Depends. Do you have the money? then go for it. Life is short. Hasselblad gear does not depreciate much those days. And it's not as if the 180 was a lens which is to be avoided at all cost. If you're on a tight budget, put the money in something else (e.g. film, photo vacation, etc.)
If my life is of interested to anyone, I was in the opposite situation. A friend lent me a 150mm and I thought, not really my cup of tea. I decided to go with the 180 instead, found a pretty good deal and never regretted it. It's one of my most used lenses, if not THE most used. Really awesome piece of glass. Then I found a nice condition 150mm at $250... too good to pass, so I have a 150mm too. Definitely a different lens. I tend to use it more for portraits and such. The 180 is very good if you're into landscapes/cityscapes photography. Internet reviewers go on for hours that the 180 is front heavier than the 150, which is more balanced bla bla bla. In practice, I don't see much difference in handling. If weight is a problem shoot a 35mm rangefinder or an OM-2, not a Hasselblad.
That's interesting! I actually got the 150 with a half-way serious bid that I figured would be WAY too low and won, so I feel like no matter what I'll be able to get my money back out of that lens. I think I'm going to snag up the 180 and sell my 150, which actually got a full overhaul here in town because I got it for so cheap.
Great, great picture; and it's not often I see one I like so much that I stop to offer my appreciation!Depends. Do you have the money? then go for it. Life is short. Hasselblad gear does not depreciate much those days. And it's not as if the 180 was a lens which is to be avoided at all cost. If you're on a tight budget, put the money in something else (e.g. film, photo vacation, etc.)
If my life is of interested to anyone, I was in the opposite situation. A friend lent me a 150mm and I thought, not really my cup of tea. I decided to go with the 180 instead, found a pretty good deal and never regretted it. It's one of my most used lenses, if not THE most used. Really awesome piece of glass. Then I found a nice condition 150mm at $250... too good to pass, so I have a 150mm too. Definitely a different lens. I tend to use it more for portraits and such. The 180 is very good if you're into landscapes/cityscapes photography. Internet reviewers go on for hours that the 180 is front heavier than the 150, which is more balanced bla bla bla. In practice, I don't see much difference in handling. If weight is a problem shoot a 35mm rangefinder or an OM-2, not a Hasselblad.
Here an example with an extension ring (can't remember which one exactly) and Fuji Fortia SP. Shot at f/5.6-8 if I remember correctly. Hope you guys like it!
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Now throw in a 60 and a 100....
Hi all,
I just recently got back into the Hasselblad system after a few years of shooting 8x10. I've put together a really nice little kit of a 503cx and a 553elx with the following lenses:
I also have the 8, 16, 21 extension tubes. I'm using the camera almost exclusively on a tripod and for portraiture. Even though the kit has been really great for covering a lot of situations thus far, I've seen a 180mm Sonnar that I think I can grab at a really good price and I'm debating getting it. Either that or maybe a 250mm.
- 50mm FLE
- 80mm CF
- 120mm Makro CF
- 150mm Sonnar CF
Given what I'm using the camera for, does anyone have some personal experience to add as to whether adding a 180mm lens is foolhardy or just kind of a good idea? I'd love to hear what anyone here has to say!
Thanks!
Thank you Sir!Great, great picture; and it's not often I see one I like so much that I stop to offer my appreciation!
You trying to kill me?!
I actually had the 60 a few years ago when I had a Hassy and LOVED it as an all-around lens. For portraits, mounted on a tripod, it's not really exactly what I'm looking for. That 100 though....
Ha ha you'll end up having them all eventually... just for kicks and for the sake of trying them.
No, not immediately, but then your path will cross the way of a good condition, low price opportunity.
All my respect if you can resist that. (I couldn´t)
Coming back to the 60 and 100, the 60/100/180 is a GREAT combo! very well balanced in terms of
focal length and rendering. I generally take those 3 on trips (by car) or nature shootings.
Unexpectedly, the 100 is the one I use the least of the 3.
Don´t sell your 120 Makro, you will regret it if you do. My 2 cents
No,I'm with you.Ialso like the look of the CF lenses the best.There is something about using lenses with the same feature set and handling;avoids some mistakes!If I may ask, what are the reasons which make you want to upgrade to CFi?
Not to talk you out of it by any means, but as far as I am concerned, I decided that for me the sweet spot in features,
handling & price were CF lenses. The only thing that would make me change is the smoother CFi focus ring,
but it's not worth the extra cost to me. Besides, I like the CF looks better
I am always interested to hear different opinions!
Thanks!
No,I'm with you.Ialso like the look of the CF lenses the best.There is something about using lenses with the same feature set and handling;avoids some mistakes!
If I may ask, what are the reasons which make you want to upgrade to CFi?
Not to talk you out of it by any means, but as far as I am concerned, I decided that for me the sweet spot in features,
handling & price were CF lenses. The only thing that would make me change is the smoother CFi focus ring,
but it's not worth the extra cost to me. Besides, I like the CF looks better
I am always interested to hear different opinions!
Thanks!
My Hasselblad V system is one of my most used for professional advertising and landscape work, I use it with black and white film and a CFV50c 50MP d__ital back. I find the the inner baffling and coatings on the CFi lenses to handle the very optically demanding CFV50c a bit better and they also have a longer potential shelf life in-between servicing with the improved main spring. I also shoot in very cold weather quite a bit and the smoother focusing has really made a difference in handling there.
The 180CF is really good, I could probably get away with not replacing it but the prices are so good right now, I can't resist. I won't replace them all though, for example I will be keeping my 50 FLE CF because it is flawless and uses the same Bay 60 filter size as all the other lenses. The 80 CF I will probably go CFE as well as the rare 40mm CFE-IF and the absurdly expensive 350mm SA / CFE at some point.
Hassy is my favorite gear to use, seamless integration of film and digi, love, love, love it!
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As an update, I found a Camera shop that is taking my 150mm in trade toward a 180mm. Very excited indeed to try it out. Thanks for all of your input!
I have the 50 to 60 adapter on my 100 lens and then can use filters, lens caps or hood of my Bay 60 lens.Rather than juggling B50 and B60 filters, just stick with CF or newer lenses and then one set of B60 filters will cover [almost] all of them.
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