Hasselblad X1D beats Nikon D850 with 102 points at DxO
Oct 26, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
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Just 20 days ago, Nikon D850 was crowned the best DSLR ever, according to DxO tests. It was the first camera to reach the overall score of 100, but now there’s a new winner. Hasselblad X1D-50c, medium format mirrorless camera, has won the overall score of 102. According to DxO, it’s now the best commercially-available medium-format sensor you can get. If medium format is what you’re looking for.
Hasselblad X1D features a “cropped” medium-format 50Mp 43.8 x 32.9mm CMOS sensor. It’s smaller than the traditional 6 x 4.5 medium-format frame size, but as Dxo writes, Hasselblad’s digital medium format offers a significantly bigger surface area compared to full-frame sensors.
DxO has compared the quality of several highly-rated cameras, both full frame and medium format. Judging from the tests, Hasselblad X1D excels in all three categories: color depth (Portrait score), dynamic range (Landscape score) and low-light ISO (Sports score).
When it comes to color depth, it slightly lags behind Nikon D850 and Phase One OQ180 digital back. Dynamic range tests put Hasselblad X1D and Nikon D850 at the same position, above all other tested models. Finally, as for the low-light ISO score, Hasselblad X1D takes the first place. However, as DxO notes, this isn’t surprising considering the difference in sensor size between the tested cameras.
If you’d like to go more into depth, you can see all the test details for Hasselblad X1D on DxO’s website. It has passed the 100-point barrier, so it’s pretty clear how well it performed on the tests. And I’m sure it’s a really stunning camera (if any of you have tested it, share your experiences). Personally, with almost $6000 price difference, I’d be quite pleased with Nikon D850 that scored “only” 100. For my needs, it’s more than enough.
[via Mirrorless Rumors]
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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39 responses to “Hasselblad X1D beats Nikon D850 with 102 points at DxO”
645z had 101 a few years ago :)
I heard they have basically the same Sony sensor :)
Bartosch Salmanski yea, pretty much.
Bartosch Salmanski Not likely the Blad has a 4:3 44 x 33 mm sensor, the Nikon has a 35.9 x 23.9 mm 3:2 sensor, not even near “basically the same sensor”
Darell he meant pentax 645z and hassleblad
Bartosch, D850 is not a Sony sensor;)
I should think that only being marginally outshone by a camera that outprices it by ten grand speaks rather well of the D850, or poorly of the medium-format sensor sporting Hasselblad.
Not really a fair comparison, how would the D850 fair if it had a 44 x 33 mm sensor. To score 2 points lower with a sensor 40% smaller to me makes the Nikon the clear winner… Note: I am not a Nikon user.
Nope: Sony wins. :)
Amede Phonon why ?
Salvatore: because the actually make both sensors.
Cristian Briscu, that’s ecactly the point, that makes the D850 a great camera.
Amede Phonon, the definetly don’t.
Even if the sensor statement were correct, the sensor is only one part of what completes the hardware.
Hasselblad not the most portable bit of gear though, Try finding a 400 or 600 mm lens for it.
I still think this is just a “marketing” push. Or Ambush if I can call it so.
Rather have the Nikon
Of course Hasselblad beats Nikon. That’s like comparing a Rolls Royce to a Kia.
So cost : performance ratio the Nikon wins. Until they test the Sony A7R III.
Would you compare 5D IV vs Oly e-m10, and be surpeised, when FF actually beat MF4/3? Probably not… but this is same thing :)
This is like comparing apples to oranges especially the price difference…..
Personally I believe the IPhone 4s has a much better camera than the hassleblad and Nikon combined. Just can’t compete with that tbh.
Medium format vs Full Frame, not a fair comparison. Also the Hassey would have been tested with Zeiss lenses unless the Nikon also had them for its test, it was even less fair.
probably a fujion lens these days
Stupid comparison. One has a Medium Format Sensor and the other one has only a full frame sensor….
2 points! OMG!
Just threw my D850 in the garbage. I’m done with Nikon. :)
The Hasselblad beats the Nikon with round about 6.000 $. Nice price for fucking 2 points.
Joseph Parry HELP!! (again) :D
At over double the cost, it better…
I do not find there at DXO, where my Nikon D5100 beats Hasselblad … :(
A $9,000 camera vs a $3,000 camera. I’d expect no less.
I hear they’re giving free ones away to people who comment and have an empty chair in their profile pic. Right? Right.
By 2 points only !!!! Ill take the Nikon any day !! Especially since the hassleblad spends most of its time in the repair shop !!!!
Amen!
102/100? Huh? How many possible points are there?
Anyone else wondering why the Hassy is barely better when it is 16bit color vs Nikon’s 14bit? DXO is an ok gauge of performance but if you have played with both raw files, the Hassy blows the Nikon away in so many ways due to the 16bit, 65,000+ tones vs the 16,000 of 14bit.
Bullshit, it is impossible compare TRUCK with CAR. Sensor sizes are not comparable.
Do not forget this is only about the sensor performance, just 2 points. Of course a sensor is extremely important no doubt about it, but what about all the other features that Nikon has and the Hasselblad hasn’t? For that difference in price whoever thinks of buying a Hasselblad except for the name just has money to throw away. Certainly no value for money, apart from that I find the Hasselblad an ugly looking camera.