Hasselblad 907X - My GRAIL Camera is this $6K Medium Format Beast!

[@theslowmoguys]

Came for the camera. Stayed for the sminge.

[@herbalgiles9468]

The Slow Mo Guys yooo could u respond 😎

[@khengteoh4318]

Always like some minge

[@jamiewhiteley7313]

Kai looking like Hunter S Thompson

[@EggsOverSleazy]

Was just about to comment the same thing. 👍

[@GamenRyder]

I was thinking more Twoflower

[@ZacharyE]

Certainly walking around like him. #intentional

[@BenjoC8632]

James Whiteley haha yeah he does!

[@fg1110]

Hahaha he does so funny

[@jamesmbryant6349]

Your Rolex GMT-Master II stole the show. Definitely my favorite watch.

[@NRecob]

Yup! LOVE the Batman!

[@tor2919]

This camera is such a gift to all film photographers out there! Can’t wait to get this for my 500CM. What a fantastic hybrid system!

[@SkylerKing]

Kai has recently discovered the word “ace”, I see...

[@xmlthegreat]

Yes lol sounds exactly like a kid learning a new word and using it everywhere.

[@KaiManWong]

Ace

[@samueldamon8500]

Ace

[@renzarrubio1839]

Ace

[@herbalgiles9468]

Ace

[@truecuckoo]

That form factor! Fujifilm, take notice.

[@BrendanEvan]

Rubik’s cube inspired

[@TokranInami]

In a sense of "Fujifilm, take notice! Don't do the same mistakes as Hasselblad!" ?

[@haaspaas2]

A perfect example of form over function, that turns a possibly good camera into a really expensive fashion gimmick :(

[@dtibor5903]

The full touch control is great but the lack of any place to grip is no no no

[@chilecayenne]

@@dtibor5903 I believe there is an optional grip coming out with extra controls on it too.

[@jddiggy2343]

This is why I like Kai he looks at camera's that no one else looks at.

[@TonyHedges]

I want one too, Kai. Beautiful looking camera with a high dynamic range on RAW. I agree with your notion that 6x6 would be better. Its not really a hybrid shooter, but what does that matter when the stills look so good. But it appears it is not just us two lusting after the camera. A quick check of hasselblads own online shop shows both varieties of 907 are out of stock. If only I had enough money to buy one, I couldn't at the moment anyway.

[@ruleblack3087]

I hardly ever watch Kai’s videos for the review , I just like to watch him , he’s entertaining in a weird way

[@AfnanStudio_]

Last time I was this early, DRTV was still a thing

[@andrewmullins5169]

That was my favorite camera-related show. I kinda wish Kai would do some more challenges with pro photogs like the good old days.

[@AfnanStudio_]

@@andrewmullins5169 same. All credit for DRTV and Kai especially, I can now make some money for my family :)

[@Maxime-ho9iv]

This one is old..

[@Daijobustory]

You can't pass by this vid without mentioning Kai's flashy Rolex.

[@TravisClark1]

Is it? That was my first thought, but the after second look I thought maybe not. Did I miss a close up?

[@EndlessNameless137]

I love the Batgirl he's rocking. Personal grail right there

[@aircommandslipperz]

was about to tell the same

[@45pointguard]

The picture of the woman sat on the curb, was that Victoria Darbyshire off the tele?

[@nelsonclub7722]

Not only is it Victoria Derbyshire - but if you google her name and go to 'images' and scroll down a bit you can see her wearing a lemon coloured coat and the SAME dress - good catch

[@herbalgiles9468]

Benjamin Wilkinson wow how did u...

[@ElectricityTaster]

4:58

[@zeeox]

Darn, was just typing that in and (then) wondered if I'd been beaten to it. Well, 'Derbyshire'... but yes, looks like!

[@Lomochrome]

I don't know if he's aware but there's a weird guy with a camera walking around following Kai at 9:37. He's being followed!

[@gumanow]

He's shooting into a mirror and that is his videographer.

[@AndyDay]

This is not the real Kai. He's using a strap.

[@trym2121]

It's real because he's beaten by the camera. He becomes the tool while the camera is the operator

[@q3itachyon209]

lol

[@avi8r66]

Its a $6k+ camera with no handgrip... strap is almost mandatory.. Edit: Just got to the part where he explains exactly what I said....

[@EwaldDieser]

It was some other dude and Kai just spoke the commentary later on.

[@faithinverity8523]

kAI uses a strap

[@danishalishow]

Hi Kai, what camera are you using to film this video please? The footage looks stellar, thanks!

[@ismailmehfooz]

Danish bhai big fan

[@harisshaukat4780]

Danish bhai!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@samuelsulaiman]

06:22 can't really tell but it looks like sony

[@4partmedia]

@@samuelsulaiman bruh... Lol! I know you didn't just try to identify the camera from the video.... 🤣🤦🏽 Are you aware of the 100's of editing and export settings that can affect a videos look? Lol!

[@samuelsulaiman]

@@4partmedia o yea, sorry mr.expert

[@heartshapedfilms]

If they did another fear and loathing. Kai could surely take that call.

[@joereed3689]

Kai's drip is impeccable in this video haha

[@carlosgastelum8251]

I sold my GFX gear to buy this so I could use it next to and with my 503CW

[@Renzsu]

good call, wish I could do the same

[@fellowcitizen]

I love Fuji, yet I must commend you!

[@garyheaton3302]

I was surprised Kai was using a strap, then he pointed out that was mandated by Hasselblad. Makes sense with a cube shaped camera with no grip to speak of.

[@lsamoa]

They were probably also aware of his propendency to accidently drop cameras lol

[@krzysztofzwolinski956]

Wow quality of this video is stellar ✨ Funny Kai + colours and dynamic range

[@jillmatthewsphotography]

I own this camera, with the 80mm 1.8. I also got the trigger. I does have a cable trigger you can buy. And I bought the grip. I started out with medium format, square 6x6 so this is like riding a bicycle. I shoot all my weddings, all commercial work, all headshots and anything else I can get away with using a little slower camera. I always have young and fast second shooters. The battery does not last too long. If you are a wedding photographer, I feel, you should have 4 batteries. I do not use the viewfinder, but I use that space for a Profoto trigger. Photography is all about light and us prod should know how to use that like. Is this camera worth the money? Hard yes.

[@alan36753]

As always I chuckled all the way through your videos. Unique approach Keep it up

[@RhawiDantas]

Whats Johnny Depp from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas doing with a 907X?

[@fellowcitizen]

He's in bat country!

[@chilecayenne]

Even though I have a GFX100, I'm tempted to save my pennies for this, and use the Hasselblad back mostly on my old 501CM Hassy film body. If nothing else, I plan to rent one of the 907x rigs along with that "cheaper" Hassy 45mm lens like Kai has here, and see how well it works with my old V System body and this one lens and see how I like it. This would be fun to have a digital "medium format" camera that is small and easy to walk around with and not generally call too much attention to yourself, as that most people out there likely wouldn't even know it is a camera.

[@Daniel_Zalman]

This feels like a classic Kai vid. Awesome!

[@Katomatic]

Everywhere I go I see "squarespace"

[@arturoargumedo1359]

That sneaky incubus reference at 3:15 my God, Kai is cool

[@LE672AJ]

03:49 Gimbal guys walking by wondering who the familiar-sounding vlogger is. Celebrity privacy mask for the win. And LOVE the form factor and the ability to pop that Back onto my old Hasselblad film body.

[@ZanStermecki]

I'm 4 minutes in and I can't say if he likes the camera or is this all a joke lol

[@manuelp7472]

I think he likes it for what it is, but is sarcastic the whole time.

[@esiclene]

This is the reason we love Kai

[@ZanStermecki]

@@esiclene kinda 😂 telling us what it a camera has and not selling us his opinion

[@HighHatOG]

This is how he’s always been 😂

[@danieltan8647]

Hi, you must be new here. Welcome to Kai’s channel.

[@johnrint4128]

I watched this video because of the camera but the shoes got my attention. Nice Jordan 5 APple Green/Oregon Ducks!

[@vyrnmn]

"Self-righteousness will land anyone - will land absolutely anybody, in eternal Hell" "Sounds like he's talking to me" LOL

[@fellowcitizen]

1. As soon as the camera started to pan to and fro I knew it was Dan. 2. I've gotta say, you sold me on this. I thought it looked interesting, but didn't realise how operable and small it was, and modular - well, that's always a clencher 3. Having visions of the next Vivian Maier being discovered in thirty years having made thousands of vlogs reviewing cameras whilst on au pair(?) duties, but never having posted any of them.

[@Flo_Ontheroads]

In my 20 years as a professional photographer, digital hasselblads have always been the cameras with the most flaws. seems this has not changed at all.

[@preeteshpatel3962]

Stick with Japanese plastic

[@fuji3164]

@@preeteshpatel3962 japanese is better than American anyday mr.

[@THAELITEVR]

I don’t buy anything until you review it .legendary in my eyes

[@Nickknows00]

What camera is this filmed on! Looks so good!

[@AkhilSharmaTech]

kai's videos look like parody videos rather than product reviews

[@preeteshpatel3962]

It’s beautiful. Takes great pics. It’s a work of art . If u want fast action so you can take pics of your kids playing soccer and your minivan then get a Nikon.

[@Giesela0815]

Kai looks like Hunter S. Thomson in the Desert Race scene during "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" in this outfit 👌 😍

[@MrPsylocibine]

Mr Kai. Is that the Rolex GMT-Master II, AKA The Batman?

[@joepphoto]

"if you want fast camera then medium format is not really the camera you're looking for" Fuji GFX100: Hold my beer.

[@angrygnome4304]

Drop dead gorgeous camera.

[@alectrondorfman1057]

The swc did have a add on viewfinder which you could purchase and which fit on the slide on mount on the top. I had one. There is a handle available for the 907X which gives additional controls of the camera.

[@BaldRavenHaired]

okay now they created a modern 500cm , now where is my modern xpan 😭

[@dylanwilliams62]

Absolute Favorite KZbinr , hands down !! ☝️

[@ivainmartinossi7529]

Yay, bring back the waist level finder, such a good idea! So every picture looks like it has been taken from the point of view of a small child or a tall dog.

[@budthecyborg4575]

If only they'd give us an option for the 53x40mm sensor in a package like this. For tripod mounted work this body format is almost perfect.

[@MrAtaguas]

love the Johnny Depp/Hunter S. Thompson - Fear and Loathing fit

[@kyokuten]

Good to see you back, great review, great cameraman too, some sections felt a bit too silent thought, perhaps Lok can help with some tips on that, but this was a very good one Kai, good job

[@GRKNG]

Wooow this camera looks so premium.

[@andrewaddy8058]

Is the LCD bright enough to use focus peaking in broad daylight? The old WLFs had a folding light box and diopter to flip up to give the focus screen some shade.

[@manilamartin1001]

I hate how much I want this camera! Sooo awesome!

[@pgm3]

A Yank looks at a Hassie and immediately thinks "that's been to the Moon". Well, Ok, an old Yank. Actually £6K is not that bad for a Hasselblad. I just have to get that lottery thing out of the way first.

[@9Biloela99]

Looks at a “Hassie”.... what brand of clown are you ... the nickname for a Hasselblad is a “Blad”

[@pgm3]

@@9Biloela99 not among professionals

[@9Biloela99]

pgm3 well buddy, I have been a professional photographer since 1981, I and every other professional who has a hasselblad affectionately refers to it as a ‘Blad

[@pgm3]

@@9Biloela99 Different crowd I guess. Is this that important to you? If so YOU WIN, I GIVE UP, YOU ARE THE LORD AND MASTER! THANK YOU FOR INFORMING THE IGNORANT. WE ARE HUMBLED BEFORE THEE.

[@BremkeBem]

I thought the squarespace part in the beginning was an actual commerciel because of your voice

[@omnirhythm]

2:47 may be Kai's single greatest moment. It's just comedy gold :D

[@BadKarma714]

Doesn’t DJI own Hasselblad? I heard that from somewhere

[@inter-linked]

Yes.

[@fellowcitizen]

Hasselblad belongs to all of us - it's in the air we breathe! ;)

[@tomscameras]

Totally bloody fantastic camera!

[@FELiPES101]

what a nice surprise...a Kai video

[@javenturner1]

4:58 - Thats Victoria Derbyshire what the hell haha

[@MrKrueger88]

Simply the best reviewer in so many ways 👍

[@tjarsun]

11:14 Sell that Rolex and get the 907X!

[@John-en2wu]

Man, your GMT II ‘Batgirl’ looks so clean! Wonder what other fantastic timepieces you have?

[@artemisfowl9002]

got this just 1 week ago and i’m having the time of my life shooting with it

[@thelilcanadiankid]

These pictures look fantastic

[@ce2513]

wait you can put the back on a hasselblad film camera? also why isn’t the image square??

[@jimi3314]

Kai's jordan game is proper. He is a fan of the IIIs and the V's. Two of the best models....can't forget about the IV's though. Wonder if he owns these also.

[@Daniel_Zalman]

Won't the screen reflect like crazy on a sunny day? It would seem that that would make it quite hard to focus. Also, mediocre autofocus on an expensive modern camera? wtf?

[@lumist]

This review was informative yet so much fun! You rock! :-)

[@broken12367]

Great as usual Kai

[@KelsomaticPDX]

That screen flip sounds really satisfying. Gotta say though, could barely see the screen outside in the shade... That's pretty lame. If you're only going to have a display it'd better be bright af.

[@andyvan5692]

also you forgot there IS a handgrip, called a "control grip", adds an slr handle, standard dials, mode and other function buttons, just screws onto the bottom of the camera. there is also notably a focus bracketing, (like the focus shift shooting in Nikon cameras), also time-lapse .

[@HesselFolkertsma]

Ah mate, wish you’d have tried it with a v-system camera ✌️

[@foxxygearreviews7754]

The KZbin algorithm brought me here from a James May video, and it occurs to me that it’s probably because James and Kai sound almost exactly the same.

[@OfTwoLands]

It is cool indeed !!

[@ScowlerJase]

Expected Kai to be fending off the Bats - as he seems to be channelling Hunter S Thompson in this vid 😄 TOTAL COVERAGE!

[@CarlBergsdorf]

Is this filmed on the XT4? Looks very nice and also the photos from the Hasselblad looks... Ace?

[@pmipjv]

Man I am tempted! Thanks Kai!

[@sagnikmaitra5479]

Quite a nice video! Loved it! Those sunglasses look lit!

[@michaelbruchas6663]

First time to see this! Always had lust for the SWC...Wow - it can fit old film cameras!

[@elmatito5456]

wow, what did u use to record this video? quality is amazing and the colours too!

[@claraklohr3127]

I love your videos. You're so charismatic...

[@Anymouse2]

OK: Big question, anyway to load a film back onto this? I would be quite curious, assuming I had the money, to buy this camera from Hasselblad assuming you can load on a film back from my local camera shop. I might just go for a used camera but a new camera is tempting assuming it can handle a film back.

[@markorchard2272]

Wow! Now that is an awesome camera. Just look at the stupendous street photos. (sarcasm is lost on KZbin!)

[@PhoenixDali]

Been following your reviews for almost 10 years since the DigitalRev time. Quick question: how do you find the depth of field with the 45P, comparing to like a canon 35mm at about aperture f2-ish, for example.

[@jaimeduncan6167]

int depends a lot on the lens one is using. It will not be the same with a f4 lens or the. 80mm f1.9

[@Lastman10101]

Ur voice is a a godsend, pause haha I was going to get this but chose the Leica. Can not shoot vertical on the 907X. Had to rotate it in post. Maybe it's an irrelevant excuse since its 645 medium format. Mark I believe he owned that older film Hasselblad on that one episode. But yes really sexy of a camera my gosh. I see you with yo Oregon Jordan 5's my man! Cheers!

[@morphshag]

I was trying to find some info the other day about an older camera and what should I come across? DRTV video with Lok and Alamby. DRTV was by far my favourite YT # at the time, its great to see you're still making videos and still having fun with expensive gear. I do like your presentation style a lot.. I notice you didn't roll this camera down a flight of stairs or take a long exposure while throwing it in the air while on a pier in a storm??

[@room11news]

Nice review 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽. Nailed that Explorer look btw

[@archeryandstuffwithstevela3423]

Looks brilliant! Is it comfortable to shoot at eye level?

[@PJ-om2wq]

When using the film mount thing this would put the sensor a lot further back from the lens mount. Is it a different lens system? I don't see how the lens can focus on the sensor if it's suddenly a lot further away.

[@GeoffreyGonzales]

production value went up kai

[@jaimel2037]

How does this compare to the hassy x1d2 then Kai? - considering it’s a bit cheaper?🤔

[@EggsOverSleazy]

This camera is ACE!

[@carlharrison9503]

I own a 500 CM but I love this camera for the size. Is the lens included? That would be great.

[@eramahmed8763]

Review some of non reviewed camera from 2020 and 2019. Like, sigma fp and many more.

[@meme4one]

It looks like a post lockdown bellied GoPro.

[@musicalala]

So cool. Want. The accessory grip is just under $800US. Now where to find $16kCAD for this Canadian boy. Lol. Miss my Hassy kit.

[@byVizq7]

Kai is the real one, goes out to shoot street photo. Wears: Red floral shirt, green shoes, blue mask. Says: No one is going to think this is a camera.

[@HGQjazz]

Medium Format is the new full frame.

[@huepix]

That sensor will fit inside the nikon z mount. Are we gonna see a medium format nikon emerge?

[@stephencox5104]

Did you show any photographs taken on the camera? What are you wearing a mask for?

[@ianmackenziehumber]

I kinda dig the image coming from the video camera though... The Blad is nice too I suppose...