A Hasselblad, more than 40 years after first looking.

Working off the crazy little laptop again in Canada. This caught my eye in the afternoon cloudy/soon-to-be rainy light. Hasselblad 1000f, 80/2.8 Opton-Tessar, CFV II 50C digital back.


Grey Owl Bouquet by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

I just found out that the 1600f is done, so I will hopefully have that ready to use upon our return.
 
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I tried working on this shot on my iPad with the Phocus 2 app, but for some reason it wouldn’t let me make any adjustments. Not sure what’s going on - ah well.

I’m finding Google Lens to be very helpful in identifying flowers and plants on our property. We have a great variety of wildflowers and it’s like we have a 14 acre garden up here in Canada. I feel like sending Monty Don of BBC’s Gardeners’ World a video of our property (as the program shows viewers’ videos of their gardens) to say “this is our garden - we haven’t done a thing to it!” Anyhow, Google Lens is telling me that this is Fox and Cubs - can’t find anything else that matches, so I guess that’s what this is. With the 1000f, 80/2.8 Opton-Tessar with a +2 closeup lens, CFV II 50 C digital back.


Fox and Cubs by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
 
Noticed this little guy while on one of our neighbourhood walks yesterday. I think - think! - it's a Summer Azure, as the only other one that's close to this (at least according to Google Lens) is native to India. Not a big butterfly at all - maybe 2" across? Never seen one like it before. With the 1000f, 80/2.8 Opton-Tessar, CFV II 50C digital back.

Summer Azure by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

Fresh-picked this morning from one of our raspberry bushes.

Grey Owl Raspberries by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
 
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OlivierAOP said:
I've had a Kiev 88 since December. It lasted 3 rolls and it's on a 2nd warranty trip to Ukraine. Hopefully it'll work when I get it back. The focussing screen is nice but everything else is pretty rough. But they are much more common then the 1000f/1600f and can use the same lenses (I have a couple).
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So the older Hassy 1000F/1600 lenses simply twist onto the Kiev 88 body without fuss? I might like to try a Kodak Ektar or two.

While my Hasselblad 500c restoration project was a success, that camera is currently set aside as I await the arrival of a brighter focusing screen. Because as currently configured, when used with the 120/5.6 S-Planar lens, the view is no joy, even in bright daylight conditions.

What failed on your Kiev 88? My Salyut-S arrived with non-functioning second shutter curtain due to a couple of ribbons which had snapped. While I had it apart for repairs, I figured I'd see if the camera could be improved by use of modern wonder-materials to reduce friction and allow me to minimize the amount of force needed to operate it. While it's too soon for me to say anything about improved reliability, I will say this about the repaired camera: I never realized that winding action on a Kiev-88/Salyut camera could feel almost buttery-smooth and lighter than stock.
 
JeffS7444 said:
So the older Hassy 1000F/1600 lenses simply twist onto the Kiev 88 body without fuss? I might like to try a Kodak Ektar or two.

While my Hasselblad 500c restoration project was a success, that camera is currently set aside as I await the arrival of a brighter focusing screen. Because as currently configured, when used with the 120/5.6 S-Planar lens, the view is no joy, even in bright daylight conditions.

What failed on your Kiev 88? My Salyut-S arrived with non-functioning second shutter curtain due to a couple of ribbons which had snapped. While I had it apart for repairs, I figured I'd see if the camera could be improved by use of modern wonder-materials to reduce friction and allow me to minimize the amount of force needed to operate it. While it's too soon for me to say anything about improved reliability, I will say this about the repaired camera: I never realized that winding action on a Kiev-88/Salyut camera could feel almost buttery-smooth and lighter than stock.
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What you've done with your Salyut sounds like what Arax used to do with their overhauls of FSU cameras. I had the pleasure of handling an Arax once, and I was shocked by just how good and tight and smooth everything felt, compared to the three Kievs I've owned (and discarded!) over the years. I do think those old FSU designs were sound, basically, but suffered from complete lack of quality control, and perhaps too much vodka at lunchtime. For someone like you who has the skills to do a repair and overhaul, they're a viable choice, but I will never try again!
The lenses are another story: dirt cheap, solidly made, and in my experience, pretty consistently good. I use some regularly.
 
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