Hasselblad RAW Files Now Open Natively in Capture One; Tethering Coming Soon

Hasselblad and Capture One have partnered to bring native RAW support to the editing software, ending years of conversions and workarounds for Hasselblad shooters. The update lands today, July 2, 2026, in Capture One 16.8.3 and Mobile 3.3.4.

You can now import, organize, and develop Hasselblad’s .3FR files directly with the software’s full toolset of layers, masks, color editing, and precision adjustments.

The support for three cameras is there at launch: the X2D II 100C, the X2D 100C, and the CFV 100C digital back. All three shoot with a 100-megapixel medium format sensor and 16-bit color, working out to roughly 281 trillion colors.

The CFV 100C’s support is worth a special mention for medium format holdouts – as a modular back, it mounts not just on the 907X body but on classic Hasselblad V System film cameras (500/200 series) and on technical and view cameras. This means older film bodies can now feed natively into a modern RAW workflow.

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Finally, Native Hasselblad Support!

Native Hasselblad support has been one of the most requested features in Capture One for years, raised repeatedly across forums and feature-request boards. Until now, if you wanted to get Hasselblad files into the software, you had to convert them, losing color fidelity and editing latitude.

Capture One says that they built the integration to be camera-specific rather than generic. Each of the three models gets its own dedicated color profile. Hasselblad’s XCD lenses get their own lens profiles, correcting distortion, chromatic aberration, and light falloff.

“Since the beginning, Hasselblad has been driven by a passion for photography and a commitment to giving photographers the tools they need to realize their creative vision,” said Bronius Rudnickas, Global Marketing Manager at Hasselblad. We are excited to make Hasselblad technology accessible to a wider audience.

Capture One CEO Rafael Orta adds that this is the collaboration “the photography community has wanted for a long time,” and that they’re glad it’s finally here.

Tethered Shooting yet to Come

The partnership still doesn’t cover tethered shooting. Connecting a Hasselblad camera directly to Capture One for live, on-set capture isn’t something you can do straight away. But worry not, the companies have announced it for later in 2026. The exact timing is still unknown, though.

Capture One already supports more than 550 cameras and 700 lens profiles, and Hasselblad now joins that list.

If you still haven’t used Capture One, there’s a free 7-day trial available on the company’s website.

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