Re: How Will You Use the Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E Lens?
bwcolor wrote: RoamingScott wrote:
Rationalize the size and weight? It's basically the size of your typical full frame 24-70 and has a more useful aperture and focal length range than its closest pro level GF competitor, the GF 32-64.
The 35-75 exists for the weak-arm'd.
I think it has to do with what you are use to. For me, I mainly shoot Leica M digital and film cameras. It has been at least five years since I shot event, sports and the like. So, I sold all of my GM zooms. All of my gear, except for the Hasselblad kit is small. With a slight hit in bokeh, it could replace the 90mm. In the Leica M world I travel with the 90mm Macro-Elmar f/4, which is a very small, slow 90mm, but I never travel with the XCD 90mm due to size. So, I can see that for less than the weight of the 25mm + 38mm I could also travel with 90-100mm via this new zoom. Perhaps, it is just about buying the lens, shut up and use it.
Yeah, I think the issue is comparing it to M lenses. Completely different worlds.
Aug 26, 2025 at 02:43 PM
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