jean_pierre_auger1 Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 Many years ago I read that the famous photo "Moon and Halfdome" by Ansel Adams was shot with a Zeiss 250mm lens on a Hasselblad 500C body. I am not sure of this information. Can someone confirm this? Thanks. JPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 Yep, that's right. The film was Panatomic-X, and he used an orange filter. According to Adams, the exposure was 1/4 at f/11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonard_evens Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 Yes indeed. Helix Photo in Chicago has a 16 x 20 print of "Moon and Halfdome" hanging in one of its hallways. I marvel at it every time I pass it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad_hiltbrand Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 Many people do not know that Adams used a Hassy a great deal later in life. The big camera just got to darn heavy to lug around :) You might enjoy this controversial thread from a few months ago about a "Moon and Halfdome" clone: <A HREF=http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id= 004PST></A> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad_hiltbrand Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0 04PST">Ansel Adams Clone</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_philllips Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I love this forum. I learn the most interesting bits. Ansel Adams used a Hassy! I thought he was joined to a view camera till death did him part. Imagine what he could have done with digital and Adobe Workshop!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 <p><i>I love this forum. I learn the most interesting bits. Ansel Adams used a Hassy! I thought he was joined to a view camera till death did him part. Imagine what he could have done with digital and Adobe Workshop!!</i></p> <p>IIRC, Adams' first 'blad was given to him personally by Viktor Hasselblad. In his later years he couldn't wield the heavy view cameras and enjoyed the portability of the Hassy.</p> <p>In one of his books, I think <i>Examples</i>, Adams mentions his excitement over the possibilities of new imaging technology, particularly as computers became more advanced. I'll try to find the exact quote when I get home from the office, if there is interest.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace_dibble6 Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 That ain't the worst of it, Jean-Pierre. Much later in his life, Adams became professionally associated with Polaroid; a spokesman of some sort. Many serious artists have moments of prostitution tucked away among the other skeletons in their closets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 <p><i>That ain't the worst of it, Jean-Pierre. Much later in his life, Adams became professionally associated with Polaroid; a spokesman of some sort.</i></p> <p>Adams met Edwin Land in 1948, starting a personal friendship and a consulting relationship with Polaroid that lasted the remaining 36 years of his life. Adams tested many Polaroid cameras and films, writing over 3000 memos with his findings and suggestions. What is more, in 1978 Adams wrote <i>Polaroid Land Photography</i> as part of his how-to series.</p> <p>Adams made some incredible pictures with Polaroid film, including <i>El Capitan, Winter Sunrise</i> in 1968 (using a 4x5 view camera). To say that Adams was a "spokesman" for Polaroid is a disservice to both him and the company. He hardly "sold-out" to them.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Adams also used a Contax 35 mm rangefinder. Though apparently not that often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene crumpler Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 I was surprised to learn that John Sexton (AA's assistant)does not own a hasselblad camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chauncey_walden Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 But John did use one for his China series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 John Sexton lists a Hasselblad in the technical details of his book Quiet Light. Maybe he borrowed it. :-) Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vishal_mathur Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 John Sexton also used a Rollei SL66. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene crumpler Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 He said that he borrowed it for His China Trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q.g._de_bakker Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 So much ado about what camera is used by what photographer? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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