I am going to buy a Hasselblad and have questions between 120 and 80mm...

[Sirius Glass]

I now have the following in my cart at KEH:

- excellent condition chrome body with finder and rapid winder

- bargain 80mm CF T*

- bargain A12 back

- bargain 150mm C Chrome. I would love the vocal length and it's $144. I don't know though.... Tell me more.


OR should I just split the difference and get a 120mm CF T*? Instead of both those?

OR OR just the 80mm and a good focusing screen? Suggestions?


And with all that I've pretty much stretched my budget to the limit.


Sorry to ramble...

Get the 80mm for now. It is a great all around lens. See my earlier post about the chrome lens which by the way may not be multicoated [If so flare could be a problem if the light source is near the subject.],

 

[frank]

Get the 80mm for now. It is a great all around lens. See my earlier post about the chrome lens which by the way may not be multicoated [If so flare could be a problem if the light source is near the subject.],

Read post 24. It's done.

My Hasselblad journey began with a 500cm, and an 80. Not being able to afford a 150 for portraits at that time, I bought a 2x doubler. I would have suggested that. Here's a result.

 

[frank]

Great system. Be careful, it can be addictive.

 

[film_man]

Congrats!

 

[supermarvin76]

Nice. Great system. Great lens. Is supermarvin your real name?

Brian

 

[Alan Gales]

Read post 24. It's done.

My Hasselblad journey began with a 500cm, and an 80. Not being able to afford a 150 for portraits at that time, I bought a 2x doubler. I would have suggested that. Here's a result.

Proving once again that there is more than one way to skin a cat!

Nice portrait, Frank!

 

[Richard S. (rich815)]

Brian

Ah yes. Of course.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I am selling my GoPro and a Canon lens and going to grab a used 500 c/m from probably KEH. So stoked!

Money is certainly a factor and my question is if I want the 80mm or 120mm. With my Canon 5D I enjoy shooting the 85mm.

I am thinking of getting either the 80mm CF T* and 150 C or just split the difference and get a 120 CF T* (not the macro)? I'll be shooting maybe 60-75% portraits and the rest whatever. I am worried the 80mm may be too wide for me.

I appreciate any thoughts or tips!

Thanks!

the std set up for the Hasselblad 500 series is 50/80/150, which works great and prepares you for all kinds of photography. If money is an issue and I had to drop one, I would drop the 50mm. the 1500 is the std portrait lens and the 80mm lets you do all kinds of things.You can get the 50mm(which is a great wide-angle)laterbut you'd miss the 80 if you opt to drop that.