The Hasselblad 28p is a budget friendly 28mm wide-angle lens with a 22cm minimum focusing distance. It comes in at a mere 245 grams and has to do with 44.5 inches in length. Image quality is simply exceptional matching the 100 megapixel resolution of the Hasselblad X2D. This is an extremely well priced lens that makes best sense for your video camera bag.
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Wow I missed this launch today — well here is the first good news from Blad for sometime. I wonder when it will start shipping in the UK.
allready available from website. ships within one day.
oh wow – didn’t see that coming. I thought the new direction was all about the XCD-V lens range. Some questions: “it’d very quiet” – there are two noise-making things, the shutter, and the focus-hunting racking sound. Does this lens hunt noisily? Secondly, when set in manual focus mode, does it feel laggy in that focus-by-wire way, or does it feel close to – say- a Leica M lens feeling of manual focus precision? Finally, in image quality, do you see any in-camera software correction smearing at the corners, etc? (I wondering for that compact size, if the camera is correcting lens design distortion, vignetting, etc to a high degree, and baking that into the raw files. There has been some criticism of – for example – the 38V – for this).
ok, your invitation for questions on the X2D –
1. will there be a firmware update to improve autofocus options, or in any way make further use of the combination phase and contrast detect sensor?
2. compared to the 907x (which I have), with the faster sensor readout on the X2D (DP Review quote “166 ms in 14-bit mode and 370 ms in 16-bit mode”) have you experienced more success with adapted lenses on the X2D compared to the 907X (presuming you’ve stuck your 1.4/50SX, for example, or others on it)?
3. the native XCD macro lens – 120mm f/3.5 XCD – is max 1:2, and there seems no native 1:1 lens. Have you used your 907x or X2D for any sort of film scanning or similar work?
4. aside from a resolution boost, are you seeing a consistency of sensor response / colour-science between the two sensors (907x / X2d), or does the X2D render a little differently? (My 907x is the best I’ve seen in any straight-out-of-camera colour)
5. in your own photography Ted, having used the X1D and 907X for a long time, has the X2D, in practice, inspired you to do different things photographically? Do you find yourself picking up the X2D more? If so, what is it – the IBIS, the viewfinder, etc? And what, if anything, are you still using the 907x for?
As you might sense, I’ve been sitting on the fence for possibly buying the X2D, for over a year. I’d be happier I think if the X2D was 50mp for file management. But my biggest concerns with it have been – a.) tricky autofocus implementation, no joystick, no eye-detect, etc, combined with, b.) laggy, tricky manual focus of the XCD lenses compared to classic helicoid-focus manual lenses. c.) I shoot with my left eye in the viewfinder, so I have some concerns about the screen-swipe method for selecting a focus point in AF.
Otherwise I love everything about the X2D offering – the form factor, the build quality, the viewfinder, the colour science, and the quality of lenses (I have 3.5/30, 4/45P, 1.9/80).
Anyway, feel free to take any of those questions/concerns if they are useful. I’m looking forward to seeing your 1-year update. Thank you.
the hasselblad x2d is a really good camera. if only you can afford it.
28? Did they ever even deliver the promised 90??
You mentioned no manual clutch. Can the lens be used in manual mode?
Questions:
1) What else do you do sir other than this YouTube channel to able to afford so many Hasselblad?
2) Is there crop mode like Leica Q3 where you can get 28/35/70/90mm crop so you can have a zoom versatile lens on your single quality prime lens? What will the equivalent focal lengths and resolution you can get with this new 28mm?
3) If I crop in on the macro close up photos with this 28mm, is it able to focus and catch the details of material and insects like ants?
4) If I love Hasselblad color science and don’t want to do much post processing, but like to document life in video form too, should I get X2D with single 28mm F4 pair with Sony Xperia 1 V and iPhone 15 or get Sony A7C ii with these same phones?
5) When will we able to expect X3D to release, will it be named as that or X2D ii?
I’ve been able to get similar shutter speeds, hand held, my the A7Rv (1/6,1/8). Hasselblad is currently out of my range, but I’m wondering how the two compare?
Yeh, I don’t have experience with it but I think Olympus might actually have the best stabilization.
Well didn’t this come out of the blue – i have the 907x for all my Pro work now – I expect and hope they will produce a 100mp version – pity they still can’t get the 90mm 2,5 out of the starting blocks – been waiting over a year now – however one issue with 45mm portable lens is the odd concave front element – you do get very odd flare with it – hope this new lens doesn’t do that
This was one I bought before even looking at the data sheet. While I’ll probably still hold on to the XCD 21/4, there is no denying this one will be easier for everyday use. Still astounds me just how little glass is exposed at the front of these lenses for the clarity they provide to the sensor.
Kudos as usual for being the first to get a *meaningful* review out, as well!
This is such a tease! I recently ordered the 907x and am waiting for it to come in, but am on vacation by the shore without a camera, having traded my GFX toward the Hassy – torture! First world problem, for sure, but now I am instead just watching your, and others’ vids just to feel connected. 😅 So glad to see your feedback on this lens – wonder how I’ll start to fill my collection?! Cheers!
Your music choice is spot on! So is everything else! 😊 Thanks for the great videos!
Wow! If the lens is as good as it seems, that is finally a worthy sucessor to the medium format SWC 😍
That bokeh at 5:53 is quite nice. Wish Hasselblad made a compact shallow depth of field equivalent of a nifty fifty with that kind of bokeh and an affordable price tag.
Can you please tell me how good it will be on 907x. Every review is talking about this lens but with X2D.😢
I wonder why Hasselblad sent out a customer survey last week trying to get information about why the X2D isn’t selling? I’ve seen the used for $2K
A good looking camera and lens, really seems like a 21st century ‘new look’ from the iconic Hasselblad film cameras. But I’m sure there isn’t a lens factory in Sweden, so who really makes Hasselblad’s lens for them these days…?
This system would be PERFECT with continuous autofocus. Once they deliver that ( if they ever do ), stop searching elsewhere, they finally achieved the perfect camera.
It will be interesting to see how phase one responds to all these medium format developments
That leveling feature seems like such a simple addition to add to cameras but such a useful feature. I’m surprised it’s not on Sony cameras