Justifying the $8k Hasselblad X2D | Owner Review

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The Hasselblad X2D 100C is a genuine 'grail' camera, and at USD$8,000 for the body alone, it should be. But after using a Canon R5 for the last few years, I found it easy to justify switching to the X2D—and it wasn't the 102 MP sensor that swayed me. Put 35 years of car photography experience in your pocket with my Car Photography Field Guide, and take car photos good enough to hang on your wall or sell: https://peterfritzphoto.com/cpfg. Get occasional emails from me | "One More Thing": https://www.peterfritzphoto.com/one-more-thing. I purchase all my camera gear from the oldest family-owned camera store in Western Australia, in the most remote city in the world: https://www.cameraelectronic.com.au. They ship everywhere, including the US. They're authorised dealers for Hasselblad, Leica, Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Ricoh, Pentax, DJI and more. I am not an affiliate, but the owners, Saul and Howard, have delivered stellar service to me, so I'm happy to promote them. Gear used, owned or mentioned at the time of recording: Hasselblad X2D 100C: https://geni.us/id5Ub7 Hasselblad XCD 45 P Lens: https://geni.us/Qg9nb Hasselblad XCD 80 1.9 Lens: https://geni.us/nkcW4 Peipro L-Bracket for X2D: https://geni.us/peipro-x2d TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 Lens: https://geni.us/pBf1Xw Canon EOS R6 MKII: https://geni.us/Canon-R6-MK-II Canon RF 24-70: https://geni.us/Canon-RF24-70 Sigma EF 35mm 1.4: https://geni.us/sigma-35 Canon RF 50 1.8: https://geni.us/Canon-RF-50mm DJI Pocket 3: https://geni.us/dji-pocket-3 DJI Osmo Action 4: https://geni.us/DJI-Action-4 Insta360 GO 3: https://geni.us/insta360-go-three Insta360 GO 2: https://geni.us/insta360-GO2 DJI Air 3 Combo: https://geni.us/DJI-Air3-Combo Peak Design Travel Tripod: https://geni.us/PD-tripod-carbon Freewell Real Travel Tripod: https://geni.us/ysVy iFootage TC9 Carbon Tripod: https://geni.us/iFootageTC9 K&F Concept Nano-X Polarizing Filter: https://geni.us/AA3C4 Lowepro BP 550 AW II Bag: https://geni.us/Low-Pro-BP550AW DJI Wireless Field Mic: https://geni.us/DJI-Mi Tascam X6 32-Bit Field Recorder: https://geni.us/tascamx6 Zoom H1 Essential 32-Bit Recorder: https://geni.us/eBqF Zoom F3 32-Bit Recorder: https://geni.us/zoom-f3-recorder Canon DM-E1D Stereo Microphone: https://geni.us/DM-E1D Rode Procaster Studio Mic: https://geni.us/rode-procast RODE NTG2 Microphone: https://geni.us/Rode-NTG2-Shotgun-Mic The music I use (free trial of Epidemic Sound) https://share.epidemicsound.com/her46e *** 00:00 Huge price 00:44 The road to Hasselblad 04:20 Why my R5 wasn't enough 05:03 Fujifilm X-Series cameras 05:46 Shoot film again...? 06:11 An artist's tool 07:11 Industrial Design 08:01 Storage 08:30 UI Controls 09:20 Innovations 10:05 Dynamic Range 10:37 IBIS (Stabilization) 11:05 Colour 12:42 Lenses 14:29 Something missing 15:10 Face-detect autofocus 15:38 Screens 16:07 Flash 16:41 Purity of purpose *Please note that as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.