Hasselblad expands the XCD lens range to a total of nine lenses in 2018
Hasselblad updates the XCD Lens roadmap for the award-winning X1D-50c with the XCD 135mm and the 80mm lenses, rapidly expanding the XCD Lens range to a total of nine dedicated lenses. By end of 2018, X1D users will have a wide range of lens options to maximize their creative vision.
The XCD 2.8/135 lens comes with a dedicated 1,7x converter that extends the tele lens to 4,8/230, while the XCD 80mm is set to become the highest aperture lens that Hasselblad has ever introduced.
In addition to these two new lenses, the previously announced XCD 22mm ultra-wide-angle lens has been updated to 21mm to meet Hasselblad users’ demands for a better wide-angle lens experience.
Like the existing XCD Lenses, all new XCD Lenses have an integral central shutter offering a wide range of shutter speeds and full flash synchronisation up to 1/2000th second.
Hasselblad is also releasing aperture details for previously announced XCD Lenses: the XCD 21 ultra-wide-angle lens will feature f/4.0, the XCD 35-75mm zoom lens will have f/3.5-4.5, and the XCD 65mm lens will have f/2.8.
All new XCD Lenses, besides XCD 80mm, are expected to be available during the first half of 2018, while the XCD 80mm high aperture lens is planned for the second half of 2018.
The demand for the previously announced XCD 120mm macro lens and the XH Lens Adapter exceeded Hasselblad’s expectations, but the production is now being ramped up and orders are being fulfilled globally.
In addition to the nine dedicated XCD Lenses, the XH Lens Adapter allows X1D owners to use all twelve HC/HCD Lenses.
Pricing and additional technical specifications will be provided closer to the availability of each lens.
Specifications are subject to change.
ABOUT HASSELBLAD
Founded in 1941, Hasselblad is one of the leading manufacturers of digital medium format cameras and lenses. True to its Scandinavian heritage, Hasselblad cameras are renowned for their iconic ergonomic design, uncompromising image quality and extremely high performance. For over half a century, Hasselblad cameras have captured some of the world’s most iconic images – including the first landing on the Moon – and helped shape the way we look at the world through genuine photographic artistry. Trusted by NASA and used by some of the greatest photographers in the world, Hasselblad continues to develop products that enable all types of creatives to capture their artistic vision.
Hasselblad’s H and X Camera Systems and their superb range of medium format lenses fuse innovative technology with precision mechanics, delivering exceptional imaging experiences for every sort of photographer. The highly professional H System, with its latest line up of the H6D-50c, H6D-100c and H6D-400c Multi-Shot, offers the ultimate image quality and resolution with 50, 100 and 400-megapixel solutions. The more portable X System easily enables bringing medium format photography outside of the studio with options that include the world’s first compact mirrorless digital medium format camera – the X1D-50c – followed by the second generation X1D II 50C. Combining the CFV II 50C digital back and 907X camera body, Hasselblad’s photographic history is connected, bringing the X, H, and V Systems together in a portable, sleek package.
Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, Hasselblad is a global brand with offices in New York, London, Tokyo, Paris, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Shenzhen with distributors located throughout the world.
