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By Ilkka Nissila · Posted
Given the central shutters in the X series lenses, it's more special as a portrait camera for location use than landscape or studio IMO. The fast sync speeds possible without power loss make it a good choice for outdoor portraits with flash lighting combined with natural light. In dim conditions and if the subject is more dynamic, the LIDAR should be a good technology to incorporate given DJI use it elsewhere (drones, movie camera). IBIS is obviously very useful for portraiture in low light. Yes, of course it is also great for landscape etc. but for me at least, having access to tilt/shift lenses and telezooms is important for landscape. Video from a slow read time 100 MP sensor seems like an exercise in frustration: there would be rolling shutter and the processor would have to work very hard to downsample the 100 MP to sane video resolutions. DJI owns a majority stake in Hasselblad but probably these cameras are still designed and manufactured in Sweden with some technology collaboration (LIDAR) with DJI. -
Yes, I was thinking the same and in 3-6 months there may indeed be some kind of (probably paid as the camera is cheaper than the older model) unlock code. And then we can get videos of mountain streams and city traffic lights as well as the photos. Yay. -
I can’t remember but did they get a lot of negativity when video was included in the X1D range so left it out of the X2D and haven’t bothered putting it back in? It was a period of photographers whining about any sort of video sullying their purist fetish but most of that noise has died out these days. Possibly literally in many cases. I suspect it’s only a (paid perhaps) firmware update away from being included, particularly as the collection of bros they gave it to to “review” are hybrid shooters who would welcome the chance to generate some more “This changes everything” fluff a few months down the line. I suspected the inclusion of IBIS was originally to facilitate a pixel shift mode for when 100mp isn’t enough (!) but that’s not in there either. They just say it’s there for handheld shots of blurred streams and nighttime traffic streaks, which has it’s place I suppose. -
IBIS is good for longer duration exposures without a tripod. So for landscape photographers, use a tripod! Any serious one’s do. It helps me with slightly longer handheld exposures on jobs in lowlight, but I could also be less of a lazyarse and use a tripod. So required? Nope. So why include it? Dunno 🤷♂️
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Unless the intention is to keep the brand exclusive and esoteric? DJI can, after all, release whatever they want under the DJI brand so I can see the attraction in maintaining a “not for everyone” product line. (But why they then add Everyman features such as IBIS I have no idea)
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