals has loaned me a Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8 lens for testing. I made some images with the XCD 135 to check the bokeh. All were made with the mechanical shutter. Specular highlight exhibits the leaf shutter artifact. The rest of the bokeh is edgy in places. More of same. Same effect in specular highlights. With… [Read More]