i'm starting this thread just for one single, simple, request.
if people do have actual lens requests then this is a space for them too!
all i ask for is;
a simple, reliable, lens-hood attachment latch system.
the current system(s) are awful.
it blows my mind that on £2000+ lenses the frickin' lens hoods can be so badly designed!
I agree, first gen lens hoods sucked and frequently jammed, I was however under the impression that later versions have been improved, anyone care to comment?
Nick-T
I'd like to see the 50-110 lens fixed so that it's OK to stand it up on it's front element end. Having to stand it up teetering on the camera body end is asking for trouble. In addition I think the fact that you can't stand it on end the 'normal' way is a sign that something isn't engineered quite as robustly as it should be, and is a sign of potential trouble.
On a more positive note, the lens is incredibly sharp (even compared to a prime) so credit to Hasselblad for that!
...rob
Where does it state that the zoom has to be stored in a specific position? I thought that was a rumor or hearsay based on some defective lenses where the front element came off.
I would like to know how the 1.5TC TSE adapter works on the H3DII-31. i want to know if there are color shifts with this sensor due to the microlenses.
Quote from: mark1958 on September 05, 2008, 09:06:32 AM
Where does it state that the zoom has to be stored in a specific position? I thought that was a rumor or hearsay based on some defective lenses where the front element came off.
the explanation i've heard is; the lens should be stored front-element up as if its the other way around the weight of the pieces of glass will slowly distort the plastic spacers between them.
This (scan attached, hopefully) came with the lens. Never heard an explanation of why before!
...rob
I have a wish for an extention ring that is even smaller than 13mm. I find myself very often in the range where I am not able to focus without extention ring and when I attach the 13mm I find I have just a little bit too much distance.
I've had the HCD 28mm for 2 months now. It's a spectacular lens.
My wishnow, would be getting a wider lens than a 28mm.
Something in the 18~20mm range.
A lot of distortion and a very aggressive type of lens.
Quote from: mauro risch on May 08, 2009, 06:42:04 PM
I've had the HCD 28mm for 2 months now. It's a spectacular lens.
My wishnow, would be getting a wider lens than a 28mm.
Something in the 18~20mm range.
A lot of distortion and a very aggressive type of lens.
Yes! But would want it compatible with movement on the HTS. An 18 would get us back to 28. That would be perfect. Hmm, there might be sticker shock with that!
Perfect!!
I'd buy the kit; HTS 1.5 + 18mm.
No one asking for faster shooting? higher drive speed and tad faster focus speed would be awesome
I use Nikon for that ;)
so if you go abroad to shoot, you take both camera systems with you? :o
If need be. Yes I would take both. The Nikon D700 plus 2 lenses is so small it goes along the much larger H. It is all depending on what I will be doing. I might even go with just the Nikon. You have to make choices, there is no 'one solution ends all' and if there is most people are currently calling it Canon 5DmkII.
It would be nice to have the lens quality of Digitars/HR, the movements of Sinar P2/P3, the IQ of 50MP multishot, the ergonomics of Nikon, the AF of Nikon, the Video of Canon, etc... all in 1 neat package that would fit in a small bag. I don't see that happening anytime soon, till that moment I just take along what suits me best at that stage.
Choices, choices, choices...
Anyway, I am wondering about the H4 focus system. This is something that I think I will like.
Quote from: Dustbak on December 13, 2009, 01:49:43 AM
It would be nice to have the lens quality of Digitars/HR, the movements of Sinar P2/P3, the IQ of 50MP multishot, the ergonomics of Nikon, the AF of Nikon, the Video of Canon, etc...
True, I'd particularly like the lens quality of the Digitars/HR, but let's face it, all choices are a compromise in some way or another.
Having said that, for what I do and for my work I can't see a better compromise than an H system.
Probably why I'm using it ;)
yes I also await a 10-500mm, f2.8 lightweight, distortion free, extremely cheap lens made from the best quality glass, with the sharpest image and most fast AF ever ;D
no, but reading the travel issues also others have I was wondering if you really take both systems. Cause weight matters.
But true compromising is the word.
Lens wish? Simple. Just let us have more D lenses of the quality of the 28 and the zoom. Both brilliant. I have the 300 and use it a lot for landscapes. So my preference would be for a D-class lens between 300 the upper limit of the zoom (90). I'd love a D class macro 120 - provided it works with the Tilt-Shift, which lies unused because (we are told) it cannot be used with 35-90 zoom. What a pity. Remedying that would be top of my wish list. Meanwhile I plan to try out the TS with the 300, despite warnings that it will produce unrpedicatble results. Sounds fun. John
If I can go off topic a bit, I am loving the 35-90, but need to get both a medium tele and something in the 200 range. Using Canon for longer shots now but it is so hard to accept what it gives me after the H3. Are the 210 and 300 as lovely as the D zoom, or should I wait until Hasselblad expands the D range?
I was under the impression that the D designation simply refers to lenses that don't have sufficient coverage for 645 film rather than an implication that these lenses are in some way superior to other H lenses.
Shoot me if I'm wrong ;)
I would like to have a 500mm as it was offered by Zeiss. Using 300mm + 1.7x without AF is annoying and the sharpness is not perfect.
It would be nice to have a lens or two so between 120 and 180mm with aperture by f1,6 or f1,8 or max f2,0 this would be great. The focusspeed I feel is full ollright for me in every lens from Hassi, but the aperture must be more wide open to have more chances to take pictures in avelabelightstiuations. This is my very most important wish to hasselblad. I get the HC 2,2 100mm, and so I can say, this is the fist right step in right position, but there ist a lot of aperture down under 2,2. So Canon give me an EF 1,2 85L USM II, and a EF 1,2L 50L or a EF 2,0 200mm. Ok the prices for those lightgiants are in another dimension, but why not to fly over the limits? And with the new H4D with true focus and APL now it would be more possible then ever with a wide angel to get perfect pics home.
kr v Hörbi
I agree. I'd like to have 160mm f/2!
Upgrade of autofocus motors with performance similar to 35-90 for the whole line of H lenses by Christmas. That's my wish :)
Bringing new life to this thread. Since I have the 60 all my lenses just got wider. I now find I have some gaps. I would love to have something like a HC180/3.5 (or something in between the 150/210).
Funny...I've been working with the cropped sensor H3d-31, and now the H4d-40 for more than a few years and it's always frustrated me that I don't really have anything resembling a "normal" lens. Never thought to request one. (in theory a 55mm should be length, but The 50 seems too wide...the 80 is definitely too long.... so I guess 60mm please)...in an f2.8 or better...macro anyone. It seems like this would be a no brainer length for hasselblad as I bet they are selling the entry level camera's 2:1 over the other models.
Barry
I miss a real aggressive wide angle lens.
The 28mm is fabulous, but an 18mm should do the trick.
My wish is that Hasselblad put more photos of images shot with each lens. Not just one example... many examples of different types of subjects.
I find it almost impossible to determine if a given lens will be of any use to me with a single image.... of some trees or something generic.
I miss a 60mm or 80mm f: 1.4 lens.
A super wide-angle lens would be really great ;D
Also a rounded aperture on the 120mm would be life-saver ...not all clients like octagonal out of focus areas :(
Quote from: mauro risch on March 29, 2011, 09:33:47 PM
I miss a real aggressive wide angle lens.
The 28mm is fabulous, but an 18mm should do the trick.
+1
/Henrik
Quote from: Alex Maxim on June 02, 2010, 07:53:26 AM
I agree. I'd like to have 160mm f/2!
150mm is sometimes to long for me. 100mm is often too short. I´d like to have a 120mm f/1,8.
Bernd