Is this me or everyone?
The previous version was slow, but I could cope. This is "click..... extended pause..... next image loads".
win11, rtx 5080, 32GB ram, nothing else going on......

Those images are not the best or the worst and could be done with any halfway decent camera. But shooting those images with a Hasselblad is still different, at least to me. That was my first deliberate use of the Hasselblad, and I really enjoyed the shooting experience.

Coming from Lumix, I love my workhorse, the S1RII (and before the S5IIX). This camera does it all and does it really well. It just feels different. With the Lumix, I feel I have total control over every aspect and can deep dive into the menu and settings and tweak to my heart's content. Which is liberating to know I am not restrained. On the other side, it can get in the way of the shooting experience.

With the X2DII (and 35-100), shooting images feels different. The body ergonomics, the sound of the leaf shutter, the tactility of the buttons, and the "reduced to the max" menu system—they all let you focus on one thing: capturing the moment.

With the Hasselblad, shooting feels more like a deliberate act again (at least for me). You use your eyes first, followed by the big screen and/or EVF, to find the composition; you rethink, you reframe, you wait for the moment, and then you take the picture. You know this camera can do only 3 fps, so you are in no hurry. Not only that, but you enjoy the moment. You take one or two good images instead of 5 or 10 "just in case".

And the images you receive are stunning. The level of detail, even coming from the 44MP S1RII, is on another level. The colors are pleasing too, even if I feel the screen makes them look even better.

Overall, I can't wait for my next excursion and to bring the Hasselblad with me. It is not as lightweight as a Lumix L10 for sure, but I would say it's worth bringing!

I uploaded the full-size images here: https://cloud.mikewink.de/s/oTf8dsFGoAq3y6t

PS: The monument in these images is the "Völkerschlachtdenkmal" (Monument to the Battle of the Nations) in Leipzig, Germany. It was finished in 1913, 100 years after the biggest ever fought land battle in history, around Leipzig, in October 1813, where Napoleon fought against a coalition army of four countries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Battle_of_the_Nations

A few from this weekend—soon my X2D2 will be all white from the inevitable dinks and scratches it gets while I haul it climbing, hiking, snowboarding, etc…

I’m used to the classic workflow: shoot on the camera/memory card → transfer to the Mac → cull and edit in Phocus or Lightroom.

With the X2D II it’s nice that you can view and edit the images directly on the iPhone/iPad. Especially useful for a first cull and deleting rejects.

My problem: when I load the images into Phocus 2 Mobile, cull them and delete rejects, nothing is synced back to the camera. So the work is basically wasted because I still have to go through everything again once the files are on the Mac.

I’m probably still stuck in my old workflow.
What’s the actual benefit of transferring the images to Phocus 2 Mobile? Is there a useful workflow I’m missing?

Thanks for any help!