Is a 100MP 4K Hasselblad X1D Coming?

When Hasselblad launched the X1D mirrorless, medium-format camera in June 2016 it was groundbreaking. With it’s 50 megapixel sensor it really raised the bar. Except for one thing: the 1080p video spec missed the mark by more than a few inches.

Launched just 2 months after the legendary H6D-50c adm H6D-100c, it looked like Hasselblad was laying claim in two categories. But many were on the 1080p video head-scratcher.

Since then, Hasselblad has updated the H6 platform with the 400 megapixel monster, the H6D-400c that, like it’s H-series brothers, also captures 4K video.

The X1D has quietly been left alone.  The occassional firmware upgrade. Lovely lenses and user contentment with a glorious 50 megapixel sensor.

Two years later, the absence of 4K video in a mirrorless is becoming a bigger elephant in the room. Whether Hasselblad releases an X1D-100c or an all new X2D, it can’t wait much longer.  There’s just too much competition out there.

We would love to see Hasselblad release an upgraded mirrorless in the first half of 2019.  If it will happen is still anyone’s guess.  But the channels we monitor are showing increasing chatter on this topic, which makes us think that something is in the works at Hasselblad.

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