as the shutter is in the lens ....

check it out https://andymillerphoto.co.uk/blog/f/focus-bracketing-with-the-x2d-100c

Hi all, has this feature been removed from the X2D or am I looking in the wrong places?

Quote from: pdprinter on April 25, 2024, 03:56:30 AMIt is strange that Hasselblad designed such expensive front and rear caps for the newer lenses, looking to me more like luxury objects than functional designs

I think it is indicative of the direction Hasselblad is heading. I too wish the front and rear caps were of the type that comes with the pre-V XCD lens range. Good quality plastic is perfectly sufficient for the function of a lens cap and the new caps are needlessly expensive and heavy. I also wish the packaging of the cameras and lenses was a bit more utilitarian with fewer plastic films to peel off but that ship has long sailed.

Pere-Lachaise with the 50c and 45p

I got Sigma lens caps which look much nicer than other brands (nothing protruding)and work well even with the 28P and hood attached.
I leave the Hasselblad caps at home because of weight and replacement costs and I found some plastic rear caps identical to the original ones on EBay.
It is strange that Hasselblad designed such expensive front and rear caps for the newer lenses, looking to me more like luxury objects than functional designs

Quote from: flash on October 27, 2023, 10:24:31 AMand then two lenses in a very small hip pack. Currently the smallest of the Wandred hip/sling bags.

Could you tell me which model?
Thanks!

Quote from: JoeC on April 24, 2024, 02:16:59 AMLike my friend Howard, I've been trying to predict Hasselblad's next steps since the announcement of the X1D. It's a slow and usually frustrating process. But here are my thoughts.

The main limitation of the X2D is speed. By any measure, the camera is slow. The AF is slow, the frame rate is slow, card writing is slow... In addition, there are several "features" that were unexplainably missing from the X2D even though they were present on the X1D II - remote cable release port, interface for the GPS accessory, basic video.

So my prediction is that there will be an X2D II, well before any X3D appears. Given the imminent introduction of the GFX 100S II, Hasselblad needs to make an announcement by the fall and have cameras in users hands by late 2024 - early 2025. The new camera will have:

1. A new faster processor
2. Faster AF and Eye AF (and none of the 35mm AF fluff like animal, insect, and vehicle AF)
3. Remote cable release port (allowing Hasselblad to sell the already developed and manufactured and expensive cable release)
4. Hot shoe interface for the GPS accessory (allowing Hasselblad to sell the already developed and manufactured and expensive GPS accessory)
5. AF-C that can keep up with subject movement when shooting portraits in the studio or in the field
6. Faster frame rate when shooting in continuous mode
7. Faster writing to internal memory or a card (or both)
8. Higher resolution EVF
9. Same form factor as the current X2D
10. Same price as the current X2D

The new camera won't have a joystick. As Howard said, that seems to be counter to Hasselblad's design philosophy for the X-series. Auto ISO in Manual mode also seems to be a no-no. The X2D II will use the same 100MP sensor that has become popular in crop-sensor medium format cameras. The volume of production for that sensor, chip yield, and quality control makes it the obvious choice for the new X camera. The professional customers who shoot with the X-series are likely not screaming for more megapixels. A pixel-shift solution might be in the offing for the art repro market. And the camera's new processor would struggle with more megapixels.

OK, that's enough prognostication for one day. Thanks for listening.

Joe

Joe, I tend to disagree with most of the list for this specific camera. If I were on the engineering team, I wouldn't spend limited engineering resources on most of the items. For example, there are variable alternatives that are pretty automatic to attach GPS metadata to images. Cable release can be very easily replaced by using the phone app in most situations. This is not a camera for rapid shooting and writing to the internal SSD is plenty fast.
On the other end, continuous focusing and Eye AF are essential and can not be replaced with something equivalent, so I agree on those points.

Quote from: Clockworksphoto on April 04, 2024, 06:57:43 AMI got the Think Tank rain cover just in case. The Medium cover is way too big and awkward but there is plenty of room to get your hands underneath to operate the camera. The strap on the front tightens on the lens hood and the fixture in the back slips into the flash shoe. Camera stays dry. Good insurance for $38 at B&H. It folds up into a small pouch.

I also got the Medium ThinkTank cover - too much material for my X2D with 55V - but, it works great on my Canon with 100-400.  The Small ThinkTank cover is 6" shorter, but the opening for camera/tripod access is the same as the Medium, and works perfectly with the X2D.  Using the flash shoe is magical - the cover stays where it's supposed to.

I switched all my lenses to this type of cup and it works really good. It has plastic plate inside near the glass.