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Hasselblad X1D
Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5

Aperture Series: Siemens Chart

This series at relatively close distance (but not MOD) shows a very large crop at full resolution.

It assesses field flatness as well as performance on very fine details and color fringing.

Siemens chart

Color fringing is all but absent.

Distortion is what one might expect for a lens in this range: moderate barrel distortion, easily corrected and avoiding the unpleasant wave-type distortion seen in many wide angle lenses.

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