The new Hasselblad XCD 20-35mm is its most capable lens ever, and an ultra-wide dream for landscape photography

Hasselblad has unveiled its first 'Exclusive' zoom lens for its XCD lineup, the XCD 20-35mm f/3.2-4.5 E, designed for its medium-format cameras such as the divine X2D 100C, which remains one of our favorite professional cameras.

Until now, users of the X2D 100C had only prime lenses to choose from, but now there's an ultra-wide-angle zoom that sounds dreamy, especially for landscape and architecture photography.

It's also the first XCD lens with the 'E' designation, which stands for 'Exclusive' and what the company bills as the top optical performance in the series – not bad for a zoom lens that sits alongside esteemed primes such as the XCD 90mm f/2.5, one of the sharpest portrait lenses available.

The premium lens costs a whopping $5,929 / £5,699 / AU$9,639 – not a whole lot less than the cameras it's designed ...