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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: marcr on October 28, 2016, 10:43:27 am

Title: Hasselblad X1 in the Studio
Post by: marcr on October 28, 2016, 10:43:27 am

Hi - just wondering if anyone knows whether the x1d has a "studio" mode for its electronic viewfinder. With other cameras you get a what you see is what you get image displayed so that if you adjust the exposure it shows a representation of what your exposure is in the VF. In the studio for instance at iso 100 at F8 and 200th sec you will see a black screen if it displays this way so for studio work it would need to be set as if you are looking through a glass prism.

Title: Re: Hasselblad X1 in the Studio
Post by: minicoop1985 on October 28, 2016, 10:45:58 am

Since Hasselblad has worked so closely with Sony in recent years, I would assume it would. I could be wrong, as I have yet to SEE an X1, but I would guess it does have a way to turn off the exposure preview.

Title: Re: Hasselblad X1 in the Studio
Post by: marcr on October 28, 2016, 11:01:50 am

One would hope so - haven't had a demo yet myself but hoping someone else has in this forum?

Title: Re: Hasselblad X1 in the Studio
Post by: Jlister on November 18, 2016, 10:58:55 pm

Actually "studio mode" is the only mode now and they will ad the what you see is what you get mode later. Kinda odd but I saw it at PhotoPlus

Title: Re: Hasselblad X1 in the Studio
Post by: marcr on November 19, 2016, 05:02:42 am

Thanks - appreciate it - that is strange indeed... I will have to go check it out myself... Kind of obviates the idea of using an EVF if you aren't seeing your exposure...

Title: Re: Hasselblad X1 in the Studio
Post by: Mousecop on November 21, 2016, 04:18:40 pm

Most mirrorless cameras, by default, adjusts the EVF (and LCD) for the exposure.

A handful are now doing a "simulated OVF" where the EVF ignores the exposure.

Keep in mind that in most cases, mirrorless cameras use the JPEG engine to generate the EVF views and histogram. It will probably take a little practice to translate from the EVF view to a good RAW file.