Having owned and used a Pentax 645 and kit of lenses for some time in the past, as well as a full Hasselblad kit now, I have to say that if I buy a medium format digital camera, it will be the Hasselblad X1D. No interest whatever in the Fuji for me, and there's not enough support for the Pentax in the USA.
I've been interested in the X1D since it was announced. I went to an early demo last June and found it one of the nicest cameras in the hand I'd ever held, rival to the Olympus E-1. I went to another Hasselblad event recently and played with the latest, released version and the latest firmware: It's not yet perfect (what is?) but it does exactly what I would like and does it very well. Hasselblad has been very proactive about supporting it, improving the firmware, etc. And the lenses are outstanding, just like all my Hasselblad lenses have always been. Personally, I prefer the EVF. For what I use such a camera for, it's actually a better viewfinder in almost every way compared to an SLR. Less vibration, less noise, makes the body smaller, lighter, more hand-holdable ... etc. When they release the 22mm and the 120 Macro, I'll likely be hunting up the money for it, I fear. Perfect complement to my current gear. :-) G > On Apr 14, 2017, at 7:03 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yep, me too. The external controls -- no menu diving needed -- and the > huge OVF are pure gold. > > >> On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 5:54 AM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: >> If I was in the market for med format and read this, I'd be buying a >> Pentax... >> >> <https://www.dpreview.com/articles/9372980153/fujifilm-gfx-50s-vs- >> pentax-645z-vs-hasselblad-x1d> >> >> <http://tinyurl.com/645yesplease> >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
