Hass 50/2.8 F FLE question...

[Sim2]

Hallo,

Am I correct in assuming that the Hasselblad 50mm F2.8 F FLE lens will fit and function correctly i.e. auto diaphragm stop-down etc when fitted to a 2000FC camera?

I realise there will be no metering capability enabled from the lens as the body has no connections - just don't want to spend the extra over an F version if it won't function properly!

Additionally, was there a non FLE version of this lens?

Thanks in advance,
Sim2.

 

[Q.G.]

Yep. It was intended to work on those cameras, so no problem.

The Databus connections (used for metering by 200-series cameras) aren't on the F lens either. You need the FE (a.k.a. F/TCC) version for that.
An F (without E) lens will work on 200-series cameras and their metering systems too. You just have to use stop down metering.

But no such concerns when using a 2000-series camera.

And no. It always had FLE.

Great lens. But heavy...

 

[Sim2]

Thanks very much for this - got my eye on one

My reasons for not buying seem to be disappearing fast -
bad news for the wallet
but good news for a new "toy" to play with, err I mean good news for an investment to further my photographic possibilities

Sim2.

 

[Q.G.]

Let me try to help your wallet a bit.

I often leave this lens at home, carry the CF version instead, just because of the weight of the thing.

It takes very big filters.
It originally came with (or rather: you had to buy separately) a simple (as in: one piece) screw in hood with 86 mm thread. 86 mm filters would fit between the lens and the hood.
Later, they changed the hood to a two-piece affair. It still has a 86 mm thread on the rear for mounting it on the lens. The front part of the hood now unscrews, and threadless 93 mm filters are placed in between the two parts with the front part acting as a retaining ring, or threaded 93 mm filters screw directly into the rear part of the hood.

So with either hood, you need big and expensive filters.

A better alternative, one would think, would be to use a bellows hood and gel or resin filters in there. That will work with the ProShade 6093, if you can find the 93 mm adapter. 100 mm resin filters are affordable, and if you get those made by Lee, good.

However (there's always a catch...), the F lens' front end will rotate during focussing. And so will the hood. You can adjust it after focussing, of course. But a lot of fun it is not.

Another thing is that you still need to get an expensive glass polarisation filter, if you want one. And if you do, you will find that the bellows hood (or other hood) more often than not will not fit anymore. Unless, of course, you buy the even more expensive late style Hasselblad 93 mm polarizer.

So if you count a polarizer among your most used filters, break the news to your wallet carefully. And better forget about the ProShade.
Which leaves you with a very large bit of glass right on the front of the lens, with nothing at all shading it.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Thanks very much for this - got my eye on one

My reasons for not buying seem to be disappearing fast -
bad news for the wallet
but good news for a new "toy" to play with, err I mean good news for an investment to further my photographic possibilities

Sim2.

Buying Hasselblad equipment is always hard on the wallet by definition. See my signature line. Get over it.

Steve

 

[Sim2]

Thanks for the info Q.C.

Did not realise the front rotated during focussing, hmmm. Just like my old Canon 28-80L, some things never change! Have the Lee filter set up so would be a case of"just" an adapter ring, however...what is the weight of the CF version? Is there much of a size difference? The FLE versions of the CF lens are quite expensive and have the extra "optimum focussing" ring as well, oh decisions decisions decisions.

Sim2
*hiding the wallet*

 

[MikeSeb]

Buying Hasselblad equipment is always hard on the wallet by definition. See my signature line. Get over it.

Steve

You ain't kidding. I just dropped some coin on one of these myself. It's a boat anchor. Not sure yet I'm gonna keep it.

 

[Q.G.]

what is the weight of the CF version? Is there much of a size difference?

800 grams (for the CF FLE). The F version is 1240 grams.

The front lens of the F version is quite a bit larger, as the filter sizes used show.

 

[Sim2]

Lol!

Just been looking at the PDF sheets on Hasselblad Historical for these two lenses.
Rather undecided now, just got to find something around the house that is around 1.2kg to see how heavy that really is compared to 800g, or I might just save my money and put it off for another day. The joys of indecisiveness.

Sim2.

 

[Q.G.]

The F is a good lens though.
Hassle free FLE (no separate ring), with very good performance well into the close-up range (without needing tubes), and a stop faster (only one, but still) than the shuttered versions.