It's great advice. Back then, a lot of photographers heard the siren call of digital cameras. Those 10 year old cameras are old news and Hassys are time tested and more valued than ever. That may change though.Well once the good stuff is bought up like Leicas and Hasselblads then the other prices start getting driven up. If all of you had listened to me ten years ago when I told you to buy Hasselblad then you would not be griping about the high prices now.
If all of you had listened to me ten years ago when I told you to buy Hasselblad then you would not be griping about the high prices now.
Over the past ten years, shares in an S&P 500 index fund have roughly tripled in value. If you wanted to buy cameras as an investment, you'd have done better to buy Olympus Trip 35s, Canonet GIII 1.7s and Contax T3s in 2010. Leica M and Hasselblad, not so much.
Well once the good stuff is bought up like Leicas and Hasselblads then the other prices start getting driven up. If all of you had listened to me ten years ago when I told you to buy Hasselblad then you would not be griping about the high prices now.
15 years or so ago when prices on analog gear here were at an all time low, I was offered a Hasselblad 500C/M with an 80mm lens for $350 but turned it down...
Obviously you didn't need one nor had interest in shooting with it. For me, I bought mine because I wanted since I was an undergrad in college in the 80's. I thought "Some day when I have enough money, I'd buy one." My friend had one and I saw the amazing photos shot with a Hassy. I got to use one for a photo class and load the A-12 backs for a photographer I assisted for. The irony was when I bought it, it was worth less than have during the 80's. They're really beautiful cameras and handles better than my old RZ which weighs 7lbs with 90mm, prism and film back.15 years or so ago when prices on analog gear here were at an all time low, I was offered a Hasselblad 500C/M with an 80mm lens for $350 but turned it down...
Yeah, I was tempted and I did want it, the guy I boight my dark room equipment from offered it to me. I felt like I'd already spent enough money on photo stuff so I said no. I kick myself now thoughObviously you didn't need one nor had interest in shooting with it. For me, I bought mine because I wanted since I was an undergrad in college in the 80's. I thought "Some day when I have enough money, I'd buy one." My friend had one and I saw the amazing photos shot with a Hassy. I got to use one for a photo class and load the A-12 backs for a photographer I assisted for. The irony was when I bought it, it was worth less than have during the 80's. They're really beautiful cameras and handles better than my old RZ which weighs 7lbs with 90mm, prism and film back.
Temptations abound! I drove 80 miles to pick up a studio camera stand. The seller was closing his studio because he was retired. He read me pretty well. After I loaded the stand in my car, he said "I have have some Sinar gear at great price!" I was tempted.Yeah, I was tempted and I did want it, the guy I boight my dark room equipment from offered it to me. I felt like I'd already spent enough money on photo stuff so I said no. I kick myself now though
I was not interested in Olympus Trip 35s, Canonet GIII 1.7s and Contax T3s in 2010. And I am still not interested in Olympus Trip 35s, Canonet GIII 1.7s and Contax T3s now.
Handling a Hasselblad can be harmful to your financial well being!
Siriously, not just the Hassys have went up in price, the Mamiya RBs too, and the Rolleiflexes too.
I wanted a 200 series Hasselblad but the price was high and now even higher.
Alternate view: The 1.2 Noctilux and black paint M3s have been coveted and uber-expensive since the 1980s. Recall that in the 1980s, the Japanese stock market was roaring and Japanese collectors bought all the Leicas they could find (as well as Rolleiflexes).even before thet were starting to be hot items: Noctilux f1.2, M3 black original and MP3.
Lot's of money for something very difficult to repair or maybe impossible. Not just the shutter but all the electronics as well.
Alternate view: The 1.2 Noctilux and black paint M3s have been coveted and uber-expensive since the 1980s. Recall that in the 1980s, the Japanese stock market was roaring and Japanese collectors bought all the Leicas they could find (as well as Rolleiflexes).
But I really like a meterless, manual camera only with an electronically controlled shutter.Lot's of money for something very difficult to repair or maybe impossible. Not just the shutter but all the electronics as well.
But I really like a meterless, manual camera only with an electronically controlled shutter.
Lot's of money for something very difficult to repair or maybe impossible. Not just the shutter but all the electronics as well.
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