S lenses on X1D

[setuporg]

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Could the CS versions of the S lenses be made to work on an X1D?  

[John McMaster]

Once you reverse engineer the S lenses and build an adapter that mates Hasselblad contacts to Leica.... In short, no - there are no (worthwhile) adapters for S lenses to anything other than the SL.

john

[setuporg]

Yes what I’m thinking is nothing should prevent the S lenses from usage on the X1D as the flange distance is longer on the S, so you basically pad it with an adapter.  Either reverse engineering or better amicable partnership of sorts would be a practical step, but first I want to check that the possibility exists optically and physically.

[peterv]

Optically, the official numbers for the image circle of an S lens and the Hasselblad X1D are 54 and 55 mm respectively. So theoretically there might be some vignetting or softer corders going on, but in practice I wouldn’t expect too much trouble🙂

The question about adapting S lenses has come up regularly and someday someone will make one, I guess. 

[Photon42]

I would guess if there will ever be one, it will first be for Fuji. They have a shutter in camera which gives you commercially a broader client base.