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Hasselblad X2D firmware 2.0

June 1, 2023 JimK 1 Comment

This is the 43rd 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”. In this post, I laid out my thoughts about the… [Read More]

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UniWB on the X2D

May 29, 2023 JimK 2 Comments

This is the 42nd 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”. If you’ve read this set of posts, then you’ll know… [Read More]

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Christmas tree light bokeh with the XCD 38V on the X2D

January 2, 2023 JimK 2 Comments

This is the 41st 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 previously reported on how the oddball mechanical shutter in… [Read More]

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Coming attraction

December 29, 2022 JimK 2 Comments

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]

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Hasselblad 38/2.5 XCD on X2D, LoCA, natural scene

December 13, 2022 JimK 2 Comments

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]

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      • Good 60 mm lens on IQ3-100
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      • Marginal 18mm lens
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      • OK 60mm lens on P1 P45+
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