After less than 24 hours with the Hasselblad X2D II 100C and XCD 28P lens, I took the camera on its first real-world outing: a hike up Sugar Loaf Hill in St. Croix. Here are my early impressions on design, portability, usability, and the overall experience of entering the Hasselblad system for the first time.
After unboxing the Hasselblad X2D II 100C, it was finally time to open the lens I chose to pair with it: the Hasselblad XCD 28P. Compact, lightweight, and designed for travel, this lens may end up becoming my favorite part of the system.
There’s something interesting about cameras. Some are designed to help you capture as much as possible, as quickly as possible. Faster autofocus. More frames per second. Better tracking. More features packed into menus and submenus. And then there are cameras that seem designed to slow you down. That’s what attracted me to the Hasselblad X2D…
