Need some guidance with a Hasselblad??

[Gay Larson]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Christmas is fine by me.

Mike

 

[Gay Larson]

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]

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]

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.