Hasselblad's X1D is a photography nerd's dream camera

Medium format cameras are known for a few things. First and foremost, they produce excellent images that smaller format cameras can’t touch. Second, they are big and heavy and aren’t really designed to ever leave the studio. And finally, they are known for being really, really expensive. Hasselblad’s new X1D, announced earlier today, is a medium format camera that stays true to the first trend, bucks the second, and yeah, at nearly $9,000 for just the body, is still pretty expe