Hassey vs SL66

[Ulrich Drolshagen]

It should be given to all newcomers the one basic advice for this camera: Never ever do anything with the back without cocking the shutter first. But I've heard something like that -including the lenses AFAIR- about Hasselblads too.

Ulrich

 

[Slixtiesix]

Exactly! "Do the swing before you do anything."

 

[gandolfi]

I think we can agree that both systems are great.

But this is my main reason for keeping my SL66

 

[Q.G.]

When I bought the SL 66 so many years ago, it was for professional applications ( large numbers of negatives). My friend did the repairs for Hasselblad in The Netherlands, and at a certain point of time all Hasseblads were in his possession.

All of them?


Oh, you mean yours...

His advice was to buy the SL66. That does not mean that the quality of Hasseblad has not improved in the mean time.

It has not, in fact.
There was no need. Your statement really was/is nonsensical.

 

[Q.G.]

Yes, it can be quite difficult. [...]

Thanks for sounding a realistic note.

Nothing is perfect.
It should be well understood (and that's why i thought i'd mention it) though, that Rolleis too are very well made, and that problems are few and far apart. I'm not implying the opposite.

So when we compare systems, that should be remembered.
And when we do, yes, Ulrich, the Rollei SL 66s do have a bit of a worse reputation.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I think we can agree that both systems are great.

But this is my main reason for keeping my SL66

Are you using commercial grade duct tape, or industrial grade duct tape or military grade duct tape?

 

[lxdude]

Are you using commercial grade duct tape, or industrial grade duct tape or military grade duct tape?

Time for some deductive reasoning.

 

[gandolfi]

Are you using commercial grade duct tape, or industrial grade duct tape or military grade duct tape?

I have absolutely no idea....

we call it gaffer tape.

It works, though.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Are you using commercial grade duct tape, or industrial grade duct tape or military grade duct tape?

I have absolutely no idea....

we call it gaffer tape.

It works, though.

So by making a D'DUCKSHON, I really made a GAFF? :eek:

 

[jelke]

i think the hassey and the sl66 are both perfect camera's.. after seeing the dvd of brett weston i became interested in the rollei sl66 , i think when you do a lot of macro photo's or want to use petzval lenses as gandolfi the sl66 is a unique camera

though i recently choose for a hasselblad 501cm, reason; a much more brilliant viewfinder by the acute matte D focusing screen and the camera is lighter

 

[elekm]

If yo do a lot of work with flash, then the Hasselblad might be the better choice because of the ability to synch at any speed due to the leaf shutters in the lenses. The Rollei has a focal plane shutter with a flash synch speed of 1/30, which many have said is inadequate. Rollei did have one 80mm lens with a leaf shutter.

Otherwise, the lens designs were identical to the comparable offerings of that era, because these were Carl Zeiss lens designs and not Rollei.

I have the older SL66 lenses from the 1960s and find them to be excellent in terms of contrast, resolution and color reproduction.

The body is larger, and if you want to do any handheld shooting, then you want the bracket and the cable release. It makes the camera very manageable.

The SL66 also has depth of field preview and mirror lockup. The backs can handle either 120 or 200 merely by flipping a lever on the back. And it's simple to tell if your back is loaded.

It's a lovely system, and the bellows give you a large amount of flexibility.