Justifying the $8k Hasselblad X2D | Owner Review

The Hasselblad X2D 100C is a genuine 'grail' camera, and with a price of USD$8,000 for the body alone, it should be. But after using a Canon R5 for the last few years, I found it easy to justify switching to the X2D - and it wasn't the 102 MP sensor that swayed me.

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Gear used, owned or mentioned at the time of recording:
Hasselblad X2D 100C: https://geni.us/id5Ub7
Hasselblad XCD 45 P Lens: https://geni.us/Qg9nb
Hasselblad XCD 80 1.9 Lens: https://geni.us/nkcW4
Peipro L-Bracket for X2D: https://geni.us/peipro-x2d
TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 Lens: https://geni.us/pBf1Xw
Canon EOS R6 MKII: https://geni.us/Canon-R6-MK-II
Canon RF 24-70: https://geni.us/Canon-RF24-70
Sigma EF 35mm 1.4: https://geni.us/sigma-35
Canon RF 50 1.8: https://geni.us/Canon-RF-50mm
DJI Pocket 3: https://geni.us/dji-pocket-3
DJI Osmo Action 4: https://geni.us/DJI-Action-4
Insta360 GO 3: https://geni.us/insta360-go-three
Insta360 GO 2: https://geni.us/insta360-GO2
DJI Air 3 Combo: https://geni.us/DJI-Air3-Combo
Peak Design Travel Tripod: https://geni.us/PD-tripod-carbon
Freewell Real Travel Tripod: https://geni.us/ysVy
iFootage TC9 Carbon Tripod: https://geni.us/iFootageTC9
K&F Concept Nano-X Polarizing Filter: https://geni.us/AA3C4
Lowepro BP 550 AW II Bag: https://geni.us/Low-Pro-BP550AW
DJI Wireless Field Mic: https://geni.us/DJI-Mi
Tascam X6 32-Bit Field Recorder: https://geni.us/tascamx6
Zoom H1 Essential 32-Bit Recorder: https://geni.us/eBqF
Zoom F3 32-Bit Recorder: https://geni.us/zoom-f3-recorder
Canon DM-E1D Stereo Microphone: https://geni.us/DM-E1D
Rode Procaster Studio Mic: https://geni.us/rode-procast
RODE NTG2 Microphone: https://geni.us/Rode-NTG2-Shotgun-Mic

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00:00 Huge price
00:44 The road to Hasselblad
04:20 Why my R5 wasn't enough
05:03 Fujifilm X-Series cameras
05:46 Shoot film again...?
06:11 An artist's tool
07:11 Industrial Design
08:01 Storage
08:30 UI Controls
09:20 Innovations
10:05 Dynamic Range
10:37 IBIS (Stabilization)
11:05 Colour
12:42 Lenses
14:29 Something missing
15:10 Face-detect autofocus
15:38 Screens
16:07 Flash
16:41 Purity of purpose

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