Hasselblad(sp?)
Nov 10, 2017 08:33:06 #
With Canon's introduction of the 52MP 5DSr, there is no longer any need to think about the medium format Hassi. As Peter Hurley says, this camera is a game changer...so accurate that it will capture the veins in the eyes from 20 feet. The reduction in weight with no loss of quality at a $3500 price is a WOW. No need to spend $40,000 to $80,000 to compete with the NY big boys. This camera produces 24 x 36 prints out of the camera with excellent quality and detail. The only con is that each photo is 62MB, and even with a souped up MAC, processing time suffers.
Nov 10, 2017 08:49:46 #
cytafex
Loc: Clarksburg MA
joenardella wrote:
Anybody out there use Hasselblad cameras?
I have used Hassleblad's since 1996 and you can't find a more rugged, versatile camera system. You can find some excellent deals on eBay as there are less people shooting medium format these days. Some of the 200 series can be pricey such as 203 and 205's, but I have bought nice 500CM bodies for less than $300. Also is the 201F bodies that have a focal plane shutter with speeds to 1/2000 that mirror pops back up after exposure and usually is under priced because not many are aware of the features. H series is a whole different scene and very expensive depending the model. Ziess lens are wicked sharp.
Nov 10, 2017 08:50:58 #
Reading Ansel Adam's autobiography I was surprised to read that he used a Hasselblad camera to capture some of his most famous images.
Adams said, "If we had very heavy cameras we simply didn't go so far or take so many pictures. ... He liked using a large format camera 8x10. His favorite medium format camera was a 6x6. For the last 20 years of his life, he used a Hasselblad medium format, which he created the famous "Mood and Half Dome" image. Aug 20, 2011
From Through the lens: Ansel Adams: How did he do it?
photojournalistjournal.blogspot.com/2011/08/ansel-adams-how-did-he-do-it.html
Adams said, "If we had very heavy cameras we simply didn't go so far or take so many pictures. ... He liked using a large format camera 8x10. His favorite medium format camera was a 6x6. For the last 20 years of his life, he used a Hasselblad medium format, which he created the famous "Mood and Half Dome" image. Aug 20, 2011
From Through the lens: Ansel Adams: How did he do it?
photojournalistjournal.blogspot.com/2011/08/ansel-adams-how-did-he-do-it.html
Nov 10, 2017 09:05:39 #
jeryh
Loc: Oxfordshire UK
Yes, 501CM plus 40CFE & 100 f3.5; superb camera, but not easy to get the right film, and really you need to get processing/ scanning as one package.
Nov 10, 2017 09:36:49 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
joenardella wrote:
Anybody out there use Hasselblad cameras?
i use hasselblad cameras and their appropriate lenses, among other film cameras.
no one builds a better camera than the hasselblad 500 series.
Nov 10, 2017 09:43:13 #
Nov 10, 2017 10:15:09 #
I used Hasselblad exclusively for several years. When digital became a serious alternative, I sold my equipment.
Nov 10, 2017 10:36:49 #
Yes, I have 2 500cm's along with 50, 80 and 150mm lens. Used them during my wedding, portrait and whatever else I shot during my pro years back in the 80's upto 2005. I will never sell them. During the time I was using them almost every day I never had one break down, or stop working. Sent them in once a year for a look over, they just work.
Randy
Randy
Nov 10, 2017 10:40:53 #
joenardella wrote:
Anybody out there use Hasselblad cameras?
Yes - two film bodies and five lenses since 1989. They are great cameras. I develop my own B&W and send the color film to a lab. I scan the results myself.
I once had an Xpan (24x36 and 24x65 mm format) which was as well built as any Leica but not as practical.
Nov 10, 2017 11:09:44 #
joenardella wrote:
Anybody out there use Hasselblad cameras?
Sold my Hasselblad equipment a couple of years ago. I miss it big time. Nothing like it. I went to digital for the convenience. Oh well live and learn.😩
Nov 10, 2017 11:42:53 #
I used one in the late 50s for a short time doing weddings with it. Frankly, I didn't like it all that much. (Heavy, noisy, cumbersome to handle) I went back to my Rolleiflex 2.8E. Also, I did a job a for a pig breeder shooting the interior of his new pens. Big, big mistake. The smell soaked into the Blad's covering and I never did get it off. I couldn't use it for a wedding after that, but, as I said, I didn't like it that much anyway. Just me I guess.
Nov 10, 2017 11:46:23 #
AP wrote:
…120 film may be hard to get processed.
120 is no problem to process. The Darkroom in San Vlemdnte CA and Old School Photo Lab in Dover NH for 2.
Nov 10, 2017 11:46:59 #
Nov 10, 2017 12:09:46 #
joenardella wrote:
Anybody out there use Hasselblad cameras?
I had one way back in the 80's
Nov 10, 2017 13:35:27 #
Back in the day, I rented a 500C outfit when I needed it: either for the superb quality or just to impress a client (who was paying for it anyway!). For those of us with a background in film and purely manual cameras, it was a great machine to use. The modular design made it possible to stop and shoot Polaroids (remember them?) in the middle of a roll of film, or as was mentioned, switch film backs instantly. It was also heavy, bulky, at times temperamental and not my first choice for location shoots.
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