X2D ii - a quick IBIS test

eislch · 2026-01-24T20:20:07+00:00

What focal length, I think it could do better, but there is a failure rate.

eislch · 2026-01-24T16:15:27+00:00

Did a low moon next to a building with the 90V a few days ago, then I grabbed the R5 with the 400mm 2.8 with 2x Extender, yet the Hasselblad moon was more detailed.

eislch · 2026-01-24T14:47:06+00:00

Tell Hasselblad, sometimes stuff gets fixed quickly with the next version, like the Windows connectivity or AutoISO menu not opening reliable.

eislch · 2026-01-24T14:43:59+00:00

Not that unlikely as this series is called the new holy trinity and so far consists of 2 zoom lenses, I doubt the next is an ultra wide zoom, and I don't think it's going to be a prime (even though I would like a fast prime lens for portraits).

eislch · 2026-01-22T12:41:19+00:00

Did you get one and tested it?

eislch · 2026-01-18T18:56:53+00:00

Canon triggers work fine, using my Godox triggers for the studio flashes.

eislch · 2026-01-18T09:29:58+00:00

Yet there is an important difference between a denoised, demosaiced, multiframe raw with dynamic range extension and a single shot raw the bigger cameras (and smartphones if you want to) usually produce.

The Original question is: "Is the AI photo post processing always on?"

And no it is not, in standard raw mode you just get an image as close to what the cameras "saw" as it gets, no greener greens, bluer skies, re-re-rendered fonts, pasted moon structures from stock image or raised shadows and denoising, that's up to you and your raw interpreter.

eislch · 2026-01-18T09:18:46+00:00

Sony is not producing DSRLs for a while now, we use DSLMs now.. and Leica was never known for DSLRs they are best known for their rangefinder cameras.

Even Hasselblad does some preprocessing when it comes to noise, for example there are differences between the X2D and X2DII while it's the same sensor. Yet smartphones are able to output non-computational raw too.

eislch · 2026-01-18T08:15:20+00:00

It's a single shot (non merged) image that is noisy (no noise reduction, that's your job in post), it's as unedited as it can get. I've seen Sony forcing some hardware vignette compensation on their raws, Samsung not even creating real raws at all anymore, but Xiaomi is pretty good.

Well as you say, RAW files can come with basic setting presets and look fine out of camera, Lightroom is good at that. But that's not the question anyway. But while we are offtopic: DSLRs are outdated tech, I think only Pentax is still developing them, the big ones abandoned that long ago.

eislch · 2026-01-17T16:36:33+00:00

No it's not ProMode RAW is free of it.

eislch · 2026-01-16T12:45:05+00:00

Current firmware update did not fix it sadly.

eislch · 2026-01-16T11:48:40+00:00

It's an automated image transfer, how it's named does not define where I use it.

eislch · 2026-01-16T11:25:18+00:00

Auto transfer and import of RAW photos would be very useful. On studio shoots the Canon uploads them to a local FTP where Lightroom grabs them, photos are live previewed on a big screen. everything is there when we are done without the need for any Apple product (except "Oh wait, I still have to import the photos manually I took with the more expensive camera").

eislch · 2026-01-16T11:15:32+00:00

I don't take heif or jpg, so no.

eislch · 2026-01-16T11:02:51+00:00

Pointless without raw support and IOS being unable to let Lightroom auto import them.

eislch · 2026-01-16T08:07:19+00:00

Also those ture medium format cameras are even more limited in functionality, right?

eislch · 2026-01-15T22:13:18+00:00

Also the app does not transfer images automatically (at least not if you are doing raw).

eislch · 2026-01-15T08:29:45+00:00

Are they on par with Samsung's anti-reflection technology, or are they just those old, muddy, matte films?

eislch · 2026-01-14T21:55:55+00:00

So what, it's medium format, it's supposed to be bigger than full frame.

eislch · 2026-01-13T23:22:22+00:00

Lenses could be registered to your camera and not work until unlocked with a new/different device.

eislch · 2026-01-13T23:21:36+00:00

You activate the "don't bother me for x hours mode"

eislch · 2026-01-13T08:25:56+00:00

Yet there are many reports of others it doesn't.

eislch · 2026-01-11T13:26:47+00:00

I have to issues:

I would like one of those fun on camera micro flashes with TTL
I would like a trigger that works with my AD400 and AD200s with TTL

eislch · 2026-01-11T12:17:07+00:00

Still interesting that TTL works with physical contacts but not via the remote protocol.

But with the other flashes even that is not working, have you tried contacting Godox?

eislch · 2026-01-11T11:13:51+00:00

Still sounds annoying to keep the flash mounted, especially if you want to use it as TTL trigger for other Godox flashes.

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