I certainly see none of the dreaded mirror slap on that Hasselblad. Does anyone who has a Pentax 67 want to weigh in? I've always wanted one but was afraid of the "slap" - perhaps I was misinformed (to quote Casablanca).
I certainly see none of the dreaded mirror slap on that Hasselblad. Does anyone who has a Pentax 67 want to weigh in? I've always wanted one but was afraid of the "slap" - perhaps I was misinformed (to quote Casablanca).
I certainly see none of the dreaded mirror slap on that Hasselblad. Does anyone who has a Pentax 67 want to weigh in? I've always wanted one but was afraid of the "slap" - perhaps I was misinformed (to quote Casablanca).
I have never had a mirror slap problem with my Hasselblads
Maybe I'd be more accepting of the noise if it wasn't accompanied by the real annoyance, screen blackout. The original digital camera 'image review' after a shot but without even an image! Just nothing, like the whole damn world ends when you press that button. I turn off image review on digital cameras, and I want a film camera that lets me stay connected to what I am shooting.
Suggest you try a Hasselblad 553ELX. Screen reappears and it takes standard batteries.
In my experience all the brouhaha you see online about the mirror/curtain shake in the Pentax 6x7 is way overblown. With good technique you can get sharp hand-held shots between 1/30th - 1/60th of a second (excluding medium to long teles), even without MLU. On a good tripod using MLU and a cable release there is no issue whatsoever. To illustrate this, I attach a high res version of one of my shots with the camera using a 1/2 second shutter speed (for which any camera-induced vibration would be very obvious):
beautiful!!!
agreed. Once you go Hasselblad.You'll never switch again. It's not just being fond of them. It's love.At today's prices the best bang for the buck is a Hasselblad. It will just take a little longer to by the next lens, but it is worth it.
I love my Hasselblad too, and use it more than the Pentax. There's no two ways about it though: the box-shaped body definitely makes them more awkward to use hand-held at eye level than a regular SLR shaped camera. That's not to say it can't be done, you just have to perform unusual contortions to effectively brace it. The ergonomics of the camera were very obviously designed for waist/chest level use.
I rest the camera in my left palm so the index finger can fire the lens. The right hand adjusts the EV [f/stop and shutter speed] and focuses.
In my experience all the brouhaha you see online about the mirror/curtain shake in the Pentax 6x7 is way overblown. With good technique you can get sharp hand-held shots between 1/30th - 1/60th of a second (excluding medium to long teles), even without MLU. On a good tripod using MLU and a cable release there is no issue whatsoever. To illustrate this, I attach a high res version of one of my shots with the camera using a 1/2 second shutter speed (for which any camera-induced vibration would be very obvious):
In the UK the biggest problem is finding one - if dealers have them they sell out almost immediately, there are very few on Ebay apart from those from Japan.
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Maybe I'd be more accepting of the noise if it wasn't accompanied by the real annoyance, screen blackout.
... like the whole damn world ends when you press that button. I turn off image review on digital cameras, and I want a film camera that lets me stay connected to what I am shooting.
I rest the camera in my left palm so the index finger can fire the lens. The right hand adjusts the EV [f/stop and shutter speed] and focuses.
True. I bought nearly all of my Pentax 6x7 kit from Japan, the one exception being my 165mm f2.8 lens which I bought here. There's actually a story there: that lens was Sam Haskins' personal copy, which I purchased from his son not too long ago; according to him it was one of his father's favourites. It's pretty humbling to be able to use such a piece of photographic history.
Over the past 3 years, I have put together 4 Mamiya 1000 based bodies and 8 to 10 (have to check) lenses and probably spent $500 for the whole bunch by careful shopping at eBay and KEH (and here) and by doing maintenance like replacing seals and cleaning. However, prices HAVE gone UP. Not sure I could do that today but might be worth looking into. The cameras themselves are built like tanks. I'm not totally nuts about the 645 format, but I have enjoyed using them.
I love my Hasselblad too, and use it more than the Pentax. There's no two ways about it though: the box-shaped body definitely makes them more awkward to use hand-held at eye level than a regular SLR shaped camera. That's not to say it can't be done, you just have to perform unusual contortions to effectively brace it. The ergonomics of the camera were very obviously designed for waist/chest level use.
I always use a 45 degree prism finder. Pressing the finder against my forehead adds a great deal of stability to a hand help shot. Wilde makes this suggestion as well.
I see that SG makes this suggestion as well.
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