Hasselblad Users - Show us your Cameras!

[Canyongazer]

Greyscale, your 1000f took me back to my mentor, John Brooks, for many years a high end portrait photographer in Boston, MA, USA
He had one camera...1000f or 1600f, I forget which.
and one lens, the 180 Olympic Sonnar.

He had no lights....used nothing but window light from his northern exposure on Boston's tony Newbury Street.

 

[bobby_novatron]

My Hasselbladski! Sorry, just couldn't resist. 🙂

 

[Darthfeeble]

I just put mine up for sale. It's in the Classifieds.

 

[dave lackey]

Here is my babyyyy, although I think I need to get it CLA'd soon. The focusing ring is a little difficult to turn.

500c/m
I don't think I would trust another medium format camera - it was the first one I learnt how to use, and it will be the last.

Beautiful.., what year is this camera, Sara?

 

[dave lackey]

As a thought after seeing these cameras, they are pure art that just happen to work perfectly as picture-taking machines...

Is anyone using their camera(s) this weekend for a little exercise?:angel:

 

[Godfrey]

As a thought after seeing these cameras, they are pure art that just happen to work perfectly as picture-taking machines...

Is anyone using their camera(s) this weekend for a little exercise?:angel:

Yes, but more likely the Polaroid SLR670a or Leica M-D because I'm going up to the city for walk then an exhibit reception. I only rarely take the Hasselblads out without a tripod and a specific photographic effort in mind.

G

 

[dave lackey]

Yes, but more likely the Polaroid SLR670a or Leica M-D because I'm going up to the city for walk then an exhibit reception. I only rarely take the Hasselblads out without a tripod and a specific photographic effort in mind.

G

Cool!🙂

This is a different world with so much to learn about the Blads. The sheer beauty makes it fun!🙂

 

[mdwsta4]

My 500CM

walk around setup

setup I use for portraits

Was going to bring an instant camera with me this weekend, but now I think I'll put a roll of Portra through the HB

 

[Penzes]

studio setup by István Pénzes, on Flickr

I will post a few, less "modern" stuff as well. 🙂

 

[Penzes]

My SWC.


SWC Profile by István Pénzes, on Flickr

 

[Penzes]

Flexbody, also a nice equipment. 😉


Just a Flexbody (light study) by István Pénzes, on Flickr

 

[Nokton48]

Does anyone here have the original CFV-16 Digital Back?
I would like to get one eventually (even though ASA 100 is limiting)
Hard to get 'cause interest in high.........

Recommended by Hasselblad for the 500 series

P1210497_cfv16 by Charles Chu, on Flickr

 

[dave lackey]

Does anyone here have the original CFV-16 Digital Back?
I would like to get one eventually (even though ASA 100 is limiting)
Hard to get 'cause interest in high.........

Recommended by Hasselblad for the 500 series

P1210497_cfv16 by Charles Chu, on Flickr

Good question... I am interested in digital backs for the V camera. Is anyone using that option?

 

[Alpsman]

503 CW continous mode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LZpn9UrU4A

 

[FujiLove]

My 500CM

walk around setup

I'm loving that strap. Which one is it?

 

[dave lackey]

Who is using a digital back on your V system camera?🙂

 

[Godfrey]

I'd like to get a CFV-50c, but have been holding back because I'm not entirely sure how much I'd use it. Spending $7K to $10K for a digital back is a pretty hefty commitment, I want to be sure that I'll get the capability/advantage I want from it. I've seen this back available second-hand for as low as $6500 once in a blue moon, but that's still pretty expensive.

Personally, I wouldn't go with an older back. There's little real benefit/advantage to the older backs for me—the Leica SL with the range of lenses I have for it already outstrips their performance, for all intents and purposes. If I want square format to emulate Hasselblad, the output is already 16Mpixel. So the draw to me is the larger format with equivalently higher pixel resolution where a square format crop will be 37 Mpixel and the dynamics of the image (FoV/DoF relationships) will be closer to medium format film.

G

(Also, my 'fast' scanning methodology nets me a 16 Mpixel square image from 6x6 film already, and much more resolution if I go to a flatbed or film scanner.)

 

[Nokton48]

Here is part of the system you don't see every day. Very compact. I am a view camera user, so I am used to the zen-like slowness of single exposures.

001 by Nokton48, on Flickr

 

[mdwsta4]

I'm loving that strap. Which one is it?

Thank you! It's an olive strap from Cub & Co (http://cubandcompany.com/goods). I use Joel's straps on all of my cameras now. They're pretty awesome! Drop him a line and let him know I sent you over there.

 

[sara]

Beautiful.., what year is this camera, Sara?

I have absolutely no idea 🙁
How do I find out?