Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Interesting that the H4D has such bad ergonomics. On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 7:24 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > I had a chance to handle the cameras at Samys Camera in Costa Mesa > yesterday.... I took no pictures ( dead batteries!!! Who can sell a camera > with a dead battery in the demo??? 3 Demos, all dead !!!!) and can not > comment on image quality nor eye level viewing. However, I can comment on > overall feel and balance..... > > First the Hasselblad H4D.... a BEAST! Heavy, awkward to hold freehand, > and back heavy. If you are insistent on using a mirror box MF digital > camera, and want that 35mm overall position of the body relative to your > eye, I guess it fits the bill. Overall, a zero on the ergonomic scale. In > truth, you would be as well off and still have some green in your wallet if > you bought an older V series camera, a few lenses, and a CFV39 or 50 with a > 45 or 90 prism finder. I would bet on the same weight, same ergonomics, > much cheaper. If it were mounted in a tripod, I guess it would be better, > but then you would have to deal with the issue of eye placement.... The V > series would still be better.... It does have AF, if you must have it. > > Leica SL... I had not handled one before. If had the 28-90 on it. God > bless Tina, She must have arms like a sailor. The thing is heavy, front > weighted, and awkward. Not for me at all. Bigger than the X1d but > smaller than the H4d. I like the firmness of the camera, it felt like a > solid tank. Really nice. But the (lens) weight and balance is all off. > Would love to have seen through the EVF, but alas, dead battery killed that > idea. ( I just thought about Tina.. maybe Tom carries it between > exposures?) > > Hasselblad X1d... the best of the 3, IMO. It had the normal lens on it. > ( ??? MM ) It felt solid, light, well balanced. Not big and bulky. By > far, the slimmest and smallest. Easy to shoot off hand. > > They did not have a Fuji to examine. > > Basically, I much preferred the X1d. It is small, light ( comparative > comment), has leaf shutters in the lens ( no slap), and overall the fit and > finish were great. It does fine in the hand, and on a tripod it would be > quite at home. > > BTW, the X1d says on top... made in Sweden, and on the bottom, made in > Japan ( China? I forget)..... I guess they could not figure out which > would be better hype...... > > No, I did not buy anything. My 500C/M with a 45 prism, and Leaf Aptus 65 > Back is doing fine..... ( aside from a dead clock battery).. But I did > have fun. > > Age and strength may have a lot to do with my reactions... YMMV > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto>