Magpie Syndrome Again

[bensonga]

That is a beautiful and classic camera Godfrey.....congratulations!

I wouldn't bother with a digital back for this one myself. I have the CFV-16II and it's tough seeing the wonderful wide angle views from my 40mm CFE IF lens reduced by that 1.5x crop factor.

Gary

 

[Godfrey]

That is a beautiful and classic camera Godfrey.....congratulations!

I wouldn't bother with a digital back for this one myself. I have the CFV-16II and it's tough seeing the wonderful wide angle views from my 40mm CFE IF lens reduced by that 1.5x crop factor.

Gary

Thanks Gary! My feelings exactly. Sheesh, at a 1.5x crop you're giving up all the Biogon's superlative corner and edge rendering resolution that made it cost so darn much money ... !

 

[Don Libby]

Old School rules (sometimes...)

:thumbs:

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Congratulations, Godfrey. Looks excellent!

 

[Bill Caulfeild-Browne]

Looks like a winner, Godfrey - now lets see some results in the MF thread!
Enjoy,
Bill

 

[Shashin]

You don't want a digital back for that. The 6x6 frame with that Biogon is beautiful on the SWC and a crop sensor is just not going to do it justice. There are a couple of medium-format cameras that just need to shoot film and this is one of them.

 

[jlm]

Godfrey:

magpie bit me...
i've been channelling you! (though you have ben seen sniffing around some 903 sales)
go my 903SWC saturday, shot first roll ot tri-x today, a massive log of 12 shots will souo 'em tomorrow
the camera is a beaut!
i'll put up a couple of camera porn shots later

 

[Godfrey]

Congrats! Enjoy your 903!

These are just special cameras, far as I'm concerned. I plan some interesting projects for mine.

 

[docmoore]

LOL! No problem at all.

My re-addiction to 6x6 film has been building up again for a while and when I saw this camera being offered for sale, I just could no longer resist.
... traded my Leica M kit for a 903SWC in 2002, which I had until 2004.

I remember a number of captures from the 903....Ireland?

Welcome home.

Bob

 

[Godfrey]

I remember a number of captures from the 903....Ireland?

Welcome home.

Good memory! I took it to the Isle of Man in 2002. Have to hunt for those negatives ... or at least the scans of those negatives.

Godfrey

 

[Godfrey]

heh heh heh ... found my 903SWC scans. Here's one:

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I love how this camera sees.

Happy New Year!

 

[Maggie O]

I needed something lighter than my Fuji x10 or X100, so I got a Lumix LX7. It'll be here on Wednesday.

Anyone else got one?

 

[bensonga]

heh heh heh ... found my 903SWC scans. Here's one:
I love how this camera sees.
Happy New Year!

Terrific image Godfrey! I haven't seen many images shot with an SWC....I will have to start looking for them. How do you focus this camera?

Gary

 

[Godfrey]

Terrific image Godfrey! I haven't seen many images shot with an SWC....I will have to start looking for them. How do you focus this camera?

Thanks Gary!

The Biogon 38 on 6x6 has so much dof you just set it by scale for most pictorial work. If you need precision for some work or close ups (it focuses down to 12"), you use a ground glass back and viewfinder, then replace that with the film magazine.

It's a somewhat funky specialist camera that is amazingly versatile.

 

[bensonga]

I have thought about adding a 43mm lens to my Mamiya 7II kit...which would be the closest I can come to the SWC FOV, without actually buying an SWC.

Some very good work with the SWC here:

http://www.flickriver.com/groups/hasselbladswc/pool/interesting/

Gary

 

[Godfrey]

I have thought about adding a 43mm lens to my Mamiya 7II kit...which would be the closest I can come to the SWC FOV, without actually buying an SWC.

Some very good work with the SWC here:

Flickriver: Most interesting photos from Hasselblad SWC pool

Gary

indeed!

The SWC lens is just stunning, and it can be put to making some just amazing photos. As I said before, this was my "unobtainable object of equipment desire" for 35 years before I owned my first one.

Now I'm going to put a lot of energy into calibrating my vision to see the world as I know it can.

G