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Is the 21 still available?

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Quote from: JCM-Photos on February 06, 2024, 11:24:30 AMYes I love my 503 CX with the CFV II 50c and the Acute Mate D screen with digital format lines.

Do you have the model number for that screen...I've heard it's the best option for this set up.
Thanks

Yes it's "Hasselblad 3042264 focusing screen for CFV-50C"

I bought it new from my Hasselblad retailer at normal retail price between launch of the CFV II and delivery of mine.

I guess that today this screen is outsold as new Hasselblad official spare part,

I've seen it on interner as used or NOS mostly at double original retail price !

3.5 45 works to infinity as all other original XCD lenses on my vintage X1D.
but depending on the start point and increment size it often there is no frame at infinity, with one just before and one just after with the body stops and says infinity reached.

For this reason I never use this mode for my landscapes and only use the start by infinity with AF focusing at infinity before.

Seems as with the X2D Hasselblad introduced a safety  to not use this function in uncertain infinity sharpness cases ?

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Quote from: Ralf on May 04, 2024, 03:15:11 AMThe "Focus on infinity" function works with the 4/21, 2.5/38 & 1.9/80 lenses.

Did you test them all or how do you know?

Yes, I tested the lenses mentioned on my X2D.

I tested on 21, 38V, 90V & 135, all work, HC300 not.

I may have purchased one of the last new Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 lenses in stock in the US before the lens was discontinued. I haven't used it since I bought it and need the funds for another purchase. Since the lens is new (1 shutter actuation), I'd sell it for the price I paid, $3,750. I'll cover shipping charges to CONUS but not PayPal fees. I can post photos if you need "proof of life". Let me know if you're interested.

Joe

Curious how perceptions change.  I also use Sony A7rs and the 35mm Zeiss has basically been attached to the various bodies I have had permanently (although I also have the 55mm, 90mm and 20-70mm zoom).  Seldom change.  With the X1D I bought the 45mm and that has been my main and basic lens since the X1D was launched.

I did buy the 90mm f3.2 and have been kicking myself for not having gone that route earlier.  Optically it is great, AF is fine for my purposes but the revelation is that this is focal length that really opens up a range of possibilities that I hadn't noticed before.  I am having a great time with it.

There is no DR penalty when shooting with the electronic shutter on X2D.

They're lower contrast more than (much) less sharp. But what else is there in MF at 300mm+? Wait for the Fuji, I suppose.

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Quote from: MGrayson on May 02, 2024, 06:44:14 AMThis, but it weighs 14 pounds. 800mm f/6.7

Less insane is this. Only 10 pounds. 600mm f/5.6

There's a mirror 1000mm f/8, if you don't care about the bokeh.

Curious if any one has any experience (even second-hand experience) with either of these lenses on a modern digital camera?

I have the Pentax 67 400/4 ED-IF. It's optically fine at 100MP. It's just too heavy, so I never use it.

Curious if you could expound on that a little more? "Fine" as in it has good sharpness from corner to corner wide open like the XCD 135mm? Or fine as in acceptable, though not holding up unreasonable pixel-peeping standards?

First of all, UGH!

Full frame. The sidewalk is about 200 yards away. f/8. Wide open is too low contrast and too much fringing.

Crop

It's sharp, but I often can't tell when I've missed focus. Not a high contrast lens.

Here's the XCD 135 + 1.7x

And same crop

I could hand hold the Mamiya 645 300/5.6 ULD and get better results than the Pentax at one fifth the weight.

In fact, I just did. This is f/5.6. Sorry about the motion blur on the walkers. Here's the same crop.



Matt

It's bit a hard to judge from the photos. I think they're kind of average-ish sharp... but definitely not to the standards of a modern lens. Is that about right?