LensRentals has loaned me a Hasselblad XCD 55mm f/2.5 V lens for testing. In my testing this week, I determined that the lens exhibits the same kind of strange bokeh at 1/2000 second mechanical shutter speed as the 38V, and has fewer of these issues than the 90V. Today I did some testing with real… [Read More]
Hasselblad XCD 55V on X2D: Siemens star
LensRentals has loaned me a Hasselblad XCD 55mm f/2.5 V lens for testing. Today I tested it with a Zeiss-printed Siemens Star. Details: Target distance about 7 meters ISO 64 Electronic shutter Manual exposure Manual focusing with 15-shot symmetric focus bracketing, extra small step size. 5-second exposure delay Edelkrone electrical tripod Arca Swiss C1 head… [Read More]
Hasselblad XCD 55/2.5 V on X2D: high speed electronic shutter bokeh
In the previous post I reported on the odd bokeh at high shutter speeds of the Hasselblad 55V on the X2D. I repeated the test with the camera’s electronic shutter, making exposures of a LED flashlight about 25 feet away with the camera set to ISO 64, the lens wide open and focused to 0.45… [Read More]
Hasselblad XCD 55/2.5 V on X2D: high speed mechanical shutter bokeh
LensRentals has loaned me a Hasselblad XCD 55mm f/2.5 V lens for testing. It arrived today, and I’ll be testing it over the next three or four weeks. One issue the new V lenses have had — at least the 38 and 90 both had it — is odd bokeh at very high mechanical shutter… [Read More]
Godox Lux Senior
I have recently been called upon to make a series of informal portraits and small group images. I try to use mostly available light, but I’ve found that a bit of on-camera or nearly-on-camera flash fills the shadows in eye sockets and makes for a more pleasing image with a heck of a lot less… [Read More]
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