You are right, I said so, but indeed I owned a system very shortly in the early 1980s. I got it from a friend who was in urgent need of money and I sold it shortly after and I completely forgot about it. This is more than 40 years ago. Sorry...@xya in your original post you said you never owned a Hasselblad system.
If someone, out of the kindness of their heart, would simply bring a new Hasselblad to the market at the $10 price point then many of these posts simply go away. And please make sure that the NeoHasselblad is fully compatible with everything Hasselblad has produced in the last 70 years or so. Problem solved.
I feel the same way. Love the Blad.Now, I only want to use the Blad. Think I may sell the Mamiya. Mamiya takes sharper pictures, but the Blad in my hand feels like heaven.
Why a second MF system? You have much more synergies and escalations of scale if you stay within your first one.
that should be obvious… GASWhy a second MF system? <snip>
How is a Rolleicord a second MF system?
If you have one MF system (HB V or Mamiya RZ) why would you have another one. Instead, a different architecture (TLR, RF) makes more sense.
Coming back to Why Hasselblad - because it is the daddy of all MF systems, at times it had the largest product range and all. V System started in late 50s and was put to sleep in late 1990s. Show me another! ;-)))
One candidate for a second MF system is a Pentax 67 slr.
While the Hasselblad V with various viewfinders is very versatile, I've noted that a number of Hasselblad owners own the heavy Pentax and lenses, often using them in the field, for, ie Racing and Sailing imaging, street shots, and rugged terrain environments.
The first MF SLR system I ever saw was a Pentax 67 on the island of Eniwetok, in the hands of an experienced officer, making pics of Typhoon Alice's destruction and the effects of a still strong winds environment.
With my 500cm I could make good shots as well as the Pentax, probably better, but I'd rather have the choice of the Pentax, as it was a very tough walk-around and the heavy weight of the Pentax in a tripod would be a benefit, rather than what I'd normally consider a negative.
MF system vs 'MF system camera' is an overly pedantic point. They're all tools that one picks to meet needs or functionality desires.
A 6x6 V Hasselblad can do 6x4.5, 6x6, 220, 35mm panorama, polaroid, Digital. And due to its architecture, you can use a different format for each shot.simply because it is difficult to take full frame 6x7 portraits on a Hasselblad, a Mamiya RB/Z is not the most elegant option to lug around for photo walks [doesn't actually stop me, but I'm fine admitting it is a dumb idea I do anyway], and neither system is actually all that ideal of a 645 rig.
No, in my brand of native English "system" is pretty common and generic: Computer system. Alarm system. Imaging system. And I didn't remotely read your initial comment as "MF System Cameras".I think you understand well what I meant. "System" = V or RZ, with removable backs, lenses and viewfinders. "Camera" = fixed lens, viewfinder and back (most TLRs and RFs).
A 6x6 V Hasselblad can do 6x4.5, 6x6, 220, 35mm panorama, polaroid, Digital. And due to its architecture, you can use a different format for each shot.
But this is going to end like many Hasselblad discussions - people pick one aspect and are oblivious to the others.
How is a Rolleicord a second MF system?
If you have one MF system (HB V or Mamiya RZ) why would you have another one. Instead, a different architecture (TLR, RF) makes more sense.
it also cannot do 6x8 and 6x9 and large format and yet it was the #1 weapon of choice of pros and dentists.
A 6x6 V Hasselblad can do 6x4.5, 6x6, 220, 35mm panorama, polaroid, Digital. And due to its architecture, you can use a different format for each shot.
But this is going to end like many Hasselblad discussions - people pick one aspect and are oblivious to the others.
and the 6x7 format is the typical escape route for, yes, Hasselblad DENIERS, although it is a neither-here-not-there format unlike 35mm or 6x9 - I am looking at you, Texas Leica. "Oh I want to shoot in an almost-square format so I cannot use that Swedish Thunder God of MF System Cameras, I am going to fall in love with Large Plastic Knob Bellow Adjustment Stepsister".
And so on.
How is a Rolleicord a second MF system?
If you have one MF system (HB V or Mamiya RZ) why would you have another one. Instead, a different architecture (TLR, RF) makes more sense.
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