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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: Ruby_Tuesday888 on September 03, 2019, 06:29:05 am

Title: Hasselblad X1D - Great deal?
Post by: Ruby_Tuesday888 on September 03, 2019, 06:29:05 am
I'm considering and X1D on a second-hand deal - Still a big investment.

Are current users of this 1st generation X1D camera happy?

Have you experienced any issues I should be aware of?

Thanks for your input
Title: Re: Hasselblad X1D - Great deal?
Post by: BobShaw on September 04, 2019, 05:36:11 pm
> Are current users of this 1st generation X1D camera happy?
Yes. It does all that I was expecting. It is a lighter and smaller Hasselblad to replace my H4D.
Image quality and colour accuracy with Phocus is excellent.

> Have you experienced any issues I should be aware of?
None that you probably haven't read about. It is slow to turn on and fairly hard on batteries if not tethered.
I will probably get another battery and the battery dock.
The biggest issue for me was getting used to an EVF.
Title: Re: Hasselblad X1D - Great deal?
Post by: Ruby_Tuesday888 on September 05, 2019, 03:12:14 am
Hi Bob,

Thanks for the tips. How do you find adjusting focus points and AF focus in general?
Title: Re: Hasselblad X1D - Great deal?
Post by: BobShaw on September 05, 2019, 06:04:26 pm
Quote from: Ruby_Tuesday888 on September 05, 2019, 03:12:14 am
Hi Bob,

Thanks for the tips. How do you find adjusting focus points and AF focus in general?
I mainly do product and landscape so 90% of the time I use MF so I can't really comment much. Straight AF is fast and accurate. Changing points I seldom do but it is just touch screen.
Title: Re: Hasselblad X1D - Great deal?
Post by: ShawnBK on September 17, 2019, 04:51:54 pm
Quote from: Ruby_Tuesday888 on September 05, 2019, 03:12:14 am
Hi Bob,

Thanks for the tips. How do you find adjusting focus points and AF focus in general?
I have X1D, 45 & 90XCD. Love the image quality & color SOOC. Focus points are plenty & changing sizes (of focus points) comes in handy too. They are quite easy to change either thru' scroll wheels or touch screen, no biggie. I often find myself being lazy & leave it alone. Lock focus via back button focus, recompose & shoot. Plus it works like a charm & is quite accurate too. One can zoom in to check focus & focus peaking is also accurate. Since the sensor is the same so I hesitate to get the new one.