I want A Hasselblad. Talk Me Out Of It!

John Wiegerink

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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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