NEW Hasselblad XCD 4/28P | Street Photography in NYC

[@RamonVaqueroImage]

Great video to show capabilities from a very interesting lens, both in quality and price.

[@mathphotographer]

Thank you Ramon.

[@David-my3uu]

Your channel is one my favorites but as a New Yorker, I’d classify these as “streetscapes” or “NYC landscapes”, but beautiful nonetheless.”

[@rayanayash]

Agree

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks David, happy to learn this new notion :) I like the proposed new words and will definitely remember next time :) I use "cityscapes" as a word for my night shots of city silhouettes and also use the word "nightscapes" but did not connect the dots to "streetscapes"...

[@michaelherskovitz4203]

I really appreciate the review as I had been thinking about this lens. Thanks for the clear and comprehensive information. If you want to shoot when you’re in New York, I’ll be here with my cameras!

[@mathphotographer]

Thank you very much, Michael.

[@mikelyon5595]

Thank you for sharing your experiences with us! Happy New Year!

[@mathphotographer]

Happy New Year :)

[@johnhjic2]

Hello, Just like to say I have had my copy of the 28mm P XCD lens for a number of months now. I simply love it. I have the 30mm xcd lens and have had that one for a number of years and I had to think hard (Not really) before byeing it. But as with all my XCD lenses it just works extremely well. I am using it on both X1D and X2D cameras and the results are just stunning.

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks John. The 28P is also the more modern lens - does not mean that older or vintage lenses are not good of course. But the 28P clearly is the next step in Hasselblad's lens line-up for X-cameras. Ideal for street and landscape. I will finally after more than a year get the new 90V coming month, really looking forward to shoot portraits with this tele lens.

[@patrickmolloy6994]

Excellent video! I sold my 45p and I now have the XCD 38V and XCD55V which I like very much. I also have the XCD 4/21 so I see no need for this lens.

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Patrick. I love the 38V and 55V too a lot and I just heard from my retailer that I now finally get the 90V in November after more than a year waiting time.

[@BigSlimyBlob]

Thank you, that was very informative. It really does look like a very good lens. It's light and reasonably-priced, too. Not surprising that it's sold out everywhere. I'm mostly interested in full-body portraits, though, so I'm scared of how wide 22mm is. I know it's possible to make great portraits with such a lens, but it's probably very difficult.

[@blende5.693]

very impressive images, NY is crazy, also the lovely people, a travel to NY is always a nice trip the quality of the lens camera combination is amazing,, thanks for sharing

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks for the kind feedback!

[@Jerich02128]

Have you done any shots using your X1Dii using the 28P? I'm interested in the performance with this lens/camera operation. Thanks

[@andywe7524]

Thanks Math, beautiful Pictures! Have a nice weekend and Greetings from Frankfurt - Andreas

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Andreas, greetings back to the Rhein-Main-Metropole :)

[@richardgary8882]

Fantastic review. I'm preparing to buy either the Hasselblad XCD 38mm or the 28MM. Have you noticed a difference in quality? I'm, primaraly a still life photographer. I already own the 55mm, which I love.

[@Jeff-wb3hh]

You never talked about corner sharpness. How is the corner sharpness of the 28P lens. The MTFs of the 28P look really bad at the corners compared to the XCD 30mm f/3.5. I'm a landscape photographer, so corner sharpness is extremely important to me. Can you tell us how the corner sharpness is of the 28P lens?

[@gdv174]

Have the 28p now for about a month and have used it during my stay in Spain. It's a very good wide angle lens for indeed landscape and street photography. It's indeed sharp and detailed in it's rendering and low deformation. And it focuses indeed very fast and accurate. But... There is a but... I do find that the 45P lens gives more sharpness and details than the 28P. Now if cource the 45P has less wide angle but it's still a moderate wide angle lens. So in case i do not need the extreme wide angle if the 28P i prefer to change to the 45P because of that. That being said it's a very good lens and i have used it a lot.

[@RS-Amsterdam]

Good to see you again, been a while. Nice shot of the NYC streets, lens handles well The Zurich shot is a abit over edited. The sky and water are a bit over saturated and I think you went a bit wild with the clarity slider cause it is so different from the NYC shots. That bug was a Leica bug with 2 Red Dots Okay, thank for sharing, great weekend and until the next one !

[@mathphotographer]

Haha likely yes on the Zurich images, RS. And also yes - I did a bit of a break with KZbin, had too many other things going on. Hope all is well on your side. Enjoy your Sunday :)

[@GastonShutters]

I haven’t got the 28mm yet because of the no distance scale and aperture markings. This could have been a great lens for street photography (in the wider end) and zone focusing. Great video as usual

[@thomastuorto9929]

I don't think there is enough room for the focus ring to slide. Just say'n!

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks, I miss the push-up focus ring and DoF scale too. But since all my other XCD lenses except to new XCDV-lenses also do not have that feature I am ok to not having it on the 28P.

[@GastonShutters]

@@mathphotographer yeah indeed. I have the 55 and 38mm f2.5 and the 38mm is a great all around compromise.

[@dfj555]

How would you compare the Hasselblad system with the Leica M and SL systems? Which do you like the best?

[@peterspruijt4265]

Nice video! I bought the 28 immediately when i saw it announced on the Hasselblad website. Sold out now in the Netherlands….and sold my 45P for the 38. I still have the 907X and the 3.5/30mm. Not yet thinking of trading them in for the X2D…perhaps…

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Peter. The lens is sold out at Hasselblad's own store too: store-eu.hasselblad.com/products/xcd-28p

[@michaelboyle570]

where are the lenses made

[@brettmorrison1]

9:55 is a fantastic photo

[@rafaelkamaltdinov]

Hello Matt! Thanks for review! What will you chouse for you 28 or 38 ?

[@mathphotographer]

Both! Since I have them both I can choose :) 28mm gives you a bit wider FoV which sometimes is an advantage.

[@addiea5181]

Thanks for another great review. You mentioned that the X2D has face autofocus. I can’t seem to find that in the version 2.01 firmware. Was that a beta firmware reference. 😊 I’d love to see that feature.

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks for the kind feedback. I addressed phase detection, not face detection. The Hasselblad X2D still has to catch up on autofocus features, currently no continuous tracking and no face detection but, at least, phase detection which works reasonably well. Phase detection is superior to contrast detection when it comes to autofocus.

[@Millicente]

Have been watching all the hasselblad videos since I’m in the market for a new camera. I know this is an impossible question but I’m looking for either a used X1D II or a M10. The M10 body costs as much as the X1D+45 f4 p but as we all know the Leica is so small and compact especially when dealing with other lenses. Image wise I know the X1D wins but I’m wondering if the “fun” in shooting an M will win out in the end. I don’t do street photography but maybe with the M I will since I’ll have a camera I can easily carry? A third option is to go with a Fuji 50R or 50s II as those are both in the same price range as the Hasselblad for bodies and I can adapt lenses if I wish without having to deal with electronic shutter only if I did that with the X1D.

[@FF-ig5jw]

Don't buy the X1D II. Had it and it's way too slow

[@314LA]

If you don't shoot with the M system, don't buy it. The whole charm of the M is the optics. Especially the "fast" optics. No HB optics will give you this picture (maybe only 80/1.9 ​​is close, but it is huge, old and slow and also very difficult to focus on)

[@danawaterman7191]

Good video. I have both the 38mm f2.5 V lens and the 28mm f4 P lens. Do you prefer the 28mm lens for street photography? Pros and cons?

[@mathphotographer]

The 28mm has a wider field of view which can be an advantage for street. But both lenses are excellent for street.

[@ArminHirmer]

One day :D for now my Q3 needs to do the job hahahaha thanks for showing

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Armin, the Q3 is everything people need, a fantastic camera. Did shoot it a lot by now.

[@ronaldsand3000]

Hey Matt Great review, many thanks! Also, I recently purchased the new Nikon 135mm f1.8 Plena. If you haven’t already bought one, I’m certain you would be extremely impressed with it on your Z9 All the very best wishes and kindest regards Ron

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Ronald, my review of the Nikon Plena is in the making, was shooting the lens over the weekend, fantastic optics!

[@piast_kolodziej]

Hi, how do you compare 44x33 sensor size with full frame 36x24 so that you recive 0.79 crop factor? How does calculation look like?

[@piast_kolodziej]

I was calculating it like this: 645 format has 0.62 crop factor and the smaller sensors has 1.3 crop factor so I was multiplying 0.62 by 1.3 and it gives me 0.806. Is this correct? I wonder how does your calculations look like.

[@christofferbersau6929]

Some people complain that the lenses feels a bit "wobbly" and loose on the x2d.. is this true?

[@mathphotographer]

The lens mount on the X2D allows for a bit of play with all XCD lenses. At least that's true for my two X2D camera bodies we purchased back then for the studio. Does not disturb me but is something you hear a lot about in the Web. I would not call it "wobbly", but the lenses definitely do not sit as firmly on the camera body as it used to be the case for the X1DII.

[@petermendelson5839]

Thanks for the video - 2 seconds with that sharpness is amazing - I have to practice my technique! I recently did a photo workshop in NYC using the 28P and 55v and got wonderful results, but to be totally honest would have rather lugged around my 35-75mm so I wouldn't have had to deal with switching lenses as much as I did. My Q3 has been gathering dust recently as good as it is, and I am thinking about whether I should sell it (I prefer the wider FOV of the 28P), or if I would eventually regret it since the Q3 is somewhat smaller/lighter, has face detect, and has a few other points in it's favor (but I don't do video). Do you have any thoughts on the Q3 vs the 28P/X2D combo? Thanks again.

[@mathphotographer]

I would definitely keep the Q3, its one of my favourite cameras! There should not be dust on the sensor, you should send it to Leica for pro-bono cleaning and checking the weather sealing.

[@petermendelson5839]

@@mathphotographer thanks! No dust in my Q3 fortunately. Going to hold onto the Q3 for right now.

[@domipro123]

Did you use the lens profile for this new 28 that is now in the latest release of Lightroom, or were these processed before that?

[@mathphotographer]

The images were processed before LR offered the new profile. Need to try out if distortions then get automatically corrected, thanks for pointing out.

[@domipro123]

@@mathphotographer It is very ! different. While I had the 28mm but there wasn't already a lens profile for it in LR, I used the profile for the 38V or 30mm but still wasn't good enough. So, now it's perfect with latest version of LR.

[@mathphotographer]

@@domipro123 Great, thanks!

[@artistwithcameras]

I see your friends in the CIA let you in to NYC to test the lens. Clever my friend. Very clever. MI6 wants you to go to London to test the 35mm.

[@mathphotographer]

Lol - you are so right :) The X2D is definitely a spy camera, you find so many hidden gems in post-processing.

[@joãoAlberto-k9x]

HASSELBLAD. THE BEST OF THE WORLD.❤.

[@keithpeeples3565]

If only it had that depth of field scale like the xcd 25. I'm still considering selling my gfx system.

[@jaimeduncan6167]

Beautiful image set and narrative. It seems the lens is a winner. Hasselblad should be paying penalties about the delay of the 90mm

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks! And yes, announcing a lens more than a year back and (I got confirmation now) shipping it in November this year is a bit of a stretch :)

[@c73w]

That’s why it is better to capture the full frame then cropping as you like

[@DonaldHawk]

If this lens was available I would have gone X2D but decided to go GFX 100 II this week.

[@mathphotographer]

The GFX100 II is terrific, I shoot it now for a couple of weeks. Reviews will come soon to my channel, Donald.

[@derrickdu]

I am surprise to see how well the 2 secs handheld photo. Trying anything over 1 second never cross my mind. Also, this 28mm has a high lens vignetting. You can tell from the preview. But love the compact size. Question, do you first use Phocus then LR when you open the raw files? Thanks!

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Derrick. I went this time straightaway into LR Classic. Have a lot of things going on and took less time for post as I usually take. I could also have done better with distortion correction which you see in the lines on the glass buildings.

[@patrickmolloy6994]

face detection ? 2:12 I never knew. I'm sure mine has not got that!

[@mathphotographer]

Phase detection, not face detection :) Phase detection autofocus is superior to contrast detection autofocus. The X2D has no face detection and not focus tracking.

[@c73w]

If you took panoramic photos that would be amazing for landscapes

[@davidkieltyka9]

Jan Karski Corner at 5:23 (look him up, folks)!

[@mathphotographer]

Yes folks, look him up at Wikipedia. There is a reason why you find his name on a NYC street sign.

[@Sniper5354]

Dear Math, thanks for the informative video. I am a Leica user and I am considering to get myself an X2D. I am very much enthralled by my APO M Summicron 35mm for its clarity and 3D-pop. Do you think if XCD lenses could provide a similar level of clarity and 3D-pop effect? Thank you.

[@reddychan9819]

only in the middle, the M35 doesn't cover the whole 4433. If you want to use M lenses under 50mm then you should stick with Leica M or wait for SL3.

[@Sniper5354]

@@reddychan9819 Thank you for your advice. How do XCD lenses compare to APO M lenses in terms of image quality?

[@mathphotographer]

@@Sniper5354 Its hard to compare these lenses because they are totally different. Hasselblad lenses on the X2D when shot wide open also produce very nice background blurriness but the Apo-lenses from Leica get you a unique look which I also appreciate a lot. And please be careful when you use Leica-M lenses on Hasselblad-X cameras with an adapter because often the image circle of Leica-M lenses (constructured for a 36x24mm sensor size) will not be large enough to fully cover the 44x33mm sensor of the X2D.

[@Sniper5354]

@@mathphotographer Thank you so much! I may perhaps get a 38mm XCD first. It seems its clarity may not be as good as an M APO, but Hasselblad's color science is simply breathtaking. We cannot have one single thing that is all-rounded.

[@colintraveller]

Am very surprised you weren't robbed of your Camera in NYC I

[@mathphotographer]

I am there every month and never had any security issues :)

[@colintraveller]

@@mathphotographer One of the fortunate few .

[@rashidkhaidanov]

Hello Please tell me if this lens is worth upgrading from xcd 30mm to xcd 28p I really want to buy 28mm but I'm afraid the quality will be worse than 30mm

[@bradl2636]

Viewfinder response is too slow IMHO. In real world use the AF speed is middling. It's a shame this lens doesn't have depth of field scale.

[@314LA]

28p definitely doesn't match the quality of Hassel glass. Yes, it's small, fast and light. That's all good. The sharpness is truly Chinese))

[@Biosynchro]

What a shame that NYC doesn't force new buildings to abide with aesthetic standards. Also, there is too much development. Architecture is getting worse.

[@MrDastardly]

Borrowed one of these a few months ago and my overriding impression was how slow it was. Snail pace autofocus. Snail pace shutter release. Snail pace post capture processing. 🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌

[@mathphotographer]

Yes - medium format photography typically is slow. Exception is the new Fuji GFX100 II, this camera has very snappy autofocus and also tracks eyes, faces, subjects, etc.

[@Xingqiwu387]

Excellent review. Too bad NYC is such an ugly place.