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First steps with 17mm Shiftlens...

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Ristretto

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My first steps with the Laowa 17mm Shiftlens... :D

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  • Hasselblad X2D II 100C
  • 45/1s
  • ISO 50


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  • Hasselblad X2D II 100C
  • ƒ/42
  • 2528/1s
  • ISO 50


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  • Hasselblad X2D II 100C
  • 45/1s
  • ISO 50
 
Very little, easy removable in post
 
I've been considering buying this lens for a while now, but I'm unsure about the resolution quality. I couldn't find any meaningful tests specifically for the Hasselblad X2DII 100C. So I'm glad I came across your photos. Well, I think it's worth the risk.:)
 
ChrisW said:
I've been considering buying this lens for a while now, but I'm unsure about the resolution quality. I couldn't find any meaningful tests specifically for the Hasselblad X2DII 100C. So I'm glad I came across your photos. Well, I think it's worth the risk.:)
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it's worth indeed ;) . Don't get me wrong; this lens has neither the sharpness or the resolution of a native Hasselblad lens - no surprise if you look at the different pricepoints. But this lens isn't about technical perfection, it's all about drama...:D.

When I do have a little bit more experience and also some testing done, I will publish a review on my blog www.fotoristretto.ch in the near future. But for the moment I have a lot (and I mean A LOT) of fun with this lens!
 
Some more... :D

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  • Hasselblad X2D II 100C
  • 64/1s
  • ISO 50


5.
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  • Hasselblad X2D II 100C
  • 91/1s
  • ISO 50


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  • Hasselblad X2D II 100C
  • 45/1s
  • ISO 50
 
Ever thought of using the great Hasselblad HTS tilt-shift adapter from the H serie with a HC28mm and a XH adapter for your X2Dii?
 
Gio said:
Ever thought of using the great Hasselblad HTS tilt-shift adapter from the H serie with a HC28mm and a XH adapter for your X2Dii?
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Yes, but it’s difficult to find, much more expensive, considerably heavier, and significantly less convenient to use. Besides, I already have the XCD 4.0/28mm.
 
More... :)

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  • Hasselblad X2D II 100C
  • 64/1s
  • ISO 50
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  • Hasselblad X2D II 100C
  • 64/1s
  • ISO 50
 
Initially, I was a bit concerned over the image quality it not being an XCD lens. Here’s a fantastic review of the 17 on the x2dII. Mathphoto also tested the 35mm lens, and in general he posses a wealth of knowledge about anything Hasselblad. Being a full frame equivalent optic, he did say you would see strong vignetting if over extending the movements of the lens. BUT to me, if you had to tilt/shift that far out you could easily crop out the vignetting given the 100MP sensor. I have been using Phocus Mobile & C1Pro to achieve tilt corrections in post, but it would be great to achieve this optically. Time to start saving more pennies for another x2d lens!
 
An addendum I neglected to mention. I have another 3rd party lens, a TTArtisan 90. Shooting under discharge artificial light, I must keep my shutter speed very slow, 1+seconds, to avoid severe banding. I’ve experienced this when shooting Sony in the past. Using the Laowa 17 + a polarizer at F11-16, my average exposure would average 4 + seconds so banding should NOT be an issue.
ski542002 said:
Initially, I was a bit concerned over the image quality it not being an XCD lens. Here’s a fantastic review of the 17 on the x2dII. Mathphoto also tested the 35mm lens, and in general he posses a wealth of knowledge about anything Hasselblad. Being a full frame equivalent optic, he did say you would see strong vignetting if over extending the movements of the lens. BUT to me, if you had to tilt/shift that far out you could easily crop out the vignetting given the 100MP sensor. I have been using Phocus Mobile & C1Pro to achieve tilt corrections in post, but it would be great to achieve this optically. Time to start saving more pennies for another x2d lens!
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In my experience, vignetting is minimal and can easily be corrected in post-processing, provided that the lens hood is removed. I normally have the 3:2 crop enabled on my camera, but I can of course use the full sensor area when needed.

Strictly speaking, banding is not a problem with the lens, but rather with Hasselblad’s painfully slow electronic shutter, and therefore occurs with every third-party lens. The shutter speed required to prevent banding depends primarily on the wavelength of the artificial light.
 
Hello. I completely agree with your assertion about the slow electronic shutter for Hasselblad, have heard this mentioned in previous reviews of the camera.

At times I used to use electronic shutter for discretion on my Sony bodies when shooting interior events.

The only way I could prevent banding was to keep my shutter speed no slower than 160th of a second. Then I did not see any banding but shooting at that high of a shutter speed in certain environments negated the benefit of using the electronic shutter for silence in the first place. Kind of a catch 22

I appreciate your reply.
 
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