johnnygoesdigital
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This looks to be a great camera for hiking in lightly. Does anyone have experience with it, to share any pro/cons? I'm curious about lens quality.
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Godfrey, I totally agree with you about the SWC. It is my favourite camera.For a wide 6x6 (I'm only interested in 6x6 format shooting) as you might have seen elsewhere I decided to acquire one of my old favorites, the Hasselblad SWC. This has advantages in that the Biogon 38 is a known terrific performer and you can do precision focusing and framing down to 12" with it using the ground glass back. Of course, the SWC lens hood and filters are similarly over the top price-wise, but such it is...
Now that I've got all this neat equipment, the real challenge is finding time to get out and use it. :-\
That Distagon 50 is kind of a blunderbuss, yes? Very cool lens. But it's a bulky thing, particularly when you fit the boxy 500CM behind it.Godfrey, I totally agree with you about the SWC. It is my favourite camera.
My favourite Hass lens is my 50/4 but mounted on my 500CM that weighs in at 1.9Kg. I believe the Bess IIIw weighs in at 1100g and the form factor is a lot easier to transport.
The question is whether I should just shoot with the SWC and crop - although I'd prefer to use a rangefinder and be able to focus precisely.
Cool. I'll look forward to hearing what you think of it.Well, I finally cracked and ordered a Fuji GF670w (Bessa IIIw) today, so I guess I will know fairly shortly whether or not it was a good decision!
LouisB