Need some guidance with a Hasselblad??

Gay Larson · Oct 15, 2007

I have an older Hasselblad (500C) with a 80mm lens. I would like to do some macro work with it and need extension tubes. I've been looking and trying to research, but can't find which ones to buy, what they look like or how to use them if I ever know what to look for. Can someone help me. It is so frustrating when you can't find someone locally who is using a film camera, even a Hasselblad to guide you. Just need some guidance.

Kevin Caulfield · Oct 15, 2007

If you have a look at the Hasselblad website, there is some good information regarding the different sized extension tubes, including correction factors for exposure, etc. I bought one from a fellow APUGer, and I think it's the one around 30 or 32mm. I've only used it once or twice, and didn't realise back then that I had to increase the exposure, but it still worked quite well.

Sirius Glass · Oct 15, 2007

This site => http://www.hasselbladhistorical.eu/HW/HWVSys.aspx
has some information under Accessories, but it was not enough for me to understand what I would need. I put off making a decision because I am starting to do my own darkroom work.

I hope this helps.

Steve

David H. Bebbington · Oct 15, 2007

Gay Larson said:
I have an older Hasselblad (500C) with a 80mm lens. I would like to do some macro work with it and need extension tubes. I've been looking and trying to research, but can't find which ones to buy, what they look like or how to use them if I ever know what to look for. Can someone help me. It is so frustrating when you can't find someone locally who is using a film camera, even a Hasselblad to guide you. Just need some guidance.

I don't use Hasselblad (Mamiya RB67 plus lots of 35 mm) but it's a good rule to buy an extension tube (first) which is equal to or shorter than the maximum extension of your lens as it focuses from infinity to its nearest distance. If you don't do this, there will be a certain subject distance range where you can't focus the camera at all. Extension tubes are very easy to use. They maintain the automatic aperture function, so the camera behaves the same as without tubes.

Regards,

David

JLP · Oct 15, 2007

Gay, i use a 55mm on ocation but mostly with my 150mm. Depending on the size of your subject you may want something a little shorter than the 55mm.
The 55mm in combination with a 80mm lens will bring the subject very close the lens.

jan

mikebarger · Oct 18, 2007

Plain wrapper package sent out this afternoon. Sent from Topeka, 24 hours from Tulsa.

Wait a minute, wasn't that a title to a song?

Anyway sent out priority mail this afternoon, have fun!

Mike

Gay Larson · Oct 18, 2007

Mike you are an angel. I will take good care of them and send it back...uh, sooner or later???? Really, I won't keep it too long and you let me know if you think I'm delaying you.

bdial · Oct 19, 2007

If it helps, my post in this thread;
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Was shot using an 80mm lens with an 80mm extension tube. The flower is about 3 inches in diameter, and working distance was a couple of inches or so. I that would make the image close to 1:1, though not quite. I recently got a 23 mm tube, working distance is a foot or so.

mikebarger · Oct 19, 2007

Christmas is fine by me.

Mike

Gay Larson · Oct 19, 2007

bdial said:
If it helps, my post in this thread;
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Was shot using an 80mm lens with an 80mm extension tube. The flower is about 3 inches in diameter, and working distance was a couple of inches or so. I that would make the image close to 1:1, though not quite. I recently got a 23 mm tube, working distance is a foot or so.

That is a beautiful image. Thanks

Gay Larson · Oct 20, 2007

Mike, your package arrived today and I plan to try it out tomorrow. I would today but my Husband has his High School reunion and I have to attend the festivities....Oh boy! Love going to parties where everyone else knows each other and I know no one. thanks so much Mike.

bdial · Oct 20, 2007

Gay, thanks for the complement, also, I mis-spoke, the picture in my post was done with a 55 mm tube. As Jan says, the 55 puts you very close, with DOF measured in milimeters.

Need some guidance with a Hasselblad??

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