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The Hasselblad XCD 2.5/25 V has a snap-back focus ring, engaging manual focus and revealing a distance scale. Image: Hasselblad |
Hasselblad has announced the XCD 2.5/25V, a 25mm F2.5 lens for its X-system 44x33mm medium format cameras.
The 2.5/25V ends up acting as a 20mm equivalent ultra-wide lens on the X1D, X2D and 907x cameras, making it the second-widest option in the lineup, behind the 21mm F4. As with all XCD lenses, it features an internal leaf shutter, in this case allowing flash sync all the way up to its maximum speed of 1/4000 sec.
Hasselblad suggests its use for “shooting at night or dusk and blue hour,” and says it can be used for: “cityscapes, street photography, natural landscapes/astrophotography … as well as low light indoor portraits and close-ups.”
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| Image: Hasselblad |
It shares the features of the company’s V (“versatile”) series of XCD lenses, including a snap-back manual focus ring that reveals a distance scale on the barrel. It also has a user-configurable control ring, that can be used to control settings such as aperture value or ISO.
The complex 13-element, 10-group design includes four aspherical elements and three extra-low dispersion glass elements. It features an internal focus design driven by a stepper motor to deliver what the company describes as “fast, accurate, and responsive focusing.”
It can focus down to 25cm (9.8″), giving a maximum reproduction ratio of 1:5.8.
The 2.5/25 is 105mm long and 75mm in diameter (4.1 x 3.0″) and accepts 72mm filters. It weighs 592g (20.9 oz).
The lens will cost $3699.
Hasselblad XCD 2.5/25 V specifications
| Principal specifications | |
|---|---|
| Lens type | Prime lens |
| Max Format size | Medium Format (44x33mm) |
| Focal length | 25 mm |
| Image stabilization | No |
| Lens mount | Hasselblad X |
| Aperture | |
| Maximum aperture | F2.5 |
| Minimum aperture | F32 |
| Aperture ring | Yes |
| Optics | |
| Elements | 13 |
| Groups | 10 |
| Special elements / coatings | 4 aspherical, 3 extra-low dispersion |
| Focus | |
| Minimum focus | 0.25 m (9.84″) |
| Maximum magnification | 0.17× |
| Autofocus | Yes |
| Motor type | Stepper motor |
| Full time manual | No |
| Focus method | Internal |
| Distance scale | Yes |
| DoF scale | Yes |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 592 g (1.31 lb) |
| Diameter | 75 mm (2.95″) |
| Length | 105 mm (4.13″) |
| Filter thread | 72 mm |