Hasselblad H5D Review (vs Pentax 645Z)

UPDATE #2: Thanks to everyone’s help! After comments here (and when I posted on Reddit asking for help), my focusing screen HXD-31/40 arrived. After $267, framing is perfect and fixed my "problem"! :)

Update #1: I've asked Reddit and Jimmy from hasselbladrepair.com (thanks for the quick reply!) told me to check my focus screen/matte which should solve my gripe with this camera at its current state. I'm a Hassy noob and forgot that the focus screens are interchangeable which should solve my "issue".

--

I got one of the best damn cameras... at least when it debuted a decade ago for about $27,000.

I've been using my Pentax 645Z since 2015 as my main workhorse camera but when I came across the opportunity to get this Hasselblad H5D with a 40mp back at a great price (less than $3,000), I couldn't pass up the opportunity.

Spoiler alert: its image qualities are comparable to the 645Z (or to any modern camera in my opinion).

But, it feels and sounds so damn good though. 😈

Table of contents

00:00 Intro
02:33 Hasselbld H5D Specs
03:01 H5D Components03:13
03:34 This battery grip is the best
04:22 Top button layout
05:37 Camera body button layout
6:18 Prism button layout
06:27 LCD screen
07:25 Connectivity
08:15 Tripod mounting base
08:43 Compared to 645Z design
11:19 645Z Camera Shutter
11:35 H5D Camera Shutter
11:43 H5D Focus Assist
12:13 What H5D and 645Z have in common
12:33 Notes when using these cameras with flash
13:09 I love LOVE the H5D’s viewfinder
13:48 Image quality: can you guess which is which straight of camera?
14:41 Image quality revealed
15:02 Notes on image quality from these two cameras
15:25 What I really DON’T like about the H5D - SEE UPDATE #2 ON TOP!
16:09 In conclusion
16:51 Behind the scenes + more images from the H5D