Quote from: Iskander on May 10, 2024, 06:07:56 AMRegarding AF-C, pay attention to the statement of the Hasselblad representative from about a year ago during a trade fair from 2:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Cc_tt2_FXGs
Quote from: maxct on May 10, 2024, 06:03:00 AMI agree with this comment that it is hard to imagine the 25V being optically superior to the 21mm. The 21mm is just that good in the middle and at the corners throughout a reasonable range of apertures. Now, the one area where the 25V might shine is astrophotography. All this said, I am enthusiastic about seeing the findings of someone on the forum who now owns both and is willing to do some side-by-side testing.Quote from: SrMi on May 08, 2024, 09:58:24 AMQuote from: o2mpx on May 08, 2024, 08:50:19 AMWas surprised to see the announcement this morning and almost ordered one, despite having the 21mm and 28p. But upon checking, the 21mm is 600g vs new 25mm at 592g? Plus the MTF's aren't overwhelmingly better, and FOV less wide for my landscapes, where the wider aperture also isn't critical with most being shot at F8; so GAS subsided and will stick with the 21mm; when light weight is needed, have the 28p at 245g for the bag; so will stick with the 2 lenses for now.Ted Forbes claims that 25v is optically better than 21 (distortion, sharpness, vignetting). I have not watched his full review, nor have I any experience with 25v yet:
Really puzzled by HB's strategy. Good to make new lenses, but they should be materially improved over the legacy, or provide key motivation to switch. The 25v doesn't weigh materially lighter, nor perform much better, providing less FOV, albeit the programmable button is a good feature, not sure it's compelling enough for existing legacy lens owners; perhaps new owners is the audience if they can't buy the original 21mm.
https://youtu.be/hz-1Ea5959A?si=N7yk8FiSxcp-uPiK
I questioned Ted Forbes' claim about the 25v being optically superior to the 21 in the comments to his video. No response (yet). Sometimes I suspect the YouTube reviewers who get this gear for reviews can go a little overboard on the praise of the latest gear, but I am happy to be proven wrong. As a 21mm owner, I plan to keep it, but if the 25v is shown to be optically superior (especially re: sharpness), I would consider adding it to the bag.
Quote from: SrMi on May 08, 2024, 09:58:24 AMQuote from: o2mpx on May 08, 2024, 08:50:19 AMWas surprised to see the announcement this morning and almost ordered one, despite having the 21mm and 28p. But upon checking, the 21mm is 600g vs new 25mm at 592g? Plus the MTF's aren't overwhelmingly better, and FOV less wide for my landscapes, where the wider aperture also isn't critical with most being shot at F8; so GAS subsided and will stick with the 21mm; when light weight is needed, have the 28p at 245g for the bag; so will stick with the 2 lenses for now.Ted Forbes claims that 25v is optically better than 21 (distortion, sharpness, vignetting). I have not watched his full review, nor have I any experience with 25v yet:
Really puzzled by HB's strategy. Good to make new lenses, but they should be materially improved over the legacy, or provide key motivation to switch. The 25v doesn't weigh materially lighter, nor perform much better, providing less FOV, albeit the programmable button is a good feature, not sure it's compelling enough for existing legacy lens owners; perhaps new owners is the audience if they can't buy the original 21mm.
https://youtu.be/hz-1Ea5959A?si=N7yk8FiSxcp-uPiK
Quote from: Gsmith on May 09, 2024, 02:58:24 PMQuote from: fcarucci on May 09, 2024, 08:22:52 AMAvailable on BHPhoto now. Please, stop me.
Ordered the 25mm f/2.5V B&H yesterday and is to arrive FedEx tomorrow! I will make some non-scientific comparisons this weekend against my XCD lenses which include the discontinued 21MM f/4, 30mm f/3.5, 38mm f/2.5, and the 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 which is on my X2D most of the time. Cheers