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I want A Hasselblad. Talk Me Out Of It!

John Wiegerink

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We have a sunshine problem here in Michigan in the winter months. It can go weeks on end with no sunshine in Jan and Feb.. It makes one feel very depressed. Enjoy your sunshine while you have it.
 

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That sound you hear is the new 'Blad whining to go out.

(It's a balmy 11F today, or as I see it, short sleeve weather The temptation to go shoot is great, but familial obligations may intervene.)
 

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I'm going to upgrade from the 3rd edition when I get a chance. The 3rd edition was my bedside reader for many years and is extremely informative for the Hasselblad user.

You may find the 4th edition to be all the "upgrade" you need at a lower price.

The 5th edition appears to cover things like the 205TCC but it only adds about 30 pages overall as I understand it.

I've not seen the 5th personally, but I have never had a question that either the 4th or the internet couldn't answer.
 
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@chuckroast that's about -11C thanks to Google. We switched over to metric when I was 13 and stopped bothering to convert in my head.
I'm looking forward to getting out with the 8x10, since it will be the first time in 2026 to do so. Mr. Blad is next! Can't wait!
 

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We have a sunshine problem here in Michigan in the winter months. It can go weeks on end with no sunshine in Jan and Feb.. It makes one feel very depressed. Enjoy your sunshine while you have it.

Yes, but the light there can still be great without it. Taken Christmas Day 2025 near Bellaire, MI on a completely flat gray day:






(Leica M4, 21mm f/4 LTM Color-Skopar w/adapter, FP4+, semistand in Pyrocat-HDC, scans of silver prints)
 

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And a heavy behemoth compared to the Hasselblad.
 

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Well, as someone equally comfortable in English, MKS, and CGS measurement systems, I would be remiss in not pointing out that you didn't completely shift to metric: You're still shooting "8x10" and "14x17" ... mwuahahahaha
 
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Well, as someone equally comfortable in English, MKS, and CGS measurement systems, I would be remiss in pointing out that you didn't completely shift to metric: You're still shooting "8x10" and "14x17" ... mwuahahahaha

 
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We have a sunshine problem here in Michigan in the winter months. It can go weeks on end with no sunshine in Jan and Feb.. It makes one feel very depressed. Enjoy your sunshine while you have it.

No Sun coupled with weeks of rain here can really drag one down... thankfully, I have the darkroom and my UV exposure box to keep me healthy LOL!