Medium Format Hasselblad H6D | Pre-owned but NEW

[@alanwilliams9842]

Your excitement with this find is quite charming.

[@mathphotographer]

Ha! Thanks Alan. I am indeed excited about my secondary market purchase :)

[@lylianestewart1269]

Did you ever do a follow-up video on the H6D?

[@NikCan66]

Another gem of information that you have opened up people's experience

[@mathphotographer]

Many thanks!

[@NikCan66]

@@mathphotographer your welcome

[@dawster1949]

Great to see this! I’ve also been amazed by the value of the H system on the used market. Not quite the same, but I picked up an H1 recently. I was looking for a medium format film camera for portraits etc. but wanted AF and some automated features to make shooting as easy as possible and not waste film! The most expensive part was the film back, which are getting harder to find in good condition, but the whole setup was much less than £2,000 including an 80mm with only 2k actuations! It’s a joy to use with that huge viewfinder, gorgeous lens and amazingly fast AF - love it 😁

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks for sharing your experience, much appreciated.

[@helikoptarhelikoptar9237]

can you make a video about what lenses i can use on this camera ?

[@BrandonTalbot]

Just found a system in roughly the same like new condition as yours for 10K and I'm very very tempted.

[@Ivandotjpeg]

The H series is just so so nice. I got my H4X at a bargain and later picked up the Hm16/32 film back and an older, well used 80 and 120 macro. They are just wonderful cameras to use in studio and on the field.

[@mathphotographer]

Great that you made a similar experience with the H4X. Happy shooting!

[@photographiezautrement]

Never use a digital back ?

[@andyvan5692]

Great to hear, I got a great deal on one too, an H1, and two! Yes hm_16-32 film backs plus an 80mm lens, charger, manual, battery x3, Phase One P45+; and a pelican case to boot All for ~$9,000AUD !! bargain

[@sovietmind]

You bought best camera in the world, congratulations!

[@user-dx7xi8rz6k]

Great videos, I have learned so much from you. I too purchased an H6D used, and unfortunately it did not come with a power source for the digital back. So currently I cannot use it on my technical camera. Would you have any idea where I could pick up this part?

[@michaelanderberg]

Congratulations on that great find! Looking forward to more videos when you use it!

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Michael.

[@rolandrickphotography]

That tiny flash at the top is basically to trigger studio flashes, isn’t it? 😉 Good ones have a light diode and can be triggered remotely without wiring. - 9:33 - Lucky purchase so far, honestly I envy you finding one in new condition at that price.

[@mathphotographer]

Yes, exactly, thanks Roland. Lucky catch :)

[@helloianzakharov]

Congrats! Very good condition 👌🏻

[@bmwohl]

Thank you so much for sharing your joy and good luck. I wish I would get to see your results not filtered through the internet and KZbin.

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Barry.

[@ahmeddaghriri4180]

Hi. I would like to purchase a Leica and 11 from secondary market can you recommend a Market to me. Because from the original dealer it’s so expensive. Thank you .

[@romanopachanov3726]

Hi can you send me link of this web where you get this camera please

[@julioestebanperezescudero6246]

Side by side, is the Hasselblad H6D 100c better than X2D 100c image?

[@ashvarma2486]

Congrats on a great purchase. I used to have the H1 film camera and with the same lens and it was a joy to use, especially the viewfinder which is in a different league to any other viewfinder I have come across and especially the EVFs being used these days. Would be great if you could post some videos on the colour reproduction for landscape images using Hasselblad Natural Colour Solution and also processing the files using both Lightroom and Phocus. Enjoy your great camera. Thanks for sharing

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Ash, happy to provide more insight into color science in a future video.

[@blazeboy777]

@@mathphotographer when are you doing full review? I am so happy for you that you own that camera :D

[@amrel-shafei3192]

Have you compared it to X2D 100

[@AlainSTO]

Question for you. I got the Broncolor RFS 2.2 N Transceiver for the X1D, which works. Looks like it doesn't work on this. If you use Broncolor, just wondering if you have the same transceiver and if it works with you or if I have to buy another kind of transceiver.

[@hansolhwang-su3sc]

Is h6d can use film back ??

[@blazeboy777]

still waiting for a review a some more photos of you using this camera as it's my dream camera :D But I just pulled the trigger on x2d-100c :D

[@AniMotion68]

Great Review!

[@RamonVaqueroImage]

Good video and great camera. How do you compare it against the X2D in terms of image quality? Does it make sense once the X2D has hit the market?

[@mathphotographer]

Image quality of the X2D is actually so good that I think your question whether the H6D still makes sense is fully justified. The H6D has besides an even larger sensor one more big advantage and that's the "True Focus" feature which is not yet included in the X2D firmware but hopefully will be included in a future firmware upgrade. Once the firmware of the X2D has all still missing features we are waiting for, the only difference remaining between the two cameras is sensor size which makes a difference but not a huge difference. For me, the X2D then will be the Hasselblad champion when it comes to price versus performance.

[@RamonVaqueroImage]

@@mathphotographer thanks for your answer, and congrats for your channel!

[@Biosynchro]

I would love to add a medium format camera to my kit. However, I don't think it will be a modular system like this one. The Fujifilm system has many advantages, although of course it does not have a camera that can shoot 150Mpx. The Leica S3 has, I think, the best weather sealing, and that includes the lenses. Still, I'd like to have a go with a camera like this. I might end up buying an older Phase One or something like that. Just to play around with.

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Karim. Maybe worthwhile to wait a bit since Leica will clearly modernize the Leica S3 towards a much better standard but keeping the terrific Leica image quality.

[@photographiezautrement]

​@@mathphotographer I don't like the 2:3 Ratio of Leica MFs. And these are small sensors. And given that the optics are not designed for MF Full Frame, I don't think we will see a Leica MF Full Frame one day. The result being the combination of optics AND sensor size, the rendering of the Leica S system is set back compared to Hasselblad, especially MF Full frame. The superlative quality of Leica optics is not enough to compensate for the small sensor. So the rendering is "dryer" with more brutal transitions. This is why these small sensors "respond" more like "large 24x36" than like Medium Format in the sense in which we expect to see it.

[@Biosynchro]

@@photographiezautrement I think you are right: we will not see a bigger sensor from Leica. But, I think we will see a mirrorless ProFormat camera eventually. Perhaps with an SL mount. My hypothesis is that the SL lenses can cover the ProFormat sensor, but nobody has tested that yet.

[@johnhjic2]

Very nice. Just one thing about the medium format look. It is daft but for me it the 16 bit colour coupled with the Hasselblad colour since that just gives the images that look. Keep well, keep safe and enjoy your photography.

[@mathphotographer]

Thank you John, I will certainly enjoy every shooting with the H6D :)

[@derrickdu]

WOW. My dream camera. Don’t forget, this is great for astrophotography too. Please tell us if you can tell the picture quality when compare to the XCD system. Thanks

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Derrick, I will come back with picture quality.

[@irfanomer5331]

What price did you buy?

[@ProjectileGrommet]

Wow. This thing kicks ass

[@shivadayaldasa9744]

Total how much charge with 80 MM

[@jimb2500]

It will be interesting to see your images video. I like this camera and for sure a good price, but really hesitant with mirror slap and no Ibis if you would really be able to use it off of a camera stand.

[@mathphotographer]

I did shoot the Phase One a lot hand-hold and this camera is very similar so you can certainly use it in the field. I will come back with more shooting experience and sample images.

[@Jakub_Pyrdek_Photography]

Congratulations. this is my dream camera. I have H5D-50c WIFI. from 6 years. Do you think it is still worth investing in the H system today or is it better to change the system GFX, X?

[@Ben-ok2xm]

Keep your H5D

[@Jakub_Pyrdek_Photography]

@@Ben-ok2xm Thank you Ben

[@kfx13]

Super great, I am very much looking forward to the debate about the medium format look vs other sensor sizes (hopefully also in relation to video 😍)❣️ Is there maybe a big clash gfx100s vs leica S3 vs H6D-100c in terms of color accuracy/style, dynamic and and light sensitivity?🙏 - This question would also be particularly great in video mode, but do not want to demand anything to niche 😉

[@mathphotographer]

Thank you, noted :)

[@timothyhyde4565]

Aftter many years of shooting the H system cameras, I found myself using the X1Dii more often--especially in travel abroad--so I dumped the H6D-100C and lens system and put my eggs in the X system basket. Also, I was afraid that Hasselblad was going to abandon the system and leave me stranded. I have never stopped missing it! More than ever after this inspiring video. Ugh. Question, I haven't seen you talk much about post processing. Do. you use Phocus or LR/PS, Now that Capture One is opening up to Hasselblad files, I may take a look at that too. Thank you.

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Timothy and I am so sorry for waking up the desire for the H6D again in you :) In terms of post-processing, I generally work with CO22, LRC, PS and I also use Phocus - but only occasionally. Hasselblad RAW files I most of the time process in LRC.

[@RS-Amsterdam]

Congrats and like always, if you don't like it in a week or so ... ... you know my rates hehehehehehe + coffee. That Phocus RAW editor from Hasselblad is great and free and for portraits better than C1 Good luck and happy shooting !!

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks RS. If I do no longer want to keep the H6D, I know where to go to :)

[@asamakhtar5704]

Hi Matt, can you recommend a site or where to look for second hand. I have been searching for months and no luck. Thanks

[@mathphotographer]

I purchased an HC lens here: www.mpb.com/en-uk - that site has a German version and a UK version. They shipped the lens super fast, packaging was safe and the lens works very well.

[@petergregory7199]

Swiss car boot sales are the best.

[@bybelousov]

Greetings from Russia! Thank you for your wonderful video. I am very glad that you were able to find a camera in such good condition for such a low price. It's luck! If you have the opportunity, please make a comparison of the perspective of medium format and 35 mm. I mean the same focal length in terms of each camera, and the aperture. I know that there are calculators on the Internet to calculate these values taking into account the size of the matrix. I want to buy myself a medium-sized large format. I don't like the mini-medium format like fuji. I think the perspective and volume will be different. I will be glad if you can make such a comparison. If necessary, I can send you a link to a calculator to select the appropriate focal length and aperture for the same depth of field in different formats. Thanks again!

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks Vladimir, I know how to calculate equivalent parameters for different sensors, have shown it in various tutorials on this channel. I will do what you proposed (and I also mentioned it in a video that I will do it) and make a video about medium format look and compare it with full frame. It will take some time to do it because I have a stuffed work pipeline at the moment but it will come in the course of the year. Thanks for your kind comment and greetings back.

[@dunnymonster]

Beautiful camera! 👍

[@mathphotographer]

Indeed - and a wonderful instrument for medium format photography.

[@rendyonline]

I have a H5D body and saw a deal for H6D back only. I have used H3DII and H3 backs on my H5D, do you reckon H6D back would work on H5D?

[@mathphotographer]

Good question, since I only have the H6D I cannot comment in a qualified way on your question. My guess would be that it works well but I did not try it. Hasselblad is very conscious about downward compatibility but I would have to test the combo before I can comment.

[@northof-62]

I'm finding 3 digital Hasselblads in the second-hand market as I'm watching this. They're all older CCD models HD39, HD40 and H4D. Still worth it? Prices from $1700 - $5500 with backs and 80mm. maybe I'll stick with my 6x7 film camera for now.

[@mathphotographer]

I think the 6x7 film camera is a wonderful instrument. One of my best friends in Vienna is shooting large film and the images are even better in terms of image expression than whatever you get out of a digital sensor. Your film is a good, classic and worthy choice :)

[@sgroadie6367]

Nice. But you cannot use Capture 1 unless you do a lot of edit the file name to fool C1.

[@RS-Amsterdam]

Phocus is a great ( Hasselblad) RAW editer and it is free

[@mathphotographer]

Hasselblad Phocus is a natural choice for Hasselblad cameras.

[@domipro123]

If one doesn't use Phocus, one is not using the FFF-files at there best! Hasselblad's color-science is way above the others. And Phocus is FREE.

[@williamchen5832]

Hello quick question why would you purchase the h6d if you already have the iq4 anything particular worth owning both?

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks William. The sensors of the H6D and IQ4 have a different color science. I like them both but there are scenes where I think the H6D will do better and there are scenes where I believe the IQ4 will do better. At the very end it also was an opportunity which created the temptation to buy the H6D: an almost new camera for such a competitive price tag :) In general you do not need both. And in terms of resolution the IQ4 is still superior (150MP vs 100MP). Both digital back can be shot on bodies with shift (XT for the IQ4, HTS 1.5 shift adapter for the H6D). So there is no need to have both except you are (like me) a bit obsessed by color science. Then having both can make sense if you find a pre-owned opportunity like I found. I would never have purchases the H6D in addition to my Phase One for the list price and new.

[@akhyarrayhka4048]

is it possible to earn that much money to buy all those medium format. the only thing that could come close to my budget is h4d

[@GKhanKutar]

I think the GFX100 sensor is at the same level as H6D thanks to BSI. I would like to see a comparison video between GFX100 and H6D since they have the exact 100-megapixel count. But please be careful this time with your WB on GFX;) PS: If anybody says there is no medium format look, they are literally uneducated :) You can never underestimate the longer focal length lenses in medium format. Thanks!

[@photographiezautrement]

GFX system uses small sensors (33x44). H4D60, H5D-60 and H6D-100 uses "MF full frame" sensors (42x56 mm sensor size). And H optic system is way better than GFX.

[@mathphotographer]

The sensor of the H6D is significantly larger than the GFX sensors. Thanks for your spot-on comment on medium format, there really is a medium format look and people who cannot see it should train their eyes to recognize the difference :)

[@GKhanKutar]

@@photographiezautrement H system lenses are not better than GF lenses. It is the opposite way. GF lenses are one of the best in the market now. It is Schneider Kreuznach level in terms of IQ. Also it does not matter H series has bigger sensor because the sensor is old. GFX100 has BSI technology. Last but not least H camera and lenses made by Fujifilm

[@GKhanKutar]

@@mathphotographer I don’t think H6 has significiantly larger sensor than GFX. It is 1.5 times bigger. The difference is smaller than GFX-FF sensor which is almost 1.8 times. But yes it is still big enough and make difference. The only think is H6 has old sensor compared to GFX100 sensor. That’s why I would like to see comparison video. Thank you so much

[@mathphotographer]

@@GKhanKutar Thanks GKhan, I think 1.5x bigger is "significant" :) but you are right about your comparison. And you are absolutely right that the GFX 100s sensor was developed much more recently than the H6D-100s sensor. Would be interesting in a comparison to factor-in the Phase One IQ4 sensor which is also more recent.

[@kuau714]

I am looking for the exact camera in the used market.

[@carstenweber1930]

I have one that I sadly have no time to use… along with all the around 10 or so lenses that Hasselblad offers

[@nelsonclub7722]

I love my H6D 100c - however after trying it on a fashion shoot on location rather than in the studio I found it was so much slower than the X1D, 907x and Leica's and so switched to those - I use an Orange Dot 50-110mm and an Orange Dot 300mm among other non Orange Dot lenses and for quality it is the bomb - nothing matches it - maybe the Phase One XF is better but I don't like the twin battery system of the Phase One.

[@mathphotographer]

Thanks - indeed the Phase One has a battery in the digital back as well as in the camera body. The H6D only has one battery in the camera grip.

[@GillesQuennevilleGQ]

Wow. I wish I can find one like this at this pricing.

[@mathphotographer]

I was very lucky, yes. The pre-owner did never use it, so the camera is like new.

[@mike_lambert]

I wonder how long your new baby will stay in such pristine condition? :)

[@mathphotographer]

Ha! Depends on shooting and the environment when shooting. At the very end its a tool, so signs of use should be normal. The pre-owner just did not shoot it, that's where the excellent mint condition is coming from :)

[@youtubegamezplay1559]

Is anyone going to ask how he found such a great deal😭??

[@Ataraxia_Atom]

It would be fun to use but i think I'd rather have multiple Sony A1 or GFX100

[@mathphotographer]

The GFX 100s is an excellent choice. I did shoot a lot with the 100s and was never disappointed.

[@chumleyk]

Still a cropped medium format sensor. I'm not investing until they can make a 6x7 sensor

[@maximewong3415]

Very lucky my God beautiful

[@johnbowyer6902]

It is rather a beautiful looking camera, too. What a bargain you got.

[@ducgerard2361]

Cartier Bresson with a leica M3 and just two lenses 35mm And 50mm became a famous Photographer. Very expensive Cameras and very sharp lenses Are not important... you have The eye or you don t have the Eye! And if you travel in India Pakistan Burma after five minures Ten people will be around you to See your big and expensive Camera... No chance to take any Picture in temples...markets...

[@mathphotographer]

Good point. Sometimes when traveling I exactly follow your thinking: small non-intrusive gear, not eye-catching, not attracting thieves. Good comment, thanks.

[@K-Lun]

DJI don't give any funding to develop the new H series. Phase One announced IQ4 150 a few years Hasselblad still no action. H series is dying.

[@trondhelgehie6771]

Well now the X2D 100 is crushing the marked, and the picture quality is better than the H6

[@chumleyk]

I feel like you made this video to try to justify paying for such an absurdly priced camera that is massive overkill for your particular work. I'll buy it off you for 10% in a few years #digital camera depreciation.