Hasselblad V custom hand grip?

Looks pretty cool. I'd like a black version for my black c/m...

dave.gt said:

There is nothing like being completely exhausted to make one take a day off and find oneself daydreaming about gear. Today, I was toast by mid-afternoon, so I took a nap and awoke thinking about the CFV review by Ming Thein, in which he had absolutely beautiful images showing his V camera with a custom grip. Pure art in that design.

Maybe I missed it in his article, but does anyone know where he got that beautiful grip?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.m...d-term-review-hasselblad-h5d-50c-cfv-50c/amp/

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Someone asked him in the comments. Looks like he designed it himself and had it made.

Q – What is the chrome grip (?) or rest (?) on the righthand side of the 501CM seen in the second image ??
A – Something I designed myself and had machined. You need a grip to use the 90deg finder otherwise there’s no way to comfortable hold the camera, and you need the 90deg finder because the recording medium is now rectangular instead of square.

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dave.gt said:

There is nothing like being completely exhausted to make one take a day off and find oneself daydreaming about gear. Today, I was toast by mid-afternoon, so I took a nap and awoke thinking about the CFV review by Ming Thein, in which he had absolutely beautiful images showing his V camera with a custom grip. Pure art in that design.

Maybe I missed it in his article, but does anyone know where he got that beautiful grip?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.m...d-term-review-hasselblad-h5d-50c-cfv-50c/amp/

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Erik Lundqvist said:

Someone asked him in the comments. Looks like he designed it himself and had it made.

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Thanks, Erik!!

Ming is an artist in every respect. Now to find someone to machine something based on my own humble design... <sigh>...

Hasselblads own grip might be a possibility. Probably on e-Bay.

ericborgstrom said:

Hasselblads own grip might be a possibility. Probably on e-Bay.
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Thanks for those images, best I have seen!

I actually prefer a right hand grip and the CW winder felt so nice the one time I used it. I may simply go that route as it really is a good match with the H5.

Now I need a paying gig!

ericborgstrom said:

Hasselblads own grip might be a possibility. Probably on e-Bay.
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I've got one of those I'll sell you! It has an adjustable leather hand strap and no cable. It must be a newer version.

Greg

dave.gt said:

…I actually prefer a right hand grip and the CW winder felt so nice the one time I used it…

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I usually focus the 500 with my right hand and fire the shutter with my left. Either on the handgrip or, without it, supporting the camera-body/lens at the same time. Everybody has her/his own style.
Good luck finding YOUR grip!
/Eric

ericborgstrom said:

I usually focus the 500 with my right hand and fire the shutter with my left. Either on the handgrip or, without it, supporting the camera-body/lens at the same time. Everybody has her/his own style.
Good luck finding YOUR grip!
/Eric

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Thanks, Eric,

Indecision may or may not be my problem... LOL. You shoot yours the same way I do, but I am toying with the idea of 45 or 90° finder and if so, it may be that the CW winder will complement that acquisition.

The WLF is absolutely the most fun though.

We will see... I need my new contact lenses first though!

ericborgstrom said:

I usually focus the 500 with my right hand and fire the shutter with my left.
/Eric

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That's the "official" recommendation from Hasselblad. When I first got my 203FE, I did... something else. I don't remember now

This method is so natural now though. I have gotten usable images with 1/30th using 80/2.8 or 110/2 lens (not large enlargement or anything of course, but "usable")

I find that the cradling technique (left hand under body w/index finger on shutter, right hand under the focusing ring) works well when using the waist level finder (just about all of the time). But this doesn't work so well when holding the 500 body at eye level, which I suppose the bracket/grip was mainly designed for. These days I shoot mostly if not exclusively with the camera on a tripod.

I used the grip mostly with my SWC, way back in the day (vintage camera porn, below).

John