p.2 #1 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
Tariq Gibran wrote:
The more I use the GF 35-70, the more I love it - especially the 440g weight and compact travel length! It is slow but it's pretty darn good for what it is.
I measured it about 375g without cap and hood. This is very nice for a single lens setup. I wish either Hasselblad or Fuji can offer a 35-100 f5.6 at less than 500g.
The new Hasselblad lens is pretty nice and maybe even a must for Pro shooter but if I am getting the system, I will not buy this one but 38/55/90 primes.
p.2 #2 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
flash wrote:
I usually carry two bodies. So I could have just one and this lens for 75% of my travel needs. This zoom covers pretty much everything I used on my last India trip. On that trip I took the X2D and 4 primes but I also packed a GFX just for the standard zoom. This lens will mean no more GFX. I'd likely have the 20-35 in a hip pack. I'll also get the 100-200 when it arrives. Then I'll have my Q3-43 and Q3-28 as a compact if I don't want to carry the blad. I'd likely pack a 28, 55 and 90 for specialist use.
I don't have any HB trips planned (the next two are both wildlife) but if the HB longer zoom hasn't arrived I can just pack the two zooms and a GFX100sii and 100-200.
For trips where I need a long lens I'll take a pair of A1ii's, and an A7CR as the compact with a couple of Sigmas primes....Show more →
@flash, with an upcoming India trip, looking to take the 20-35 and 35-100 if it arrives in time + the 135; if not, then taking the 35-75. Since getting the GFX100RF, it has solved the 2nd camera equation, and much more compact without additional lenses. To your point on wildlife, rented a Sigma 16-300 apsc for the SL3 when at Svalbard; know it drops down to 26mp but the reduction of weight and bulk was worth it, and given wildlife isn’t what I normally shoot, it was prefect.
p.2 #4 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
Tariq Gibran wrote:
The more I use the GF 35-70, the more I love it - especially the 440g weight and compact travel length! It is slow but it's pretty darn good for what it is.
For landscape applications, I'd rather have the GF 32-64, simply for IQ gains...in that regard, the 35-100 is a much more compelling and versatile lens at only 19 grams heavier.
For basic travels where ultimate IQ isn't a huge concern, I can see the 35-70 being appealing, but at that point, I'm not sure why you're carrying a medium format camera, as a really good full frame setup can be more portable and discrete. Just my 2 cents.
p.2 #5 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
RoamingScott wrote:
For landscape applications, I'd rather have the GF 32-64, simply for IQ gains...in that regard, the 35-100 is a much more compelling and versatile lens at only 19 grams heavier.
For basic travels where ultimate IQ isn't a huge concern, I can see the 35-70 being appealing, but at that point, I'm not sure why you're carrying a medium format camera, as a really good full frame setup can be more portable and discrete. Just my 2 cents.
Never had 32-64 myself (also due to weight and size) but from almost all reviews I have seen 35-70 is better if not as good as 32-64 with much less field curvature.
I think majority of FMer carry MF for any snap shots, or photo out, no? Any modern manufacture's camera offers are enough for me for IQ.
The last trip to Iceland, I brought S1RII and M11 and leave GFX 100 II home. The only case I want to use GFX for travel is with 35-70 zoom, It is also a nice setup for me to go out 1 day at San Francisco using 1 lens setup cover 28-55. and even 55-100 with 100M cropping. It likes carrying a prime with more coverage, more fun than a huge zoom.
If I get x2D, it will be 55 and maybe pair with 100RF and keep one of them in bag. No big zoom for me.
p.2 #6 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
zhangyue wrote:
Never had 32-64 myself (also due to weight and size) but from almost all reviews I have seen 35-70 is better if not as good as 32-64 with much less field curvature.
I think majority of FMer carry MF for any snap shots, or photo out, no? Any modern manufacture's camera offers are enough for me for IQ.
The last trip to Iceland, I brought S1RII and M11 and leave GFX 100 II home. The only case I want to use GFX for travel is with 35-70 zoom, It is also a nice setup for me to go out 1 day at San Francisco using 1 lens setup cover 28-55. and even 55-100 with 100M cropping. It likes carrying a prime with more coverage, more fun than a huge zoom.
If I get x2D, it will be 55 and maybe pair with 100RF and keep one of them in bag. No big zoom for me.
p.2 #7 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
stgrove wrote:
The 38V is a very nice small lens for walk around with the X2DII.
Yes, 38/55/90 and that is it. It similar to 35/70/120 Leica S if I redo everything again.
No near term plan to get Hasselblad as Fuji are fine for me. I use it adapting 58G, 80lux and Leica S glasses and the only native fuji glass is 35-70. It is not a very logical decision for most of people but it is for personal enjoyment.
p.2 #8 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
stgrove wrote:
The 38V is a very nice small lens for walk around with the X2DII.
That was my prime lens for six weeks traveling in Asia..in the rain.. Small, fast, clutch manual focus and great optics.
p.2 #9 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
RoamingScott wrote:
For landscape applications, I'd rather have the GF 32-64, simply for IQ gains...in that regard, the 35-100 is a much more compelling and versatile lens at only 19 grams heavier.
For basic travels where ultimate IQ isn't a huge concern, I can see the 35-70 being appealing, but at that point, I'm not sure why you're carrying a medium format camera, as a really good full frame setup can be more portable and discrete. Just my 2 cents.1
For my "serious", dedicated landscape lens (which I always shoot on the wide end), I have found nothing better than the GF 20-35. That said, as a general purpose lens, the small and light GF 35-70 is proving to be very good. My copy is close enough to the GF 20-35 at 35mm and F9 and close to the GF 50 3.5 at 50mm (5.6). It does need to be stopped down a bit more at 70mm to resolve the full 100MP detail but I would have no reservations at all with this lens stopped down. After downloading and scrutinizing the raws out of this new Hasselblad 35-100 (the DpReview distant landscape/ cityscape raws), frankly I'm not seeing any better performance out of it than this GF kit lens.
The really outstanding aspect of any of these 100MP MF based cameras is flexibility imo - flexibility to crop and the flexibility that you will beat any FF sensor currently available in regards to resolving detail with even a good (vs spectacular) lens like the GF 35-70 or this new Hasselblad 35-100. The sensor resolution allows for a lot of leeway in this respect. If you want the ultimate quality, either stick with the better GF zooms (which is pretty much all of them besides this kit lens) OR stick with the Hasselblad primes.
p.2 #10 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
flash wrote:
I usually carry two bodies. So I could have just one and this lens for 75% of my travel needs. This zoom covers pretty much everything I used on my last India trip. On that trip I took the X2D and 4 primes but I also packed a GFX just for the standard zoom. This lens will mean no more GFX. I'd likely have the 20-35 in a hip pack. I'll also get the 100-200 when it arrives. Then I'll have my Q3-43 and Q3-28 as a compact if I don't want to carry the blad. I'd likely pack a 28, 55 and 90 for specialist use.
I don't have any HB trips planned (the next two are both wildlife) but if the HB longer zoom hasn't arrived I can just pack the two zooms and a GFX100sii and 100-200.
For trips where I need a long lens I'll take a pair of A1ii's, and an A7CR as the compact with a couple of Sigmas primes....Show more →
I decided to relieve myself of the GFX 100 some time ago before I even realized the new X2DII was on the horizon. I will use the long CF 180/350/500 or 250SA and 350SA on my X2DII when long landscape lenses wanted which seem to be more than less these days, which is of course destination dependent. If I put them on a 503CW with the 907X/100C as the DB then I avoid ES and can still get that classic feel to my shots which is why I still hold on to my older Hasselblad lenses in the first place. The CFE180 shines as my favorite, but longer than that the nod goes to the Superachromatics and even the SA350 with APO 1.4X.
I kept my GFX 50SII with 35-70 as I find it has an older and non- digital feel to the files. I guess I prefer larger pixels (5.3 versus the current 3.76) plus it is pre-BSI which my eye seems to produce a softer but sharp image. I know 3.76 is common these days no matter the camera it seems, but I still like a different look.
I also mainly carry 2 sensors of the same in whatever I am doing except if using SL cameras, then it is the SL3 and SL3S as a pair. As for Hasselblad it is now both 100C camera and 100C DB. I might even pick up a 907X/50C so that I have a 5.3 pixel pitch DB.
p.2 #11 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
RAG_landscapes wrote:
@flash@, with an upcoming India trip, looking to take the 20-35 and 35-100 if it arrives in time + the 135; if not, then taking the 35-75. Since getting the GFX100RF, it has solved the 2nd camera equation, and much more compact without additional lenses. To your point on wildlife, rented a Sigma 16-300 apsc for the SL3 when at Svalbard; know it drops down to 26mp but the reduction of weight and bulk was worth it, and given wildlife isn’t what I normally shoot, it was prefect.
I have taken the X2D to India twice and would not hesitate to do so again. On the last trip I also took a GFX100sii and a pair of zooms. (35-70, 100-200) I enjoyed the 35-70 but I would still prefer the HB. The new camera and the 35-100 really means leaving the GFX at home. Which is great for less complexity.I think you'll love taking the X2Dii to India. Just remember no AFC with the older zoom.
I like my GFX RF but don't often use it. I really do want IBIS for travel. The 38V on an X2D is what I actually end up packing. I am on the fence about getting a second X2Dii body. But I suspect I will at some stage. Two bodies makes sense inplaces like India where dust is everywhere. The GFX RF needs that stupid hood attachment to add a filter for some dust sealing. May as well take the blad or even a Q3 variant.
For wildlife I have a comprehensive kit built around a pair of A1ii's. I am extremely happy with them. Unfortunately I'm having a hard time justifying my SL3's. I adore the cameras except for a couple of things but I have little place for them in my rotation. M's and Q's have a place as they're different. The SL3 competes in my line up against the Sony's. I don't love the Sony bodies per say but I understand them and the lenses are just perfect for me. Why carry a Leica 24-90 when the 28-70 f2 exists? That's the conundrum. Wheras the HB 35-100 now bests the Fujifilm alternative..Mind you I still have a plan to take a GFX100ii and the 500 to Africa for some wildlife portraits. It's an idea that's been brewing for sometime.
For how I shoot and how I travel I could almost just have medium format and a Sony kit for longer lenses. I'm eager for the potential 100-200 XCD that Ted Forbes hinted at.
p.2 #12 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
Oh, I did not pay enough attention to Ted's analysis and comment about a 100-200 Hassy lens. Yes, I would go for that too as long as it can do everything a V lens can currently do on an X2DII.
p.2 #13 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
stgrove wrote:
I kept my GFX 50SII with 35-70 as I find it has an older and non- digital feel to the files.
I find the GF 35-70 has a bit less contrast than my other GF lenses. That may contribute to your feeling that it has an older, non- digital feel to the files.
p.2 #14 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
Tariq Gibran wrote:
I find the GF 35-70 has a bit less contrast than my other GF lenses. That may contribute to your feeling that it has an older, non- digital feel to the files.
p.2 #15 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
stgrove wrote:
On what camera are you using the GF35-70?
GFX100S. I previously also owned the original GFX50S but never used this 35-70 on it. Some of my other lenses on the GFX50S - particularly the GF 45 - could result in some fairly bad moire in certain situations (not an issue with the 100MP GFX100S). That 50MP sensor is great color wise and does have a nice look (perhaps due to the larger pixel size as you say), though I also remember a fairly noticeable slower EVF frame rate supposedly resulting from the older 50MP sensor tech. Using my older Zeiss 80mm 2.8F and the Pentax 645 75mm 2.8 on the 50MP sensor was a great match.
p.2 #16 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
I also had the 100SII at the same as using the 35-70 on the 50SII and there was a noticable difference in the rendering of a similar image.I also had a Phase/Alpa setup with a large pixel pitch (5.76?) and then realized what might have been causing the differences in rendering.
I feel pixel pitch (PP) is often overlooked by most. As I often strive for more classic looks with my images this has become something I consider.
It is such a shame most sensor PP's are about the same these days (3.76) as all manufacturers try to attain a higher MP number for the sensor they use.
I guess that is why many photographers choose older cameras for a certain look they want to attain, such as the old M9 and M9M and older Phase backs like the P45+ or even older Phase backs.
p.2 #17 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
flash wrote: RAG_landscapes wrote:
I see all your valid points and with shooting landscapes only, have to admit my situation is less complex than wildlife and BIF.
To your point on ibis not in the GFX100RF, I’ve been telling myself that’s how the M has been, and actually finding it ok to use up to iso6400, sometimes 8000 with a faster shutter. In case where I’m seeing noise, running the file through DXO or Topaz when needed. To reduce front end bulk, not using the hood on the RF and just have the supplied filter over the lens.
To avoid going through too much deliberation what system to take, have eliminated all L Mount lenses (albeit trying the APO21 still lingers), and treat the SL3 as an extension of the M kit. Will hold on the X2DII after adding the 35-100. It’s so bulky so will skip the rumored 100-200. Keeping the A7riv with wide and long F4 zooms for more automated quick shooting.
With the SL3 and APO35mm M, on this last trip to Norway, have to say it’s close to HB IQ under the best light. HB color still has the edge, but if Leica continuous to pay attention to the SL line, can see the day that the HB kit may go. ...Show more →
p.2 #19 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
Tariq Gibran wrote:
..until you are packing for the trip and look at that big, heavy lens! It seems like you M system is tailor made for travel.
I have a complete M11 system, but for travel soon I will take the Hasselblads-907X100C and X2DII plus 5 lenses-25V, 38V, 55V, 90V and 135/2,7 +1.7x. Also 6 batteries, filters, remote release. That's for the plane. All fits comfortably in a Think Tank Airport Advantage roller bag.
Then in my backpack goes a Mavic 4 and 4 batteries (they are huge-like 1 pound each) small controller and perhaps an SA 250 lens with X-V adapter.
p.2 #20 · How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
The two new zooms and the 55v is my choice that 35-100 will be glued the the camera as the 24”70 is my most used lens on my Sony…unless I’m using something wide or long.
Now the Sony does lots of work the Hassy can’t do so I’ll have more weight which ever way You look at it
