Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 in-depth review

[Vieri Bottazzini]

Ladies and gentlemen, I just published my Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 in-depth review, the first of a series of reviews that will examine all Hasselblad XCD lenses I own.

Read on to find out what I thought of the Hasselblad XCD 21mm, the widest native medium format lens available on the market!

https://www.vieribottazzini.com/2019/07/hasselblad-xcd-21mm-f-4-in-depth-review.html

Looking forward to your thoughts and comments. Best regards,

Vieri

[eronald]

Ladies and gentlemen, I just published my Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 in-depth review, the first of a series of reviews that will examine all Hasselblad XCD lenses I own.

Read on to find out what I thought of the Hasselblad XCD 21mm, the widest native medium format lens available on the market!

https://www.vieribottazzini.com/2019/07/hasselblad-xcd-21mm-f-4-in-depth-review.html

Looking forward to your thoughts and comments. Best regards,

Vieri

Vieri,

I would have liked to see some quick urban images, with the lens not strongly closed down. But that's just me.
To get an idea of the real-world angle of view, distortion and look of the dof.
I have a 17mm TS-E Canon which probably would work on the X1D with electronic shutter.

Edmund

[Vieri Bottazzini]

Vieri,

I would have liked to see some quick urban images, with the lens not strongly closed down. But that's just me.
To get an idea of the real-world angle of view, distortion and look of the dof.
I have a 17mm TS-E Canon which probably would work on the X1D with electronic shutter.

Edmund

Edmund,

as stated at the beginning of the review, I do landscape only and therefore my photos are landscapes. However, if you look in the review you'll find a set of pictures focussed real close to a subject on the bottom right corner, with center crops of OOF areas at all f stops, that should give you a pretty good idea about how the lens behaves from wide-open on. About angle of view all the picture I posted should do. About distortion, there is a dedicated section in the review, the lens is practically distortion-free.

Best regards,

Vieri

[eronald]

Edmund,

as stated at the beginning of the review, I do landscape only and therefore my photos are landscapes. However, if you look in the review you'll find a set of pictures focussed real close to a subject on the bottom right corner, with center crops of OOF areas at all f stops, that should give you a pretty good idea about how the lens behaves from wide-open on. About angle of view all the picture I posted should do. About distortion, there is a dedicated section in the review, the lens is practically distortion-free.

Best regards,

Vieri

Vieri,

 Thank you for your reply; out of sheer curiosity, I am interested in the feel of the lens in urban environments - it would be enough to point it out the window in a town or even village. If you do this sometime, please post an image.

Edmund

[Vieri Bottazzini]

Vieri,

 Thank you for your reply; out of sheer curiosity, I am interested in the feel of the lens in urban environments - it would be enough to point it out the window in a town or even village. If you do this sometime, please post an image.

Edmund

Edmund, I see. I am sure that with a quick search you'll find plenty of X1D photographs applied to urban environment online to satisfy your curiosity. Best regards,

Vieri

[eronald]

Edmund, I see. I am sure that with a quick search you'll find plenty of X1D photographs applied to urban environment online to satisfy your curiosity. Best regards,

Vieri

Vieri,

 You are quite right, I found some more 21mm photographs on the web, and although of course these somewhat quickly composed images cannot compare to your review they do have some slight interest for those of us (like me) who own an SWC.

https://www.getdpi.com/forum/medium-format-systems-and-digital-backs/66312-modern-swc.html

Edmund

[ErikKaffehr]

Hi Vieri,

Good test and good info! Thanks for sharing!

Best regards
Erik

Ladies and gentlemen, I just published my Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 in-depth review, the first of a series of reviews that will examine all Hasselblad XCD lenses I own.

Read on to find out what I thought of the Hasselblad XCD 21mm, the widest native medium format lens available on the market!

https://www.vieribottazzini.com/2019/07/hasselblad-xcd-21mm-f-4-in-depth-review.html

Looking forward to your thoughts and comments. Best regards,

Vieri

[Vieri Bottazzini]

Vieri,

 You are quite right, I found some more 21mm photographs on the web, and although of course these somewhat quickly composed images cannot compare to your review they do have some slight interest for those of us (like me) who own an SWC.

https://www.getdpi.com/forum/medium-format-systems-and-digital-backs/66312-modern-swc.html

Edmund

Hello Edmund, glad you have found what you were looking for!

Hi Vieri,

Good test and good info! Thanks for sharing!

Best regards
Erik

Hello Erik,

thank you very much indeed, I am glad you enjoyed the read and found it useful!

Best regards,

Vieri