The 907X CFV 100C pares everything back to give you a beautiful camera capable of beautiful results.
That price is almost 30% more than the Hasselblad 907X 50C.
By regular mirrorless camera standards, the 907X CFV 100C is expensive.
The camera combo itself is portable, although XCD lenses add significant weight
If you want the 907X Optical Viewfinder (OVF) or 907X Control Grip they’re both sold separately.
The mount for the new hot shoe adapter is unsurprisingly found on the top of the camera.
Coming from a vari-angle touchscreen, I thought I’d find the tilting mechanism limiting.
The CFV100C digital back (left) and the 907C camera body combine as a modular system(Image credit: Lauren Scott)
I adore the simplicity of Hasselblad’s menu systems, and the CFV 100CV is no exception.
These are slightly less easy to operate with gloves on, as they’re almost flush with the body.
Pressing the shutter button down lightly will set the autofocus, while a full press fires the shutter.
The 907X CFV 100C can be charged and tethered via USB-C(Image credit: Lauren Scott)
The camera is so solidly built that firing the shutter doesn’t cause any detectable shake or wobble.
Even so, the 907X CFV 100C moves on from the 907X 50C in several ways.
The camera’s improved 100MP sensor is paired with 294 phase-detect focusing points covering 97% of the frame.
On the right, a sturdy door slides open to reveal the battery and CFexpress card slot(Image credit: Lauren Scott)
As for exposure, spot metering was better than center-weighted in this situation.
I use my dog as a test subject for every camera that comes into my hand.
She’s convenient, but also fast-moving, and so a good test of an autofocus system.
Unboxing the Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C is a premium experience(Image credit: Lauren Scott)
Of course, magnifying the on-screen focus helps with this; it just takes some practice.
I definitely noticed camera shake under 1/60 sec.
It’s baffling that more camera manufacturers don’t offer built-in storage.
The stylish and thoughtful design extends to the packaging of the 907X CFV 100C(Image credit: Lauren Scott)
The CMOS sensor is also now back-illuminated, which improves low-light imaging and readout speeds.
Are the images better than those from my full-frameCanon EOS R6orCanon EOS R5?
Most of all, I noticed how naturally and accurately the 907X CFV 100C renders skin tones.
The 3.2-inch LCD touchscreen can be hard to view in bright overhead light
For HEIF, a much smaller file format, the bit depth drops to 10.
I’ve never experienced such true-to-life results as I have with the 907X CFV 100C.
But they’re first-rate, both optically and in the way that they’re constructed.
The camera’s touchscreen is one of the slickest and simplest I’ve seen(Image credit: Lauren Scott)
Should you buy the Hasselblad 907X CFV 100C?
Hasselblad’s Natural Colour Solution gives gorgeous contrast and saturation without images ever looking overprocessed.
You want high-resolution filesThe 100MP CMOS sensor provides astoundingly high-resolution images.
Face-detection can be set to auto, manual or off completely(Image credit: Lauren Scott)
You’re looking for the most affordable routeNo medium-format camera system is cheap.
I mounted the 907X CFV 100C on a sturdy Manfrotto tripod for around half of the images I took.
I shot in raw format.
White balance can be set manually, automatically or from presets(Image credit: Lauren Scott)
I tethered the 907X CFV 100C to my iMac and used Phocus software to control the camera.
First reviewed in January 2023.
There are three metering methods to choose between(Image credit: Lauren Scott)
The drive modes include exposure and focus bracketing(Image credit: Lauren Scott)
The 907X CFV 100C’s shutter is at the front under the lens
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The 3.2-inch LCD touchscreen can be tilted at 40 or 90 degrees
