 |
|
The Hasselblad XCD 2.5/25 V has a snap-back focus ring, engaging manual focus and revealing a distance scale. Image: Hasselblad |
Hasselblad has announced the XCD 2.5/25V, a 25mm F2.5 lens for its X-system 44x33mm medium format cameras.
Recent Videos
The 2.5/25V ends up acting as a 20mm equivalent ultra-wide lens on the X1D, X2D and 907x cameras, making it the second-widest option in the lineup, behind the 21mm F4. As with all XCD lenses, it features an internal leaf shutter, in this case allowing flash sync all the way up to its maximum speed of 1/4000 sec.
Hasselblad suggests its use for “shooting at night or dusk and blue hour,” and says it can be used for: “cityscapes, street photography, natural landscapes/astrophotography … as well as low light indoor portraits and close-ups.”
 |
| Image: Hasselblad |
It shares the features of the company’s V (“versatile”) series of XCD lenses, including a snap-back manual focus ring that reveals a distance scale on the barrel. It also has a user-configurable control ring, that can be used to control settings such as aperture value or ISO.
The complex 13-element, 10-group design includes four aspherical elements and three extra-low dispersion glass elements. It features an internal focus design driven by a stepper motor to deliver what the company describes as “fast, accurate, and responsive focusing.”
It can focus down to 25cm (9.8″), giving a maximum reproduction ratio of 1:5.8.
The 2.5/25 is 105mm long and 75mm in diameter (4.1 x 3.0″) and accepts 72mm filters. It weighs 592g (20.9 oz).
The lens will cost $3699.
Hasselblad XCD 2.5/25 V specifications
| Principal specifications | |
|---|---|
| Lens type | Prime lens |
| Max Format size | Medium Format (44x33mm) |
| Focal length | 25 mm |
| Image stabilization | No |
| Lens mount | Hasselblad X |
| Aperture | |
| Maximum aperture | F2.5 |
| Minimum aperture | F32 |
| Aperture ring | Yes |
| Optics | |
| Elements | 13 |
| Groups | 10 |
| Special elements / coatings | 4 aspherical, 3 extra-low dispersion |
| Focus | |
| Minimum focus | 0.25 m (9.84?) |
| Maximum magnification | 0.17× |
| Autofocus | Yes |
| Motor type | Stepper motor |
| Full time manual | No |
| Focus method | Internal |
| Distance scale | Yes |
| DoF scale | Yes |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 592 g (1.31 lb) |
| Diameter | 75 mm (2.95?) |
| Length | 105 mm (4.13?) |
| Filter thread | 72 mm |
Our DPREVIEW Tribute:
After nearly 25 years of operation, DPReview closed on 10 April 2023. This difficult decision was part of the annual operating plan review that parent company, Amazon, shared earlier this year.
Over the course of 25 years, DP Review built up a reputation as being one of the most informative places to go for information about that new camera or lens you’re after. DP Review began as an independent reviews site based in the UK in 1998, the brainchild of Philip and Joanna Askey, but it was eventually purchased by Amazon in 2007 and relocated over to Seattle in the USA in 2010.
Cheers DPReview – thanks for the great work and content that guided photographers, videographers and techno junkies the world over!
