I have never operated something as flexible as a Hasselblad; in my view it's the perfect compromise of weight, quality and flexibility; an almost perfect camera system in my view.The fact that Hasselblads have been widely used by fashion photographers does not mean they cannot excel at anything else. The same goes for other models (e.g, Pentax 6x7, which Peter Lindbergh used)
6x6 works very well for landscape. Look for instance at Michael Kenna’s works.
6x7 surely works too (I never went into that format, as my slide projector only does 6x6...)
I think it’s all about finding a format your vision feels comfortable with, regardless of the camera... for me it’s 6x6 (regardless of subject - I do a lot of landscapes too!) From your post it seems that you are more attracted to wide panoramas, so give it a try. I’m unfortunately at the other end of the world otherwise I would have suggested to meet for you to try my Xpan!
Enjoy experimenting
Any approach that works for a person is indeed legitimate, no matter what others might want to say. And shooting square to intentionally end up in an entirely different shape is just as well.The ideal situation is to have a camera with movements, so you can adjust the horizon without losing any of the frame, but I’ve also used a 6x6 SLR and sometimes a 6x6 folder, and one can compose consciously in the field with the idea of cropping after the fact, and that’s perfectly legitimate to my mind. The world isn’t always shaped like the camera you happen to be carrying.
I find the Hasselblad with it's square format and beautiful selection of High-quality optics ideal for landscapes; something Victor Hasselblad successfully convinced Ansel Adams of by the way,.
This may have been mentioned earlier, but Ansel Adams used a Hasselblad for almost all of his pictures in his later years. Even one of his most famous images, "Moon and Half Dome," was shot with a Hasselblad.
I believe it was AA who took the photos, not the Hasselblad, unless Mr. Victor has different information in his promotional brochures.Yes, and it was good...
I believe it was AA who took the photos, not the Hasselblad, unless Mr. Victor has different information in his promotional brochures.
I've seen potatoes dug up with all kinds of tools, at the grill nobody could tell which tool extract which potato.Yes, and Hasselblad was only the tool, the richt tool...
I've seen potatoes dug up with all kinds of tools, at the grill nobody could tell which tool extract which potato.
Of course there are a few things that Ansel used I would never entertain using myself.Everyone should use Hasselblad because Ansel used it.
Trouble was that Hasselblad jammed for good.I am shure that the potatoe dugged up with a Hasselblad tasted the best!
Warhol was a true Artshole.Let's not forget that most of Ansel's Hasselblad pictures were cropped into rectangles.
And BTW, Warhol's remark that "Art is what you can get away with" really shows why he was such a crap artist. I happened to see his recent retrospective at the Whitney and I was appalled. Yes, he got away with a lot, and the public bought into it in a big way. But in retrospect most of it was ugly, boring and stupid. Just MHO.
I had a similar reaction when I saw it at SFMoMA.And BTW, Warhol's remark that "Art is what you can get away with" really shows why he was such a crap artist. I happened to see his recent retrospective at the Whitney and I was appalled. Yes, he got away with a lot, and the public bought into it in a big way. But in retrospect most of it was ugly, boring and stupid. Just MHO.
Wasn't he a secret alien from outer space helping the Men in Black?Let's not forget that most of Ansel's Hasselblad pictures were cropped into rectangles.
And BTW, Warhol's remark that "Art is what you can get away with" really shows why he was such a crap artist. I happened to see his recent retrospective at the Whitney and I was appalled. Yes, he got away with a lot, and the public bought into it in a big way. But in retrospect most of it was ugly, boring and stupid. Just MHO.
You mean he was hit in the head with a Hasselblad, hence his art got all messed up?Correct me if I am wrong, but I thogt that Andy Warhol WAS shot with a square format camera, which was a Hasselblad BTW...
...I wonder if Warhol was considered as an enemy by MI6?...
Not sure about this but it's a well known fact the CIA funded abstract and pop art during cold war.
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