Fun with the Hasselblad 907x

[Vince Lupo]

In the North Country6 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Godfrey]

That's lovely, Vince! 🙂

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[Vince Lupo]

That's lovely, Vince! 🙂

G

Many thanks - cloudy days are my favourite 🙂


In the North Country4 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


In the North Country3 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Vince Lupo]

Scott at Rivermist by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Riley at Rivermist4 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Vince Lupo]

The Peach Orchard, Gettysburg by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Trostle Farm, Gettysburg by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Vince Lupo]

Gettysburg Jan2021-15a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-14a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-13a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-12a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-10a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-9a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-8a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-7a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-6a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-5a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Vince Lupo]

Gettysburg Jan2021-4a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-3a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-2a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Gettysburg Jan2021-1a by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Godfrey]

Some lovely B&W photos, Vince! You're getting out there with the 907x a bit more than I lately ... 🙂

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[Vince Lupo]

Some lovely B&W photos, Vince! You're getting out there with the 907x a bit more than I lately ... 🙂

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Thanks Godfrey - thought I'd try to bring out my inner John Sexton 🙂

The nice thing about living in this area is that I'm close to some interesting locations, Gettysburg being one of my favourites. It's only an hour away.

 

[Godfrey]

Sheesh ... I've been to Gettysburg but it must have been thirty years ago or more! Some day we'll be able to travel again...

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[Larry Cloetta]

Interesting Gettysburg series, Vince. Thanks for posting.

 

[Vince Lupo]

Interesting Gettysburg series, Vince. Thanks for posting.

Thanks Larry - I try to get up there when I have a chance. If nothing else, it's a great place to clear your head. But no matter how many times I've been, I always find something there worth photographing.

 

[Vince Lupo]

Vines by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Vince Lupo]

Our Winter Hessian by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Godfrey]

My left-sided grip set up for waist level shooting with the 907x is completed. I wandered about the condo the other day with the XCD 21 (and later the XCD 45P) testing it with longish exposure times (1/10 second or so) and the resulting improvements in camera stability are very pleasing.

A Candle On The Table - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + XCD 21mm f/4
ISO 800, f/4, 1/13​

I'll make some photos of the setup and add them to this thread in a bit. 🙂

Enjoy!
G

 

[Larry Cloetta]

My left-sided grip set up for waist level shooting with the 907x is completed. I wandered about the condo the other day with the XCD 21 (and later the XCD 45P) testing it with longish exposure times (1/10 second or so) and the resulting improvements in camera stability are very pleasing.

A Candle On The Table - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + XCD 21mm f/4
ISO 800, f/4, 1/13​

I'll make some photos of the setup and add them to this thread in a bit. 🙂

Enjoy!
G

Nice one, Godfrey.

 

[Godfrey]

This is my finished "left side grip" set up to allow more stable and comfortable waist level, hand-held shooting with the 907x. I have the Hasselblad Control Grip for the camera, which is great for eye level shooting and has full control capabilities on it, but the angle of the grip doesn't really lend itself to waist level use, which the 907x is ideal for.

The set up uses a Desmond L-bracket, a Really Right Stuff mini Arca-Swiss clamp, an Arri female Rosette on a thin offset bracket, and a SmallRig left-hand grip with Arri male Rosette. Total cost is about $200. The grip can be removed quickly by loosening the RRS grip and sliding it off, then you have a tight L bracket in place for tripod work by default.

I also worked it so that there's plenty of room for the Peak Design anchors to feed out on the left side for use with a neck strap.

On Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmU4o1ia

enjoy! G

 

[Vince Lupo]

So do you find this setup more to your liking than the dedicated 907x grip?

 

[Vince Lupo]

Out My Back Door by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Godfrey]

So do you find this setup more to your liking than the dedicated 907x grip?

I designed it with a different purpose in mind ... The 907x Control Grip and OVF makes the 907x into an easily handle-able eye level camera with 21 to 45mm lenses, and I like using it that way some of the time. But I like the waist level viewpoint a lot, and found that the small 45mm lens with the stubby 907x body doesn't really give me enough body/lens for a good grip in that taking orientation, both for comfort and for stability. The standard control grip is too upright for that hold too, at least for me.

Also, this left hand grip has the added benefit of including an L-bracket on the camera, so if I switch to my tripod in the middle of a shooting spree, I just slide the grip off and can set the camera on the tripod in either landscape or portrait orientation easily.

So this grip serves different purposes. I first thought of making it before I had the Control Grip and OVF, and those accessories didn't change my thoughts about wanting this one too.

What remains to be seen is how much I use the one vs the other. Only time and actual use will reveal that. Same for how well it will work with longer lenses, like the 90mm due to arrive tomorrow, or the 135mm adapted lens that I've come to like on this camera so much. 🙂

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