LEICA S with HC35mm
Review of using the HASSELBLAD HC35mm with the LEICA S typ 007.
It is a huge lens with a focal length of 35mm, which is different from a typical SLR lens with a focal length of 35mm, and it has the feel of a medium format lens.
The HC35mm lens I own is a FUJIFILM brand lens with the SUPER EBC FUJINON logo. The firmware of the lens is out of date and the HASSELBLAD X2D cannot use the autofocus function.
However, the LEICA S typ007 can use autofocus and I am satisfied with both focus speed and focus accuracy.
I have three medium format lenses with a focal length of 35mm: the HASSELBLAD HC35, the CONTAX DISTAGON 35, and the HASSELBLAD HCD35-90. Comparing the results, I feel that the image quality is HC35 > DISTAGON35 = HCD35-90. 35mm range of DISTAGON35mm and HCD35-90 shows a little distortion on the periphery of the results, but the HC35mm shows a pleasant image with a line that does not distort to the periphery. This shows that the HC35mm’s large size is not a feat.
The LEICA S has the latest design, the SUMMARIT-S 35mm ASPH. As of 2023, used lenses are reasonably common, so I am interested in the performance of the latest 35mm lenses, but 35mm lenses are saturated, so I am not ready to buy one.
However, the size of the lens is a bottleneck, and I have few opportunities to take it out with me. In terms of frequency of taking it out with me, I would like to use the HCD35-90 zoom lens if I only need one lens, the DISTAGON 35mm if it is light, or the HCD28mm or HCD24mm if I want a wider field of view. And there is certainly a desire for 35mm lenses to be lightweight.
If the HCD 35mm lens had been released, it would have been the same size as the HCD 28mm lens barrel and would have increased the presence of the HCD lenses as the wide-angle trio. 35mm lens, I would not have bought the HC35mm lens if it had existed.
35mm is a focal length that does not exist in XCD lenses, and it is interesting to see if 35mm is the ultimate or forgotten focal length here for Hasselblad.
The lens has many features, such as a large barrel, a large-diameter focal length without sacrificing vignetting, and a rear-focusing high-speed drive.
It is a lens that has not been renewed to Type 2, and although it is inconspicuous, it has a definite presence when used, and FUJIFILM G users should not be daunted by its size and use it.
Lens Size Comparison
HC35mm lens configuration diagram (taken from the official Hasselblad page)
DISTAGON 35mm lens construction diagram (taken from the official ZEISS page)
SUMMARIT 35mm lens configuration diagram (taken from the official LEICA page)
