A brand new, 1992 Hasselblad 500C/M Classic. Yes, brand new in the original box. It was owned by a Sunset Magazine photographer that had it as his
backup camera. When he passed away the camera was given to his niece, a photographer her in AZ. She already had a C500 and decided to sell it.
It is pristine. I can hardly wait to put a roll of film in it this weekend.
PS
It came with a new 80mm 2.8 lens
[Edited on 10-11-2012 by CortezBlue]Bob H - 10-10-2012 at 10:53 PM
One can still buy a "roll of film"? How did you find this camera?CortezBlue - 10-11-2012 at 09:20 PM
I have always wanted a Hasselblad since the NASA moon landings. My first camera was a kodak brownie hawkeye and my next was a Roliflex
In my high school and college daze, I sold high end camera equipment and use to love to hear the sound of a Hasselblad shutter. It sounds so much
different then most cameras.
So, every once in a while when I am bored I will cruz around craigslist for camera gear. I saw the add on and called the number. A very nice lady
answered. She explained that the camera was her Uncles, who shot for Sunset Magazine and it was strictly his back up camera. I drove about 50 miles
to meet her. She was also a photographer, but not professionally. She also shot Hasselblad and had great knowledge of the camera.
When she pulled it out of the box I probably looked like Indiana Jones when he finds the Golden Head in the cave.
I am trying to track down a light meter and I am going to my local camera store to get some color and b/w film. And then I am off to San Felipe for 4
or 5 days to play.willyAirstream - 10-12-2012 at 07:36 AM
Anxious to see some pics. Do they make a digital back for this camera? Just curious.WideAngleWandering - 10-13-2012 at 02:24 PM
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Originally posted by Bob H
One can still buy a "roll of film"? How did you find this camera?
yes, absolutely, 35mm Fuji & Kodak consumer color film is sold at almost any department store in the states. Fuji Superia is contrasty but has
quite a following. It's dirt cheap too.
I go to ebay to try and find slightly expired film for cheap or to Freestyle (http://www.freestylephoto.biz/) for Fuji Acros b&w, Kodak Ektar color print, Efke b&w (recently stopped manufacturing due to equipment
failure), Provia & Velvia slide film, Rollei infrared and Kodak b&w film.
Digital cameras have their advantages but there's nothing like quite like the wide range in light levels you can capture on print film or the detail
and control over depth of field that you get with medium & large format film.
Film is also widely used for industrial, scientific and medical purposes.
[Edited on 2012-10-13 by WideAngleWandering]DENNIS - 10-13-2012 at 02:44 PM
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Originally posted by CortezBlue
PS
It came with a new 80mm 2.8 lens
I think they all did. I bought a new ELM in the mid 80s and that was the lens that came with it.
Lovely machines, Hassys.DENNIS - 10-13-2012 at 02:46 PM
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Originally posted by willyAirstream
Anxious to see some pics. Do they make a digital back for this camera? Just curious.
Hassy makes a digital camera, but the price is astronomical.
What camera and what type of shooting are you doing with the light meter? Some portrait photographers I'm aware of use meters, and those shooting
film.
KenDENNIS - 10-13-2012 at 03:51 PM
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Originally posted by tripledigitken
Dennis,
What camera and what type of shooting are you doing with the light meter? Some portrait photographers I'm aware of use meters, and those shooting
film.
Ken
The prism finder is a through the lens meter made by Hasselblad for the Hassy reading exposure values. I use it for every shot, B/W and color,
outside of studio flash.......
The spot meter I use mostly for B/W...although it comes in handy outside for color in harsh light to determine where the shadows will end up, if at
all, in final translation.
Portrait shooters will usually use a flash meter when using studio lighting.
