Hasselblad Firmware Tracker
Current firmware for every X System camera, lens and 907X back, checked daily.
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Hasselblad X2D 100C: RAW Bit Depth, Buffer, and Continuous Shooting Specs
Paid Members PublicSearch for the X2D 100C's RAW bit depth or its continuous shooting buffer and Google mostly hands you an article about a different camera. The Hasselblad X2D II shares a sensor lineage with the original X2D 100C, but the two bodies handle continuous shooting differently enough that specs
How HNCS Actually Works: Hasselblad's Color Science Explained
Paid Members PublicHNCS isn't baked into your files at capture. Here's how Hasselblad's render-time color pipeline in Phocus actually works, mechanism by mechanism.
What Is Hasselblad Phocus? A Free RAW Editor for Mac
Paid Members PublicIf you just bought a Hasselblad X System camera, or you're deciding whether to, "Phocus" is the word you might keep running into and nobody quite defines. It's Hasselblad's own photo editing software, it's free, and depending on who you
Phocus, Capture One, or Lightroom? I Measured Instead of Guessing
Paid Members PublicThe same Hasselblad RAW, measured in Phocus, Capture One, and Lightroom: tone, color, and lens handling differ more than you'd guess.
Hasselblad X2D II Firmware 1.3.16.1 is Available
Paid Members PublicHasselblad published firmware 1.3.16.1 for the X2D II 100C today, the same day Phocus Mobile for Android V1.0.0 landed. No press release for the firmware, no email, nothing on their news page. My firmware tracker caught it this morning. The release notes list exactly two
Phocus 4.2.1 for Mac Has Eleven Words of Release Notes
Paid Members PublicHasselblad released Phocus 4.2.1 for Mac on July 15th. As I write this, their own Phocus product page still lists 4.2 as the current version. The build is on their CDN and in the API that feeds the downloads page. The page just hasn't caught
Phocus 4.2 Modifies Your RAW Files on Import and Breaks DxO PureRaw
Paid Members PublicPhocus 4.2 import rewrites the EXIF Model tag in 3FR files. DxO PureRaw rejects them, checksums break, and Hasselblad calls it by design.
Culling a 1,500-Frame Hasselblad Shoot in Fifteen Minutes
Paid Members PublicHow I sort a 1,500-frame Hasselblad card in 10 to 15 minutes with Palomino, then hand clean keepers (and ratings) to Phocus.
