HASSELBLAD X1D-50C BODY

Compact mirrorless body design

The Hasselblad X1D is the worlds first mirrorless digital medium format camera. Weighing less than half of a conventional MF camera and crafted from quality durable materials, it takes design inspiration from the original V System. Weather and dust sealed to stand up to challenging conditions, delivering the revered image quality Hasselblad has pioneered since 1941. Its mirrorless body design and central lens shutter allows shooting noise to be kept very low allowing image capture without disturbing your subject.

Designed to be the smallest and lightest mirrorless digital medium format camera possible, whilst still maintaining Hasselblad’s very high build and image quality standards, the result is barely larger than smaller format mirrorless cameras. The comparison images (shown to scale) below give an idea of the X1D’s diminutive dimensions shown against other format cameras. Now you can have the portability and convienience of a smaller format camera coupled with the medium format image quality you have dreamed of.

High Resolution Electronic Viewfinder

The X1D is equipped with a 2.36MP electronic viewfinder. The display has a fast refresh rate, wide conrast range (230:1) and 24-bit colour output delivering a crisp, accurate representation of the capture area. The information within the viewfinder displays a wide range of information including aperture, shutter speed, shots remaining and exposure level. The eyestart sensor built in to the eye cup automatically switches the display from the rear screen as you place your eye to the viewfinder. After listening to the feedback from Hasselblad users we have implemented different image capture modes. These will include a square format (delivering a 39MP capture) and finally the much requested XPan panoramic format. The viewfinder display adjusts to show the correct image area for the chosen capture ratio with unused areas blacked out. The X1D offers 3 custom settings on the mode dial that allows the user to customise the camera settings. For example, you can set how the AF should work, which exposure mode should be used and what ISO setting should be used for a particular assignment. This way you can easily switch between certain behaviours during a shoot.

50MP CMOS Sensor

The X1D will ship with the tried and tested 50MP CMOS sensor. The 44 x 33mm chip offers a considerable improvement in image capture quality compared with full frame and other smaller sensor formats. To allow photographers using this sensor to extract the maximum image quality available the sensor is capable of delivering up to 14 stops of dynamic range. Coupled with the extended shutter speed and ISO range, this sensor is capable of recording breathtaking detail even in poor lighting conditions.