Nokton48
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Take off the film magazine and look at the back end of the body.
Hasselblad SWC is cool
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Take off the film magazine and look at the back end of the body.
raid
Dad Photographer
raid
Dad Photographer
Get as close as you can to people without touching noses! This will get you great looking images.
If it is not something that you like, then selling it here will get you a good price.
raid
Dad Photographer
My SWC has TT as first two "digits", being 1966.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
That's pre T* lens coatings. That is, indeed, the classic SWC that I first went agog over prior to entering High School. 🙂
I'm real pleased that I managed to pick the right one from Ebay. The gentleman I purchased it from wrote me a personal email this morning and said hello ... We participated in the online SubClub forum together a dozen or so years ago, he immediately recognized my name. It's so nice to do business on this stuff with people you know you can trust!
It will be nice to have another one of these cameras again. They're special.
ChrisN
Striving
Mine is UU - 1977. T*.
gdmcclintock
Well-known
raid
Dad Photographer
It works well. Set the minimum distance on the lens and just walk closer and closer to the person.
dennioL
Newbie
SWC is great!
raid
Dad Photographer
Your image may have been taken at ground level. Cool.
I used a similar technique yesterday at the beach with my SWC.
I used a similar technique yesterday at the beach with my SWC.
Therobbstory
Member
I'm hopelessly in love with mine. After a steep learning curve, I feel myself improving the more I use this beautiful imaging machine. My setup is typically the SWC with a dual-axis bubble level in the hot shoe in lieu of a viewfinder, a cable release, and some Acros 100. I like this setup for long architecture shots. It also feels great lashed to your hand with the thin Hasselblad leather strap.
Recently, I've been shooting it at parties with a diffused Sunpak auto flash. Just set the aperture at f/16, prefocus, and let the flash do the rest.
Some recent work after the porn shot:
An Elegant Weapon by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
National Portrait Gallery by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jursidiction by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
National Museum of the American Indian by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
White White Walls and Hospitals by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
Another Man's Best Friend by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
Bus Stop Wendy by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
Mr. Herndon with Ms. McLaughlin by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
Self-Portrait While Flying an Airplane by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
In Our Backyards After the War by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
In summation, if you have the means I highly recommend it.
Recently, I've been shooting it at parties with a diffused Sunpak auto flash. Just set the aperture at f/16, prefocus, and let the flash do the rest.
Some recent work after the porn shot:
An Elegant Weapon by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
National Portrait Gallery by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jursidiction by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
National Museum of the American Indian by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
White White Walls and Hospitals by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
Another Man's Best Friend by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
Bus Stop Wendy by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
Mr. Herndon with Ms. McLaughlin by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
Self-Portrait While Flying an Airplane by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
In Our Backyards After the War by TheRobbStory, on Flickr
In summation, if you have the means I highly recommend it.
raid
Dad Photographer
I think tnat using a small tripod is useful for dark interiors. Nice shots, by the way.
countmypixels
Newbie
Assuming one could find an SWC/M for sale, what would one of these likely fetch as a reasonable price currently? just wondering!
bigeye
Well-known
raid
Dad Photographer
$1750-$2300 is a good range for the basic SWC.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Now this is a cool melding of old and new ...
Originally Posted by jotloob on GetDPI.com
"Believe it or not , HASSELBLAD SW from 1957 + CFV-XX digital back, it works ."
Originally Posted by jotloob on GetDPI.com
"Believe it or not , HASSELBLAD SW from 1957 + CFV-XX digital back, it works ."
Therobbstory
Member
Whoa! That thing is other-worldly. Looks like a weird mashup of a Hasselblad 1000, digital back and some version of the Biogon with a self-time integrated.
I wonder if it suffers the same problems of the normal SWC with a digital back. Apparently, there's a bit of glass over the sensor which severely affects the image. I'm quoting that from memory of a Hasselblad book I glanced at a few years ago. Anyone else know?
I wonder if it suffers the same problems of the normal SWC with a digital back. Apparently, there's a bit of glass over the sensor which severely affects the image. I'm quoting that from memory of a Hasselblad book I glanced at a few years ago. Anyone else know?
Nokton48
Veteran
Woo-Hoo, the original Superwide. I would like to have one, to shoot -film-. I once handled one at Midwest Photo, and was really tempted. The real early ones can go for less, too.
I know of Jotloob, he hangs over at www.Hasselbladinfo.com
Most likely, that is a latest-series digital back. Pretty cool combo.
I know of Jotloob, he hangs over at www.Hasselbladinfo.com
Most likely, that is a latest-series digital back. Pretty cool combo.
raid
Dad Photographer
Is this a $20,000 set? It looks quite impressive. This is a SWC with a digital back.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
No idea. It's such a cool idea in theory, but then the sensor isn't 6x6 cm in size so some of the value of the Biogon in terms of FoV is lost anyway.
The Biogon's tight distance from primary nodal point to image plane does present issues for use with digital sensors, due to the fact that light striking the digital sensor is going to be at a much more acute angle off-center than on-center. Film is insensitive to this angle of incidence, but digital sensors can be very sensitive to it, depending upon the specific sensor and microlens design used.
Just how well a particular back works is something that I guess you'd have to experiment with to find out.
🙂
Well, the CFV-50 model (currently available new) is about $17,000 so yeah—it's about a $20,000 camera/lens setup. The CFV-39 model is discontinued, but I haven't seen any available for sale used to gather a ballpark price.
I thought it quite pretty and a wonderful example of a classic camera's staying power into the digital age ... However, a couple of A12 backs and a film scanner makes a lot more sense at my pay grade, for the moment at least ...
8^)
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