Wide Angle Shoot Out - XCD 25V vs 28P

Comparing the Top XCD Wide Angle lenses

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TIMELINE
00:00 Intro Montage
00:23 Welcome
01:15 Similarities
02:15 28P Spec Advantages
02:59 25V Spec Advantages
04:40 Spec Summary
05:00 Real World Testing
07:07 FLARE Tests
08:14 Distortion & Vignetting
08:45 Contrast & Edge Sharpness
09:26 Portraits
10:02 Editing
10:58 Aperture Advantages
12:01 Auto focus
12:31 Handling
13:11 Conclusion

[AnarkiU]

I would get the 28mm 4.0 because of the compact size, the low weight and the focal length, whick is equivalent to a 22mm in full frame, the price is also nice. The 25mm is equivalent to a 19mm !

[jaekim]

Thank you for your great comparison on two lenses.. Matt, I see you used a Godox AD200 off camera. Which flash trigger did you use for? A Godox flash trigger for Nikon? or other? Please let me know.. Thanks again.

[patrickmolloy]

I love the 25V . No need for the P lenses if you have all V lenses. Nice review Mr Grainger

[jakobjohannsson]

Thanks Matt, this was a very helpful video.

[malcolmmacgregor]

Excellent video and very helpful. I am in the market for one or other of these lenses. I am keenest on the 28p but from what you say the quality of the 25V seems to be quite a bit superior so may change my mind. Many thanks for this.

[sangliersepromene]

Thank you for this very interesting comparison. I remain however on my hunger, being especially interested in landscape, where I am often at f 8 or 11. And there, I do not know if the image quality of the 25 is visibly superior to the 28mm.

[TheBrancos]

Very insightful comparison! 9:05 provides such a day and night difference

[maziatr]

I noticed lots of discolouration around the edges of your X2D. Have you found the anodisation used by Hasselblad to be too prone to normal use?

[hassanatapour]

Hope you can help here: Would your 25V lens shutter make lauder sound than your 28P?

[chrisbogart]

For me, it is the $2000 question. That is the price delta. I really do not shoot wide angle that often. I have the 45P and the 90, but jumped on the new 75P which is a great lens and more suited to my work. having said that, I would lean to the 28P knowing its shortcomings.

[paulbenoit]

NOthing revolutionary out of that comparison, all makes sense, nevertheless excellent video and review. I personally have the 25mm (together with 38 and 90), and the lens is simply up there as per expectations, in handling, image quality, ....and 2.5 aperture combined with IBIS really helps out taking low speed shots in low light handheld while keeping low ISO at the same time....as we all say, ....you get what you pay for. Hats off to Hasselblad for having drastically reduced the lead times as well. Seems like the whole XCD line up is available for purchase now. Just missing now the equivalent to what Fuji just released on the long end (500mm), ....and all will be covered (heck, even 300 + teleconverter would be great).

[patricklonguechaud]

Thank you very usefull comparison. I was a bit fed up with youtubeurs treating those lenses on par.

[petermendelson]

Having the 21mm and the 28P, it's hard for me to justify the 25v, but your flare and sharpness testing does show a real difference. I wonder how the 21mm would perform vs the 25v in those areas - any thoughts?. Also, I always apply the software profile corrections, so I wonder how the photos you posted would compare after software correction (of course this shouldn't affect the flare results). Thanks for the video!

[rodriguezahr]

I still don't get how Hasselblad makes a wide angle lens with such a tiny front glass! it's almost the size we see on smartphones :-) Thanks for the review, love the X system and I think I'll end up switching to it at some point. So beautiful, so tempting, so amazing to hold and shoot with.

[AMGOSUK]

I agree the 25V is a better lens - but I bought the 28P. I already have the XCD 4/21 + 2.5/38V and was looking for portability.
Now we see the very pricy 20-35E.

[riswanc]

The difference is quite drastic just as much as its price.. but i pick the 28 p for its size since i dont shoot wide very much

[atapourhassan]

25V makes a rather laud shutter sound when using leaf shutter- Is that true ? if so why didn't you mention that when shooting in a temple. Thank you

[胡百崇]

I choose the 28p cause of the size and weight

[bongjovi]

I dont understand why they don't release a 14mm full frame equivalent for landscapes and astro.

[gordonsuen]

Both great lenses. If you do a lot of astrophotography then the 25V is the preferable one.