Hasselblad, full circle...

Deon · Apr 9, 2019

I grew up in Portland, Oregon with a background in art, I've never taken a class in photography. After college I started working in Portland photo studios as the photographers assistant (best photo school ever!). Later working on my own as a Location/Industrial and landscape photographer I used an extensive collection of Hasselblad cameras for work. After moving to Eureka, Nevada about 12 years ago I reluctantly sold my seven Hasselblad cameras and eleven lenses, due to client demand for digital files. Fast forward to today, Trish and I are temporarily living in our Merceds Benz Sprinter criss crossing North America looking for the next place to call home... I'm mostly creating photography as art now and don't do much commercial work (only for the most select clients), so the digital cameras are on eBay and I'm buying back a simplified Hasselblad camera system again. My personal favourites are: 501 C/M, FlexBody, 60mm f=3.5 CF, 100mm f=3.5 CF. I purchase a FlexBody on Monday (Shows up on Thursday!). This finishes up my dream camera system. I have found that the simpler the system the better the image. One is not distracted by a dog pile of equipment (not to mention lugging them around), but rather concentrating on your vision. I love designing within the square!

Any square image on my website was created using a Hasselblad camera and film.
https://www.deonreynolds.com/stuffthings-ngpt

Best,

Deon

Dan Daniel · Apr 9, 2019

Sounds like a good direction.

Question- how do you plan to deal with film while traveling? Assuming extended road trips. Curious for myself. I'd love to drive, develop and scan film, do prints on an inkjet. Not sure if I could spend a month or two on the road simply piling up rolls of film, which would be my model, but maybe your road trips will be shorter.

jvo · Apr 9, 2019

welcome aboard photrio... thanks for sharing your process and travels - i look forward hearing what you've found along the way...

Deon · Apr 9, 2019

Dan Daniel said:
Sounds like a good direction.

Question- how do you plan to deal with film while traveling? Assuming extended road trips. Curious for myself. I'd love to drive, develop and scan film, do prints on an inkjet. Not sure if I could spend a month or two on the road simply piling up rolls of film, which would be my model, but maybe your road trips will be shorter.

Actually, We are coming up on our one year anniversary of being on the road! We hit the road the day we signed papers on our bank building we lived in Eureka, Nevada. So, with our cat in tow we have visited 23 states and 4 Provinces creating mountains of photographs along the way! Also, looking for where we want to call home. This task has taken much longer than anticipated, although the field has narrowed significantly in recent months, as we are growing weary of the road and want a studio to start into creating some new ideas and the darkroom work ahead of me...

With good intentions I created a tote with a complete film processing kit, I left it in our storage unit figuring I could stay with friends and find a dark place to do film. We ended up taking a year to drive cross country and not being anywhere near our storage unit... We did however find many art centres and community darkrooms along the way that rent space. I came equipped.

I currently have a shopping bag filled to the brim with film needing my attention!

Alan9940 · Apr 9, 2019

The 100/3.5CF is my absolute favorite Hasselblad lens ever! All the best with your travels. Sounds like great fun!!

Sirius Glass · Apr 9, 2019

Welcome to ~~APUG~~ Photrio!!

Alan9940 said:
The 100/3.5CF is my absolute favorite Hasselblad lens ever! All the best with your travels. Sounds like great fun!!

Mine too but sometimes it is a little long for a normal photograph. And thank you for supplying me with my Hasselblad equipment at much below the original cost.

M. Axel Wikstrom · Apr 9, 2019

Sounds like a great trip you've been on. I have a similar Hasselblad kit for travel, but my long lens is longer; when I go long like to really isolate what I'm shooting (250mm). That 60mm is a gem in my opinion.

RalphLambrecht · Apr 9, 2019

Deon said:
Actually, We are coming up on our one year anniversary of being on the road! We hit the road the day we signed papers on our bank building we lived in Eureka, Nevada. So, with our cat in tow we have visited 23 states and 4 Provinces creating mountains of photographs along the way! Also, looking for where we want to call home. This task has taken much longer than anticipated, although the field has narrowed significantly in recent months, as we are growing weary of the road and want a studio to start into creating some new ideas and the darkroom work ahead of me...

With good intentions I created a tote with a complete film processing kit, I left it in our storage unit figuring I could stay with friends and find a dark place to do film. We ended up taking a year to drive cross country and not being anywhere near our storage unit... We did however find many art centres and community darkrooms along the way that rent space. I came equipped.

I currently have a shopping bag filled to the brim with film needing my attention!

I admire your courage.

mpirie · Apr 10, 2019

Alan9940 said:
The 100/3.5CF is my absolute favorite Hasselblad lens ever! All the best with your travels. Sounds like great fun!!

My favourite too. It's surprising how unknown this lens is.....maybe because it's close to the 80mm.

Got to admire the courage of the OP......many of us wish we could do the same but never do.

Mike

John Galt · Apr 10, 2019

Deon said:
I grew up in Portland, Oregon with a background in art, I've never taken a class in photography. After college I started working in Portland photo studios as the photographers assistant (best photo school ever!). Later working on my own as a Location/Industrial and landscape photographer I used an extensive collection of Hasselblad cameras for work. After moving to Eureka, Nevada about 12 years ago I reluctantly sold my seven Hasselblad cameras and eleven lenses, due to client demand for digital files. Fast forward to today, Trish and I are temporarily living in our Merceds Benz Sprinter criss crossing North America looking for the next place to call home... I'm mostly creating photography as art now and don't do much commercial work (only for the most select clients), so the digital cameras are on eBay and I'm buying back a simplified Hasselblad camera system again. My personal favourites are: 501 C/M, FlexBody, 60mm f=3.5 CF, 100mm f=3.5 CF. I purchase a FlexBody on Monday (Shows up on Thursday!). This finishes up my dream camera system. I have found that the simpler the system the better the image. One is not distracted by a dog pile of equipment (not to mention lugging them around), but rather concentrating on your vision. I love designing within the square!

Any square image on my website was created using a Hasselblad camera and film.
https://www.deonreynolds.com/stuffthings-ngpt

Best,

Deon

Outstanding Deon!! I retired at 62 years old 3 years ago and got back into film photography as well. My Hasselblad kit is a pair of 500 C/M bodies, a 60mm, 80mm, 150mm and a 250mm. 3xA12 magazines and an A16 magazine. It all fits in a pelican case for transport. Mrs Galt will be retiring in a couple years and we plan to do exactly what you have done. Looking forward to your future posts. Welcome to Photrio!

GLS · Apr 10, 2019

Another vote for 100mm Planar here. Stonking lens.

Sirius Glass · Apr 10, 2019

Alan9940 said:
The 100/3.5CF is my absolute favorite Hasselblad lens ever! All the best with your travels. Sounds like great fun!!

Sirius Glass said:
Welcome to ~~APUG~~ Photrio!!

Mine too but sometimes it is a little long for a normal photograph. And thank you for supplying me with my Hasselblad equipment at much below the original cost.

mpirie said:
My favourite too. It's surprising how unknown this lens is.....maybe because it's close to the 80mm.

Got to admire the courage of the OP......many of us wish we could do the same but never do.

Mike

GLS said:
Another vote for 100mm Planar here. Stonking lens.

Then again the 30mm Fisheye, 38mm SWC and 500mm tele are now slouches either.

mshchem · Apr 10, 2019

Does anyone here have a SuperAchromat 350 ? Looks like I could trade my Subaru and a few hundred dollars to get one. They are sure pretty!

mpirie · Apr 10, 2019

Sirius Glass said:
Then again the 30mm Fisheye, 38mm SWC and 500mm tele are now slouches either.

Yeah, loved the 38mm on my SWC.....wish I'd never sold it

I have a 40mm CT*, but it's a bit big and bulky to regularly carry.

Mike

Andrew O'Neill · Apr 10, 2019

Deon said:
Actually, We are coming up on our one year anniversary of being on the road! We hit the road the day we signed papers on our bank building we lived in Eureka, Nevada. So, with our cat in tow we have visited 23 states and 4 Provinces creating mountains of photographs along the way! Also, looking for where we want to call home. This task has taken much longer than anticipated, although the field has narrowed significantly in recent months, as we are growing weary of the road and want a studio to start into creating some new ideas and the darkroom work ahead of me...

With good intentions I created a tote with a complete film processing kit, I left it in our storage unit figuring I could stay with friends and find a dark place to do film. We ended up taking a year to drive cross country and not being anywhere near our storage unit... We did however find many art centres and community darkrooms along the way that rent space. I came equipped.

I currently have a shopping bag filled to the brim with film needing my attention!

I didn't know you have provinces down there, like us up here in Canada! LOL

Sirius Glass · Apr 10, 2019

mpirie said:
Yeah, loved the 38mm on my SWC.....wish I'd never sold it

I have a 40mm CT*, but it's a bit big and bulky to regularly carry.

Mike

The last two weeks I have been using the SWC with a 720 [infrared filter] to shoot Rollei IR 400 film. Since we cannot see through the filter, I can use the SWC view finder to set up the photograph without a tripod, estimate the distance and adjust the focus to the red IR indicator.

On my vacation to Greece and the Greek islands I carried the 38mm [SWC], 50mm lens and the 80mm lens. I used the 80mm lens the least. And I could carry all of it onto airplanes without problems.

M. Axel Wikstrom · Apr 10, 2019

Sirius Glass said:
The last two weeks I have been using the SWC with a 720 [infrared filter] to shoot Rollei IR 400 film. Since we cannot see through the filter, I can use the SWC view finder to set up the photograph without a tripod, estimate the distance and adjust the focus to the red IR indicator.

On my vacation to Greece and the Greek islands I carried the 38mm [SWC], 50mm lens and the 80mm lens. I used the 80mm lens the least. And I could carry all of it onto airplanes without problems.

The SWC is nice. Luckily I have a friend who lends me one when I need the wide perspective. Working on building 4x5 fixed body camera based on a 75mm lens and helicoid. It will have about the same angle of view as an SWC, but in a larger format. Got the idea from using the SWC. Planning to use it with 4x5-in., 6x12cm, and 6x7cm backs - three formats and perspectives in one camera with one lens.

mpirie · Apr 10, 2019

Sirius Glass said:
The last two weeks I have been using the SWC with a 720 [infrared filter] to shoot Rollei IR 400 film. Since we cannot see through the filter, I can use the SWC view finder to set up the photograph without a tripod, estimate the distance and adjust the focus to the red IR indicator.

Yep, hyperfocal distance is your friend with an SWC.

Shame their prices have gone through the roof or i'd have another tomorrow.

Mike

etn · Apr 10, 2019

Enjoy your trip! Don't forget a 180mm for good measure

Slixtiesix · Apr 11, 2019

I had a look at your website and your pictures are masterful!

GLS · Apr 11, 2019

Agreed. Some really nice work on there.

Deon · Apr 11, 2019

Thank you, you are too kind!

trendland · Apr 11, 2019

I started working in Portland photo studios as the photographers assistant (best photo school ever!)[/QUOTE]
Argee 100% - if you remember your pros you assisted and you had best luck - that pros have been
good experts!
But in general it is also quite a good school to assist to worste experts! They are telling you much wrong - you may find out allways later - but you allways can learn a lot :

How not to photograph!

with regards

PS : I realy remember all kind of much different experts from the past - the friendliest ones
have been the most experienced and with people hart to work - they were real lousers!
But that all was just clear many years later - today I wonder about nothing - remember what happened decades ago!

Deon · Apr 11, 2019

trendland said:
I started working in Portland photo studios as the photographers assistant (best photo school ever!)

Argee 100% - if you remember your pros you assisted and you had best luck - that pros have been
good experts!
But in general it is also quite a good school to assist to worste experts! They are telling you much wrong - you may find out allways later - but you allways can learn a lot :

How not to photograph!

with regards

PS : I realy remember all kind of much different experts from the past - the friendliest ones
have been the most experienced and with people hart to work - they were real lousers!
But that all was just clear many years later - today I wonder about nothing - remember what happened decades ago![/QUOTE]

Boy, do I have stories to tell!... At least most of the photographers I worked for were top notch folks. We had clients like Adidas, Nike, Nordstrom, Architecural Digest and worked with some of the biggest ad agencies in the world. We won plenty of awards along the way too. A small handful of the other photographers I worked for were arrogant, sexist, racist ass holes no one should interact with... Lesson learned!

trendland · Apr 11, 2019

Deon said:
Argee 100% - if you remember your pros you assisted and you had best luck - that pros have been
good experts!
But in general it is also quite a good school to assist to worste experts! They are telling you much wrong - you may find out allways later - but you allways can learn a lot :

How not to photograph!

with regards

PS : I realy remember all kind of much different experts from the past - the friendliest ones
have been the most experienced and with people hart to work - they were real lousers!
But that all was just clear many years later - today I wonder about nothing - remember what happened decades ago!

Boy, do I have stories to tell!... At least most of the photographers I worked for were top notch folks. We had clients like Adidas, Nike, Nordstrom, Architecural Digest and worked with some of the biggest ad agencies in the world. We won plenty of awards along the way too. A small handful of the other photographers I worked for were arrogant, sexist, racist ass holes no one should interact with... Lesson learned![/QUOTE]

If one would have ask all guys I worked for about their reputation standart answer would have been : They all allways were the worlds best top experts......

....
later I met some AND THEY ASKED ME FOR A JOB.....

But indeed some were real good - but that I found out later - meanwhile most are retired some are alkoholics - guess during my assistence time they also had the need of some alcohol!
But that all I didn't recognized that days because I was much too young!

with regards

PS : lesson 241 "no alcohol on work and results " CAN " be much more sharp!
[ later some had profit from autofocus ] - I was asked also later : you need "autofocus" my answer
was to soo many years : "No need of autofocus - I don't drink alcohol - same with drugs"

Hasselblad, full circle...

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