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I realize you were being funny, but that's not how I work these things.Nothing wrong with that! I guess you have some time to save up for it!
That sounds so much familiar to me . :thumbs:Erik so true! :ROTFL:
From my own experience I always needed more cash for the Hassy gear. Starting at age nineteen I realized I wanted the 500C and in just a few years, it became my tool of trade after waiting and saving, and waiting and saving and ...
Now in 2020, still waiting and saving for more Hassy gear!
Best to you!
Darr
Do what I do: don't sell any of it. Ever. Then you won't notice how much it's dropped in value.Only a person who hasn't experienced tens of thousands in depreciation of a medium format kit would understand the Dante reference
Me too. Wanted a Hasselblad since I was a teenager. Finally bought a 500 C/M when I was 34 (I was looking to upgrade my Nikon gear with an F4 body at a camera store in Santa Fe but was ensnared by a used 500 C/M with a 50mm Distagon CF for the exact same price). It's been 3 decades since. Still have the C/M. Still have the Distagon. And let's just say the collection has grown a bit since then.That sounds so much familiar to me . :thumbs:
If you can depreciate you equipment, say, over 100 years, the cost is not that bad...Do what I do: don't sell any of it. Ever. Then you won't notice how much it's dropped in value.
I can not . :banghead:Me too. Wanted a Hasselblad since I was a teenager. Finally bought a 500 C/M when I was 34 (I was looking to upgrade my Nikon gear with an F4 body at a camera store in Santa Fe but was ensnared by a used 500 C/M with a 50mm Distagon CF for the exact same price). It's been 3 decades since. Still have the C/M. Still have the Distagon. And let's just say the collection has grown a bit since then.
I can quit anytime I want to! Honest!
Hi Darr,Erik so true! :ROTFL:
From my own experience I always needed more cash for the Hassy gear. Starting at age nineteen I realized I wanted the 500C and in just a few years, it became my tool of trade after waiting and saving, and waiting and saving and ...
Now in 2020, still waiting and saving for more Hassy gear!
Best to you!
Darr
:loco:Surely, you realize that there is no escape.:facesmack:me too. Wanted a hasselblad since i was a teenager. Finally bought a 500 c/m when i was 34 (i was looking to upgrade my nikon gear with an f4 body at a camera store in santa fe but was ensnared by a used 500 c/m with a 50mm distagon cf for the exact same price). It's been 3 decades since. Still have the c/m. Still have the distagon. And let's just say the collection has grown a bit since then.
I can quit anytime i want to! Honest!
Hey Erik,Hi Darr,
I hope Hassy stays around. For me, it is a bit of having things matching my needs while being able to afford them.
I happen to have a Hasselblad Flexbody and I would like to have a digital back with excellent live view to match. I have a Hasselblad Flexbody that I would love, but I have found that it is not really usable in the field with my P45+ back.
A CMOS sensor with live view and peaking may work well, but I may not be happy with the 33x44 mm format. Still, I may go with it, like next year. But, I would really like Hassy to have an electronic viewfinder option.
Essentially, I would very much like MFD vendors to focus on things that actually work in real world shooting.
At this stage, the far most usable gear I happen to have is my Sony A7rII:
So, it covers a lot of my needs.
- It works with all lenses I have from Sigma 10/3.5 mm fisheye to my 100-40074-5.6 zoom.
- It works with my Canon 24/3.5 TSE LII lens
- It works with my 28-85/3.3-4 Contax zoom with 10 degree tilt
Would an MFD system yield similar options at a reasonable price, I would be quite interested.
Best regards
Erik
Hey Darr,Hey Erik,
I shoot my Flexbody with the CFV-50c, although I only use it in the studio for copying mostly. It works very well with the CMOS sensor and Live View for focus. The biggest problem I have with my Hasselblads and the digital back is the 44x33 crop factor. Unless you intend on stitching, there really is no other option for a wide perspective. I recently did a three stitch vertical pano with my 501CM and PS meshed the images well enough, but I prefer not to depend on stitching in the landscape, so when I shoot wide Hasselblad, I shoot film. With the 40mm jumping to ~ 55mm, the SWC would not even interest me, so I go to my ALPA and 28 Helvetar when needed. But I do enjoy my Hasselblads for the convenience of the system tools. I have always preferred technical view cameras and the Flexbody comes close. Have you tried using the ground glass with the Flexbody for focusing with your P45+?
My most versatile camera by far is the Linhof 3000, but it comes at the price of added weight. There is nothing the Linhof cannot do with the right tools.
If your Sony gets your shooting needs done, it is a great system!
I do not get into gear loyalty too much, I just appreciate tools that do not get in the way, but positively add to the shooting experience. As far as the manufacturers go, I do my best to look at images and hear from the photographers shooting the gear that made the images. If I was in the market for a new digital back, I would definitely be paying attention to what the users/owners are saying. When a photographer spends in upwards of 35k for a digital back and over a year later they are still without some of the technology to use the back as needed, we really need to keep our funds close at hand. I am fortunate that I do not need more than a 50 mpx back, and hoping when it comes time for me to upgrade, the full frame option will be affordable and have the technology I need.
Best to you,
Darr
It will not and will never... If you never heard a copal shutter running for one second... if you never lost the best picture because of getting the wrong black reference, if you never vomitted as all full frame users got the picture and you even did not finish opening up your tripod..Hi Darr
Would an MFD system yield similar options at a reasonable price, I would be quite interested.
Best regards
Erik