I confess, I sold my Hasselblad today...

heespharm · Feb 9, 2015

didjiman said:
I *might* get a small windfall, after years of "suffering." I am debating whether to get an 8x10 or a 501CM. Already shooting mostly with my 4x5, XPan II, and Leica M9.

C'mon everyone chant "get both, get both, get both"

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Richard Man · Feb 9, 2015

heespharm said:
C'mon everyone chant "get both, get both, get both"
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Ha ha, not in the budget. I still also have a SWC/M actually or a 501CM makes sense...

heespharm · Feb 9, 2015

didjiman said:
Ha ha, not in the budget. I still also have a SWC/M actually or a 501CM makes sense...

Budget? That word isn't in my vocabulary... Including savings or early retirement ;-)

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Sirius Glass · Feb 9, 2015

heespharm said:
C'mon everyone chant "get both, get both, get both"

+1

mikebarger · Feb 9, 2015

Makes me want to get off my behind and sell the three extra Hassy bodies I somehow acquired over the years.

Thomas Bertilsson · Feb 10, 2015

Sirius Glass said:
Not so. If a photograph does not work, the problem is me. This simplifies locating the root cause. Much more efficient.

True for many cameras, though. A Mamiya RZ67 is also a camera that leaves you without excuses, or a Pentax 645. There are many. Hasselblad is not unique.

While I agree that it's good to eliminate excuses, a good photographer can make interesting photographs with any camera.

Black Dog · Feb 10, 2015

Chant Number 1

Sirius Glass said:
+1

Extra +1 from me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvMoRVrqx_I

nbagno · Feb 10, 2015

Dada - Here today, gone tomorrow

Xmas · Feb 10, 2015

wy2l said:
No. I've done worse things to get money.

Yea I worked for decades.

SchwinnParamount · Feb 11, 2015

frank said:
My Rolleiflex tlr doesn't give me the 40mm option:

Picture number 2: Lovely! I'd die happy if I made an image like that.

ljsegil · Feb 19, 2015

The Rolleiflex SL 66 is a more versatile and capable machine than your Hasselblad should you ever consider returning to the square format and desire superb macro and tilt capabilities with only the basic camera. And it shares the exquisite Zeiss glass with the Hassy. Of course it lacks the smaller size and elegant simplicity of the TLRs, but can be had with several backs and lenses for less money than a recent vintage Rollei TLR, and will shoot rings around the TLR when it comes to versatility and quality, hand held or on a tripod. But unfortunately when well tricked out a bear to lug around.

Frankly Unsharp · Feb 21, 2015

ljsegil said:
The Rolleiflex SL 66 is a more versatile and capable machine than your Hasselblad should you ever consider returning to the square format and desire superb macro and tilt capabilities with only the basic camera. And it shares the exquisite Zeiss glass with the Hassy. Of course it lacks the smaller size and elegant simplicity of the TLRs, but can be had with several backs and lenses for less money than a recent vintage Rollei TLR, and will shoot rings around the TLR when it comes to versatility and quality, hand held or on a tripod. But unfortunately when well tricked out a bear to lug around.

I've never really left the square format, I still have 14 TLRs (3 non-working) and 2 Kowas, so leaving is not a fast option.
The only experience I've had of Rollei products is a 35 mm Rolleiflex made in Malaysia, with poor electronics. And yes, a Rolleicord V with a film advance problem, drove me mad! Managed to sell it, to a low price of course, I guess the new owner had it repaired.

philipus · Feb 22, 2015

Frankly Unsharp said:
Does this make me a bad person?

I just bought a 203 - does that make me a good person? :confused:

Black Dog · Feb 22, 2015

philipus said:
I just bought a 203 - does that make me a good person? :confused:

Your place in Valhalla is secure!

Sirius Glass · Feb 22, 2015

philipus said:
I just bought a 203 - does that make me a good person? :confused:

Of course it does.

Arklatexian · Feb 22, 2015

Frankly Unsharp said:
You can also look at it this way; by selling a Hasselblad to somebody who's never owned one You will spread the joy! Keeping a camera , maybe for decades, without selling it, might thus be seen as an act of selfishness...

Frankly Unsharp, you have hit upon my failure as a person. I will not sell my 500CM. I did sell a 1000F though. Does that count? Never wanted another MF without a blade shutter after that. When the 500C was introduced, I said "that is the one for me". Took me a while to get one. By that time they had come out with the 500CM. I am also selfish regarding my Leica gear......Regards!

yorbard · Feb 22, 2015

Cheer up! It means you'll never have to carry ( with four lenses and accessories, I presume) seven kilos of stainless steel and glass around again!
I have a 500C with 50mm, 60mm, 80mm and 150mm lenses , an independent make x2converter, and some extenders, etc., and will be trying to offload it in exchange for something Leica (probably a C or an X series, if I can get enough for it.)

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Sirius Glass · Feb 22, 2015

yorbard said:
Cheer up! It means you'll never have to carry ( with four lenses and accessories, I presume) seven kilos of stainless steel and glass around again!
I have a 500C with 50mm, 60mm, 80mm and 150mm lenses , an independent make x2converter, and some extenders, etc., and will be trying to offload it in exchange for something Leica (probably a C or an X series, if I can get enough for it.)

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Not me. 903 SWC, 503 CX, 50mm, 80mm, 150mm, 350mm, an independent make x2converter, and some extenders, etc. It is part of my cardo and strength fitness program.

yorbard · Feb 23, 2015

Well, at the ripe old age of 74, I've decided that fitness programs are for the very young, and my Hass etc constitutes cruel & dangerous punishment !

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blockend · Feb 23, 2015

Hasselblads are the kind of camera you take from a foam lined case, mount on a tripod, and check the horizontals. At best the sort of camera you hold in the palm of your hand and ask the model to pout while your assistant changes backs. I never got the impression they would endure the dangly end of a shoulder strap for too long.

Kevin Caulfield · Feb 23, 2015

Then maybe you need to try using one.

film_man · Feb 23, 2015

blockend said:
Hasselblads are the kind of camera you take from a foam lined case, mount on a tripod, and check the horizontals. At best the sort of camera you hold in the palm of your hand and ask the model to pout while your assistant changes backs. I never got the impression they would endure the dangly end of a shoulder strap for too long.

Wow...that is so deep...right there with the "if I had a Ferrari/boat/helicopter/100m in the bank" kind of crap.

blockend · Feb 23, 2015

I can't recall how many rolls of film I put through Hasselblads over the years, first as an assistant and then as a photographer, but it was very, very many. I also remember how often they had to go in for servicing and how frail and expensive some of the parts were. I also remember the lenses were sharp. Whether they were sharper than the Mamiyas and Bronicas I also used over the years, I couldn't say.

blockend · Feb 23, 2015

film_man said:
Wow...that is so deep...right there with the "if I had a Ferrari/boat/helicopter/100m in the bank" kind of crap.

Thank you for such a positive spin on a simple comment. You have a nice day too.

film_man · Feb 23, 2015

blockend said:
Thank you for such a positive spin on a simple comment. You have a nice day too.

Any time. I'm always happy to add a positive spin on a paragraph of stereotypes and sarcasm. Have a lovely day.

I confess, I sold my Hasselblad today...

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