X2D II Clipping in Phocus: Why the Histograms Disagree
You shoot a high-contrast scene in HDR mode. The X2D II's screen shows a clean capture: highlights intact, histogram comfortable. Then
Konrad Michels
An engineer who shoots. 30 years in systems software, 12 at Meta; now writing the technical documentation for Hasselblad shooters that the official docs don't.
Phocus
Phocus 4.2.2 for Mac: HEIF Fixes, Language Switching, Smoother Zoom
Hasselblad released Phocus 4.2.2 for Mac on August 20th, five weeks after 4.2.1. The build is on their CDN and
Phocus
Hasselblad RGB Is Missing From Phocus for Mac and Lightroom Export Menus
The built-in TIFF-16 preset exports in Adobe RGB (1998), and for most work that is the right choice. This is about the
Phocus for Mac Doesn't Apply Your Import Preset by Default. Neither Do Your Exports
Same X2D II RAW through both Hasselblad apps: Phocus Mobile matches the Standard preset. Mac imports sit 10% away until you apply it yourself.
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
X2D II
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
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
3fr
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.
X2D II
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
X2D 100C
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.