LEICA S with HC f2.2 100mm

Fastest Hasselblad H lenses for the LEICA S

A review and photo example of HASSELBLAD HC100mm (orange dot) with Leica S typ007

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Review

To use the Hasselblad HC 100mm F2.2 (hereinafter referred to as HC100) with the LEICA S Typ007 (including S2, S-E, S typ006, S3), you need to use the LEICA S adapter H released by Leica, and use the following configuration:

LEICA S +LEICA S adapter H +HC100

With the above combination, you can shoot with the LEICA S using autofocus (hereinafter referred to as AF).
The combination of the LEICA S Typ007 and HC100 has a reasonable focus speed, but the focus accuracy is not very good, so I attached a microprism screen: 16001 to the camera and shot with manual focus. With the 45mm x 30mm medium format digital sensor used by the LEICA S, multiplying it by the 35mm conversion factor of 0.8 makes it a medium telephoto lens with a focal length equivalent to 80mm.

It is no exaggeration to say that I bought a LEICA S body because I wanted to use this lens, and I used almost exclusively this lens on the first S body I bought, the LEICA S-E.

The clear view through the viewfinder of an SLR is the best thing about an SLR body and a large aperture lens. Also, the smooth depiction of the old Planar lens, which is a straightforward large aperture, is also appealing.

However, due to the old design, there are some difficulties with close-up photography, and although it does not meet the 10x rule, the minimum shooting distance for the lens alone is 0.9m, and when used with the LEICA S series, the extension tube for close-up photography cannot be used, so the problem of the minimum shooting distance cannot be avoided.

For this reason and because I now own the Summicron-S 100mm, which is a genuine Leica S lens with the same focal length, I do not use the HC100 very often at present. The strength of the Summicron-S 100mm is that it has a minimum shooting distance of 0.7m, which is 0.2m closer than the HC100.

The Contax 645 does not have a focal length of 100mm, but in terms of large aperture the Planar 80mm F2 is close, but I do not own this lens so I cannot compare it.

HC100mm lens configuration diagram (taken from the official Hasselblad page)

SUMMICRON-S lens configuration (taken from the official LEICA page)

Item	HASSELBLAD HC100	SUMMICRON-S 100
Focal length(mm)	100	100
Max aperture	2.2	2
Min aperture	32	22
Lens Construction	6elements in 5group	7elements in 5group
Min distance(m)	0.9	0.7
Lens length(mm)	80.5(Lens only)	102(Lens only) 146(with Hood)
Lens diameter(mm)	87.5(Lens only)	91(Lens only) 104(with Hood)
Filter Size(mm)	77	82
Weight(g)	780	910(Lens only) 965(with Hood)
Release date	2018=Orange Dot	2013