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I want A Hasselblad. Talk Me Out Of It!

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MattKing said:
And cargo pants with those pockets of course.
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I can carry 2 days rations, 40 rolls of TMY-2 AND there's a loop for a hand ax! I'm getting ready to come into Canada on the back roads and trails. Should be in BC by Christmas
 

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Don_ih said:
It sure is - I have an old beat up SWC with an excellent lens but it flares if the sun is out.
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Don,
Flare for sure, but I still love that old SWC. I have never tried or even handled a 903SWC to know just how much more flare resistant it is. With my SWC I sure think ahead as to where I point that lens.
 

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John Wiegerink said:
With my SWC I sure think ahead as to where I point that lens.
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I have the universal lens hood but, of course, it doesn't work with this camera. Or at least I don't think it does. I tried to block the overhead sun by hunching over the camera when I took the following photo, holding the camera between my knees. Didn't work. (I took 4 photos in this field. None got off flare-free. This is the worst.)


(I have a thing for empty fields....)
 

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No. They are superb cameras with excellent optics.
Buy the best one you can find, and you'll be set for as long as you shoot MF film.
 

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Andrew O'Neill said:
@chuckroast is your 100mm f/3.5 Planar a T lens?
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I have a Black C T* Zeiss 100mm f/3.5. According to Hasselblad it's one of the sharpest in the line. A preferred fave of mine vs the 80mm F2.8 Zeiss C T*. Actually both are pretty great. I like the black lenses with the silver trim backs and bodies. I have been able to buy NC2 Prisms 45 degree non-metering for as little as $30. Kiev 60/88 Rubber Eyecups finish off my finders. Fit perfectly.
 

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You should buy a Hasselblad, but you should plan on dedicating at least 25% of your shooting time to use it. Hasselblads don't like sitting around for long periods of time without use, after all, they've been to the moon, so they don't take kindly to sitting on you shelf for months at a time.
 
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The 80 is great for closer in subject. The 100 is better at medium- and longer distances.
 

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Andrew O'Neill said:
I've considered a few, but keep coming back to Hasselblad. So, short answer... nope. It's Hasselblad or nothing.
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And the fervent fascination with Hasselblad is...what particularly??
 

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Andrew, your Mamiya RB67 camera is already a better, more versatile, and more productive camera than any Hasselblad.
Look at some RB67 features:

Bellows focussing means every lens does close-ups. The wonderful Hasselblad 150mm portrait lens doesn't focus close enough without an extension tube.
Leaf shutters for flash synch.
Best mirror damping system ever, no mirror slap, no camera shake.
Lenses from fish-eye to telephoto at moderate cost.
Rotating back means never having to turn the camera on its side.
67 format negatives naturally fit standard rectangular paper sizes. Square shooters 6x6 have to crop and waste film area to do the same. The 'blad becomes a big, heavy, expensive 645 camera for rectangular formats.
Weight doesn't matter 'cos it's on a tripod.
Purely mechanical system, no electrics, no electronics to fail. No tricky matching of components to avoid a jam. The RB67 should be repairable into the indefinite future.

And it's not a veblen brand that asks stratospheric prices for mundane accessories.

And if you really really want to shoot square you can do it with the RB67. Just get a P Adapter plus a M Adapter and a Roll Film Holder from the Mamiya Press system.
 

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You ever thought of getting a French Flag attachment?
 

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Kino said:
You ever thought of getting a French Flag attachment?
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Quesque c'est?

Francly, that time was the one time I actually needed something to reduce flare. I'd never taken it out in the sun, before.
 
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