Almost every time I have an exhibition, people take me aside and tell me how much one or more images look like paintings. From their tone of voice, they consider that to be a compliment. In the past, I’ve asked them why that thought that, and not received answers that I could truly understand. Now,… [Read More]
Hasselblad XCD 135/2.8 with 1.7X TC on X2D: high speed mechanical shutter bokeh
LensRentals has loaned me a Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8 lens for testing. Today I’m posting images made with that lens and its matched teleconverter taken wide open at 1/2000 second with the mechanical shutter so you all can judge the bokeh. Out of focus specular highlight shows the artifact. Same here. In this case, the… [Read More]
Hasselblad XCD 135/2.8 with 1.7X TC on X2D: field curvature
LensRentals has loaned me a Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8 lens for testing. Today I tested for focus curvature with the matched 1.7 X teleconverter (TC), using Roger Cicala’s (Ps>Filter>Stylize>Find Edges) test method. I found a flat surface with some texture, set the lens to wide open, and got this image: In order to show the… [Read More]
Hasselblad XCD 135/2.8 with 1.7X TC on X2D: OOF PSFs
LensRentals has loaned me a Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8 lens for testing. Today I tested with the matched 1.7X teleconverter (TC), and looked at the out of focus (OOF) point spread functions (PSFs) using the mechanical shutter. I focused the lens to minimum focus distance (MFD), set the aperture wide open, and aimed it at… [Read More]
Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8 with 1.7x TC on X2D: Siemens star
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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