Is that a Hasselblad?

namram9021 · Sep 21, 2007

One time walking around in the city with a Hasselblad I overheard someone nearby say to his friend: "That's the Mamiya I want to get!"

Alex Bishop-Thorpe · Sep 21, 2007

I've officially been asked if my Speed Graphic was a Hasselblad! I'm quite proud of myself, even if they did correct themselves before I could...

nick mulder · Sep 22, 2007

Ian Leake said:
When the nice security man at Frankfurt airport made me unpack my hasselblad he thought it was a movie camera! Oh well.

Melbourne Airport ... carrying around a somewhat heavy 16mm Bolex (which has Hasselblad-esque styling) I was asked "does it actually work????" ...

I am seriously considering not getting a carnet for it next time I travel with it for work.

joel dallenbach · Oct 2, 2007

i've been messing with a pentax 67, the only comment so far is, that is old school, say like twenty years ago old school.

Kevin Roach · Oct 3, 2007

I've been asked several times how many megapixels my Minox is.

k_jupiter · Oct 4, 2007

Kevin Roach said:
I've been asked several times how many megapixels my Minox is.

Do you tell them it's measured in minopixels?

tim in san jose

goros · Oct 5, 2007

BruceN said:
Sorry - I can no longer resist!

"Don't ask a photographer if they're shooting a Hasselblad. If they are, they'll tell you. If they're not, don't embarrass them!"

BWGirl said:
I love it! hahaha If I have your permission, I may change my signature line to this!

BruceN said:
Of course you may! I stole it from some movie, anyway.

Sorry I arrived late to this thread.

About the comment above, about a hundred years ago, a Spanish writter, Miguel de Unamuno said this:

When you first time meet a person, don't ask him where he is from. If he is from Bilbao, he will tell you. If not, don't embarras him.

By the way, Miguel de Unamuno was born in Bilbao.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Unamuno

Cheers from Bilbao

benjiboy · Oct 5, 2007

To paraphrase Mae West "Is that a Hasselblad, or are you just pleased to see me?

Black Dog · Oct 5, 2007

"that's a big zoom you've got there"...

wclavey · Oct 5, 2007

Ian Leake said:
When the nice security man at Frankfurt airport made me unpack my hasselblad he thought it was a movie camera! Oh well.

I have 2 Mamiya TLR bodies and a full set of lenses and 2 prism finders that all fit int a single case that I travel with. I often get asked if it is movie equipment. I have always assumed that it is because of the 2 lenses on each lensboad and the fact that I keep a collapsable hood on each of the taking lenses makes it look like one of the old turret mounted movie camera lenses. But that doesn't help explain the Hasselblad...

I was out shooting with the Bronica s2a a few weekends ago and got asked the "is that a Hasselblad" question... and I immediately thought of this thread and cheerfully replied, "No, just a cheap Japanese imitation..."

joel dallenbach · Oct 13, 2007

last sunday in vitamin cottage someone said, dig the blad. I dig now with a recently acquired a 50mm that is my same age.

Gary Holliday · Oct 15, 2007

I was photographing a perfect sunset in Crete with my little Contax T2. Some guy yelled at me to get out of the way because he was sitting further back photographing the sunset with his video camera and point & crap digital.

I was angered by this novice and shouted back I own a Hasselblad you know!

celluloidpropaganda · Oct 16, 2007

Yes, with a Bronica SQ-A - from a police officer who kind of freaked me out when he pulled up behind me.

Frank R · Oct 16, 2007

joel dallenbach said:
last sunday in vitamin cottage someone said, dig the blad. I dig now with a recently acquired a 50mm that is my same age.

What is a "vitamin cottage"? A pharmacy perhaps?

joel dallenbach · Oct 17, 2007

vitamine cottage is a health food grocery store. Organic homeopathic suppliments.

RoBBo · Oct 17, 2007

celluloidpropaganda said:
Yes, with a Bronica SQ-A - from a police officer who kind of freaked me out when he pulled up behind me.

Same thing happened to me!
Except we were in a parking lot in the middle of the night in rural Wisconsin, and the other guy with me DID have a Hasselblad, which was not the target of his question, ironically enough, and I had my SQ-Ai.

Wyno · Oct 22, 2007

I was at the open day of the local naval base in Victoria (Australia) which is 70 kms away from me, and I'd taken my 8x10 with me just in case. There were seveal steam powered traction engines there which had been restored by volunteers from the naval personnel and I had just set the camera up and an elderly gentleman approached me and didn't ask me "is that a Hasselblad?" He asked me "is that a half plate camera?" We chatted a bit and it turned out that he had used a variety of medium format and vintage cameras 40 years earlier.
I took my shots and was then offered the chance to drive the engine around the naval base. Did I say no thanks? You decide.
Mike

Thanasis · Oct 22, 2007

The first time I told my father-in-law that I was going to take some photographs with a Hasselblad, he immediately nodded slowly yet knowingly and made that sign with his thumb and index finger that means "mmm, perfect".

Bandicoot · Oct 22, 2007

Wyno said:
There were seveal steam powered traction engines there which had been restored by volunteers from the naval personnel [...]
I took my shots and was then offered the chance to drive the engine around the naval base. Did I say no thanks? You decide.
Mike

Years ago when I was a kid I drove a steam-roller, and later have driven trains. I still remember every glorious minute

Peter

colrehogan · Oct 29, 2007

I was asked if my whole plate camera was a Hasselblad on Saturday night.

mabman · Nov 2, 2007

The closest I've come to this is having my Kiev 4a mistaken for a Contax (which isn't that far off) - by a guy shooting with a Leica III with collapsible Elmar We had a very pleasant conversation.

Steve Smith · Nov 2, 2007

Wyno said:
I took my shots and was then offered the chance to drive the engine around the naval base. Did I say no thanks? You decide.
Mike

I have done this too (but on the road). It's great being in command of nine tons of metal with no brakes!

Steve.

vanspaendonck · Nov 4, 2007

I was asked "Is that a Hasselblad?" yesterday at the Roman Thermae in Trier, Germany. The camera was a Graflex Crown Graphic 4x5, which I explained to the person who popped the question (he was holding some digital SLR).
Seems that people who don't know much about camera's think that any big professionally looking camera is a Hasselblad. Hasselblad could make money out of this if they would introduce a line of expensive advanced amateur digital point and shoot camera's, but I guess they have already missed the bus.

Trond · Nov 19, 2007

When in Sweden a couple of years ago, somebody asked me if my Bronica S2A was a Leica. He looked a little disappointed when I told him that it was a Japanese medium format camera comparable to a Hasselblad. I don´t think he knew what a Hasselblad was.

Trond

Dave Wooten · Nov 19, 2007

One week ago in Ely Nevada a guy stops in a truck, watching me set up a 14 x 17, and asks the ITAH question....I told him no, I just can t afford one.

Is that a Hasselblad?

Ever been asked "Is that a Hasselbad?"

No.

Yes, while shooting 35mm or smaller.

Yes, while shooting Medium Format

Yes, while shooting Large Format

Yes, and it was a Hasselblad!

namram9021

Alex Bishop-Thorpe

nick mulder

joel dallenbach

Kevin Roach

k_jupiter

goros

benjiboy

Black Dog

wclavey

joel dallenbach

Gary Holliday

celluloidpropaganda

Frank R

joel dallenbach

RoBBo

Wyno

Thanasis

Bandicoot

colrehogan

mabman

Steve Smith

vanspaendonck

Trond

Dave Wooten

Is that a Hasselblad?

Ever been asked "Is that a Hasselbad?"

No.

Yes, while shooting 35mm or smaller.

Yes, while shooting Medium Format

Yes, while shooting Large Format

Yes, and it was a Hasselblad!

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