Mid Format Digital Camera

Super 8 is still a fairly economical format, even in the digital era.

I've been a serious professional photographer since the mid-80's, mostly shooting film on 4x5 systems until switching to digital about 10 years ago when film processing and Polaroid proofing became difficult to accommodate. Happily enough I went to the big Nikon digital cameras with prime lenses and still use them on serious assignments for my architecture and interior design clients. But I also love to walk about on time off in foreign cities or local mountain hikes and frankly, a full frame FX camera with a good mid-range zoom is not all-day friendly. At the same time I did not want to give up a serious approach to my imaging on walkabouts - - enter this beauty from Fuji. The IQ is outstanding, and equipped with a good mid-range zoom I'm clocking in with about 2 lbs total! I'm delighted. The camera's menu can be daunting, however, a claim substantiated with an included 300 page manual. Then again, it is a multi-purpose tool designed to accommodate a number of varied tasks admirably (and that it does). So my recommendation there is to master the settings you actually use and let the rest live in a world of maybe later. One can always got to Google or YouTube and find perfectly good shortcuts as necessary. In sum - - I Love This Camera! The attached image is of a Coyote that wandered through my backyard a few days ago. It was photographed on the Fuji X-T3 with their 18-135 mm zoom at 135mm (35mm equivalent 200mm), through a closed kitchen window, and cropped 8-fold! Out of camera jpeg, no post! I rest my case.

This Pelican case is very rugged and just what I was looking for to carry my large format digital camera and one large macro lens. There was also room for my filters (Lee) and various accessories.

I use this to connect my digital back to the lens on my large format camera. The pushbutton on the device allows me to 'wake up' the digital back before pushing the shutter release. Works like a charm!

We bought this camera because we wanted a nice digital format to take photos and videos of our new baby. This is my first real camera and I am very inspired by the quality in the pics to learn everything I can about it. We feel like this camera will grow with us from taking family pics to shooting an independent movie.

So you know where I'm coming from: Shot medium format film in the 80's and 90's. Loved the image quality. And because of that experience, I couldn't bring myself to buy a digital camera that was only full frame that cost more than my Mamiya 645! Not trying to start any arguments here, I think digital full frame image quality is generally better than 35mm film, but I still couldn't buy it. Finally, with the Fuji 50R, I found a price point and a cropped medium format compromise I could live with. The Fuji 32-64 and this 250 are the 2 sharpest lenses I've ever owned. The image stabilization on the 250 is fabulous. Even with the 1.4 teleconverter(sorry it's not 1.9 or 2), I have taken seemingly impossible hand held shots at 1/30th of a second. To an old film guy, that's impressive. The engine image is a straight-out-of-the-camera jpg that has been resized for upload, but look at the severe crop of the front where one can easily read where the toolbox is. This is a handheld shot with the 1.4 teleconverter on a moving train. Auto focus and OIS on, F9, 1/180, ISO 400. I can live that.

I bought this tripod to support my new FujiFilm GFX 50sii digital medium format camera. I was replacing an older model Gitzo aluminum tripod with a ball head. I have used the Manfrotto Befree a few times in cold weather (I live in British Columbia, Canada) and it has held up well in the snow. I am surprised by how light and compact this tripod is, given the maximum payload. So far, I am very happy with my purchase.

I use the camera as a back up and candid utility camera, my big gun is medium format digital. Great price on Cyber Monday sale. My old G12 is being used by an International painter for life modeling documentation and he won't give it back. Wide angle lens is perfect for his work.

This camera is top notch. Finally was able to save enough to make the leap to medium format and I don't regret it one bit. The Hasselblad 907x is an excellent camera. It's a straight forward easy to use system with a quality build. It has a minimalist design and well laid out menu with a touch screen. I've dreamt of a digital medium format for many years. I have an old beat up 500cm film camera whereas the 50c digital back can easily be attached. This is a versatile modular camera system which can be used with the many different Hasselblad cameras. It's well worth the money it's priced at. Considering what you used to have to pay for a digital medium format system, the price is relatively fair. I mean you are purchasing a true work of art. And it's just a fun camera to go out and shoot with, even if you don't come home with an award winning photo. :) One cool feature I discovered after buying this camera is that it has in camera focus bracketing, which is extremely convenient. I purchased the 45mm lens with the 907x 50c system. Now will I be able to afford another lens anytime soon? Absolutely not. But one day. The 45mm p lens is a great lens and is incredibly sharp. I've also discovered that Hasselblad has a ton of webinars on their YouTube explaining just about everything about their cameras and systems and even chats with other photographers. Even if you don't own a Hasselblad I highly recommend checking out their YouTube. There's always something new to learn. -@meltedconcept

Works great for copying photos or documents to digital format.