Gear reviews
Hands-on and first-hand: every product here was bought with our own money and shot with until we had an opinion worth writing down. Each review lives on the product's price page, so the verdict and the current used market sit together.
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Hasselblad XCD 55mm f/2.5 V
The 55V is in a bit of a weird spot for me. After years with the Leica Q series, the 38V gets my documentary work, and this mostly waits its turn. But sometimes - just sometimes -…
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Hasselblad XCD 20-35mm f/3.2-4.5 E
A short-lived purchase, spurred by the need for a wider lens. The 20-35E gives you what two primes can't - a continuous 20-35 range in one barrel - but it couldn't replace the 38V…
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Hasselblad XCD 80mm f/1.9
This is my Noctilux — everything I wanted from a digital medium format system. It's heavy, and one of the slowest-focussing XCD lenses. But the way it renders at f/1.9 strikes the…
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Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E
One lens to rule them all? The rendering is everything you want from the system, and with the X2D II's extraordinary IBIS it's a brilliant low-light pairing - as long as your…
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