In my last post, I showed graphs of the input-referred read noise spectra at several ISO settings for the GFX 100 II. Spikes were visible which I attributed to the PDAF pixels. I ran a similar test with the Hasselblad CFV100C, and there are no such spikes.              

When I did my review of the Hasselblad XCD 135/2.8 a few weeks ago, a few people asked me to compare it to the venerable Zeiss 135mm f/2 Apo-Sonnar. It took me a while to dig up the lens, but I finally  found it, and ran my usual Siemens star test, using the Zeiss version… [Read More]

When I did my review of the Hasselblad XCD 135/2.8 a few weeks ago, a few people asked me to compare it to the venerable Zeiss 135mm f/2 Apo-Sonnar. It took me a while to dig up the lens, but I finally  found it, and ran my usual Siemens star test, using the Zeiss version… [Read More]

The Hasselblad XCD 135/2.8 is one of the first batch of lenses for the Hasselblad X1D and X2D (X mount) cameras. It is usually sold bundled with a matched 1.7x teleconverter (TC) and a tripod collar that attaches to the TC. Except for the focusing ring, the lens is completely devoid of controls – everything… [Read More]

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]