The new Hasselblad XCD 28mm f/4 P offers uses a very portable wide angle lens that still brings with it some innovative features and the promise of image quality able to keep up with the demands of 100-megapixel medium format lenses, making it intriguing for a range of applications, particularly street photography. Can it live up to those high demands in practice? This excellent video review takes a look at the sort of performance and image quality you can expect.
Coming to you from Ted Forbes of The Art of Photography, this great video review takes a look at the new Hasselblad XCD 28mm f/4 P lens. With an equivalent focal length of 22mm and a very small size (only 8.6 oz or 245 g), this lens should pair nicely with the X2D 100C to create a very portable but impressively powerful setup. Along with that small size, Hasselblad included two aspherical elements and one ED element for improved sharpness and decreased aberrations, a 3.5-inch minimum focusing distance, a linear stepping motor, and a leaf shutter with a maximum flash sync speed of 1/4,000 s, making it quite a desirable option. Check out the video above for Forbes' full thoughts on the lens.
Hi,
I’m shooting with the Hasselblad X1D ll 50C and I’m looking for a lens primarily to shoot landscapes. Initially I was swaying towards the XCD 30 mm but following your review, I’m wondering if I should go with the 28P. Any advice please? Eventually I would like to have the X2D camera to shoot with.
Many thanks.