Hasselblad HC 80mm f/2.8

BEST LENS I EVER USED I suppose it should be no surprise that a standard size Hassy prime lens should be impressive, but I didn't expect this level of stunning. I believe this is the best lens I have ever used. With the large sensor of my 39 Hassy back that is at a 1.1 ratio compared to an actual medium format camera - this lens makes absolute magic. The falloff from ultra sharp to creamy blur is perfect. At wide open 2.8f the focused on part is still super sharp.

Excellent lens; that's probably why they were part of many Hasselblad camera kits This is one of the best lenses to have on your H4D Hasselblad, in my opinion. It's sharp, very small compared with other lenses (so you can fit it with your camera in a camera bag easily), and fast (aperture-wise). The other thing that makes it stand out is that it is I think one of the few lenses that, if you take the lens shade off, will allow you to take quite excellent pictures with the tiny built-in flash. One thing that it has trouble with sometimes is auto-focus speed. It tends to take a bit of time to focus. It also isn't a macro lens; I forget the minimum distance, but there have been a few occasions where I wanted to take a close up of something small and I had to back away from the subject to get it within focusing range.

Hasselblad's Standard Lens Great lens for essentially all practical work, it is sharp, and the image quality is wonderful. In my opinion, it is a great lens to start shooting Medium Format on.