What Does the XT Weigh?
The Phase One XT system is comprised of a back, body, and lens. Unlike some tech cameras the XT comes with a grip and dovetail mount, natively rotates from horizontal to vertical, and does not require any additional cables, batteries, controllers, or adapter plates.
Maximum Weight: Heaviest Native Lens (XT 32HR), with dovetail attached.
| 700 g | Phase One XT Body (with dovetail) |
| 750 g | Phase One IQ4 Back (with battery/card) |
| 1100 g | Phase One XT 32HR Lens (with X-Shutter) |
| 2550 g / ~5.6 lbs | TOTAL |
Minimum Weight: Lightest Native Lens (XT 70HR), dovetail removed.
| 615 g | Phase One XT Body (no dovetail) |
| 750 g | Phase One IQ4 Back (with battery/card) |
| 700 g | Phase One XT 32HR Lens (with X-Shutter) |
| 2065 g / ~4.6 lbs | TOTAL |
What are the XT’s Dimensions?
| XT Camera Body | |
| Length/Depth incl. Tripod foot | 70mm |
| Length/Depth without Tripod foot | 55mm |
| Height incl. Tripod foot | 160mm |
| Height without Tripod foot | 138mm |
| XT – HR Digaron-S 23mm f/5.6 | |
| Length | 95mm |
| Height | 107mm |
| Width | 95mm |
| XT – HR Digaron-W 32mm f/4 | |
| Length | 118mm |
| Height | 107mm |
| Width | 98mm |
| XT – HR Digaron-W 70mm f/5.6 | |
| Length | 109mm |
| Height | 107mm |
| Width | 89mm |
Compared to a View Camera
The Phase One XT includes built-in rise, fall, and shift in the body itself. Such technical movements are typically the domain of modern view cameras, such as the Cambo Actus or Arca Swiss Universalis. Such modern view cameras are significantly smaller than their 4×5 and 8×10 film forefathers. For example, the 4×5 Arca Swiss Monolith was 5500g (~12 pounds) for the body alone, while the modern Arca Swiss Universalis is roughly one-third that weight. The Phase One XT is even lighter, and just as importantly, greatly cuts down on the carry/pack size.
Arca Swiss Universalis
| 1790 g | Body (with bellows) |
| 750 g | IQ4 (with battery/card) |
| 400g | 70HR (with board) |
| 2940g / ~6.5 lbs | TOTAL |
Phase One XT
| 700g | Body |
| 750g | IQ4 (with battery/card) |
| 700g | XT 70HR |
| 2150g / ~4.7 lbs | TOTAL |
Compared to a Phase One XF
The Phase One XF has many advantages. It has fast autofocus, provided by a dedicated high-density sensor (the “HoneyBee” platform). For flash shooters, it has a built-in Profoto Air trigger and receiver that supports TTL and remote control of the light from the camera menu. This feature list goes on: fully automated focus stacking, vibration monitoring, integrated flash duration meter, and a big, bright glass viewfinder.
For those used to carrying a Phase One XF with a 35LS BR, for example, a similar Phase One XT kit will shed over two pounds and considerably shrink the carry/pack size.
Phase One XF
| 1400 g | Body (with battery & std Finder) |
| 750 g | IQ4 (with battery/card) |
| 1370 g | 35LS BR |
| 3872 g (7.7 lbs) | TOTAL |
Phase One XT
| 700 g | Body |
| 750 g | IQ4 (with battery/card) |
| 1100 g | XT 32HR |
| 2550 g (5.6 lbs) | TOTAL |
Compared to Smaller Formats
In many ways it’s not fair to compare a Phase One 150mp XT kit to a small-format or crop-medium-format camera. The Phase One uses a much larger sensor with more resolution, finer gradations, better color depth (true 16-bit raws), and higher dynamic range. For those used to the spectrum of quality ending with something like a Zeiss Otus, the Rodenstock HR digital large-format lenses used with the Phase One XT are in a league all their own. The XT also has built-in movement for every lens, while small-format and crop-medium-format bodies can only use movements on specific TS lenses.
On the other hand, the small-format cameras have features that the XT totally eschews, such as autofocus, 5+ fps continuous shooting, and video. Really, there is very little in common between an XT and these other cameras, and many ways in which any such comparison is unfair or even nonsensical (like comparing the number of boxes you can fit in a cargo van versus a convertible). However, since everyone has held a small-format or crop-medium-format camera, this is a useful physical guidepost for illustrating the size and weight of the Phase One XT.
The XT IQ4 150mp with 23mm Rodenstock HR ready to shoot, weighs just 2150 grams (4.7 pounds), and that includes the built-in dovetail-and-rotation functionality which requires an L-Bracket in other cameras.
Here are some small-format and crop-medium-format cameras that, with high quality wide-angle glass, weigh more than the XT IQ4 150mp with 23HR.
Canon 5Ds with L Bracket and Zeiss Otus
| 950g | Body (w/ battery & card) |
| 185g | L Bracket |
| 1390g | Zeiss Otus 28/1.4 |
| 2525g (5.6 lbs) | TOTAL |
GFX 100 with L Bracket and GFX 23mm
| 1400 g | Body (w/ viewfinder & batteries) |
| 200 g | L Bracket |
| 845 g | GFX 23mm |
| 2445 g (5.4 lbs) | TOTAL |
GFX 100 with L Bracket and Canon 24 TSE lens
| 1400g | Body (w/ viewfinder & batteries) |
| 200g | L Bracket |
| 780g | Canon 24TSE |
| 250 g | Cambo Canon Adapter for GFX |
| 2630 g (5.8 lbs) | TOTAL |
D850 with grip, L Bracket, and Sony Art lens
| 915g | Body (w/ viewfinder & batteries) |
| 300g | L Bracket |
| 355g | Battery grip with battery |
| 1090g | Sigma Art 35/1.2 |
| 2660g (5.9 lbs) | TOTAL |
Looking at this differently, we can compare the ready-to-shoot weight (minus the lens) of just the GFX body (with L-Bracket) at 1600 grams (3.5 lbs) versus the XT+IQ4 at 1491 grams (3.28 lbs).
The “Schneider Digitar Effect”
All the comparisons so far have been made assuming we’re using the XT with native XT Rodenstock HR lenses. However, the XT is also compatible with Canon lenses and Cambo lens panels, including those with Schneider Digitar lenses. While Schneider stopped producing this line of lenses a few years ago, they still perform extremely well, even at 150 megapixels of resolution. These Schneider lenses featured a different type of optical design than the Rodenstock HR series, which led to lighter and more compact lenses.
Note that Digital Transitions still has a couple Schneider Digitar lenses in Cambo TS mounts in our certified-pre-owned inventory, but you know the saying: first come, first serve.
Phase One XT with Schneider Digitar lens
| 700g | Body (with bellows) |
| 750g | IQ4 (with battery/card) |
| 500g | Cambo 43XL Digitar |
| 1950g (4.3 lbs) | TOTAL |
For those pursuing maximum image quality, the Phase One XT represents the absolute pinnacle of that goal. The weight and size compare quite favorably to cameras like the D850 or GFX, especially when they are combined with higher-quality lenses. It’s like having an 8×10 camera (and virtually unlimited film) you can easily throw into your day bag and comfortably use hand-held.
The bottom line? The Phase One XT is definitely smaller and lighter than you think. Put your hands on one at our upcoming events, and see for yourself.
