I finally bought the Hasselblad. Old School
Jul 27, 2013 21:07:03 #
Xantoz
Loc: Delaware
Well gang after shooting digital for 20 years I bit the bullet and went Old School. I mean 1958 Hasselblad 500c and an 80mm Zeiss planar lens and the 140-250 zoom old school originals. 20 rolls of B&W film. If I could only find my light meter. At least I still have my college notes from 1969. It pays to be a pack rat.
Wish me luck. If I get anything decent I promise to post it. All advise will be appreciated in these uncharted revisited waters.
Wish me luck. If I get anything decent I promise to post it. All advise will be appreciated in these uncharted revisited waters.
Jul 27, 2013 22:13:55 #
Why don't you post the first photo that you take and your tenth and then your twentieth and see how much you improve
Jul 27, 2013 22:24:54 #
Xantoz
Loc: Delaware
tramsey wrote:
Why don't you post the first photo that you take and your tenth and then your twentieth and see how much you improve
Sounds like a plan to me. Will be fun to see the progress. And what I remember ;-)
This is the kit
Jul 27, 2013 22:26:46 #
Good luck indeed!
On many of my older cameras, it's the shutter leafs that cause the most problems - get stuck or drag on the faster shutter speeds. But this can be corrected. For a Hasselblad 500c, I think it would be well worth the price and effort to have a skilled technician clean and tune up the camera's mechanical parts so that it performs just like when it was new.
On many of my older cameras, it's the shutter leafs that cause the most problems - get stuck or drag on the faster shutter speeds. But this can be corrected. For a Hasselblad 500c, I think it would be well worth the price and effort to have a skilled technician clean and tune up the camera's mechanical parts so that it performs just like when it was new.
Jul 27, 2013 22:33:22 #
Xantoz
Loc: Delaware
It was. It's flawless and immaculate the prism is a a mess but a piece the manager gave me cause I can't see worth a damn. It was from his personal collection. He even gave me the book off his shelf. And lots if other goodies. Calumet in Philadelphia is great. I buy all of my canon stuff there. So this will have its own little section in my think tank bag.
Jul 27, 2013 22:36:46 #
Xantoz
Loc: Delaware
rook2c4 wrote:
Good luck indeed!
On many of my older cameras, it's the shutter leafs that cause the most problems - get stuck or drag on the faster shutter speeds. But this can be corrected. For a Hasselblad 500c, I think it would be well worth the price and effort to have a skilled technician clean and tune up the camera's mechanical parts so that it performs just like when it was new.
On many of my older cameras, it's the shutter leafs that cause the most problems - get stuck or drag on the faster shutter speeds. But this can be corrected. For a Hasselblad 500c, I think it would be well worth the price and effort to have a skilled technician clean and tune up the camera's mechanical parts so that it performs just like when it was new.
Cool you are from Philadelphia!! Was just there shopping today.
Jul 28, 2013 01:55:55 #
Xantoz wrote:
Cool you are from Philadelphia!! Was just there shopping today.
Was certainly nice weather for shopping!
I assume you do your own developing and printing, but if you're looking for a good professional lab, I highly recommend Philadelphia Photographics in downtown Philadelphia, near 13th & Samson Streets. I go there primarily for high resolution digital scans from negatives, as well as film processing. They always do a fantastic job and know what they are doing, unlike most of the drugstore photo labs.
Jul 28, 2013 03:15:45 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
Wow.............That's two of us using a 'Blad. I found the metered prism a godsend, in seeing a non-reversed image on the screen. The zoom lens would have been very usefull on sports pics, not having to change from 80mm to 250mm lenses. Hope you have fun and sucess in using a beautiful instrument.
Jul 28, 2013 04:09:00 #
Xantoz
Loc: Delaware
Pablo8 wrote:
Wow.............That's two of us using a 'Blad. I found the metered prism a godsend, in seeing a non-reversed image on the screen. The zoom lens would have been very usefull on sports pics, not having to change from 80mm to 250mm lenses. Hope you have fun and sucess in using a beautiful instrument.
Panlo8 thanks for the welcome. This was at the top of my bucket list. I am thrilled and hopefully the rain stays in the sky today. I could not resist that gorgeous lens. I will post the results.
Jul 28, 2013 04:16:53 #
Xantoz
Loc: Delaware
rook2c4 wrote:
Was certainly nice weather for shopping!
I assume you do your own developing and printing, but if you're looking for a good professional lab, I highly recommend Philadelphia Photographics in downtown Philadelphia, near 13th & Samson Streets. I go there primarily for high resolution digital scans from negatives, as well as film processing. They always do a fantastic job and know what they are doing, unlike most of the drugstore photo labs.
I assume you do your own developing and printing, but if you're looking for a good professional lab, I highly recommend Philadelphia Photographics in downtown Philadelphia, near 13th & Samson Streets. I go there primarily for high resolution digital scans from negatives, as well as film processing. They always do a fantastic job and know what they are doing, unlike most of the drugstore photo labs.
I plan on using them for developing and scanning high quality. I do my own printing up to 13x19. They come highly recommended by friends in the business
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I would think the drugstore developers would not have a clue on working on this film. We have a great camera shop in Newark Delaware I think also does lab work. Thank you for the heads up. I can see a darkroom in the futures. ;-)
Jul 28, 2013 04:47:38 #
Awesome. Good luck. You should develop your negatives yourself and then scan or better yet print them. It is far better than most labs
Jul 28, 2013 05:49:23 #
good on you joining the ''Blad club"' you will nearly cut your fingers on the negs they are that sharp. I had 3 other 6x6 cameras before so I was us to the larger format. so after all these years this is my line up.
40mm 50mm 60mm 80mm 150mm 250mm & a Blad bellows,Polaroid back.. 2 bodies. 6 backs.. Unfortunately since the digital bug bit me I haven't used them for a while, but they will probably outlast me.I even found in my box of strange things a adapter to fit the Blad lens to a Nikon. Must try it out one day
Ill be interested to see what you come up with ...on your new adventure.
40mm 50mm 60mm 80mm 150mm 250mm & a Blad bellows,Polaroid back.. 2 bodies. 6 backs.. Unfortunately since the digital bug bit me I haven't used them for a while, but they will probably outlast me.I even found in my box of strange things a adapter to fit the Blad lens to a Nikon. Must try it out one day
Ill be interested to see what you come up with ...on your new adventure.
Jul 28, 2013 06:36:55 #
Xantoz wrote:
I plan on using them for developing and scanning high quality. I do my own printing up to 13x19. They come highly recommended by friends in the business
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I would think the drugstore developers would not have a clue on working on this film. We have a great camera shop in Newark Delaware I think also does lab work. Thank you for the heads up. I can see a darkroom in the futures. ;-)
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I would think the drugstore developers would not have a clue on working on this film. We have a great camera shop in Newark Delaware I think also does lab work. Thank you for the heads up. I can see a darkroom in the futures. ;-)
Re' the dark-room, mine is in a loft space. I haven't used mine for about 9 years but for some reason or other (do you think it's nostalgia) I can't or will not clear it out. kitcar
Jul 28, 2013 07:21:48 #
Xantoz wrote:
Well gang after shooting digital for 20 years I bit the bullet and went Old School. I mean 1958 Hasselblad 500c and an 80mm Zeiss planar lens and the 140-250 zoom old school originals. 20 rolls of B&W film. If I could only find my light meter. At least I still have my college notes from 1969. It pays to be a pack rat.
Wish me luck. If I get anything decent I promise to post it. All advise will be appreciated in these uncharted revisited waters.
Wish me luck. If I get anything decent I promise to post it. All advise will be appreciated in these uncharted revisited waters.
I wish you all the luck in the world (although something tells me you won't need it) and I can't wait to see your shots. Do you know where you will get the film processed or will you do that yourself? :-) :-) :-) :thumbup: also I see you from Delaware. I've been there many times - lovely part of the world. Brandywine river is a great photographic spot.
Jul 28, 2013 07:28:37 #
I still miss my Hasselblad, but i have two film backs that i am not using. Send me a PM if you are interested.
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