By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , How-To
Some final thought on this intriguing 24:65 aspect ratio, using a longer lens. After my first posts about the X-Pan crop (24:65) available on the Hasselblad X1D, both using photos made made using the XCD30 lens, two readers asked me what this might look like with a longer lens. Given this overwhelming demand, how […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity
And there I was torturing my ming, trying to find my new camera of choice … So, I don’t actually own one. Not … really. But all the video watching and article reading devoted to finding my next camera taught me two things: (1) I really must learn to read manuals, because (2) the […]
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By pascaljappy | Review
This lens is responsible for 70% of my photographs with the Hasselblad X1D, so it seems like a good starting point for a review of that camera’s now rapidly growing lens system. It isn’t an easy review to write. The lens is technically excellent and a systematic review of all technical aspects could lead […]
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By pascaljappy | Review
Few cameras have disrupted my worflow as much as the Hasselblad X1D. Or made me as happy. Here’s why.
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By pascaljappy | News
There’s a new kid on my block. It’s black, it’s Swedish and it scares the poop out of me. After many months of pining and making co-author Philippe’s life misreable with my constant grumbling about my A7r2’s colours, it was time to man up and put my dollars where my mouth is. Now […]
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By pascaljappy | Monday Post
Last year, French citizens fought over discounted pots of Nutella. And my MacBook Pro screen started to lose its antireflection coating in patches. So I’m hoping for a cheaper Hasselblad X1D. Umair Haque explains. How to become super rich. It’s actually easy. Bill Gates became the world’s richest man not by inventing […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
Let’s keep this one short. Today, I feel the Medium Format offering is just not worth its price of admission. Following my usual Modus Operandi, I recently sold lots of stuff (telescopes, lenses, HiFi gear) to finance the acquisition of one of the 2 recent contenders for the “vaguely affordable king of the […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
My life is mostly organized inside my mind. I memorize phone numbers, credit card information, 16-digit passwords, meetings & appointments and many other aspects of my personal and professional life. But today, my digital agenda has a tick at 2PM. That’s how important today’s Hasselblad announcement is to me. Over the past few years, my […]
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