A Hasselblad, more than 40 years after first looking.

Sarcophilus Harrisii said:
Not many people will touch a 1600F in recent years. They had their issues when new, and parts are a problem. Radu Lesaru at 3r specifically mentions them, however and he has a good reputation as a technician who is willing to work on the unusual, rare or unconventional designs few others will touch. I have never used him because I do my own repairs, but I can't say I've ever read any complaints about his workmanship, and that is unusual.
http://www.3rcamera.com/camera_collectible.htm
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In 2017, I bought some Zeiss-Ikon equipment for reasonable prices. I sent them to 3R and had Radu work on my:

• Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super B w/50mm 2.8 Tessar

• Zeiss Ikon Contina-matic III w/lens

• Pro-Tessar 35mm f3.2

• Pro-Tessar 85mm f3.2

• Pro-Tessar 115mm f4

He did good work on all of them but I did have to send both cameras back as there were some problems upon arrival. He took care of me and communicated well. Given the nature of these cameras, I would not invest in having them repaired again however.

He was in Flushing, NY but it looks like he moved to Naples FL.
 
Thank you Lynn. We have had some amazing ones recently here. Very straight, with even the green stems of great interest. The detail of the folded flower is almost origami like. That was with the 80 Planar and the 32mm extension tube, good for the detail. The open flower was with the 150 Sonnar and the 32mm extension tube; seemed to provide the right balance between enough inclusion for context, but close enough for added mystery in a slightly wider composition. I tried the first photo with the 80 Planar as well but it was too tight and a bit less interesting.
 
This is again one of the Cristina Re cup and saucer. Took this with the aluminium Manfrotto tripod and a Manfrotto horizontal arm (not sure what you call it), with the saucer on the floor sitting on a G Henle Verlag Urtext paperback edition, face down. Love their grey covers. Needed the PME 90 finder and the ball head to make this workable. Quite a lot to have have dangling off the end of the horizontal arm, a fair way from the tripod. No wind indoors of course. The ball head was necessary to get the axis of the lens close to truly vertical. (Maybe the closest leg of the tripod was pressed into the carpet more....)



Saucer (Cristina Re) by Richard, on Flickr
 
Finishing off an old roll of HP5 Plus that I had in one of my 12 backs. The white mottled spots remind me of a similar phenomenon I had happen with some rolls of FP4 Plus, which was an issue that Ilford had for a while. I haven't noticed it with Delta 100 or Pan F Plus.

With the 1000f and the 80/2.8 Tessar.

Kitchen Figs by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

With the 500c, same roll of HP5.

Excelsior Field 2021 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Headphone Riley by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
 
Richard G said:
Nice shots. A calm air to all the portraits. But it’s the fence that intrigues me.
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Thanks Richard -- hmm that fence eh? The wooden one in Excelsior Field? That's at Gettysburg, one of my favourite places to go. We're coming up on the 'good' weather (fall and winter), so I'll likely be shooting more with the Hasseblad 1000f up there.
 
Retro-Grouch said:
Great shot! Essentially a "decisive moment" street photo done with an ancient Hassie. As I've said before, it's not the camera, it's the photographer behind it.
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Nah I’m pretty sure it's the camera :)

What I would like to try is some good low light stuff with this camera -- maybe HP5 pushed to 1600-3200. I mean what the heck.

Also with the 1000f and Delta 100. A bit of a trick exposing this film at ISO 50 in light like this -- 1/25 @ f/2.8.


Riley in PA by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


At the Distillery by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
 
Sarcophilus Harrisii said:
Not many people will touch a 1600F in recent years. They had their issues when new, and parts are a problem. Radu Lesaru at 3r specifically mentions them, however and he has a good reputation as a technician who is willing to work on the unusual, rare or unconventional designs few others will touch. I have never used him because I do my own repairs, but I can't say I've ever read any complaints about his workmanship, and that is unusual.
http://www.3rcamera.com/camera_collectible.htm
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This very cool....i've been looking all over for someone who is a camera machinist.
 
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