Elite Sector: Features of Medium Format

When a medium format camera worth half a million rubles is brought to the service - **Fujifilm GFX 100S** or **Hasselblad X2D** - the owner’s legs give way when asked about the shutter life. The cost of repairs here is comparable to the price new used foreign car!

How do shutter systems work in medium format?

2 Dramatically different types of Medium Format shutters

1. Focal shutter in body (Fujifilm GFX 50S / GFX 100)

• Giant curtains cover the 44x33 mm matrix. Due to the greater mass of the lamellas, the GFX shutter has physical resource **150,000 – 200,000 frames**.
• An honest tag `ImageCount` is written in the EXIF ​​of the `RAF` frame.

2. Central Leaf Shutter: Hasselblad X1D, Phase One

• The Hasselblad has **no shutter at all**! A leaf shutter is installed directly inside each `XCD` lens.
• When purchasing a Hasselblad lens, mileage is calculated separately for each lens! Metadata about production is stored in firmware chip of the lens itself.

Table of shutter types in Medium Format

Medium format system	Shutter location	Where is the odometer stored?
Fujifilm GFX Series	In carcass (44x33mm focal length shutter)	In EXIF ​​file RAF (ImageCount)
Hasselblad XD System	Inside each lens (Leaf Shutter)	In the lens firmware (Lens Actuations)