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Hasselblad X2D: Usability, Operating Issues
First pass / rough cut, Oct 10 2022, firmware version 1.0.0, lens firmware 1.1.0.
Please notify me if I have overlooked a solution to any of the issues noted here.
This page discusses the numerous usability and anti-feature issues with operating the Hasselblad X2D.
After 5+ years of the Hasselblad X1D and Hasselblad 1D II, Hasselblad has released a camera that lags just about very camera on the market in terms of features and usability.
Hasselblad has done little if anything to address the operating shortcomings of its predecessors. My biggest gripes are the lack of a 4-way controller and a dedicated focus point selection button, because these greatly speed up things like scrolling (Live View, image review) and fast AF point selection.
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