Hasselblad SWC is cool

[nickthetasmaniac]

Stream, Narcissus Valley | Tasmania

Hasselblad SWC/M and Pro400H

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Mt Ida | Tasmania

25min exposure under partial moonlight.

Hasselblad SWC/M and Pro400H


Mt Ida by Nick Clark, on Flickr

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Barn Bluff | Tasmania

Hasselblad SWC/M and Pro400H


Barn Bluff by Nick Clark, on Flickr

 

[Freakscene]

Nick, these are just gorgeous, the Mt Ida one in particular.

Marty

 

[Retro-Grouch]

Nick, you do magic with this camera! Some time ago, I purchased a SWC. Try as I might, I couldn't make the combination of square format and extreme wide-angle work for me with landscapes; I could never get the emphasis on the foreground under control. You don't seem to have this issue at all, and I'm just gob smacked by the images you've created.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Nick, you do magic with this camera! Some time ago, I purchased a SWC. Try as I might, I couldn't make the combination of square format and extreme wide-angle work for me with landscapes; I could never get the emphasis on the foreground under control. You don't seem to have this issue at all, and I'm just gob smacked by the images you've created.

Thanks 🙂

Funnily enough I find it easier composing with an ultra-wide on square format. I recently picked up a cheap Voigtlander 21mm for my M2 and have found it hard to get a handle on how much more distortion and 'stretching' you get on the long side of a 35mm frame. 6x6 seems much more neutral in this sense.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Mt Oakleigh | Tasmania

Hasselblad SWC/M and Pro400H


Mt Oakleigh by Nick Clark, on Flickr

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Barren Plains | Tasmania

Hasselblad SWC/M and Pro400H


Barren Plains by Nick Clark, on Flickr

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Pinestone Valley | Tasmania

Hasselblad SWC/M and Pro400H


Mt Doris by Nick Clark, on Flickr

 

[ptpdprinter]

Yes, the SWC is cool. Some of the images posted, not so much.

 

[Retro-Grouch]

Yes, the SWC is cool. Some of the images posted, not so much.

Mr. Grumpy.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Yes, the SWC is cool. Some of the images posted, not so much.

I don’t know if that’s a dig at me, but if you have any constructive feedback I’m very much open to it 🙂

 

[Einstein]

Yes, the SWC is cool. Some of the images posted, not so much.

This is not a camera for an amateur to use and expect immediate success with. It has a serious learning curve, no bells or whistles at all. You need to be a real visual searcher, and have the ability to see with this jewel.
You can teach someone to look for images but only they can learn to see.
It is old school at doing the best and our Tasmanian friend on here does an excellent job of getting the best out of it.

 

[largedrink]

Awesome photos nickthetasmaniac keep posting. I'd love to try a SWC one day

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

The Upper Mersey | Tasmania

Hasselblad SWC/M and Pro400H

 

[Vince Lupo]

The Upper Mersey | Tasmania

Hasselblad SWC/M and Pro400H

That’s a nice shot. Are you printing any of these shots at all and, if so, are you scanning and printing or darkroom printing?

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

That’s a nice shot. Are you printing any of these shots at all and, if so, are you scanning and printing or darkroom printing?

I print some of them (not enough), just scan and print so far. I haven’t had a chance to use a darkroom.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Crater Lake | Tasmania

Hasselblad SWC/M (38mm Biogon) and Tmax400 in ID-11


Crater Lake by Nick Clark, on Flickr

 

[chasfreeland]

Nick, are you using a tripod with the SWC? The pastel look of some of the pictures (above Nevada Peak, for eg.) is very appealing.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Nick, are you using a tripod with the SWC?

I’ve started using a tripod a lot more with the SWC. Perhaps half of the landscape shots I’ve shared here?

The pastel look of some of the pictures (above Nevada Peak, for eg.) is very appealing.

Thanks. I was silly enough to ‘discover’ P400H a few weeks before Fuji announced it would be discontinued. The colours are lovely if you put some time into scanning 🙂