Fun with the Hasselblad 907x
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Vince Lupo
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Godfrey
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Experimenting with a longer lens on the 907x the other day:
Spike - Santa Clara 2020
Hasselblad 907x + Leitz Elmarit-R 135mm f/2.8
ISO 800 @ f/4 @ 1/100
The Elmarit-R 135mm works very well on the full frame. Just a tiny bit of corner darkening, which cleans up nicely one stop down from wide open.
enjoy! G
Spike - Santa Clara 2020
Hasselblad 907x + Leitz Elmarit-R 135mm f/2.8
ISO 800 @ f/4 @ 1/100
The Elmarit-R 135mm works very well on the full frame. Just a tiny bit of corner darkening, which cleans up nicely one stop down from wide open.
enjoy! G
Vince Lupo
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That's a really pretty shot Godfrey.
Vince Lupo
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The light streams nicely through our shutters in the early afternoon, I always try to pay attention to the manner in which it illuminates and shades things differently.
Our Dog by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
We've been spending a lot of time on our new sofa lately....hmm wonder why?
Riley on Our Sofa by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Our Dog by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
We've been spending a lot of time on our new sofa lately....hmm wonder why?
Riley on Our Sofa by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Godfrey
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Thanks Vince! Goes without saying that I'm enjoying all of your photo posts enormously. 🙂
A few more from the same walk, using the Elmarit-R 135mm:
Living Bouquet - Santa Clara 2020
Gate on Iron Fence - Santa Clara 2020
Yard Sale Boxes and Shelves - Santa Clara 2020
Sign Shadow on Garage - Santa Clara 2020
Chair, Pool, Reflection - Santa Clara 2020
All: Hasselblad 907x + Leitz Elmarit-R 135m f/2.8[/I]
Enjoy! G
Vince Lupo
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So how much are you shooting 'full frame' and how much are you shooting as a square? I haven't yet explored shooting in a square format - maybe that's my next step!
Godfrey
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I tend to frame photographs as squares a lot of the time, regardless of camera. It's probably my early photographic upbringing with a Rolleiflex TLR influencing how I see. 🙂
The 907x set to square crop and used at waist level works very nicely in the same way that my Hassy 500CM does on film, and I know that when I'm using the 500CM with the CFVII 50c, I am nearly always shooting squares.
G
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Since this is the only active thread, I’ll ask here - anyone have the 65? Thoughts and impressions?
I am a long-time “50mm” shooter, so this lens tempts me. I have the 45P and love it.
I am a long-time “50mm” shooter, so this lens tempts me. I have the 45P and love it.
Vince Lupo
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If I were to have only one lens, it would be the 65. Super-sharp, very versatile. It's a fair-sized lens, but not so huge that it throws the balance of the 907x off.
Godfrey
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The 65mm is just about the exact equivalent of a 50mm normal lens on full frame 35mm format, and I would expect it to be one of the best general purpose, shoot anything lenses... I often spend the majority of my time with a fast normal on APS-C, FF, and FourThirds format.
The 45mm (P or regular model) serves the same usefulness if you like the 35mm focal length in 35FF as your "normal". It's what I've used most of the time on the 907x.
I've been playing with other lenses to ferret out what I'd like to have as my third X lens ... I have the 21 and 45P at present. The 21mm is a bit special to me, for when my eyes are in 'super-wide' mode, but I never imagined that it would be my most-used lens. The 45P has so far been doing great service for me, and I've been thinking that rather than going for the more traditional normal as my other 'most used' lens, I'd like something a bit longer as the pairing of 35 and about 70-85 mm has always worked well for me as a two-lens outfit on 35mm (and their equivalents in APS-C and FourThirds). Right now, the 80-90mm range is looking good, but I might ultimately find myself back down to the 65mm for the practical reasons of what Vince was mentioning ... size and weight, etc, never mind FoV.
Fun to think on and work out what's going to work well. I don't have the resources to buy too many of these lovely lenses, so I am moving carefully (and hopefully thoughtfully) towards identifying my goals and desires. 🙂
G
Vince Lupo
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Just as a follow-up to the question about the 65mm, here it is to give you an idea of its size relative to the 907x.
907x with 65mm by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
907x with 65mm by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
oldwino
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Thanks Vince & Godfrey.
I'm thinking I'd like a 30-45-65 set, but whatever I end up with will take a while to build out at the prices these lenses are going for. That's ok, it makes me think about what I really "need" before purchasing.
The 21 is intriguing, but I fear it is more of a "special effect" type lens for how I usually shoot. 30 would probably be plenty wide.
And the 80 is certainly desirable, much like a Noctilux would be...but again, I'm not sure I "need" it.
The 90 seems great, too, but I have never been a fan of that FF-equivalent ~75mm focal length. Maybe the 4:3 ratio would change the way I see that length; it certainly has with regard to the 45.
The nice thing is, the 45 is so nice to shoot with, that I don't see any other lens as pressing right now.
I'm thinking I'd like a 30-45-65 set, but whatever I end up with will take a while to build out at the prices these lenses are going for. That's ok, it makes me think about what I really "need" before purchasing.
The 21 is intriguing, but I fear it is more of a "special effect" type lens for how I usually shoot. 30 would probably be plenty wide.
And the 80 is certainly desirable, much like a Noctilux would be...but again, I'm not sure I "need" it.
The 90 seems great, too, but I have never been a fan of that FF-equivalent ~75mm focal length. Maybe the 4:3 ratio would change the way I see that length; it certainly has with regard to the 45.
The nice thing is, the 45 is so nice to shoot with, that I don't see any other lens as pressing right now.
Vince Lupo
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The 30-45-65 is what I have and it seems to work well. 30 seems plenty wide enough for me, but I’ve never been a big user of really wide lenses for my personal work anyways. Only thing that hasn’t worked well for me is the optical viewfinder. I was hoping that it was going to help with the 30mm lens in a sort of SWC kinda way, but so far I haven’t gotten on with it.
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KM-25
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I sold my CFV50C back in April in anticipation of this new back so my alerts on B&H went off last night and I snagged a 907X kit, two spare batteries, the remote release and the charging cradle. I can’t wait to get back in the V system digital back game, I miss those amazing tones and colors!
Vince Lupo
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Congrats! It’s a great camera, I’m sure you’ll love it.
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