Does anybody remember NPC Polaroid backs for Hassys?

Mainecoonmaniac · Oct 9, 2018

This back uses Fuji Instax 9 film.

https://petapixel.com/2018/10/09/combining-a-hasselblad-500c-m-and-a-fujifilm-instax-9/

guangong · Oct 10, 2018

Yep! Still have one. With universal use of digital by real estate sales, I doubt if my Polaroid back will ever be more than a curiosity. What I really enjoyed was my 4x5 Polaroid back, but the Kickstarter for that turned to other interests.

ic-racer · Oct 10, 2018

https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...1-4-x-3-1-4-film-holders.156089/#post-2023817
No light leaks, no framing issues, not focus issues and the back rotates to landscape or portrait orientation.

ic-racer · Oct 10, 2018

I'm calling it 'fake news.' The film back they show holds the Instax film in landscape orientation. Why is the guy's face showing on the film in 'portrait' orientaion?

Mainecoonmaniac · Oct 10, 2018

ic-racer said:
I'm calling it 'fake news.' The film back they show holds the Instax film in landscape orientation. Why is the guy's face showing on the film in 'portrait' orientaion?
View attachment 209212

Very observant!

AgX · Oct 10, 2018

Not observant at all. Here you see they made portraits in both orientations:

https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2018/10/93A0032-2-800x450.jpg

AgX · Oct 10, 2018

ic-racer said:
https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...1-4-x-3-1-4-film-holders.156089/#post-2023817
No light leaks, no framing issues, not focus issues and the back rotates to landscape or portrait orientation.

You are comparing apples to oranges... Your instaxed Horseman to an instaxed Hasselblad.

mweintraub · Oct 11, 2018

ic-racer said:
I'm calling it 'fake news.' The film back they show holds the Instax film in landscape orientation. Why is the guy's face showing on the film in 'portrait' orientaion?
View attachment 209212

ic-racer · Oct 11, 2018

AgX said:
Not observant at all. Here you see they made portraits in both orientations:

https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2018/10/93A0032-2-800x450.jpg

True, they could have mounted the camera 90 degrees on a pan-head tripod.

AgX · Oct 11, 2018

But indeed, as in all photos they only show a Hasselblad with only a waist-level finder, it would be awkward to do, as with turning 90° one would gain an uncomfortable height, plus an unusaul lateral position.

I am ignorant on the details of the Hasselblad mount, but I guess would it be possible to design the adapterplate that way that one could mount the Instax back turned by 90° degrees too, as with its slit pointing downwards.

Does anybody remember NPC Polaroid backs for Hassys?

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