Hasselblad X2D vs Cannon 😉 A Civil War Themed Photo Walk

Hello friends. This episode’s photo walk took place at the Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands, California. Every year, the 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery provides a history lesson and firing of the reproduction Model 1857 Napoleon 12-pounder field gun. I chose the Hasselblad X2D because I thought I would be far away from the action and wanted the 100 megapixel files for cropping. I was wrong. What I should have taken was the Nikon Zf with its ability to photograph eleven frames per second. Oh well, there’s always next year. Enjoy!
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[@danielevenga7191]

I think instead that you made a great job with the Hasselblad, didn't you? I have a Canon 6D that I use the most at the moment with the Canon EF 40mm F2.8 and, in the passage to mirrorless, I am valuating different systems including Hasselblad. I know that in the X2D 100C menu you can put the lens focus to infinity and I think that with a lens such as the 38 F2.5 if you set the camera in this way from 2-3m to infinity you have all in focus and you can shoot very fast because you don't need to move the focus point on the camera and in this way, with Hasselblad, you can be even much faster respect to other systems, am I wrong? Have you ever tested the camera in this way?

[@StillWinding]

Thank you for saying that. I met up with a few other photographers I know and they were all trying to get a photo of the flame coming out of the cannon; in that regard the X2D was a poor choice. You are right about the ability to zone focus with the new V lenses. I didn't do that in this episode, but I've done it before. That would have been a smart move for getting some street-style photos of the actors. Another great idea to add to the list for next time!

[@danielevenga7191]

@@StillWinding Ah, ok, got it, and was someone of them able to take the picture of the flame coming out of the cannon?

[@StillWinding]

Yes, check out @4thomasjackson on Instagram. He took some great high speed photos.

[@grahamsound]

The right camera for the job would've been a Canon, no? lol! I'll see myself out...

[@StillWinding]

I bumped into four of my photographer friends at the event. All of them shooting Canons :)

[@Niller-p9w]

I wonder what your take is on Hasselblad vs Nikon colours, since you shoot both. IMHO Nikons standard picture profile (SD) is too saturated and high contrast. It's more of a signature profile rather than an accurate representation of what the eye sees. I especially don't like the greens. A standard profile should be a neutral starting point, as close to reality as possible.

[@StillWinding]

Hasselblad colors are amazing. The files are a breeze to work with. I haven't had enough time with the Nikon Zf to really say either way. And I don't even own a Nikon Z lens, just the Voigtlanders and a Leica adapter. I'd love to try one some day and get a better feel for Nikon's capabilities. What I've heard is that Z files are very nice for skin tones.