Hasselblads- what was/is your load out?

[FrozenInTime]

Sold the 203FE,110/2,SWC/M and Flexbody in the last year after shifting to digital FF.

Back to just my first Hasselblad a 501C which I have so much history with.
90% of the time I go light and just take either the 60 or 80mm plus WLF with Tri-X or Fuji 400H.

 

[Rangefinderfreak]

I have a nice Hassy Pinhole, made out of a hassy chimney with the diopter assy punched out and a skunk pinhole lens attached. All this is glued to a hassy A 12 magazine...
Nice square images. not a Holga but not much different...

 

[azryal]

501cm + 80mm + A12 back + WLF. Keeping it simple 🙂

 

[ChrisN]

"The load out" - Jackson Browne. Wonderful song.

But back on topic - 503cx, 50/4, 80/2.8, 150/4 and an SWC to round out the kit. 🙂 Medium format heaven.

 

[ChrisN]

Arcbody 35/4.5 and 45/4.5 = 3 A12 backs + Delta 100 + Lee Big Stopper 10 stop ND

This is serious! I think you were toying with the idea of an SWC at one stage, but went with 6x12?

 

[Michael Markey]

"The load out" - Jackson Browne Wonderful song.

But back on topic - 503cx, 50/4, 80/2.8, 150/4 and an SWC to round out the kit. 🙂 Medium format heaven.

Thanks Chris.
Very familiar with the song but never understood the title 😱

 

[Thardy]

501cm + 80mm + A12 back + WLF. Keeping it simple 🙂

I have the same kit. Rarely use it though.

 

[Rangefinderfreak]

well, actually i have some other hassy gear collecting dust... 500c, 503 elx, 2002 fx, my own design superwide with pc nikkor 35mm :2,8. 60-80-100-180mm lenses 3 ea A12 backs, one 220 back, 3ea 70mm backs one sheet film adapter with 12 cassettes... not much used as to carry all the leicas is already a chore at this state of life...

 

[FrankS]

I have a nice Hassy Pinhole, made out of a hassy chimney with the diopter assy punched out and a skunk pinhole lens attached. All this is glued to a hassy A 12 magazine...
Nice square images. not a Holga but not much different...

Cool .

 

[Spicy]

500c, 80/2.8 T*, WLF, two A12 backs, various B&W/color/slide films, strap

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

Very familiar with the song but never understood the title

I'm a little relieved to find I'm not alone in my ignorance. Perhaps a discussion on the merits of cloggies and cleggies would be in order? 😉

 

[walnuts]

500cm 60,80,100,150,350,140-280 zoom.
Bellows unit
Bellows sun shade
set of color filters, proxars, polarizer and hood for 80/100/150
Yellow, UV filter, and hood for the 60
2x 10mm extension tubes
side mount cold shoe
WLF and Prism
4x A12 backs
2x Hasselblad straps, 1 thin leather, 1 thick neoprene ( the only non branded blad thing in the collection)
Black leather ever-ready case
Tan leather brief case that holds everything except the bellows and the two big tele's
2x Tan leather case for 350/140-280

Would love to get my hands on an SWC one day, but for now I have a pretty solid set up. Just need a phase back now! 😛

 

[Laviolette]

Lenses: everything between SWC 38mm Biogon and Sonnar 250+2x Mutar.
Bodies: 500 c/m, 503 CW, 201F, I threw one ELX away when it broke.
Most useful general purpose lens: Distagon 60/3.5
Portrait killer: Planar 110
Most fun to use: SWC/M
Film: mainly TriX or HP5+
90% tripod.

I'm interested to know what you think of the 60mm vs the 80mm for general shooting. I have a 60mm CF one on my way.

My personal kit will be 60mm + 150mm, and maybe eventually the 40mm FLE. Though I wonder if the gap between 60mm and 150mm is too limiting.

 

[Ansel]

I'm interested to know what you think of the 60mm vs the 80mm for general shooting. I have a 60mm CF one on my way.

My personal kit will be 60mm + 150mm, and maybe eventually the 40mm FLE. Though I wonder if the gap between 60mm and 150mm is too limiting.

I have used the 60mm extensively. I think in many respects it is preferable to the 80mm in general. Very flexible. Like a 35 Cron.

 

[Laviolette]

Thanks. In the 35mm format, I have always be more of a 50mm lens type of guy, but I have lately grown to like the framing of a 35mm lens.

I sometimes find it a little tough the compose with the 80mm on the Hasselblad when I wanted a more «focussed» view (akin to a 50mm in 35mm format), mostly because of the height of the square negative.

 

[GarageBoy]

Hmm, not as many EL or 200/2000 series users

I thought "loadout" was a pretty common term, it simply means the kit you bring out into the field with you

 

[Godfrey]

Hmm, not as many EL or 200/2000 series users

I thought "loadout" was a pretty common term, it simply means the kit you bring out into the field with you

It's a common term amongst music show roadies and such. I don't think it's in common use amongst photographers.

G

 

[shadowfox]

I used to love the Planar T 100mm f/3.5 on my (now sold) Hassy V.

 

[mfogiel]

The 60mm is like a 35mm lens on 135 format - very flexible in general, great for a portrait of a group of people - you don't get the distortion yet - and very useful for landscape. I don't know why, but in landscape I often tend to see in this moderate wide angle mode. Where it gets more limiting than the 80mm is in portraits closer up. The ideal complimentary lenses for the 60 are: 100/3.5 if your game is landscape/architecture, 110/2 (on an F body) if you are into beauty portraits or 120/4 if you are more into general portraiture/close up. The 120 has a bad rap for infinity shots, but if you stop it down a bit, it is sharp more than enough, same for the 135/5.6 on bellows.

 

[SteveM_NJ]

500CM
50, 80, 150mm
plastic square shade
bellows shade
A12 Backs
WL, 45 Prism,
Phase One digital back (tethered CaptureOne, interior work)

not a big kit, but happy with the results.