Let's put one thing aside: this is not a Hasselblad bashing thread, and I own it too, with lots of saved beer and cigars to make it happen,
Until now I was not sure which part of Hasselblad was making me second guess the decision to go in. The decision itself was based on SWC purchase and I remain convinced, had I not bought SWC, none of the other V system would have ever made it into my garage. This however, would be for another thread, which I don't plan on starting.
Coming off Mamiya's 645 and RB67, Bronica ETRSi & EC, Pentax 645 (original and NII), among several other TLR and non-SLR MF cameras, I got the SWC and soon after thought V-system was worth trying.
Wound up with the 503CW, 2006 build, probably never used, along with some lenses CFi 50 & 150, the unfortunate 60 CB, 135/5.6 CF macro, and 250/5.6 CF (non-SA). To the latter end, probably not the end of lenses as I need to acquire back the Tessar 160 CB for sure and at least the standard 80 and possibly the 350. Quite a few accessories are in my stall too. Honourable mention needs to go to Flexbody, right after the SWC.
I've kind of mentioned, Hasselblad is a fine photographic tool, but not everyone will be all that pleased. I think part of it comes with cost involved, really at any time of the market as Hass has alway been, relatively, one of the most expensive. I won't go into my dislikes any more now than I had already mentioned in another thread. I do think that money spent implies some matching expectations, and many will not find the two on the same plane, I never did, including ergonomics, build quality, sense of ruggedness etc.
But, until today I could not put a finger on what it was that made me second-guess it. And ... it is the noise. That thumping slap after releasing shutter. Surely some will put forward praise for same, so I'll leave it purely as a personal matter. Seems like that barn-door flipping out of the way, mirror going up ... no idea.... Every camera is different in what they amplify out. For whatever reason, Hasselblad's slap feels more off-putting to me than even the Bronica EC (some brilliant engineering and forethought in that one, of course not without own issues).
All this sounds maybe silly, except in all walks of life we each respond to noises in a different way. I like quite a bit about Hasselblad, just not everything and it is not my go to camera.
Until now I was not sure which part of Hasselblad was making me second guess the decision to go in. The decision itself was based on SWC purchase and I remain convinced, had I not bought SWC, none of the other V system would have ever made it into my garage. This however, would be for another thread, which I don't plan on starting.
Coming off Mamiya's 645 and RB67, Bronica ETRSi & EC, Pentax 645 (original and NII), among several other TLR and non-SLR MF cameras, I got the SWC and soon after thought V-system was worth trying.
Wound up with the 503CW, 2006 build, probably never used, along with some lenses CFi 50 & 150, the unfortunate 60 CB, 135/5.6 CF macro, and 250/5.6 CF (non-SA). To the latter end, probably not the end of lenses as I need to acquire back the Tessar 160 CB for sure and at least the standard 80 and possibly the 350. Quite a few accessories are in my stall too. Honourable mention needs to go to Flexbody, right after the SWC.
I've kind of mentioned, Hasselblad is a fine photographic tool, but not everyone will be all that pleased. I think part of it comes with cost involved, really at any time of the market as Hass has alway been, relatively, one of the most expensive. I won't go into my dislikes any more now than I had already mentioned in another thread. I do think that money spent implies some matching expectations, and many will not find the two on the same plane, I never did, including ergonomics, build quality, sense of ruggedness etc.
But, until today I could not put a finger on what it was that made me second-guess it. And ... it is the noise. That thumping slap after releasing shutter. Surely some will put forward praise for same, so I'll leave it purely as a personal matter. Seems like that barn-door flipping out of the way, mirror going up ... no idea.... Every camera is different in what they amplify out. For whatever reason, Hasselblad's slap feels more off-putting to me than even the Bronica EC (some brilliant engineering and forethought in that one, of course not without own issues).
All this sounds maybe silly, except in all walks of life we each respond to noises in a different way. I like quite a bit about Hasselblad, just not everything and it is not my go to camera.