I have an invoice for a Hasselblad 501cm kit dated 5/10/2000 for £2095.
Well that surprises the begeezers out of me.
I assumed that the original V-system line would have originally cost the same as modern H system Blads. i.e. £15K or so. I assumed that the reason V-systems cost between £1-2K now (2016) was merely because the demand for film Blads dropped so much once the H system digitals arrived and became mainstream (in terms of medium format). But by the looks of it, the Blad I own today and bought 4 years ago for £2K would have cost me that new 16 years ago! I assumed it would have cost me about £10K 16 years ago.
A while back I had copied a Hasselblad ad from a 1977 photography magazine I had saved. Some prices back then for new aren't far off from used prices nowView attachment 154193
Heh -- got an email from B&H yesterday -- they are taking pre-orders on the Hassy H6D 100 Mpixel for a mere $32,995 -- still not targeted at the amateur market.
And it probably wouldn't have jammed with regular monotony either.I remember back in the 80's when a Hasselblad 500/cm with waist level finder, film back and 80mm lens cost $2,000. You could have bought a half way decent cheap used car for that. For $32,998 you can buy a nice new car!
And it probably wouldn't have jammed with regular monotony either.
It makes sense that the digital back Hasselblads cost as much as they do.
Think how much the film Hasselblads would have cost you if you had to buy at the same time all the film you were going to put through them during their life!
bought mine in 1978 for $1100, lens, body. back in L.A.
It would be if you were only given one chance to buy it, for use during the camera's full life, and that was at the time you bought the camera.Film cost is not a major concern of mine.
UK prices have always been a rip off.UK consumers are too polite and too civilized for a violent revolt.Unfortunately.Robeert White was selling the 501CM for £829 plus VAT in April 2001. Most were bought by Professional photographers who would be VAT registered so would claim the tax back.
It's difficult comparing British or European prices with those in the US as they aren't linked purely by the exchange rate, often cameras and other photographic could be half the price in the US compared to here. I remember when the exchange rate was close to £1 to $2 buying a new Pentax Spotmatic F for £110 they were $110 in US magazines.
Ian
A while back I had copied a Hasselblad ad from a 1977 photography magazine I had saved. Some prices back then for new aren't far off from used prices nowView attachment 154193
UK prices have always been a rip off.UK consumers are too polite and too civilized for a violent revolt.Unfortunately.
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