We have looked at recent firmware updates to the X1D on our live show, you can check out our thoughts here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gs-Dibd2uNW-kqM.htmlm32s

"oh this thing is the worst" "make no mistake, I do hate this camera" Chris - 2017

Why you dont have 5milion+ subscribers is beyond me. Thanks again for a very thoughtful, pleasantly filmed, honest review.

You guys do the best camera reviews I've seen by far. Informative, to the point, unbiased, and no ego.

Props for not being afraid to do a bad review. Thanks guys

missed you guys

Chris and Jordan, I appreciate how honest and thorough your reviews are. It makes you one of the more trusted camera review channels on KZfaq. Swear to God, if I'm ever in Calgary I will do my best to visit you and give you some of my money. =)

Great to hear an honest, detailed review of strengths & weaknesses. Thanks!

Superb review! The amount of work you guys put into your reviews is very much appreciated.

A very honest review, and all the more creditable for that. Always worth watching your videos for genuine user reviews.

Brilliant review, informative and detailed. Great music at the start too.

That's how a review has to be done. Congratulations!

I love the way you Review, your attitude. Nice video as always, good to see Sony A7Rii keeping up with X1D

Wow, this is such an honest, well done review. Love this channel

Amazing review as usual - Thanks for putting it together!

Thanks guys. AWESOME and balanced review! NO camera is perfect but this X1d sounds like it has more than its fair share of problems. I cannot believe it does NOT have a LIVE histogram (!?!) which is extremely useful for outdoor/landscape shooting. The upcoming SHOOTOUT with the Fuji GFX sounds great. Looking forward to it. And excellent shooting by Jordan. Nice job. Thanks guys.

Oh yeah, the colors are spot on!

Really great review; very professional, honest and interesting. Thank you.

This channel deserves more subscribers

ohohoho... Finally, some one take the word "test","review","impressions" to the letter. Perfect job!

Great direct review. You're wild! I appreciate honest thoughts!

Great review as usual.

Thanks for being honest, that's why I watch this channel.

When you guys doing a D850 review, your reviews are seriously the best there is

Most impressed with your photo-making talent. Oh yea, the review is great as usual. A compare with the Fuji medium format would be fantastic!

Good unbiased review. Thanks!

Awesome video! I like when you guys do the niche stuff like medium format once and a while. Hasselblad should be embarrassed with the state of those menus though at that price point.

Another thorough, enjoyable review, thanks TCSTV! I have to admit, I got tremendously excited when I saw that Mamiya 7 sitting there. Though I'm waiting for the GFX review, if you ever decide to do a retro Mamiya 6 or 7 review, I wouldn't complain. By the way, what did you make of the X100F in the end? Anyway, may your whiskeys always go down uncommon grateful. Keep up the great work guys and girls.

Thanks for the review. Very informative

nice detailed, honest review. thanks.

Thank you. I was almost going to buy it.

About time!

thanks for the honest review

Is there anything close to this camera but without the price tag?

this was very helpful... awesome honest review..... cheers.

Awesome video as always. You've done some great reviews of some not so commonly used cameras in the past and I know you've reviewed the Sigma DP line but I'm dying to see a good detailed (and in english) review of the Sigma SD1 Merrill. I know it was a huge flop but I love my SD15 and have been really wanting to get my hands on this camera and try it out. The picture samples on Flickr look amazing so if you're planning to do another not-so-popular camera review pleeeeease consider reviewing this one. Cheers from Seattle.

Expecting to hear more about X1D ii from you guys, especially the shutter lag/black-out issue.

Nice plumber impression at 9:18 Chris... ;-) All kidding aside, great work as always guys! :-)

Fantastic job Camera Store. One can always depend on the CS for through , honest review. I particularly like the compare/contrast with the SONY A7 RII. Can I be bold enough to anticipate a comparison with one of the traditional Medium Format image makers like say the Pentax 645. Again, terrific presentation, thanks

Hey Chris & Jordan this is Vivek from India and always love your way of providing the insights for cameras and gears. I am waiting eagerly for Fujifilm GFX 50S review and comparison with X1D. One more thing I would like to confirm that Fujifilm is not going to bring any successor to HS50EXR. I just loved that camera for its certain type of practicality in some cases and there is still a place for a successor of a camera like that. Hope you confirm about this.

Is it possible for you to do a follow video with all the firmware updates installed?

finally! a straight up review.. thanks

Nice work Jordan.

The X1D is out of my price range and general realm of interest...but I am excited to be relocating to Alberta and shoot all that awesome scenery with my normal nikon stuff...might even pop into The Camera Store a time or two!

Why would you not use Capture One for Sony in your comparison? I licence is bundled with the camera.

Good review.

Great review, honest review, look at the like to dislike ratio, I appreciate how you dont sugar coat the issues because camera companies dont respect suckups anyway. keep representin.

You are the best !

Good review.. thanx

I really wish you had shown if I can choose the Adobe color profile or if can I swipe left in the menu to go back? Hehe

Ok, so let me be the first and likely only one to post a POSITIVE COMMENT about the X1D. I actually own the camera and love the fact I can sync my strobes at any speed with the leaf shutter lenses. It gives me lots of flexibility to overpower the sun. Being colour blind, I have relied on Hasselblad cameras from their earliest digital versions to be able to get the best right out of the camera. I also own a Sony A7R II as a backup and to be able to use a variety of tilt/shift lenses. Even being colour blind, I can notice that skin tones are a little magenta. The aspect ratio is something else I find easier to compose with. In any case, people will buy what appeals to them coupled with what they can afford. To each their own. I can't be the only one to appreciate the camera... they seem to be swamped with orders and have exceeded their expectations in terms of sales.

Oh man, what a bummer. Had high hopes for this camera but feels a lot like the first A7r. I won't be dropping my A7rII (for now). And hey, amazing shots in the beginning of the video Chris. (y)

After watching, I definitely will not lose my mind to buy this camera.

Thank goodness for fair/objective/honest reviews... I saw another review by a Canadian photographer and his review pales significantly compared to this sagacious and discerning gem. Peace from Vancouver, y'all...

Great review...Here is my question. I have 3 Rollei 6000 series lenses, 150 mm, 80mm, 50mm and would like to adapt them to a medium format camera. Can I adapt these lenses to the H1D?

May 2017 - last year -- how is this camera now - March 18 - with firmware updates?

And where you can see full-size photos?

curious, how many of these complaints could be fixed by future firmware updates?

I can't wait for the review on the Fuji GFX.

How about.. do a high megapixel camera challenge. Yet again. X1D/Fuji GFX/A7Rii/5DSR/D810

I really want to see the review of Fujifilm GFX. Do you have any plan about this camera?

great one ❤

Sure, the metering may be shit, the autofocus may be shit, the dials may be shit, the touch screen may be shit, the battery life may be shit, the EVF may be shit, the buffer may be shit, the frame rate may be shit, it's slow and the list goes on... but at least it's cheap...

I am surprised about this review, when I handled a X1D at the store I must say I didn't like it, and I thought that was just me. Now when I see this review I have to completely agree, and his sentiments are exactly what I felt. I also handled a Leica SL at the same time and fell completely in love with it.

I really like the 90mm shot from the bridge

this camera looks best to start a giveaway for tcs-tv viewers......

Why did you change the music?

Excellent! Please do also compare a film-MF camera in that future shoot-out! Like that gorgeous Mamiya7...

modern digital Hasselblad is just living on the legacy of its' film camera 500 series. I wouldn't be surprised if it went out of business.

Is it named after the venerable Bell X-1D transonic research plane?

thanks for the honest review! you just dont get those very much from most channels..So if I want to go medium format I would be much better off with the Fuji GFX? And if I go with the GFX I would still have money in the bank :)

Your review confirms my thinking on this camera. Guess I will still hang with the A7RII. Actually, I am waiting for the next iteration of the Sony A7R series...

@TheCameraStoreTV Why Not produce a print large enough to distinguish the hasselblad vs the sony? i'm not convinced they would be as comparable at a larger size

Great review as usual. Hope you test out the Fuji GFX 50S soon.

Wow. I thought I was the only one who didn't think it was working well The fujifilm 50 is a pretty nice camera even though I don't shoot shoot fuji. I liked the layout of the buttons and the usability but I think it's because I like a lot of buttons on the camera more than playing with the touchscreen of the Hassy. I enjoyed the review.

I want to download the photo samples! They look incredible!

Thank you! You just stopped me to buy this camera :-)

Looks like HB implemented the touch screen focus points synchronously meaning it won't change while it is busy finding focus. HB should maybe have a look at something similar to the multi core processor implementation of the Olympus EM1 mii for their next version.

I'm looking forward to your GFW review.

Finally a really good review again. Seems to have been ages. I can agree with you, I think Fuji is really on to something with its MF cam. This one looks good, Your shots (landscape) looked very good but it seems way too quirky and not finished to be a cam I would like to have...

Are you using a Joby Ballhead X on that tripod?

regardless of the camera this is a great review. refreshingly candid. would like to see your take on the A9 and 5D4.

What's the aspect ratio of the sensor?

A very nice, balanced review that gives you a great feel for how the camera might feel if you held it. But it contrasts heavily with the Leica M10 review, which seemed to show a serious dislike for what seems to be an outstanding (albeit deliberately limited) camera.

If you guys are planning to do a video on GFX vs XD vs 645Z, consider adding the Sigma SD Quattro H to the mix. Just to test Sigma's claim on their cam matching medium format.

Can't wait to see how it compares agaisnt GFX. Would like to see how they also compare to 5DSR .....

This camera has really interested just from a pure tech standpoint. It would be HIGHLY unlikely that I would have the budget for it so thanks for the honest review. Just wondering what your thoughts on the Fujifilm GFX 50S are in comparison to it though. Both Medium Format but the Fuji looks like it's less toy more tool.

Now I'm even more interested in the Fuji GFX50S and how it compares.

The Sony a7 series and the Hasselblad X1D series are revolutionary.

did u shoot it in Raw cause & was that the Pics u Printed out cause I seen in another Video Clip on the Hasselblad X1D that u can only get 50 MP Pics in Raw Format I think Jpeg only r 12MP Pics KOOOL & How was the 1920x1080P Video Clips???

Thanks for demystifying.

Hasselblad should stick to what they do best: putting wooden grips on cameras from other manufacturers and doubling the prices.

thank you . Interesting view, I do believe that for a camera of that price there touch screen should be more reactive, camera should take more frame per second , it shouldn't fill the buffer so quickly and the bookeh seems to be too geometric , I wish I could try one of these very soon , I think the X2D will solve all those shortcoming . hope they improve the EVF

What tripod does he use

I think you just saved me $10K. I saw the $3500 off at B&H and had a twitch, but the review definitely puts me off.

Perhaps this is a silly question, but why two cameras for filming - a GH5 and A6300? What does one offer that the other doesn't? If it's just to have a second camera angle/camera ready for b roll or whatever, wouldn't it be better to have them be from the same brand for lens compatibility?

Good honest review, thank you. Big thank you. too, for changing the bloody awful intro music to something reasonable. This camera is certainly not for me. I get the feeling that we, as potential customers, are being taken for granted. I cannot understand how Hasselblad can conclude that it is OK to release a camera with so many flaws onto the market.

Two things. (1) Picking nits, I believe that it is a 35-point focus system not a 45. (2) Low-volume cameras can't average-down the cost of firmware per camera like a Sony or a Canon and are left at a competitive disadvantage.

If you are going to compare medium format cameras, please take a look at wildlife photography (both at how cameras handle this type of photography and what lenses are available). Especially between Fuji and Pentax, because they seem to be the best choice at the moment.

I Know that I have like all you work up until this video were I thing you have just got it wrong. I love this camera Yes its a big cost but so nice to use. Hi, I know you heated the Hasseldlad X1D, But I just been to one of the camera store in the UK and took both cameras out that the Fuji GFX and the Hasseldlad X1D and I found the Fuji uncomfortable to hold just awkward to control in manual i.e. changing most of the setting other than aperture. As to the image quality there was little to no difference on what I shot, But when I have look at other test I think the Hessalbad is still just a small bit better. But the Hessablad is so much nice in the hand. You have got to remember that both of these cameras are medium format and need to be used as such.