Hasselblad SWC is cool

mfogiel · Oct 12, 2013

Dear Levi,
I am not concerned. I just find it funny, how hard you find to admit you made a small error. However, I think we are digressing too far from the object of this writing, which should be the enjoyment of SWC. Why don't you post some of your colourful pictures made with this camera?
I don't shoot colour, but here is one of my old favourites:

TERRACE, SAINT JEAN DE LUZ by mfogiel, on Flickr

Levi Wedel · Oct 12, 2013

mfogiel said:
Dear Levi,
I am not concerned. I just find it funny, how hard you find to admit you made a small error. However, I think we are digressing too far from the object of this writing, which should be the enjoyment of SWC. Why don't you post some of your colourful pictures made with this camera?
I don't shoot colour, but here is one of my old favourites:

I posted links to the math that show the exact differences, for those interested, and then I admitted that there was obviously a 5mm discrepancy (most people are capable of simple math themselves, without me explaining it to them) and explained why I hadn't found that difference relevant to the discussion. If that was not enough then please enjoy your victory.

Levi Wedel · Oct 12, 2013

mfogiel said:
TERRACE, SAINT JEAN DE LUZ by mfogiel, on Flickr

That is a great shot though, by the way.

mfogiel · Oct 12, 2013

Haha...
You know Levi, in Italy arguments like the one we have talked about are called: " questioni di lana caprina" and in the middle ages they were concentrating around the question how many devils will fit on a tip of a pin. I hope you won't feel that I have some personal stake here, BTW it is likely that we originate from the same corner of the world.
Ciao
Marek

Rob-F · Oct 13, 2013

mfogiel said:
Dear Levi,
Not that this is something, that does not let me sleep, but mathematics is not an opinion, therefore, given, that a 120 roll film is producing an image 56mm high both on SWC and Mamiya 7, a 38mm lens will necessarily have a wider vertical coverage than a 43mm lens, no matter what pages you want me to look at. 38/56=0.68 and 43/56=0.77
On the other hand, a 72mm wide negative covered with a 43mm lens will exhibit a wider horizontal angle of coverage, than a 56mm wide negative with a 38mm lens, as 43/72=0.6 and as above 38/56=0.68.
I hope this helps. Anyway, you might enjoy looking at this, just to make sure you are not missing something:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz3vrw_through-the-wormhole-s03e02-is-there-a-superior-race_news

Best regards

Marek

I agree with all the foregoing, except that the hasselblad A12 film back is masked to 54 by 54mm. You may want to do a slight adjustment for that.

Larry Kellogg · Mar 27, 2015

I know this is an old thread, but I don't think the SWC ever goes out of style. I just picked up a mint SWC/M with T* lens coating and have started shooting on the street with it in New York. I suppose the camera does attract some attention but shooting such that I don't raise the camera to my eye seems to make it less obvious, and doesn't cause people to react like raising my Leica to my face seems to do.

People are very tuned into whether a camera is being pointed at them. I tried to photograph a kid holding onto a railing in the subway like he was behind prison bars, and as soon as he saw me raise my Leica to my face, he stepped back. If a six year old knows when a camera is being pointed at him, everybody else does too.

I'm shooting Delta 3200@1600 to try to get my shutter speeds up. I sure like the ability to easily shoot something that is three feet in front of me without worrying about trying to focus on it. Hyperfocal and be there.

FrankS · Mar 27, 2015

The SWC is one of those cameras that I haven't ever tried but would love to.

raid · Mar 27, 2015

This is the camera that is still linking me to film. I want to return to film because of the SWC.

charlesholland · Mar 27, 2015

Two cameras I will never part with: the Hasselblad SWC and the brooks veriwide 100.
Wideangle at its best in square and 6x10 format. Enjoy your SWC. Ps: I don't use the viewfinder: just guess. If You have to practice: try bare bow shooting first.

Larry Kellogg · Mar 27, 2015

charlesholland said:
Two cameras I will never part with: the Hasselblad SWC and the brooks veriwide 100.
Wideangle at its best in square and 6x10 format. Enjoy your SWC. Ps: I don't use the viewfinder: just guess. If You have to practice: try bare bow shooting first.

I'm with you there, guessing is another level of freedom.

I'm been inspired by the work of Giorgia Fiorio. She's done amazing work with the SWC, some of it might be through guessing, some probably not.

I noticed quite a bit of lens flare in my first two rolls so I bought the round shade for the SWC/M. I don't think the rectangular one is the right one for the SWC/M but would like to hear what people think.

Some cameras are special. The SWC is a special camera. I also consider the Rolleiflex 2.8f to be special, along with the Leicas, of course. I don't think I'll ever part with this camera, it's small and easy to handle, and and a lot of fun to shoot with.

Emile de Leon · Mar 27, 2015

I own the Brooks Veriwide...
Would love to own the Hassy SWC too..

raid · Oct 5, 2015

I will use my SWC (with a flash) to take photos of someone well known. The lens is sharp, and there is no need to focus. I will practice this coming weekend with this set-up.

sc_rufctr · Oct 5, 2015

Thanks for bringing this up. We need more photos!

Godfrey · Oct 5, 2015

Larry Kellogg said:
I'm with you there, guessing is another level of freedom.

I'm been inspired by the work of Giorgia Fiorio. She's done amazing work with the SWC, some of it might be through guessing, some probably not.

I noticed quite a bit of lens flare in my first two rolls so I bought the round shade for the SWC/M. I don't think the rectangular one is the right one for the SWC/M but would like to hear what people think.

Some cameras are special. The SWC is a special camera. I also consider the Rolleiflex 2.8f to be special, along with the Leicas, of course. I don't think I'll ever part with this camera, it's small and easy to handle, and and a lot of fun to shoot with.

The SWC lenses with Synchro-Compur shutter all take a round hood, which also acts as the series filter retainer. Be sure you get Hasselblad series filters ... they are offset in the mount so that they don't contact the SWC lens' front element. The later models with CF lens take a square Bay 60 sized hood.

Note that one of the changes when the 903SWC came out was a new surface treatment in the body to reduce internal flare... I've noticed that my '78 SWC flares a tiny bit more than the 903 did.

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raid · Oct 21, 2015

I sent out today five rolls of 120 film that I used with my SWC in Italy during the summer of 2013. I had the film frozen since then. It is ISO 160 C-41 AGFA film, I think. I mailed the rolls to TheFindLab. I want this to be (hopefully) starting me finally to use the SWC more often. I will post here any results worthwhile posting from the five rolls once I get back the scans.

michaelwj · Oct 25, 2015

raid said:
I sent out today five rolls of 120 film that I used with my SWC in Italy during the summer of 2013. I had the film frozen since then. It is ISO 160 C-41 AGFA film, I think. I mailed the rolls to TheFindLab. I want this to be (hopefully) starting me finally to use the SWC more often. I will post here any results worthwhile posting from the five rolls once I get back the scans.

I just scrolled through the whole thread waiting to see your long promised photos. I'm glad we will see some soon!

michaelwj · Oct 25, 2015

bigeye said:
Two lens gallerys on boards are consistently better to me; those for the 21mm SA and the SWC.

Agreed, and just when I thought I had cured the SA itch...

The photos from the SWC and the SA seem to have a similar feel, I wonder if it is the symmetrical wide angle that gives it that look?

michaelwj · Oct 25, 2015

michaelwj said:
The photos from the SWC and the SA seem to have a similar feel, I wonder if it is the symmetrical wide angle that gives it that look?

Just looking at the design of the two, they look quite similar;
The SWC Biogan

And the SA

raid · Oct 26, 2015

michaelwj said:
I just scrolled through the whole thread waiting to see your long promised photos. I'm glad we will see some soon!

I forgot about the five rolls that I had taken with the SWC, but now they are being developed and scanned by TheFindLab.

I hope they come out well.

raid · Nov 3, 2015

This is the first roll of film [posted here] for me with the SWC. I awas trying out the SWC to see how I could use this camera to take photos.
1. Outside Joe Patti's Seafood Store in Pensacola, Florida.

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