Hasselmiya hybrid!

[Melvin J Bramley]

I'm considering purchasing some Hasselblad lenses and adapting them to my Mamiya 645; any thoughts?

 

[loccdor]

My M645J has been a flawless camera that only needed a simple light seal replacement. I've used its native lenses as well as lenses from the Pentacon Six mount and both have worked wonderfully.

 

[ic-racer]

Maybe this is where you got your idea, but if you have not seen it, this is the Rollei SL66 to SL35 adapter. It accomplishes a similar task to which you seek.
It may give you ideas for construction of your adapter.

Looking forward to seeing your solution.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I'm considering purchasing some Hasselblad lenses and adapting them to my Mamiya 645; any thoughts?

Why, Mamiyamakes exceptionally good lenses?

 

[Melvin J Bramley]

As usual I was a little late and 100 km's away from the seller.
For $500 Canadian dollars I 'could' have had a 50mm , 150mm and a 250mm lenses with a pro lens shade thrown in for good measure.
I was looking for a Mamiya 45mm which would have cost almost that price!

 

[OAPOli]

Just a note, C lenses don't have a manual aperture mode. You can use the DOF preview switch but if you go back to wide-open you'll have to depress it again.

 

[BrianShaw]

As usual I was a little late and 100 km's away from the seller.
For $500 Canadian dollars I 'could' have had a 50mm , 150mm and a 250mm lenses with a pro lens shade thrown in for good measure.
I was looking for a Mamiya 45mm which would have cost almost that price!

But you have a Mamiya and you don’t have a Hasselblad. Seems like an easy decision to make.

 

[Melvin J Bramley]

But you have a Mamiya and you don’t have a Hasselblad. Seems like an easy decision to make.

Sadly the lenses sold within 2 hours..

 

[Sirius Glass]

Best wishes for you having great success with your cloned lenses.

 

[RezaLoghme]

Maybe you are not aware that most Hasselblad lenses have their own shutter which needs to be serviced. Often older lenses sold for bargain prices have to be CLA'd and recalibrated. So maybe it wasnt such a bargain at all.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

But you have a Mamiya and you don’t have a Hasselblad. Seems like an easy decision to make.

Of course, get a Hasselblad, duh.

 

[Don_ih]

Often older lenses sold for bargain prices have to be CLA'd and recalibrated. So maybe it wasnt such a bargain at all.

The same can be said for lenses sold for higher prices. None of them are new. If you want one, it's going to be a used one.

 

[RezaLoghme]

The same can be said for lenses sold for higher prices. None of them are new. If you want one, it's going to be a used one.

Let me rephrase. Often, the silver barrel Hasselblad lenses from 1960s (which you can identify easily by their codes) are offered for very low prices. Often their shutter times are "off" (V system lenses have their own shutters). The sellers (often dealers) know that and offer these lenses for low prices for that reason. So while a bargain "sticker price" might seem tempting, there is usually no such thing as a free lunch. The V series lenses from 1980s-1990s (20-30 years younger), especially when CLAd (with proof) and offered with warranty, command higher prices.

Ok?

(Source: I owned a V system and went through all lens generations from 1960s to latest ones).

 

[Don_ih]

Ok?

The newer lenses are regarded as better than the older ones, with improved designs. At this point in time, there's not much difference between 40 years ago and 60 years ago in terms of reliability of parts. All of those lenses are likely to be "off". And of course a lens being sold with a warranty and a "proven" CLA (which is itself almost meaningless) will cost more than one without.

And don't say "Ok?" It's rude.

 

[RezaLoghme]

40 years and 60 years is "not much difference"....only 50%...

As I said - I am sharing my experience as a owner and user of Hasselblad V System lenses from 1960s to 1990s and I have bought at the top and bottom ends of the markets...just my 2cent your milage might very.

 

[MattKing]

40 years and 60 years is "not much difference"....only 50%...

Depending on your viewpoint, maybe 33%
More importantly any 40 - 60 year old camera/lens will bring rise to exactly the same concerns respecting possible future longevity and current and future need for parts and service and ongoing maintenance.

 

[RezaLoghme]

Depending on your viewpoint, maybe 33%
More importantly any 40 - 60 year old camera/lens will bring rise to exactly the same concerns respecting possible future longevity and current and future need for parts and service and ongoing maintenance.

Early 1960s Hasselblad lenses with chrome barrels generally fetch the lowest prices, whereas late 1980s lenses tend to command the highest. Given that the OP was looking at three lenses for 500 Canadian dollars, it’s likely—unless the seller was completely unaware of what they had—that these were early, unserviced examples.

have you made different observations?

 

[MurrayMinchin]

Why not Mamblad?

 

[RezaLoghme]

Why not Mamblad?

Can you actually adapt Mamiyer lenses to Hasselblad bodies?

 

[MurrayMinchin]

Can you actually adapt Mamiyer lenses to Hasselblad bodies?

No clue...just being (trying to be) funny.

 

[RezaLoghme]

No clue...just being (trying to be) funny.

Well if you could, then no need for expensive Hasselblad lenses, win-win situation and tack sharp images!

 

[reddesert]

Since the original question was about adapting Hasselblad lenses to a Mamiya 645 body, let us also be bound by real considerations: the Mamiya 645 has a focal plane shutter, so you would be using the Hasselblad lens open. The leaf shutter CLA doesn't necessarily matter. What does matter is the extra steps in stopping the lens down as mentioned by OAPOli in post #6. Auto-aperture (or even a M/A switch) is nice.

The flange-focal distances of Hasselblad 74.9mm and M645 63.3mm, mean that you can make a Hasselblad lens to M645 body adapter (there is one listed on ebay), but Mamiya 645 lens on Hasselblad body is not practical, in addition to the fact that you wouldn't have any shutter.

 

[MattKing]

It would be an interesting possibility if they were these lenses - all for the Hasselblad bodies with focal plane shutters:

• Distagon f/2.8 50 mm F (FLE)
• Planar f/2.8 80 mm F
• Planar f/2 110 mm F
• Sonnar f/2.8 150 mm F
• Tele-Tessar f/4 250 mm F
• Tele-Tessar f/4 350 mm F (IF)

 

[images39]

Sadly the lenses sold within 2 hours..

I would say, don't worry at all. Mamiya 645 lenses are superb, and you can find them at reasonable prices. Just go with them...

Dale