Hasselblad SWC Pics

ChrisN said:
I'd like to see some SWC shots too. I don't have one, yet, so I went looking in the Gallery:

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OK.

I have an SWC but have only scanned my test roll and I don't like any of the shots.

Time to actually scan some stuff.
Recently went to the outback so there should be one or two that turned out OK. Over the weekend...
 
Well I bought it about 2 years ago (903swc) and I've shot 1 roll and the other roll I put on magazine while it was snowing...I think it 'd be a provia 400x....I think I should get wonderful color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YES SHAME ON ME.........:bang:
 
Borrowed one from a friend. Would definitely need more practice to get used to that viewfinder. Louder shutter than I expected, being used to shooting Rolleiflex and Mamiya 6 in square format.

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fergus said:
Whereabouts did you go? How was the trip? Any hints on good locations?
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Hey Fergus,

We left a couple of days before School holidays started and the plan was to get as far west as possible, as quickly as possible so that we had more time in the outback.

First stop was a quick one at Dunedoo, pretty much to sleep and to be introduced, at breakfast, to the giant serves of bacon that one gets in the country.
Next day was the big day of driving. 850 Km (530 miles) to Broken Hill. Some may say 850 Km is not so far but we had two kids with us, the youngest turned three during the trip.
Broken Hill for a (driving) rest day. Very interesting town and surrounds, I would like to have spent more time there. That is true of all of the locations we went to or drove through...

Broken Hill to the Flinders Ranges. Absolutely worst coffee on the trip was had in Peterborough. Asked for a short black (espresso) and got a mug of brown liquid that I could see through to the bottom of.
Just because they have an espresso machine does not mean that they are going to use it.

Full day of hiking in the Flinders, Wilpena Pound to be specific.

Next day drove through a couple of gorges (fantastic if you like geology) to a great pub for lunch at Parachilna and on to Marree.

Marree is the gateway to the desert and was or first test destination as we had to drive about 100 km on the dirt. Wanted to see how our VW Caravelle (2WD) was going to deal with it.
Chartered a flight over Lake Eyre to look at the water and to be disappointed with the news that ALL of the birds had left the region as they had finished their mating. It was a surprise particularly as that was the initial reason to go on the trip.
Marree is a bit of a hole so we left straight after the flight and headed for our next goal; Coward Springs. On the way you go to the edge of Lake Eyre South which had not flooded and was still a salt lake. Further on you pass some mound springs which you must visit as they are amazing. Accommodation was booked out at Coward springs and we had to battle on through bad road corrugations to William Creek. It was windy and cold and there were no cabins available, so we had to do our only night of camping. It rained on us while setting up the tent!
Expensive and bad Chicken Schnitzel.

We had had enough of corrugated roads and decided to press onto Coober Pedy as it was a bit shorter than heading back. More corrugations but spectacularly empty landscapes.

Great coffee at the Greek pizza place in Coober Pedy.
Again not long enough a stay but the pressure was on to get back. Went to the painted hills nearby. Worth the detour.

Asphalt roads, so comfy.

Woomera next and a visit to the outdoor rocket museum. Weird town.

Near Port Augusta is an Arid Flora sanctuary.

On to Burra. Great little former copper mining town. Everything is lush and green and the food was really good. You could tell it was a popular destination for weekend trips out of Adelaide.
Stayed an extra day there sacrificing a trip to lake mungo.

Good bush walk nearby.

Wagga Wagga to visit a relative.

Canberra to drop off two of our party.

Home.

2 weeks. 4500 Km

I want to go back and take more planned photos as apposed to the snapshots where you cannot wait for the light to be what you wanted.

3–4 weeks would have been better but it was a great trip.

PM me or email and I can give you more info if you like.
 
Mark thanks for that, very detailed! 4500km is a long way a relatively short time, I can't imagine that trip with kids too (single guy talking here).

Did you get any good pics? You took the SWC?

You mentioned going back for more planned photos... of all the places you went to, what were your favourites?
 
I would -love- to have a SWC/M, however.............

I am a reflex photographer, carrying an SWC/M for partial magazines of film usage, in addition to my 500EL/M or 500C/M would not be too bad. I've heard of several friends getting spoiled shots, the viewfinder is not real accurate for close-up/far shooting. Easy to make compostional errors, that I won't make with my 40mm F4 Distagon. That lens is a real bargain, I paid under $500 for mine. Viewing and composition is much more precise with that, but the size and weight are the downsides of it. The Biogon lens is legendary, all of them (even the real early ones) are totally usuable.

Would still like a 70s vintage chrome SWC/M with black T* lens to complete my system.
And probably a Voigtlander Viewfinder, once I start using it!
 
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From my new toy. Very different to shoot. But a lot of fun.
Swc/m
Best regards
sem
 

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SWC Right angle finder?

SWC Right angle finder?

I have an SWC/M which I love. I'll post some pics soon.

Does anyone know where I might find a Cosina Voigtlander right angle finder for the SWC? I've been trying to find one for ages as the original finder is the only downside of this great camera.

Regards
Ernst
 
manfromh said:
Yes, I did, but they are still way too expensive. I'm actualy looking for a way to cobble up a medium format wide angle camera. Only problem is the lens. I have considered using a simple one or two element lens stopped way down.
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"home-made 6x9 super-wide camera. Rigid-body, 47mm f/5.6 Schneider MC Super-Angulon in a No. 0 shutter"

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Someday I will luck into one of these. All of the pictures posted in this thread show why. It is simply an amazing camera, and it's obvious why it continues to hold it's value in use condition
 
Inside a room. Works great.
best regards
sem
Chris good luck in buying one. Real amazing thing to shoot with.
 

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