A Hasselblad, more than 40 years after first looking.

907X, CFV50II, 45 f4P. I do have a 500CM with three lenses as well but the 907 is so easy to use I find it preferable. The 45P is my only XCD lens so far, I'm too old to mortgage the house for more lenses. I do have a gaggle of M mount that I use on it with great results with the exception of the vignetting. I just got a Hoodman for it to make bright day shooting much easier than the dark cloth that I used before.


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18x24 8x10 Norma 300 Symmar Norma Auto Iris by Nokton48, on Flickr

Sinar 18x24cm 8x10" Norma 300mm f5.6 chrome Schneider Symmar Sinar Norma Automatic Iris mount. 8x10" Norma Bag Bellows and Norma Monocular in the back. Sweet to look through. Norma Pan Tilt Head and Manfrotto tripod. A good Traveling Norma I used to use in the field. This is a super speedy camera to operate, no need to go back and forth when operating, all controls are fully seen and set from behind the camera. I've had to shoot fast and this does the job best IMO. This is a later version Norma as it does not have not have locking levers front or back. I guess they figured the camera was tight and smooth enough that it doesn't need locking levers. This one is as smooth operating as is possible.

Hasselblad CFV16 Digital Fat Pixel Back 500C/M 25th Anniversary 80mm F2.8 C T* Zeiss Planar Broncolor Octobox 150 Primo2 Pack. Octo camera left, 4x6ft foamcore panel just off camera right.
 
Nokton48 said:
18x24 8x10 Norma 300 Symmar Norma Auto Iris by Nokton48, on Flickr

Sinar 18x24cm 8x10" Norma 300mm f5.6 chrome Schneider Symmar Sinar Norma Automatic Iris mount. 8x10" Norma Bag Bellows and Norma Monocular in the back. Sweet to look through. Norma Pan Tilt Head and Manfrotto tripod. A good Traveling Norma I used to use in the field. This is a super speedy camera to operate, no need to go back and forth when operating, all controls are fully seen and set from behind the camera. I've had to shoot fast and this does the job best IMO. This is a later version Norma as it does not have not have locking levers front or back. I guess they figured the camera was tight and smooth enough that it doesn't need locking levers. This one is as smooth operating as is possible.

Hasselblad CFV16 Digital Fat Pixel Back 500C/M 25th Anniversary 80mm F2.8 C T* Zeiss Planar Broncolor Octobox 150 Primo2 Pack. Octo camera left, 4x6ft foamcore panel just off camera right.
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Such sweet gear porn!
 
Nokton48 said:
18x24 8x10 Norma 300 Symmar Norma Auto Iris by Nokton48, on Flickr

Sinar 18x24cm 8x10" Norma 300mm f5.6 chrome Schneider Symmar Sinar Norma Automatic Iris mount. 8x10" Norma Bag Bellows and Norma Monocular in the back. Sweet to look through. Norma Pan Tilt Head and Manfrotto tripod. A good Traveling Norma I used to use in the field. This is a super speedy camera to operate, no need to go back and forth when operating, all controls are fully seen and set from behind the camera. I've had to shoot fast and this does the job best IMO. This is a later version Norma as it does not have not have locking levers front or back. I guess they figured the camera was tight and smooth enough that it doesn't need locking levers. This one is as smooth operating as is possible.

Hasselblad CFV16 Digital Fat Pixel Back 500C/M 25th Anniversary 80mm F2.8 C T* Zeiss Planar Broncolor Octobox 150 Primo2 Pack. Octo camera left, 4x6ft foamcore panel just off camera right.
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I shudder when I hear of an 8x10 studio camera being used in the field. You are a braver (and stronger) man than I! I recall that Edward Weston said something to the effect that, if it's more than 50 yards from the car, it's not photogenic. 😉
 
Retro-Grouch said:
I shudder when I hear of an 8x10 studio camera being used in the field. You are a braver (and stronger) man than I! I recall that Edward Weston said something to the effect that, if it's more than 50 yards from the car, it's not photogenic. 😉
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I've thrown it over my shoulder with wooden tripod attached (used a pillow on my shoulder), then hiked for -many- hot miles slinging it. When I got to where I was going, I was damn glad to have the 8x10 Norma. A soft bag on the other shoulder was all. Not so bad.

Now it lives in the studio
 
Vince Lupo said:
boojum said:
You have prodded me. I have just put my HB in the camera bag, replacing the already sweet camera that was there. The HB is hard to top. Why not use it?
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I'm not sure if it's a blessing or a curse that I have numerous Hasselblads to choose from. Right now the 1957 500C kit has my attention.
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I should do the same; my Hasselblads have been woefully under-utilized for the past several years. I have two 500CM bodies, two A12 and one A16H backs, Instax SQ back, the 907x/CFVII 50c "Moon" edition, and eight lenses between both mounts. Plus a box full of other Hasselblad bits and accessories, including my customized grip for the 907x. Really have to use this system more...

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Godfrey said:
I should do the same; my Hasselblads have been woefully under-utilized for the past several years. I have two 500CM bodies, two A12 and one A16H backs, Instax SQ back, the 907x/CFVII 50c "Moon" edition, and eight lenses between both mounts. Plus a box full of other Hasselblad bits and accessories, including my customized grip for the 907x. Really have to use this system more...

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I thought I was being decadent with two bodies and four lenses! Now I can point at you and congratulate myself on my restraint. 😉
Of course, that's ignoring the five other medium format systems I have in play, plus random Rollei TLRs. Me? Decadent? Nah...
 
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