besides the hassey, what else shoots a 6x6 format?

[haagen_dazs]

oh dang. thanks guys. didnt realize there are so many
oppz

 

[Bryce]

It's been a popular format because it's so useful. Crop into a rectangle, after the fact, or compose for square.
I really like square images...

 

[mjflory]

The Hassy wasn't the first 6x6 SLR, by the way. The Korelle-Reflex, made by Kochmann of Dresden, was introduced in 1935 (see http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/reflexkorelle.html), and even it was preceded by the Noviflex by Eichapfel of Dresden (http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/noviflex.html). I've never seen a Noviflex, but years ago a very dear uncle, a medical pathologist, gave me the Korelle he'd used for histological photography in, I think, the early 1940's. It's not remotely as precise or robust a camera as the Hasselblad, but it was a capable camera with a variety of lenses available. For work at close range the ability to do away with the parallax problems of a twin-lens reflex is invaluable.

 

[tedwhite]

Kowa 6 - if you can find one - looks exactly like a Hasselblad, and both their 80mm lenses are equal in quality. Costs far less than a Hassy.

But I love my Rolleiflex. Slows me down, makes me contemplative, and it's so quiet.

Ted

 

[Dougg]

I use Fujis and Bronicas but none are 6x6. Though I've shot 6x6 cameras I've never owned... Wups! Belay that; I inherited my dad's Welmy Six!

 

[bHeinemann]

mamiya 6 😀

 

[Daniel Unkefer]

I own and regularly use three Hasselblad bodies (two 500CM's, and an ELM). They are utterly reliable, and not very expensive. The lenses are what can be expensive in the V system.

In addition, I have two Pentacon-6TL bodies, Exakta 66 MK2, Kiev 6c, Kiev 60, and a Hartblei 1006m body that takes Hasselblad backs and P6 lenses.
Those P6 lenses are not particularly expensive, and are of a most excellent quality.

-Dan, use all this stuff regularly.

 

[Flinor]

Super Ikonta B

 

[wlewisiii]

Isolette III. Exquisite...

William

 

[Silva Lining]

Nice looking camera, is that a range finder on top?

Yes it is, an auxilliary one. Voigtlander did make a Perkeo E model with an integrated but uncoupled rangefinder, but they are quite rare and rediculously expensive in comparison.

 

[satbunny]

Loads of folders, simple point and shoots, like the Zeiss Nettars.. Lubitel 166b, many TLRs. In it's day it probably was the most common format.