Photographer Proposes Eight UX Fixes for Hasselblad 907X and CFV 100C
On September 27, 2026, a photographer who has been using the Hasselblad 907X camera along with the CFV 100C digital back for more than a month shared a review outlining eight suggested enhancements. Among the main issues raised was the rotary dial of the 907X, which only adjusts the aperture in manual mode and necessitates the use of an Fn button for shutter speed adjustments. Recommendations for improvement include introducing a toggle mode for the Fn button and allowing users to customize the dial's direction. Additional suggestions involve adding haptic feedback for level alignment, defaulting to the lens's leaf shutter, customizable aperture ring direction, rebindable focus rings on P lenses, lossless RAW compression, a gyro AF lock akin to the Leica Q, and better LCD controls. The writer believes these modifications would improve the system's responsiveness.
Key facts
- The critique is based on over a month of extensive use of the Hasselblad 907X and CFV 100C digital back.
- The author compared the Hasselblad system with the Leica Q system and Fujifilm GFX line.
- In manual mode, the 907X rotary dial only changes aperture; shutter speed requires holding an Fn button while rotating.
- The author proposes haptic or beep feedback when the camera is horizontal or vertical, similar to Apple's camera app.
- The electronic shutter on the CFV 100C is criticized for severe rolling shutter; the firmware should default to the XCD lens leaf shutter.
- Uncompressed RAW files reach 200 MB, and the author requests lossless compression, especially since the CFV 100C lacks IBIS.
- The Leica Q's gyro AF lock is praised; Hasselblad already has a gyro for its Spirit Level.
- LCD controls are limited to Brightness, VRR, and overexposure warning, with no option to disable post-shot preview when the CFV back is used with a V-system camera.
Entities
Artists
- Victor Hasselblad
Institutions
- Hasselblad
- Leica
- Fujifilm
- Apple
- PetaPixel
- Pal2Tech