Which stereotypes did I deal in? Hasselblad's being delicate? I don't consider that stereotypical, just born of experience and not only mine. Any photographer on the circuit would have confirmed the same with a few expletives, they were chosen for their lenses, not their ruggedness. So far as sarcasm goes, I think you were first with that. If you've been lucky with yours as a street or war camera, the best of luck to you.Any time. I'm always happy to add a positive spin on a paragraph of stereotypes and sarcasm. Have a lovely day.
Which stereotypes did I deal in? Hasselblad's being delicate? I don't consider that stereotypical, just born of experience and not only mine. Any photographer on the circuit would have confirmed the same with a few expletives, they were chosen for their lenses, not their ruggedness. So far as sarcasm goes, I think you were first with that. If you've been lucky with yours as a street or war camera, the best of luck to you.
That was the Hasselblad milieu, back in the day.Something about models, pouting and assistants. Anyway...carry on.
The Rolleiflex SL 66 is a more versatile and capable machine than your Hasselblad
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 !
There are too many straw men to even begin putting a match to there. Come back when you want to engage me on the details of what I 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.
Hasselblads are the kind of camera you take from a foam lined case.
Hasselblads are the kind of camera you ... mount on a tripod
Hasselblads are the kind of camera you ... 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.
Your straw men were here:1.
I carry my Hasselblad in a pack just like many other people. I also carry Voigtlanders, Nikons, Graphics and Graflexes in a pack but not all at the same time.
2.
I use it hand held, just as I use Voightlanders, Nikons, Graphics and Graflexes hand held except for available light night photography.
3.
I do that for EVERY camera. I do my cropping BEFORE I take the photograph. That is considered a good practice. Maybe you like crooked photographs; I do not.
4.
I have never taken photographs of models. Why model pout is beyond me. I never understood it and never could understand why one would want a photograph of a pouting model.
5.
I never had an assistant and would not know what to do with one. I change the backs myself. I can even load film by myself.
6.
It is a neck strap not a shoulder strap, and I have not had a problem with Hasselblads on a neck strap. I have never had a problem with Voightlanders, Nikons, Mamiyas, Contaxs, Canons, Rolleis, Kodak, Fuji, Minolta, Ansco or Argus cameras on neck straps. I do not use a neck strap or should strap for Graphics and Graflexes.
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.
i assisted for someone who lived off his hassy back in the 1980s and
the experience seemed very much like yours. nice camera, sure
but the film backs cost $800 each .. and he had to have more than 4
because 2 were often the shop being calibrated ... before
the great film camera glut that began in the 2000s, they were
expensive even used, and extra backs didn't cost only a few hundred dollars used .. ( like in the times of the glut )
i worked for someone else who used bronicas and his chromes seemed about the same sharpness ...
the hassyguy did photograph pouty models too ...
OP
if you decide one day you need another hasselblad,
i am sure you can get another ... its not like they are exceptionally rare or hard to find used
The moderators stole my sarcasm. I demand a refund. That stuff doesn't write itself you know!
Well, I for one am royally pissed at myself for missing out on the Exc++ Hasselblad kit I want (later model 503CW w/Acute D screen, 80 Planar, A12 back). Box, manual, and strap. Looked nearly new. $2100 and change. Fiddle-farted around for most of the day reading and watching videos about 'blads. Spent an hour making a couple of really nice prints (captured with a Leica, but still serve to give that "oh wow" burst of inspiration and excitement that leads to the notion that dropping another two grand on photography stuff is a good idea). Went over to Amazon and ordered the 5th edition of Wildi's manual. By the time I had finally summoned the courage and moseyed back over to the auction site, it was gone. F*ck.
Maybe those deals are common, but I haven't seen anything quite that good.
At least now I know. Keen eye fixed upon that rabbit hole. Sometimes addiction is a good thing...
You did good. $2100 is a lot of money. Something better will come along.
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.
Just a heads up about an SL66. Like the S2a I sold, it has a focal plane shutter with a flash synch of about 1/40th second. So, it takes that length of time for the slit to traverse the film. For me, this makes it strictly a tripod camera for subjects that don't move.
Just a heads up about an SL66. Like the S2a I sold, it has a focal plane shutter with a flash synch of about 1/40th second. So, it takes that length of time for the slit to traverse the film. For me, this makes it strictly a tripod camera for subjects that don't move.
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