Hasselblad C Lenses, Do they have shutter inside ? How old are they ? Prices ?

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

I have uploaded ingmar holmasen , pre flexbody , tiltable hasselblad back auction images to same forum. It needs shutter and he writes camera was for c lenses. Do c lenses have shutter ? When they produced and what is the price range ?

Umut

 

[etn]

All C, CF, CFi, CFE lenses have a shutter. Although the make of the shutter varies from C to CF/CFi/CFE, they all work the same.
Lenses without a shutter are the F lenses. Those are for the 200-series bodies with a focal plane shutter.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

All C, CF, CFi, CFE lenses have a shutter. Although the make of the shutter varies from C to CF/CFi/CFE, they all work the same.
Lenses without a shutter are the F lenses. Those are for the 200-series bodies with a focal plane shutter.

Thank you , are the C lenses are the oldest and cheapest ones ? What is the price range for 80mm ?

 

[etn]

Yes, the C lenses are indeed the oldest and cheapest. Be careful with those: shutters cannot be repaired for lack of spare parts. If you get one, ensure that it is fully operational (or that you have a good return policy!)
Black C lenses have a T* multi-coating (same as later CF, CFi, CFE) while silver C lenses do not.

Difficult to name a price as it varies by age, condition and geography. Current ebay ask prices for a 80mm C are all over the place, some over 1000€. This is bonkers. For this price you can have a nice CF lens!

My personal limit - therefore take it for what it's worth and I hope I am not violating any forum rule here - is 300€ for a private sell and 500€ for a CLA'd lens sold by a store, with warranty. Any price higher than that represent too much risk in my opinion, I'd fork out the difference for a CF or later lens.

To me, CF represents the sweet spot of the Hasselblad lens lines, for several reasons. This topic has been debated extensively on this forum (you can search for older threads on this)

 

[Sirius Glass]

The problems with C lenses are lack of parts and service. B50 filters are getting hard to get. Furthermore the C lens ergonomics are inconvenient especially comparted to the CF and later lenses. I have only two C lens: 30mm Fisheye and 500mm. I strongly recommend CF or later lenses.

 

[etn]

Mustafa, you can have a look at this thread for the differences between C, CF and CFI:
https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/hasselblad-c-t-vs-cf-or-cfi.134879/#post-1760675

That was 2016. Sirius did not have his 30mm, and I only had 3 lenses