The opinions at the website are worth what you pay for them! :eek:
True enough, but certain people (you among them) know far more about Hasselblads than I. I'm just trying to help Dad's friend, who turns out to be a nice, generous, person (and a very good photographer).
When my Dad called me, to tell me that his friend had some darkroom stuff to give me, I was hesitant to take the 2 hour drive (I've done it before, and it always seems to be a small, plastic developing tank, 8 sheets of 5x7 RC, and very old chemicals), but I hit the mother lode this time. Yesterday, I picked up over 1000 sheets of fiber paper (Ilford/Oriental/ Forte, from 5x7 to 16x20), a 16x20 Versalab washer, a Graylab 900, about 50 rolls of B&W 120, about 30 rolls of color 220, some 35mm Gigabit film- with developer, assorted loupes and Spotone stuff.
Tomorrow, I'm heading back for a 4x5 LPL/Saunders, with the Heiland Split Grade units, a 4x5 Beseler w/colorhead (maybe-I'm undecided, as I already have one, but his colorhead is in much better shape), Nice lenses/timers/jugs/chems/ trays, and the assorted other odds 'n ends you never have too much of...
All he wants for this stuff is a little valuation help (and, maybe help selling the Hassy stuff, and his Mamiya 645AF system), as well as a few of my prints for their new place.
Another plus was seeing his original Karsh and Berenice Abbott prints, along with Steichen's Steerage, which is from an original copy of Camera Work.
