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Shootout vs Nikon D810 (Flowers)
This shootout explores the best quality possible from both the Hasselblad X1D versus the Nikon D810, the D810 offering the best quality available in a mainstream DSLR as of early 2017*.
The Nikon D810 at ISO 64 has a special hardware mode at ISO 64 which takes its image quality into medium format territory. The D810 was compared to the 645Z back in 2014. Note that while the 645Z sensor might be the same as the X1D, but that the entire imaging pipeline is the consideration.
Due to the size of the images presented, the late 2015 iMac 5K or better is recommended.
Caveats
Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 45mm f/3.5 vs Nikon D810 + Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon ZF.2
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Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 45mm f/3.5 @ 37mm equiv (45mm)
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