Hasselblad V adapter for 4x5 camera. Anyone?

[apugnumpty]

Hello all,

I have a Hasselblad medium format set up along with an A12 magazine.
I've also just bought a 4x5 camera but am looking for a roll film holder and came across this Hasselblad V adapter which implies that my A12 back will fit.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181725764629?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Anyone ever bought a Hasselblad V adapter for their 4x5 or is it best to stick with something like a Wista or Toyo 67?
Can't see how you wind on the film with the adapter I assume, but have never tried to wind on my film without the body mid roll.
I'll have to ask the seller how this bit works.

Thanks in advance.

 

[mnemosyne]

Good quality roll film backs for view cameras are plentiful and cheap on the S/H market. For the price of that adapter I would rather get one or two 6x7 Horseman roll film backs and crop down to 6x6. OTOH, shooting rollfilm on a 4x5 with view camera lenses is a compromise as such, and I personally don't see the point in shooting anything smaller than 6x9 on a view camera. So if I wanted to shoot square format on a view camera I would probably rather use 4x5 sheets and crop accordingly.

 

[joh]

This adapter has no film winding, it is for digital backs. I know only one adapter in moment were you can transport the film, but it is for Sinar or horseman
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Sinar-Filmmagazin-Adapter-Hasselblad-/400921695048?
I purchased such an adapter a few days ago and find it is ok. mnemosyne is right there are a lot of film backs for little money and is often a better idea, however , I own two 6x7 Super Rollex for my 4x5, but I like the idea to use my Hasselblad backs sometimes for my 4x5 too. The film is faster full and can be developed..........

 

[Sirius Glass]

Just shoot 4"x5" sheet film. Roll backs are not worth the trouble since one gets MF results with a bulky LF camera. Either take the plunge or don't.

 

[aluncrockford]

To be honest you are a lot better off with a roll film back, i think the mppV111has a graflock back so you just focus on the screen take off the back and replace it with the film back, the hasselblad back is too much like hard work

 

[John Koehrer]

It looks like a standard fitting for a hassenblatt magazine to me. If it's used with the original 12 magazine the counter is through the flip down cover in the back surface.
Seems like a hard way to do it though.

 

[joh]

an interesting alternative may be a Sinar Zoom or Vario. In 1980/90s we had one in the Studio I worked, it was great for product Photography. You put it in the Camera like a normal sheetfilm cassette and can switch the format from picture to picture if you want. (6x4,5 - 6x6 - 6x7 - 6x9 - 6x12). They are not the cheapest....(ebay 150€ - 300€)