Re: Hasselblad X2D vs. Leica SL3...looking for thoughts and opinions....oh Gordon?
Jaree wrote:
If the X2D is "just sitting around", then yes, sell it. However, do not expect any FF system to deliver the same luscious files as the X2D. X2D with the 45p is a great walk-around camera with no compromise in image quality. With the SL system, there is no option of a small prime today. I had the SL APOs: 35, 50, 75, 90. Stellar lenses but I sold them as I found them too heavy and large.
I also had the M11, but sold it soon after getting the X2D as Hasselbad files are simply hard to beat. Ergonomics and menu too are the best of any camera I have used and I have used a lot of brands.
I do have a Q3 28, but the usage is infrequent as I invariably reach for the X2D.
I bought the X2D soon after its release. Generally GAS starts to trouble me within a year of new gear purchase. X2D has cured me of that disease, nothing else tempts me, except the new Hasselbad zoom that just came out.
On a recent trip to Istanbul, I took just the X2D and two lenses. Q3 sat at home. Didn't miss it. Going to Yellowstone this winter and I am taking the X2D with two lenses + MFT for tele option if I come across wildlife. I might as well sell the Q3.
Edit- I started with the Hasselbad X system in 2020, buying a used X1D with the 45 3.5 from B&H. It was an impulse buy and I thought I would return it. I still remember my jaw dropping when I saw the output. This was when I had the SL2 with SL APOs and Fuji GFX as well.
What did you use for your two-lens kit with the X2D?
I had the X1D II and 45/3.5 (and 80/1.9) ... another +1 for the files. I traded it out in a moment of temporary (something) / transitional retooling. Not sure how I'm coming back to Hassy ... the M246, M10R, Q2 and SL2-S are in the stable right now. The SL2-S and M10R see the most use. The SL2-S seems to be the most likely "must keep", since it is the only body that supports the long glass (Siggy 500/5.6). Presently I go back / forth with the SL2-S and M10R with M glass. M246 for concerts is nice. Q2 for car shows, etc. because of its macro / mfd.
In some regard, I'd like to get down to two bodies (but, it keeps lookin' like three if I put the Hassy back in the mix). That, and I'll want the proceeds from a couple of bodies to contribute to the Hassy.
Re: Hasselblad X2D vs. Leica SL3...looking for thoughts and opinions....oh Gordon?
Jaree wrote:
If the X2D is "just sitting around", then yes, sell it. However, do not expect any FF system to deliver the same luscious files as the X2D. X2D with the 45p is a great walk-around camera with no compromise in image quality. With the SL system, there is no option of a small prime today. I had the SL APOs: 35, 50, 75, 90. Stellar lenses but I sold them as I found them too heavy and large.
I also had the M11, but sold it soon after getting the X2D as Hasselbad files are simply hard to beat. Ergonomics and menu too are the best of any camera I have used and I have used a lot of brands.
I do have a Q3 28, but the usage is infrequent as I invariably reach for the X2D.
I bought the X2D soon after its release. Generally GAS starts to trouble me within a year of new gear purchase. X2D has cured me of that disease, nothing else tempts me, except the new Hasselbad zoom that just came out.
On a recent trip to Istanbul, I took just the X2D and two lenses. Q3 sat at home. Didn't miss it. Going to Yellowstone this winter and I am taking the X2D with two lenses + MFT for tele option if I come across wildlife. I might as well sell the Q3.
Edit- I started with the Hasselbad X system in 2020, buying a used X1D with the 45 3.5 from B&H. It was an impulse buy and I thought I would return it. I still remember my jaw dropping when I saw the output. This was when I had the SL2 with SL APOs and Fuji GFX as well.
What did you use for your two-lens kit with the X2D?
I had the X1D II and 45/3.5 (and 80/1.9) ... another +1 for the files. I traded it out in a moment of temporary (something) / transitional retooling. Not sure how I'm coming back to Hassy ... the M246, M10R, Q2 and SL2-S are in the stable right now. The SL2-S and M10R see the most use. The SL2-S seems to be the most likely "must keep", since it is the only body that supports the long glass (Siggy 500/5.6). Presently I go back / forth with the SL2-S and M10R with M glass. M246 for concerts is nice. Q2 for car shows, etc. because of its macro / mfd.
In some regard, I'd like to get down to two bodies (but, it keeps lookin' like three if I put the Hassy back in the mix).
Nov 22, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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