Quote from: o2mpx on Today at 05:01:12 AMClearly there's no comparison in terms of build and user experience, but for practicality, many new buyers might opt for Fuji now?

Not as far as I am concerned. Build, user experience and practicality are what attracted me in the HB system in the first place. Within my budget, I much prefer an X2d + 1-2 lenses (I have a 45P and 65) rather than a Fuji GFX with more lenses. GFX are certainly very capable tools, but I could not find any pleasure in using something as big, ugly, clunky and uninspiring. (You guessed- I shoot for fun, not for work.)

As a side note, why Fuji did not put more effort into industrial design of the GFX is a mystery to me, after they created such beautiful cameras as their X (APSC) series.

Quote from: Paul2660 on May 17, 2024, 08:03:07 AMThey all use the same base 100mp sensor as there has not been a new announced for years. Same sensor just different color filter arrays.  A lot has been written on Jim Kassons site as to what Fuji really did with the sensor in the GFX100II. Boils down to not that much difference between it and other versions with the same sensor. Much was also written when the GFX100II was released that Fuji had had a completely new 100mp sensor made by Sony. Nothing has ever shown that to be the case and Sony has not mentioned a newer sensor in any of their sensor announcements.

Same with Hasselblad as their color filter array gives a base ISO of 64 inline Fuji's 80.

Sensor itself is excellent but it's been more than likely pushed to its max.

Paul

Paul

Is there a specific article Jim has written that you can link to? He's written so many exhaustive posts over the years that it may be a big hard to know where to begin

You'll see from my post earlier that the strap I use attaches to the bottom of the x2D while there's an extension to the camera lug. That's a safety feature.

Using a peak design standard plate and 2 anchors with their slide strap.

Not ideal as both anchors are attached to the plate. Wish there's a way to attach a peak design anchor to one of the lugs.

Thought about attaching an anchor to the original strap lug but didn't want the constant turning of the lug mar the finish.

As mentioned by others, happy with the X2D and XCD lenses; just wishing for lighter weight, but equivalent quality teles and zoom V lenses. 

It does raise a question if we didn't own HB, with the latest Fuji announcement, would a new MF photo only buyer go with Fuji or HB given the lenses available?

Clearly there's no comparison in terms of build and user experience, but for practicality, many new buyers might opt for Fuji now?

Quote from: Ralf on May 17, 2024, 08:53:08 PMOK, that's right. But unfortunately the Leica S system has been discontinued.

How official is that? I've heard many rumors from inside sources that are all over the map. For every "the S is dead" there's a "the S4 is coming with all new lenses". I personally believe the former, but I'm curious what your source is.

Sony developed a MF global shutter sensor some years ago https://petapixel.com/2021/03/09/sony-has-developed-a-128mp-global-shutter-medium-format-sensor/ and if one eliminates some of its extra width to 44x33 it would be still around 120MP (not that I need more than 50MP). And Sony is not the only sensor manufacturer developing global shutter sensors but import is that there are no penalties in image quality like color accuracy and DR.
Leica's S-system had some lenses with or without central shutter, without lighter and less expensive. So Hasselblad could do the same.

Quote from: mar-ko on May 17, 2024, 08:29:59 PM

Quote from: Ralf on May 17, 2024, 07:32:44 PMThe Leica S system has some lenses with central shutter (named "CS"), too.

OK, that's right. But unfortunately the Leica S system has been discontinued.

Thank you, I didn't know that!

Quote from: Georg Kovalcik on July 13, 2022, 03:29:02 AM

Quote from: dece on July 13, 2022, 02:13:59 AMI don't know, you'll have to find the service manuals
(I think I've read somewhere that old? 500(C) didn't have it ... 'not sure)

The manual is here: https://galerie-photo.com/manuels/hasselblad-500-503cw.pdf

The Hasselblad tools needed for proper focusing screen adjustment are:
V-2229 Focal length gauge
V-2236 Microscope
V-4151/52 Focusing tester
V-4704 Key
V-4705 Focusing screen adapter

Does anyone here know where to obtain the key V-4704? Would be very helpful.

Huge price reduction 3250eur -> 2950eur. This beauty is like new  !!