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Hasselblad sent their new XCD 25V wideangle prime lens over for a review, but they didn't send it to me! I'm not gonna lie; my ego is bruised.
With the offer of some toffee popcorn, I quickly relieve Amanda of the burden of doing a lens review in a chance to show off my astrophotography prowess.
We head to the beach to test the limits of the Hasselblad XCD 25V to see how it copes with a dark sky landscape. The results are fascinating.
With a bit of pixel peeping, we can see how this wideangle lens performs at 10" exposures, but I'm curious how it handles a onehour exposure. Why? Because I can!
I explain three methods of focusing on the stars, and Hasselblad has a unique method that's supposed to work every time. Does it work?
We also went to the forest to see how a wideangle prime lens with an f/2.5 aperture renders its bokeh. If you've always wanted to see Amanada's photography in action, here's your chance.
Of course, no bokeh test is complete without a shot of Leo posing for the camera.
Which of the three lensfocusing methods do I prefer, and what does my face look like at 2 AM? How did my onehour astrophotography exposure turn out, and did you hear me correctly when I said, "Book plug"?
There's really only one way to find out.
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
Hasselblad XCD 25V Arrives: 0:00
How This Lens Works: 1:15
Focusing The XCD 25V To Infinity: 2:31
We Get An Early Night: 4:55
Driving To Meat Cove: 6:14
Best Astrophotography Camera Settings: 8:09
My Astrophotography Shot With the XCD 25V: 9:35
Hasselblad X2D Raw Files With XCD 25V Prime Lens at f/2.5: 10:10
Hasselblad X2D Raw Files With XCD 25V Prime Lens at f/3.2: 11:32
Spherical Aberration & Vignetting: 12:36
One Hour Exposure With XCD 25V Prime Lens: 13:35
Bokeh Test With XCD 25V Prime Lens: 15:18
My One Problem With XCD 25V Prime Lens: 16:54
Fototripper Bloopers: 18:03
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