Hands-on: Hasselblad’s wonderful X1D is the Tesla of high-end photography

If you’re a photography nerd at all, then you’ve probably already heard about Hasselblad’s new X1D, the first ever mirrorless camera with a digital medium format sensor. I was lucky enough to spend a bit of quality time with it after it’s announcement. Head on over to our original X1D post for more technical specs. A big deal in a small package Medium format cameras are the supercars of digital photography. They deliver extremely good performance, but are totally impractical for everyday use and way out of most people’s price range, generally starting over $20,000 (Pentax’s 645Z is the exception, but it’s still huge). All those factors…
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