Sirius, have you ever had a 60? I have the 50FLE, 60, 80, 150 and 250 (and have had-and-sold the 100 and 120) and I sometimes catch myself thinking about selling all my lenses except for the 60 because I like it so much.
Sirius, have you ever had a 60? I have the 50FLE, 60, 80, 150 and 250 (and have had-and-sold the 100 and 120) and I sometimes catch myself thinking about selling all my lenses except for the 60 because I like it so much.Favorites, for the right situation 30mm Fisheye, 38mm SWC and 100mm.
Most used: 50mm, 80mm, 100mm, followed by SWC and 250mm and SWC.
Least used 150mm because I do not take portraits.
Sirius, have you ever had a 60? I have the 50FLE, 60, 80, 150 and 250 (and have had-and-sold the 100 and 120) and I sometimes catch myself thinking about selling all my lenses except for the 60 because I like it so much.
I have the 50, 80, 150, and 250. Thinking about a 40 as my next acquisition. The 50 and 150 are my most used.No, the 60mm lens is too close to the 80mm. I recommend:
- 50mm, 80mm, 150 or 180mm, 250mm OR
- 60mm, 100mm, 180mm, 250mm
I have the 50, 80, 150, and 250. Thinking about a 40 as my next acquisition. The 50 and 150 are my most used.
Andy
I recommend the SWC over the 40mm because the SWC is rectalinearly correct. I have found that one feature is worth the greater cost.
Thought about that as well. But really want a lens that will fit and focus on my 500 body without switching to the separate finder SWC. Do you have any experience with the 40 you’d like to share? !
Andy
The SWC is very light and takes up very little space. The 40mm is large and heavier, when I handled it in the stores I found the distortion much greater than the SWC and much less useful. Do not underestimate to SWC's rectalinear optics which makes it much more useful than the 40mm lens. I can afford both and have passed up on great opportunities to buy the 40mm lens a number of times.
Thanks! I appreciate the perspective (pun intended)….
Andy
Sirius, have you ever had a 60? I have the 50FLE, 60, 80, 150 and 250 (and have had-and-sold the 100 and 120) and I sometimes catch myself thinking about selling all my lenses except for the 60 because I like it so much.
I had nothing to do, so I started looking again for Hasselblad lenses on eBay. The 80mm is even more expensive now, just one year later. I still want to replace my old 80mm C T* with a CF one. KEH and Roberts Camera have none.
@Sirius Glass you are only half-joking here. these are truly appreciating assets, so technically speaking emptying one's savings account on Hasselblad gear is a smarter move, financially, than keeping your money in the bank. My portfolio is fairly diversified as my savings are spread across US stocks, bonds, bitcoin and Hasselblad backs.
It's amazing, and almost makes my want to sell my 80mm CF that I got for $250 three years ago, and switch to the 60mm permanently. Maybe if I sell it and commit to saving the money I can finally get a Mamiya 6...
My portfolio is strongly diversified as my savings are spread across US stocks, Hasselblad lenses, Hasselblad backs and discontinued film of all sizes.
My portfolio is fairly diversified as my savings are spread across US stocks, bonds, bitcoin and Hasselblad backs.
This kind of sucks because the 80mm is smaller and cheaper than the 100mm.
the 180 is asupersharp lens and often overlooked.For what it’s worth, there have been a couple used 250mm CF on display for ages (and not selling) at the local store here in Munich, each for about 300 euros.
And to add a data point to lens useage statistics: in my case 120, 180, 60, 80, 50, 100, 250, 150 (from most to least used). I place the SWC in a different category and use it in parallel to those. I rarely go out with both the V-series and the SWC, it’s a either/or for me, partly to limit weight, partly as I see them as different cameras for different purposes.
That is the standard internet cliche. Can that really be demonstrated in online posted pictures or optical prints? Most of this xxx is "sharper" than yyy is a bunch of online nonsense.The 100mm is a far better lens though.
That is the standard internet cliche. Can that really be demonstrated in online posted pictures or optical prints? Most of this xxx is "sharper" than yyy is a bunch of online nonsense.
So far as I can tell, the 150mm C, CF lenses are the cheapest of the V Series lenses.
The 50mm seems a close second.
The 80mm is/does, the lyon's share of Hasselblad film photography, and is the starter lens for most folks.
IMO.
That is the standard internet cliche. Can that really be demonstrated in online posted pictures or optical prints? Most of this xxx is "sharper" than yyy is a bunch of online nonsense.
It is not.That is the standard internet cliche.
Yes, you can search that out yourself.Can that really be demonstrated in online posted pictures or optical prints?
Just proved you are wrong.Most of this xxx is "sharper" than yyy is a bunch of online nonsense.
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