I’ve been using the Hasselblad X2D II 100C with the XCD 4/28P extensively over the past several months. It’s become a combination I’ve carried through Europe and around the Caribbean, shooting everything from architecture and street scenes to landscapes and long exposures.
Rather than another review of the camera or lens, I wanted to simply show the photographs.
The video below includes 20 photographs captured with the X2D II and 28P. Each photograph is shown with its aperture, shutter speed, and ISO so you can get a sense of how I’ve actually been using the lens.
The XCD 28P as a Travel Lens
One of the things I’ve appreciated most about the XCD 28P is its size. On a camera like the X2D II, that makes a meaningful difference when traveling. Its 28mm focal length gives a field of view roughly equivalent to 22mm on a full-frame camera, making it particularly useful for architecture, landscapes, interiors, and environmental scenes while keeping the overall package relatively compact.
I’ve also found it to be a much more versatile lens than its size might suggest. The photographs in this collection were captured across a range of lighting conditions and settings—from handheld daytime photography to longer exposures—and the 28P has become a lens I’m comfortable leaving on the camera for extended periods of travel.
Real-World Photographs
These aren’t test charts or carefully controlled comparisons. They’re simply photographs I’ve made while carrying the camera with me. For me, that’s ultimately a more useful way to judge a lens: not by what it can do in a controlled test, but by the photographs I actually come home with.
Camera: Hasselblad X2D II 100C
Lens: Hasselblad XCD 4/28P
Locations: Europe & the Caribbean