I want A Hasselblad. Talk Me Out Of It!

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One time a day use your phone with the intent to make a digital negative for a carbon print when you get home. Maybe a portrait of your lovely wife.
Just recharge yourself and enjoy the amazing coffee. Cigars are silly, they smell wonderful as long as I don't have to smoke one. Maybe light some as incense
 
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I won't go near a cigar since and friend of mine back in high school let me try one, and it blew up. True story.
 

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A house full of cameras and a trip to Cuba without just one.....got to be a crime....
 
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In grade 10, I got him with itching powder. Gotch drawer. He was pretty squirmy the following day, in class....heh heh heh.
 

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I have one, but I don't think it is the Fotodiox version... there's others who make this.

Anyway, I wouldn't get one if it were just for the lenses as a coin would suffice (but in fact these days, there's a good chance I wouldn't have any coins on me). However, if the body jams, you need to get into the cocking mechanism from the back side under the mirror and up to the front of the body and a coin won't work in this situation, The other end of the tool is designed for that.

I've not needed to use it for that purpose so far, but I have it just in case. It does work well for the lens cocking, too. I find very rarely, a lens gets jostled and the shutter must trip, so I (very rarely) occasionally need to re-cock the shutter on a lens. It's good to have the too for that and also to be aware that this occurs so if you find trouble when switching lenses, to be aware and check this before any attempts to use muscle on anything.
 

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Cigars are not silly. They are deadly serious.
 

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This will deserve a new thread, but I will be very interested to read how you like the (rather expensive) Heiland setup. As matter of (off-topic) interest, which controller did you choose?
 

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Czech, Cheque, Check

Is English the goofiess language or is it just me?. I think I gave up on "the language arts" around 3rd grade. Something that is apparent to all. Arts and Sciences, that's my lane!

Years ago, Australian tennis player Pat Cash defeated Ivan Lendl in a notable match and the newspaper headline was "Cash is better than a Czech."
 

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Andrew: I've never been to Cuba but I live in Miami and have enjoyed much of the culture and the company of Cuban born friends. Some years ago one who was a top notch photographer, Mario Algaze, had me print a limited edition series of four of his favorite images in pt/pd/au. Another friend, Carl Juste who is a top photojournalist did a series Havana and Haiti that I hope will be published as a book. As much as you claim to not be taking a camera you should at least take a point and shoot. You will be kicking yourself for not taking one. If nothing else try Havana Club rum it will be worth the trip and perhaps drown your sorrow for leaving a camera at home.
 
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Maybe Andrew has been there before. It is a favorite destination for Canadians.
 

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This will deserve a new thread, but I will be very interested to read how you like the (rather expensive) Heiland setup. As matter of (off-topic) interest, which controller did you choose?

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This will deserve a new thread, but I will be very interested to read how you like the (rather expensive) Heiland setup. As matter of (off-topic) interest, which controller did you choose?

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Once you get it all set up, and have made a few prints, I'd love to hear your take on it.
Side note: Thank you for spelling cheque correctly!

When my cheque clears, I will check back with you and share my experiences here ... eh:

 

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Nope. Never been. I think Mexico is more of a favourite for Canadians... never been there, either.

We went to Cuna about 15 years ago. It's a beautiful country, especially the mountains on the west side. After 10 days travelling around the excesses of the all-inclusive on the north side were pretty distressing. (it was a package tour,). Such a warm and exhilarating people that was having a rough time (I think still is,)
Indulge in Cuban culture, butt put aside the "traditional western view" of it. Hemingway and old cars is our version of Cuba, not theirs.
 

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I think Cuba is a bit more popular as a destination for Canadians in the eastern parts of the country.
Not surprisingly, given the distances involved.
Toronto being approximately 2200 km by air from Havana and in the same time zone.
Compare that to where Andrew and I are - Vancouver being approximately 4600 km by air from Havana and three time zones away.
Interestingly, the distance between Toronto and Vancouver is approximately 3400 km by air.
 
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Speaking of Hasselblads. I just checked with Jim Holman at ICT. He does complete teardowns and CLAs on them for around $350-ish plus parts. He's guessing turnaround times of about 1 month.

I was super happy with how he redid my Nikon F Apollo FtN, I am likely to have him do my 25 year old 501C/M next.
 

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