A Hasselblad, more than 40 years after first looking.

Now I realize that CFV16 Hasselblad Tethering Cord connector to the Mac is firewire 400. My Macbook Pro is firewire 800 socket. Apple specialist at Micro Center told me "nobody in this store will be able to help you, it's too olde." Well Now, after conferring with the seller in Chicago, the answer is a Firewire 400 to Firewire 800 Adapter, I ordered two different ones from Amazon. Hopefully one of them will work, my advisor says I'll be good to go.

Yes, a FW400 plug is fully compatible with a FW800 port via a plug adapter. I use/used plug adapters like that on at least one scanner and one camera... The FW400 protocol is completely compatible with FW800 protocol too: they changed the port/plug configuration so as to reduce confusion and ensure that users obtained the full speed of FW800 with faster devices because a FW400 cable is not rated to sustain FW800 speeds.

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Hi Vince,

I used to have the 120 & 150 Imagons, I used them on Pentacon Sixes. I had Glenn Evans make a "prolongation tube" exactly long enough to focus the 150 at infinity. So I could interchange the two Imagons using the 120 focusing helical. Just Sayin' 🙂
Ah I think the last thing I need is another lens to corrupt me, although I was looking to get a replacement for my current Mir-26B. The front assembly is loose and my repair fellow can’t figure out how to tighten it, or he doesn’t have the proper tool for it (can’t remember which). Fortunately they’re not expensive.

I do like the 120mm focal length for the Imagons (I have two), particularly when using them with the cropped sensor CFV II 50C digital back. Funny but the one focal length lens I don’t have is 150mm.

One thing I did just get was an adapter to use my 1000f lenses on my Graflex Norita cameras. I just need to get those cameras back from repair.
 
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I think I have your back on the 150mm ... My ancient (1967ish) Sonnar 150mm lens is totally beat up but produces beautiful imaging. Perhaps my most used lens is the Makro-Planar 120mm f/4, however. I use it on both the 500CM and the 907x with adapter ... it's just a superb lens.

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Slate New James Bright 8x8 foot Background CFV16 100mm CT Star F11 Octobox 150 by Nokton48, on Flickr

I bought this James Bright Background "Slate" on Ebay, it was 10 foot by 20 foot. So I took it outside, and spread it out in the sun. Folded it over on itself to make two equal pieces, and cut it in two. Then measured two feet in on one side, and cut both backgrounds down to eight feet. Then using Gaffer Tape, taped one end securely to my background holding rod. Then rolled it up tightly and installed it to hang from the studio ceiing, along with my other muslin and paper backgrounds. This is lighting test Hasselblad 500C/M with CFV16 Digital Back, and 100mm CT* Zeiss Planar. Lighting by Broncolor Octobox 150 powered by Opus A2 1600J setting. F11 at ISO 100 recorded by my Broncolor Strobe Meter. The other background is folded up, I'll be using it elsewhere. Very good price for what I paid. I like this new background it'll get some use.

For 150 Sonnar shooting I've been adding the Extension Tube 10, it's a classic combination. Also I have discovered my set of Zeiss Bay 50 Proxar close up lenses, I just pop one on, when I need to focus closer.

James Bright Backgrounds were expensive back in the day. They are in the Olde Sinar and Calumet catalogs at the time.
 
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Yes and most definitely do not - and I mean do not - follow my lead and get into 1000fs because of all the cool lenses you can use with them, much less this Kaligar. One lunatic in this forum is plenty.
Haha, maybe if I can score an amazing deal, but I still got the 500c plus a Salyut-S, both of which I refurbished awhile back. Then there's the Kodak Medalist which I've been meaning to complete for the better part of a year 🤦‍♂️
 
Haha, maybe if I can score an amazing deal, but I still got the 500c plus a Salyut-S, both of which I refurbished awhile back. Then there's the Kodak Medalist which I've been meaning to complete for the better part of a year 🤦‍♂️
I think there are a number of good deals out there for 1000fs. The thing is being willing to stomach a service for it and hoping like heck it doesn’t require parts. There are repair people out there but you might have to dig a bit (fortunately I have a really good one right now). I’ve been lucky for the most part with mine and I’ve decided that one of my bodies will be for parts if needed. The one thing I will say about 1000fs is that they benefit from constant use (I’d consider them to be generally quite reliable). Fortunately I’ve got that mostly covered 🙂
 
I think there are a number of good deals out there for 1000fs. The thing is being willing to stomach a service for it and hoping like heck it doesn’t require parts. There are repair people out there but you might have to dig a bit (fortunately I have a really good one right now). I’ve been lucky for the most part with mine and I’ve decided that one of my bodies will be for parts if needed. The one thing I will say about 1000fs is that they benefit from constant use (I’d consider them to be generally quite reliable). Fortunately I’ve got that mostly covered 🙂
If 1000f becomes an itch which begs scratching, of course I'll take a closer look, but in 2025 to date, I haven't spent much money on photo-related items, figuring that I'd hold out for stuff that I REALLY want, but I don't really know what those things might be.
 
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