Peter Coulson“We don’t know how exactly DXO tests, but the Nikon D850 was tested the week before us and set a record score,” says Ove Bengtsson, longtime head of Hasselblad product development. “Our X1D then scored several points higher, probably for image quality and ergonomics.” Hasselblad now has legitimate claim to the title of world’s finest camera maker. DXO, an independent European testing organization, gave the 50-megapixel X1D field camera its highest rating ever, higher even than Hasselblad’s own H6D-50c studio camera, a less wieldy piece of equipment that shared its Hasselblad-designed touchscreen system, post-imaging software, and sensor with X1D. “X1D is not a sports camera, but image quality is unbeatable, except for our 100-megapixel H6D. The Chinese may be a minority stakeholder, but their appetite for aerial cameras is reshaping Hasselblad for the better.

Source: Forbes January 12, 2018 21:46 UTC