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Hasselblad has officially announced a world’s first Medium Format Mirrorless Digital Camera – X1D-50C. This is a world’s first mirrorless digital camera in medium format to use large-sized sensor with a resolution up to 50MP. Hasselblad X1D-50C priced at $8,995 and can be pre-ordered via BHPhoto store; and will be shipped after 29th July.
Hasselblad called it “The game changer” because it overcomes the disadvantages of the previous systems such as Medium Format and not suitable for shooting in harsh environments.
Regarding design, which Hasselblad can boast of X1D-50C is too small and light-weight. It measures 150 x 98 x 71 mm, smaller than universal DSLR; and weighs 725g (battery attached), approx similar to Nikon D750. The entire body of X1D-50C is weather and dust resistant, so it is ready to use in outside field; not only works in Studio as usual before. The X1D body is made in Sweden by Hasselblad while lenses made in Japan by Nittoh.
The Hasselblad X1D-50C is equipped with a Medium Format 44 x 33mm CMOS sensor, 50MP resolution. Of course, this is capable of capturing an extremely wide dynamic range of up to 14 stops along with 16-bit color depth. You can capture (8272 x 6200 pixels) resolution stills, 4:3 and Full-HD 1080p video recording at 30fps. Rather wide ISO range of camera, from 100-25600. The camera is equipped with a 3.0-inch LCD touchscreen with XGA Electronic Viewfinder and 920,000k resolution; and enabling shutter speeds as long as 60 minutes or as short as 1/2000 second.
In addition, the camera is equipped with a Nikon TTL compatible hotshoe. Battery life is always a problem on mirrrorless camera and to operate this powerful hardware system, Hasselblad equipped with a 3200mAh battery, which promising to use device long time. In terms of connectivity, the X1D comes with a Micro USB Type C port, Mini HDMI, and integrated WiFi to transfer pictures from X1D to mobile devices and remote control as well.
Along with the X1D-50C, Hasselblad also introduced a completely new XCD series lens system, including Hasselblad XCD 45mm f/3.5 and XCD 90mm f/3.2 Lenses, priced at $2,295 and $2,695 respectively. Both lenses can be pre-ordered via BHPhoto store and will be shipped after July 29.
