Hasselblad
The Data Was Always in Your Older X2D II Files. Now Your Editor Can Read It
Yesterday I wrote about Phocus quietly fixing a bug it never told anyone about. Hasselblad does the same thing with camera firmware, and twice
Earth Rotation Compensation on the X2D II: The 4-Hour Location Window
A reader question about the X2D II's stabilization sent me back through Hasselblad's documentation this week. What I discovered down that rabbit hole changed how I now use my own X2D II. The short version: the
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Phocus Quietly Fixed a Bug I Reported 231 Days Ago
In December 2025, I filed a bug report with Hasselblad: color labels set on a .3FR RAW file in Phocus didn't survive
Hasselblad
Hasselblad X2D II RAWs Record Focus Distance. Now Your Editor Reads It
Every X2D II 3FR since firmware 1.2.7.11 records recoverable focus distance. Since firmware 1.3.16.1, Capture One and Lightroom read it and use it.
lenses
Hasselblad XCD 35-100E vs the V Primes: I Owned Both and Chose Twice
A variant of this question lands on almost every Hasselblad forum almost every week in some form. "Help me bridge the gap: 35-
workflow
A Complete Hasselblad RAW Workflow: Cull, Phocus, 16-Bit TIFF, Lightroom
Every week the same question surfaces on r/hasselblad, in the Facebook groups, or in my inbox: what does a sensible Hasselblad workflow actually
Hasselblad
Hasselblad X2D 100C: RAW Bit Depth, Buffer, and Continuous Shooting Specs
Search for the X2D 100C's RAW bit depth or its continuous shooting buffer and Google mostly hands you an article about a
phocus
How HNCS Actually Works: Hasselblad's Color Science Explained
HNCS isn't baked into your files at capture. Here's how Hasselblad's render-time color pipeline in Phocus actually works, mechanism by mechanism.
phocus
What Is Hasselblad Phocus? A Free RAW Editor for Mac
If you just bought a Hasselblad X System camera, or you're deciding whether to, "Phocus" is the word you might
phocus
Phocus, Capture One, or Lightroom? I Measured Instead of Guessing
The same Hasselblad RAW, measured in Phocus, Capture One, and Lightroom: tone, color, and lens handling differ more than you'd guess.
firmware
Hasselblad X2D II Firmware 1.3.16.1 is Available
Hasselblad published firmware 1.3.16.1 for the X2D II 100C today, the same day Phocus Mobile for Android V1.0.0 landed.
phocus
Phocus 4.2.1 for Mac Has Eleven Words of Release Notes
Hasselblad released Phocus 4.2.1 for Mac on July 15th. As I write this, their own Phocus product page still lists 4.2
X2D II
Phocus 4.2 Modifies Your RAW Files on Import and Breaks DxO PureRaw
Phocus 4.2 import rewrites the EXIF Model tag in 3FR files. DxO PureRaw rejects them, checksums break, and Hasselblad calls it by design.
X2D II
Culling a 1,500-Frame Hasselblad Shoot in Fifteen Minutes
How I sort a 1,500-frame Hasselblad card in 10 to 15 minutes with Palomino, then hand clean keepers (and ratings) to Phocus.
workflow
Capture One's Hasselblad Support: What You Get and What Stays in Phocus
Capture One 16.8.3 opens Hasselblad 3FR files natively. What you get today, and what still needs Phocus: HNCS color, HDR output, FFF, tethering.