The BEST LENS money can buy :: Hasselblad 80mm f/1.9

The Hasselblad 80mm f/1.9 is incredible. Its a major addition to the Hasselblad X1D lens lineup in that it has an incredible personality.
Available in December 2018 at B&H goo.gl/hnLeUZ
The Hasselblad X1D is still a fairly young system. Hasselblad has a roadmap of coming lenses and the 80mm f/1.9 is the 6th lens in the lineup. More importantly this lens represents an unusual lens type for medium format in its aperture. There currently is no lens like this available on any native medium format system and that's what makes this special. Hasselblad have developed a new voice and if this is any indication of the future direction, its going to be incredible.
• 80.5mm f/1.9
• 14 elements in 9 groups
• Aperture range f/1.9 to f/32
• 77mm filter threading
• 2.30 lb / 1044 g
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* This lens was loaned to me from Hasselblad for review. This is not a paid review and the opinions here are my own.
Ted Forbes
The Art of Photography
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[@Joe_VanCleave]

Great review, Ted. BTW, the reason why the lens holds up to f/16 without significant loss from diffraction is that diffraction is related to the absolute physical size of the aperture, not the f/ratio alone. It's related to the ratio of the area of the aperture opening relative to the area within one wavelength of the aperture edge; smaller physical apertures have more edge area relative to the center of the opening. Hence why large format photographers commonly used f/64 without significant diffraction (Group f/64).

[@忘不了-z5q]

X1D 2代还发布吗

[@evanhunt5622]

Spot on.

[@TheWarWasp]

This is fucking fascinating, thank you for explaining it. Would that mean a smaller lens on, say, a 35mm camera would suffer MORE from diffraction at smaller apertures?

[@stuartschaffner9744]

Joe is right. The angular diffraction depends mostly on the diameter of the front lens element compared to the wavelength of light,or lambda/D. The linear blur on the sensor scales as the focal length L. So, the blur spot diameter scales as lambda*L/D or lambda*f. So basically diffraction blur has little to do with the internals of the lens. The internals cause other kinds of blur and I’ll bet this beauty keeps that to an absolute minimum. To get more accurate estimates, look up “Airy disk”. I did some rough calculations once, and a decent estimate would be a blur spot diameter of about 1.2*f micrometers for a diffraction-limited lens. So, at f/16 your blur spot would be about 20 micrometers for red light. At f/2 it would be only about 2.4 micrometers. To see how that compares with the resolution of your sensor, calculate the pixel stride or find the grain size if you are using film. Large formats mean large pixel strides for the same number of megapixels. Remember that blur affects micro contrast at least as much as it affects the edges of objects. Sadly, I doubt that I will ever get to try out this fabulous lens.

[@kalmanschnur3267]

The X1D sensor is NOT 6x4.5 cm. It's 43.8 x 32.9 mm.

[@carlosmcbride6635]

damn finally i hear the problem from some1 else therefore the true medium format hasnt been reached by the most digital medium format cameras right!

[@lloydpictures6226]

The colours look so nice. Particularly love the cat photos. Something about it reminds me of the 85mm zeiss planar - it has that pop.

[@leonAzul42]

No mystery there: Hasselblad has had a long relationship with Carl Zeiss AG, and most of the Hasselblad-branded lenses are designed and manufactured by Zeiss.

[@tedtedsen269]

the colors you see in a youtube video is determined by the monitor you see it on

[@williamschultz8198]

Can I get a lens adapter for a Holga?

[@johngardiner3312]

Now thats funny! :)

[@leonAzul42]

LMAO!!

[@dougfoss1372]

The original Holga isn't too bad.

[@tompoynton]

I’ll stick with my Mamiya 80mm f1.9

[@scotthullinger9955]

Or my Mamiya 50mm f/4 for square format. On the other hand, Zeiss hardly knows how to build a descent wide angle lens.

[@majoritarian7864]

Scott Hullinger, I would agree with that! All the Ziess wide angles I’ve ever used, have been fabulous!

[@scotthullinger9955]

@@majoritarian7864 - I think you misunderstood me. I said the Ziess wide angle lenses are not the best.

[@Abarataphoto]

@@scotthullinger9955 That would be mainly because you typed "descent" instead of "decent" :P

[@durango-CODEBUILDER]

Hey Ted, hows the Artist series coming along?

[@PeacePham1991]

You can also use a Zeiss Otus 85mm f1.4. Even though it's for full frame, its image circle is large enough to well cover medium format cameras like the Hasselblad x1d

[@KNURKonesur]

I still think the 2 best lenses money can buy are (in this order): the Kodak Aero Ektar 178/2.5 and Contax Planar 80/2.0 depending on the format you use.

[@AgnostosGnostos]

Hasselblad X1D camera doesn't have a mechanical shutter. That is one of the reasons of its very short flange focal distance 20mm which is incredible for a medium format digital camera. Instead Hasselblad XCD mount lenses have internal leaf shutter. That permits very fast flash synch speeds which is highly important but it restricts the size of aperture. The f/1.9 isn't something impressive for medium format lenses but for a medium format lens with leaf shutter it is phenomenal.

[@Oculus729]

Ah, the lens leaf shutter is mechanical.

[@DarrenD777]

Such good news! Now if I could just afford it...even if I sold my car I couldn't buy the XD1...LOL. GOOD REVIEW! Thanks for doing this channel Ted. Seeing your pics of the green leaves with close focus and shallow DOF reminds me that I haven't gotten out and done that this Autumn. Good inspiration. Thanks again.

[@2handsomeforlaw]

Actually these lenses are designed by Nittoh in Japan, and probably manufactured by Fuji, as the HC lenses are.

[@ashishs7022]

Hasselblad's CEO doesn't even pronounce it like that.

[@SnakeBitesTattoo]

Your cat has the prettiest blue eyes

[@googleinc6033]

I cant wait to get this lens

[@DinosawrsAreAwesome]

Meanwhile here I am, shooting film with my Mamiya 645, 80mm 1.9 and twice the image capture size at 1/10 the entry cost.

[@stephengatley8144]

Well aren't you a fart smart!

[@lukazupie7220]

Robyn O'Donnell how is it twice? More like 25% more? And even that just for square pictures? You are also paying about 1$ per picture for film and processing, right? And you can’t see results immediately.. I am total noob please correct me if i am wrong:)

[@DinosawrsAreAwesome]

luka zupie 645 is a 60mm x 45mm frame, the x1d is 43mm x 32mm, its the same as the difference between the x1d and full frame 135. Digital medium format has a ways to go, the 9500 dollars I'd spend getting the x1d over the Mamiya could be a lot of film.

[@KNURKonesur]

@@DinosawrsAreAwesome just a small correction, no 645 format film is actually 60x45mm. The actual size of most negatives from 645 cameras is 56x41.5mm.

[@KNURKonesur]

Just to chip in, you can also use the Sekor 80/1.9 on a Phase One camera. And you cannot get used P1 cameras for good money nowadays.

[@renzolouiemillano4045]

why am I watching this dude I can’t even afford a full frame camera lmao 😂

[@carlocarnevali7790]

*I can't even afford an aps-c camera Oh wait. I can't even afford the phone I'm typing this comment with

[@ronaldov09]

Will be good to see this combo compared to a Z7 and Nikons up and coming 50mm 1.2

[@maxratzlaff8333]

ronaldov09 nope actually they sense even comparable 50mm f1.2 will be interesting but they aren’t comparable

[@jasone2240]

Why this is in a different league. Z7 is significantly behind the brilliant 850 and as great that is, there are still plenty of areas where it can't compete with MF.

[@ronaldov09]

@@jasone2240 Did I say it wasnt in a different league? All I said was it would be interesting to see a comparison.....geezus.

[@stevelink21]

@@ronaldov09 I agree! I'm strongly considering moving from my excellent Fuji X-T3 System to FF, such as the Nikon Z7 or Sony a7rlll...Just not sure which system would give me the best bang for my "limited" buck! Judging from the excellent reviews of the new Nikkor S lenses in terms of image sharpness/detail, my thought is that images from it would get me closer to MF quality, when enlarging to 24" x 36". Thank you.

[@TJVideoChannelUTube]

Can it compete with Canon RF 85mm F1.2 for image quality and bokeh?

[@christopherdavidhall]

For 5k?? No thanks! 😅 I’ll stick to my Pentax 67 and 105 f2.4 👌

[@KNURKonesur]

Which is quite a nice lens. And the P67 is IMHO still the best medium format camera when it comes to versatility. You can easily adapt amazing lenses from other systems to the P67 mount and get the best of many worlds.

[@DigitalImageStudio]

Haha, exactly what I was thinking.

[@stuartbaines2843]

Lens seems ok, But i think more importantly Ted you are reflecting what is Missing at the moment. Images with "personality". Insightful video ;)

[@Yinas]

now this finally makes me want a Hasselblad... already loved the idea of it, but so far i always stuck with ~80mm ~f/1.8 lenses - its just the look i prefer. oh and budget is of course a question to be left open i guess... :D

[@stuartschaffner9744]

Cool lens! I'll take your word that its microcontrast (chromatic aberration and flare) is super. I'm not personally that pleased with making most of an image blurry, but I accept that others with valid artistic visions use that effectively. With this lens, even on KZbin, I could see that there was something special about the bokeh. Initially, I found it disturbing. On the image of the tiny butterfly on someone's fingers, I found my eye drawn to an almost spookily coherent blur line outlining the person's thumb. If other people have the same reaction then the normal use of blurring in composition isn't working. In fact, what the backgrounds all looked like was more what I would get out of Photoshop by using a Gaussian blur filter instead of the filter that mimics lens blur. Sad, perhaps, but could the fact that people are so used to the point spread function for cheap lenses that they find this lens disturbing? After spending more time looking at the blur I got past the "ugh" stage. However, I think that most people will spend only a few seconds before rejecting something that looks different.

[@andersvesterholt2170]

Try it against the Otus 85/1.4 adapted to the X1D :) I'd like to know which one has more microcontrast, best CA control and color rendition.

[@Vincent112june]

$155 shy of $5000.00. Yes for the people making gigantic money. It's insane for the rest of us.

[@hendrikmintarno]

I am able to appreciate Ferrari, but my budget is only Honda (or super old Merc) 🤣 As always, great review!

[@jimhuang3392]

In my opinion, I think the colour is good is not only due to this lens, but also beacuse of the X1D having a 16bit colour, which makes it comparable with the digital backs.

[@GKhanKutar]

It doesn’t have 16bit color. It is a big Lie

[@GillesQuennevilleGQ]

The 80 mm lens is not made in China. The len shutter is manufacured in Sweden The glass ingenering are made in Sweden then shipped to Niccoh for glass manufacturing and assembly then ship back to Hasselblad for final adjustments prior to be shipped around the world.

[@Chalito5]

Great video! This lens looks nuts!

[@theartofphotography]

Great to see you this week man… too short! I'll be back before the end of the year. We'll rage.

[@Chalito5]

@@theartofphotography you got it!

[@RodClark]

After years of being misguided and trodden up, it's great to see Hasselblad back on top. What a great lens. Last year I went to the WPPI convention with Phase One and everyone was asking us about the old Contax 80mm f2.0 - which is extremely popular with wedding photographers. It's great to see a modern digital equivalent to that lens. Hope to see many more like this.

[@KNURKonesur]

It does look nice and it definitely is a step in the right direction... but it's still no contest, the Contax has much more character and much more interesting bokeh, which sets it apart from the look modern lenses give. And it's still over 2x cheaper even if you adapt it to be used on a Phase One camera instead of a Contax 645.

[@Megalobatrachus]

Surely at this sensor size you should not see diffraction until about f/22.

[@andyforrester4320]

You really need to try the Fuji 110mm f2 on the GFX, its a bokeh monster

[@merkin22]

Here's a question -- I can find this lens (was thinking the new 90 but it's a half year wait, at least say my retailers) and I have found the X2d in stock! Your thoughts re comparing the 80 with the 90?

[@stevelink21]

Very interesting review! Regarding lens manufacture for Hasselblad, please correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Fujifilm build lenses for Hasselblad nowadays? Thanks again!

[@nelsonclub7722]

5yrs on and it still is!!!! although the 90mm 2,5 is probably a close second - in a recent NITS test it scored 3000 which is double the next best lens they tested

[@parinyaek]

Could you elaborate on what exactly is the micro-contrast? Can we adjust it later in the post-processing?

[@koryeasterday5164]

There's a lot of debate on exactly what this means. There's no specific way to measure it, so it's kind of something you can perceive but not quantify - if that make sense. Think of it this way: Let's say you're looking at a black and white photograph of a car. The side panel of the car goes from light gray to dark gray. A lens with good micro contrast will allow you to capture a high range of grays in the transition from light to dark. A lens with bad micro contrast will capture fewer shades of gray. The sharpness of the two lenses could be exactly the same but the one with better micro contrast will have color and shading transitions that look more life-like.

[@ivankiefer3886]

@@koryeasterday5164 Kory Easterday actually micro contrast is something that can be strongly notice in really sharp lenses.

[@koryeasterday5164]

@@ivankiefer3886 I didn't say it was imperceptible.

[@thomaseriksson6256]

How can Hasselblad compete with Fuji GFX? Why do people on KZbin that recommend a lens never get it for them self?

[@huy.tranthehuy]

Excuse me, may you tell me the sound of this 90V. Some concern the capture sound really noisy???

[@datdudeinred]

You didn't even once talked about the awful auto focus of Hasselblad x cameras. They literally make this & every amazing lens almost useless.

[@tumamauto]

I have heard in a few videos that the f-stop is different depending on format, but if my memory does not fail me, the f-Stop or f-No., is the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of the main lens, this being, that it does not matter what format you are shooting(35, Medium, etc etc,) an f-2 should be the same across formats!

[@mahdimanesh4221]

Any chance you have some insights on how this lens works in the new X2D? 😅 The new V lenses seem not to be available and I need a first lens for general purpose and portraits 😊

[@nicolasrivera5310]

How many body parts did you say its worth?

[@tiagogomes4114]

ur whole torso

[@EduardodeRegules]

10:13 "There's a certain look that you always associeted with Hasselblad" yeah, square photos, and these new cameras does't have square sensors for optimal distribution of light.

[@lonyaplotkin9495]

just bought 907x and am looking for the lens to attach to it. I am leaning towards 80mm but wanted to know if you think I would be able to do landscapes and cityscapes with it?

[@MrKrupp42]

"Lenses are the paintbrush" Ted you need to copyright that quote, it is pure genius !!! Thank you for another great video.

[@23codez]

Thank God for Father Time! You look much better now than 7 years ago. Even your voice is sounds smoother.

[@Zeoklis]

Man, I kind of stopped caring for digital, but this lens takes incredible pictures.

[@giordanobruno7943]

Suka la mink Mamyia 80 1.9 gives it a run for its money

[@erased84]

What is that camera strap you're using?

[@peterpatenaude6684]

I'm all for a wider portrait lens. Interesting lens for an interesting camera.

[@stefanoterrana8056]

Excellent video and excellent lens.

[@bobsykes]

A note to your viewers -- I very recently acquired this lens, and my copy (purchased July 2020) is in fact made in Japan, not in China, as you stated about your review copy. "Lens made in Japan" is etched into both the lens itself, and printed on the label on the box. Only the front and rear plastic lens caps are marked "made in China". Great review, and a good recommendation to do a test shoot at all apertures in this video. Thank you.

[@ro-deo119]

Can you spare a moment to tell me something?.... Does hassleblad not make their own lens....or even like design them?...I'm reading at some places that MAJORITY of their lenses are made by Zeiss...and some are saying all are....so is it true?...that they don't design or make their own lenses?

[@bobsykes]

@@ro-deo119 I would suggest looking at Hasselblad's own You Tube page. They have a few interviews with chief lens designers, including one that discusses this lens and makes a particular example of the also extraordinary 30mm XCD lens (a 24mm full-frame equivalent). They don't discuss who manufactures these XCD series lenses for their two mirrorless bodies, but they very much appear to have their own lens design team that designed the XCD lens series. Zeiss manufactured Hasselblad's lenses for the V series cameras, the 503CW, etc., think of the Apollo mission moon cameras, and it is generally thought that Fuji manufactured the lenses for the Hasselblad H series, their 50, 60, 80, and 100 mega-pixel DSLR camera series.

[@ro-deo119]

@@bobsykes wow!....you seem to have a lot of knowledge about it😅, anyway, I did got my answers....they do design it from ground up, take inputs from third parties but they don't have the factory to produce them so they co produce it with others.... ultimately they calibrate it according to their liking!.....thank you for you input too!

[@were2man]

Good idea to take full range of f stop photos to understand lens charateristics.

[@JonPais]

Thanks for the review. Still not sold on the cats-eye bokeh balls though.

[@grvl]

Japanese company called Nittoh Inc. is manufacturing Hasselblad lenses. These aren't made in Sweden. Maybe designed in some way (e.g. casing, materials, some specs), but the whole optics development and design is Japanese.

[@chiprock2692]

I thought Hasselblad was all chinese owned and produced now...?!?

[@grvl]

I believe camera bodies are put together in Sweden, but parts and components are from around the world. You can take a factory tour in Sweden. Glass is Japanese, tho.

[@ro-deo119]

Optics are manufactured in Japan.....but the DESIGN is their own

[@fotografieuweroder4175]

In former times (more than 20 years ago and even earlier), the 80 mm from Hasselblad was called the most expensive body front cap. For that amount of money, I am still interested to look at that detail. The mentioned colours here in some of the comments are kind of a "phocus" or Capture One issue, as far as I am experienced.

[@savagefrieze4675]

Great review indeed. I love the idea of Hasselblad but will wait for a100mp sensor. My D850 will suffice until then, at which point I’ll maintain two camera systems. Unless Hasselblad some how manages to duplicate the capabilities of the Nikon. As a former 500 c/m user I am very intrigued, love the form and ergonomics. But also intrigued by the CFV. Will wait and see.

[@CarlyWaarly]

Ditto have a couple of Hasselblads with CFV backs, invested in Nikon some years ago, now have D850, that also has square format options. Also use the Hasselblad lenses on the Nikon with the adapter and ditto with Sinar 5 x 4.

[@chrisogrady28]

Not as shallow as 85mm f/1.4, or 50mm f/1.2 on full frame though. They could go further with the aperture, it’s just annoying that the leaf mechanism makes the lens barrel diameter much bigger than the same amount of glass in a normal camera. I personally wouldn’t mind a huge lens if it means a more unique look.

[@WeSwapVoices]

Hey, what camera strap is that? I love it

[@andyvan5692]

nice review Ted, but one reason most likely NOT to go straight to the 90/105 focal length is that these when converted to 6x6, for ease of maths gives 150/180 or 250 ( 135 equivalent in 35 format); and these are long and heavy, with a lot of glass, so having the wide apature in a std focal length lens (55 equivalent for 645 in 35 format) is problematic to design, and for most designs is hard to focus with anything but the full auto-focus feature set ( with contrast and phase detect systems, and magnification of Live view in the viewfinder); eg the new Leica 75mm f1.25 Noct or the 50 mm f0.95 lenses.

[@ChristopherMay]

Ted, the butterfly on hand shot at 1:05 is simply sublime. Excellent!

[@wandererstraining]

Hey, nice review and nice photos, but I'm really not sure I'm convinced by the medium format look thing. I you were to use an equivalent focal length and equivalent aperture at the same distance from your subject and background, wouldn't the shot look pretty much the same? Not saying it's not a nice lens, and not saying that medium format doesn't have advantages. Just saying, can't most of the look that doesn't pertain to the lens' specifics be replicated with a smaller sensor provided an equivalent exists? And with current offerings, in terms of shallow depth of field, isn't the full-frame format unbeatable? To me, the advantage of medium format would be that since the sensor is bigger and the pixel density generally smaller (bigger pixels), you don't need as fast lenses to get as shallow a depth of field, which makes it easier to make good lenses wide open for medium format than it is for smaller formats, at the small disadvantage that the glass is bigger. Also, the bigger sensor has better signal to noise ratio, which can translate to better sensor performance (more pixels, cleaner signal, better colors) if the same technology is used. Anyway. The full frame equivalent of this lens would be a 63mm f/1.5 lens. I don't think such a lens exists, the closest would be something like a Zeiss Otus 55mm, which is wider with a slightly bigger aperture. I think that's why the 80mm f/1.9 is a unique lens in that regard. Would be interesting to see more fast medium format lenses, especially wider angle ones. Would be sweet if Hasselblad came up with a 45mm f/1.4 or something. It would also offer a field of view/depth of field combination unseen on any other system (equivalent would be a 35mm f/1.1 or so).

[@WickBeavers]

Ive shot Hasselblad Digital cameras since the Imacon back days (H and H1). With the advent of the X1D and the same Sensors in the HD range, I don't believe you will get better skin tones or color gradients. Go ahead- stick with your cheap garbage and believe on!

[@Barzyz01]

fantastic! That system is on my powerball wish list! (and a PhaseOne also!)

[@PedroLauridsenRibeiro]

Hi Ted, really a gorgeous lens... I'd like to take the opportunity and ask a bit of a "noob" question, since this is a major theme when it comes to this lens: what is "microcontrast" and why it's different from "sharpness"? Reading Zeiss's white paper on how to read MTF charts doesn't quite clarify this issue for me. Is it related to the so called lens "plasticity" - roughly, the "3D" look you describe, which makes images sort of "pop" out of the picture, particularly regarding textures - which made German lenses such as Zeiss, Leica and Schneider famous back in the film days?

[@stevelink21]

Nice intro to the Hasselblad lens, sir! As a landscape and product STILLS X-T3 shooter (no video), I have been debating on selling my Fuji kit (reluctantly), and moving into FF, specifically the Nikon Z7 (or the Sony a7Rlll). Since I shoot 99% tripod-mounted, neither IBIS nor video interests me. So, my question is, for large print output (around 24"x 36" prints), from which system (Sony or Nikon Z) would I see more of an improvement in terms of image sharpness, detail rendition, dynamic range, base ISO performance, etc., would I see over the already excellent X-T3? (And BTW, medium format is a bit out of my price range.) Also, why did you not mention that Fujifilm also makes some of the Hasselblad lenses? Thanks!

[@CanadianArchivist]

Absolutely stunning images. We have DSLRs our, and the battle for mirrorless mainly between Canon and Nikon for the spots behind Sony and Fuji. Medium formats are different and if any company that is going to target Hasselblad is not going to take top spot. Hasselblad with this lens and new camera systems is taking steps to make sure they are at the top of the game. I personally won’t be able to afford a camera like that but it is nice to know that they are out there with incredible breathtaking images and appreciate the quality of colour etc. I have a 50mm 1.8 lens for my camera and it is my favourite lens. I can be one on one with the subject and I’m so impressed how the subject can can be separated from the background or immediate foreground based on the aperture and where I’m focused. You discuss photography as an art and it is. Great channel and always enjoying the topics. you choose to discuss.

[@Harold6643]

I do a LOT of full length portraits and what you call environmental portraits and I still disagree with your comment about the odd choice of a 60mm focal length. For full length portrait a FOV between 75mm and 80mm is MUCH more suitable. This is not new . back in the film days I do not believe that there was a SINGLE 60mm FOV film lens designed for portrait . the 60mm FOV in 35mm were macro lenses. This still remains the case in the digital age

[@bicycleninja1685]

I was somewhat disappointed when I bought a Sigma 50mm lens around the time they were becoming all the rage. Yes, it's a great lens, but something seemed to be missing for me. The magic just wasn't quite there. Of course, this photographer should share some of the blame too, and I'm working on it, but I've also stopped listening to pseudo-scientific comparisons of lens metrics.

[@AmieW]

meanwhile i'm still using $10 vintage lens

[@Harold6643]

I also want to add about the comment you made at 6.00 in the video about all lenses being best in the middle of the aperture range . this is usually true BUT ONLY for large sensors ( say 35mm and above). For smaller sensors (APS and smaller) this is NOT the case. I think this should be made clear for viewers who are not versed in the pros and cons of sensor sizes. For instance the best micro 4/3 lenses usually are at their best at ONE stop only from the max aperture

[@roastbeef1967]

Portraits (without distortion) are easy made by cropping (from picture made from a distance), just saying.

[@flipflopsleica]

I understand calling a medium format 120 camera a "medium format" yet for the digital cameras calling them medium format is this not a misnomer? What should be the proper name for digital cameras with a say 43.8 x 32.9mm sensor?

[@michael-4k4000]

Is this a good lens for stopping up and down?

[@Anarki2U]

I loved the Hasselblad Planar 110mm 2.0.

[@kurt120032002]

I would love to see a 24MP, 16bit medium format, and yes I know many will have kill for even saying that but here is the reasons. Less MP, the better the focus will be, Medium format at at 24 or even 32, will means very much light per pixel, and would kill in night photography, it will be cheaper, and will produce smaller size files. If you are a PRO this doesn't matter to you but for regular people to a photo sistem needs to beat unlimited free storage and backup from your device, automatically touch up by powerful AI on google cloud. I went on 3 week vacation, with nothing else then my phone and did over 900 photos, and all I had to do was to move them all in a folder on my cloud and share them. Would an APS-C do better? Sure, it would, does the difference in justify the 2500 Euro price, inconvenience of having a device plus glasses, cards, long term storage, home photo processing? No. Full frame... we are getting there. Medium format absolutely. If you remember Sonny did this with the 12 MP A7 Mk.3 but 12 mp were not enough but 24 or 32 would be so much better.

[@Al.j.Vasquez]

I've never seen so many film camera snobs in a single comment section.

[@carlosmcbride6635]

thanks for the video i always like to hear from the hasselblad series maybe we see the top tier of hasselblad ? the H6D-400c you right the thing with big aperatures higher then F13 , the medium format does not drop that fast as a m43 or aps-c would do ff has a bit less of this problem to m43ßs or aps-c but still a few more then medium format (what actually most likely is only 23 % more on the x direction) there only a few exceptions that reach the 4.5 * 6.0 (smallest true medium format) (classical digital medium format 32.9 x 43.8 ) (ff 24 x 36 ) that makes only 23 % more for the x direction the y direction being in 4:"3" format the bokeh is very big is there might be a compromise instead of having a lower focal lengh

[@mr.lightning_onyx8444]

Pictures looks amazing And the video great!! Very informative.

[@Agislife1960]

What would be the best lens for a sharp resolution thru out the entire depth of field, say you're shooting a picture of a car at about a distance of 25 feet, on a mountain road, but you also would a sharp focus on the valley behind and below the car?

[@lancesmith6386]

I have a vintage Hasselblad 500 c/m with an 80mm f2.8, and it has been fun shooting medium format film. I’d love to have a digital Hasselblad with that f1.9 lens! Also, I agree with the Sony 1.4 G lens, it’s great for Sony! I love it on my A7III

[@drthompson65]

Sure, put me into divorce court.... :)

[@mougabo]

so this is a AF lens, right? is it possible to adapt it to the Fuji GFX cameras and also use AF? or would be a manual focus only? what about aperture control?

[@myyoutubeaccount4537]

I feel like once the "sharpness race" is over, there will be a "micro contrast race". Everyone likes the so-called "3d pop" look, usually held by Zeiss.

[@hipstercrab5886]

buy film, not megapixels

[@AndySnap]

Who actually makes lenses for Hasselblad these days. I can't remember the company ever claiming to be a lens maker, because they were fully committed to Zeiss optics.

[@Uracas2012]

You have such pleasant delivery, its a lost art form these days... its refreshing in this day of sensationalism. Thanks for the review. I would love to try this lens but I just dont think it would be worth the extra coin over some of my existing favorites. Maybe if the price ever falls, new or used.

[@iciworm]

Wow, impressive Video, what a fantastic lens, sad i will never be able to shoot with these lenses and cameras, they are just not affordable to me.

[@AshLordCurry]

I dont know if its a dumb question, but is it possible to use or for videos with for example a bmpcc with an adaptator ?

[@triggrhaapi]

I was under the impression that Fujifilm was doing the engineering work for Hasselblad.

[@jsalazarmaya]

Deepest pixels ever!

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

Just wanna say that I'm glad that you do these vids in 4K... they look terrific on my 4K ASUS ProArt monitor, Ted... Peace, bruh...

[@oliverrasmussen4564]

Does anyone know what camera strap Ted has on his Hasselblad in this video?

[@jordanwatts290]

Okay, why have I never heard of this brand before? It looks AMAZING. My question is, what did the photos look raw, there's no way they came out of camera looking that beautiful!!! If so then :O Please let me know my man! Edit: Also swear to god let me be your apprentice I work for free. Seriously.

[@esvignettes7592]

I just got the new Sigma 105mm 1.4 and I can say it is the best money can buy for under 2k

[@zacharyc_npt]

I really want to thank you for putting out so much photography content. I will admit, though, that I’m having a hard time getting to the end of your videos. Can I suggest that you create different skill level version of your videos? That way I can still get the content without the basic review that I already know.

[@michael-4k4000]

Anyone else shoot on a PhaseOne?

[@thomasbelser5008]

Hi Ted, thanks to share your impressions, looking forward to test the 80. BTW, what kind of strap do you have on your X1D? Looks cool... Thanks and best regards, Thomas

[@tankerbruja]

Reminds me of a higher class version of the Sigma dc 30mm 1.4 for micro four thirds. Similar focal length, aperture and character between the two. The big H sure knows how to make something special though.

[@stevenvanhulle7242]

OK, you sold me! They didn't have it at Walmart, so I had to go to another shop. A bit disappointed: you should have explained that I also need a camera with it! #whatdoidonow

[@enricomarconi8358]

pack with info and yet, straight to the point. Bravo, as always!