dave.gt
Well-known member
Re: ALPA + Hasselblad
Thank you so much for both of those!
I am impressed with your "scan solution"! So as not to hijack this thread, I hope if it ok to send you my own question about using the Studio's H5D for my negatives.
You certainly have done a wonderful job with these images.:thumbup:
Holy cow, you just answered the difficult question about the film back AND my big dilemma at the moment for digitizing my negatives since I do not have a scanner!Hi Dave,
A Hasselblad C back. I get asked this question from time to time, so I just stepped outside and took a few snaps of the setup I used to make the Palm Tree Bayou image. Hopefully it will help someone else down the road. You gotta use a "C" back if you want to shoot a Hasselblad film magazine on an ALPA body because you have to manually advance the film. There is no film loaded in my back at this moment, and if there was, you would be able to read the frame number off the film backing paper through the peephole. I have never had a problem with spacing because IMO, Hasselblad knows how to engineer stuff. I bought two very clean C backs off eBay and sent them to David Odess for rebuilding. Both had light leaks near where the dark slide goes. These backs can be older than me (I just turned 60), so I purchased them knowing I would be sending them to David for rebuilding.
If I am also going to shoot with my CFV50c back, I do not use the ground glass. But there are times I shoot just film and take this very lightweight setup out in a small bag. I also use an inexpensive Hoodman loupe instead of the reflex finder most of the time. I use the CFV50c with my Flex-Body on a copy stand and light box to copy my negatives. I use to scan my negatives but find the digital back does a better and cleaner job. I was amazed how much dust I lost after I stopped scanning them. Hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Darr
Thank you so much for both of those!
I am impressed with your "scan solution"! So as not to hijack this thread, I hope if it ok to send you my own question about using the Studio's H5D for my negatives.
You certainly have done a wonderful job with these images.:thumbup: