Hassy 503-Fashion Photography?

[Ayung001]

Hello Everyone, this is my first post here. I'm currently shooting with a digital Canon 5D and would like to purchase a medium format camera to slowly move towards what I'd be expected to use if I "make-it" in this industry.

I don't know know much about MF but I was wondering if the Hasselblad 503CW would be a good choice to practice with and eventually use for professional jobs? or should I go for something that is more automated like the Mamiya AFD. is the 503cw still used by fashion photographers/magazines/agency tests or does everyone use the H1's/newer Mamiya autofocus/auto meter now with digital backs and all that?

With my digital files, i spend a lot of time trying to make them look like film shots in photoshop which is hard and time consuming. You can take a look at some of my digital work here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayung001/sets/72157603106446945/

Thanks for reading

 

[Fintan]

The 503CW would be used by many fashion photographers and you certainly dont need an automated camera for fashion.

Welcome to APUG by the way, you may be interested to know about APUGs sister site http://www.hybridphoto.com/ which may have some useful info for you.

 

[Christopher D. Keth]

You can use whatever the hell you want. It's not the camera ad agencies pay for.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Check out: http://www.hasselbladinfo.com/discus/messages/board-topics.html

For medium format opinions outside of APUG.

Steve