FLEX BODY CP

[rashed_s]

<p>Could my 503CW lenses and film backs work on this camera body or do I need some thing else ?</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

[john tonai]

<p>They will work, but some lenses have more coverage than others</p>

[rashed_s]

<p>What lenses and back would recommend, thank you</p>

[kparratt]

<p>All my literature is packed away in a container on a dock in Thailand, but from memory, the 60mm F3.5 offers considerably more than any of the other wide angles. Then again, one of the best employments of the FlexBody I have seen to date was with a 50mm, using mostly tilt, to bring in magnificent detail in the foreground of a landscape. It was featured in Forum shortly after the product release. Quite often, just a little of either tilt or shift is all that is required to give an image that winning edge.<br>

Of all the other lenses, the 100 is better than the 80mm Planar in terms of room to move, around 10 or 11mm I think, and the 120mm even better. The data on each was provided for infinity. The image circle increases with extension. Therefor, with table-top photography there is more room to move than with subjects at infinity.<br>

No doubt someone will provide something more specific than what my recollections can offer.<br>

They were a luxurious accessory to the Hasselbad system. Had they been able to price them better, their sales would have been much stronger. It's all about 'economy of scale' , and I guess there were simply not enough produced to bring the price within the reach of more. I don't know, just speculating.<br>

For the same fist of dollars, one could get a fully specified technical camera. This was even more so with the ArcBody. Beautifully built, both of them. But the ArcBody? For heaven's sake! I 'd rather chuck in the extra few bucks and go home with a Linhof Technikardan 6x9. So be it. (Sorry, I have wandered off-topic ... )</p>

[kerkko_kehravuo]

<p>CFi 50 mm gives almost maximum shift (while older 50 mm lenses do not), any 80 mm or 150 lens works well too. For example. These are what I have been using fith my Flexbody.</p>

<p>K.</p>

[leicaglow]

<p>I never ended up buying one for architectural work because, as John points out, the lenses didn't have enough coverage to be of use for what I used it for. I almost bought an Arc body, but figured I was better off just using my view camera.</p>

[keith_pitman]

<p>You would benefit from spending some time with the user manual:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.hasselbladhistorical.eu/HW/HWVSys.aspx">http://www.hasselbladhistorical.eu/HW/HWVSys.aspx</a></p>

[predrag_vranic]

<p>there's 80/2.8 planar specially designed for Linhof (it even has Linhof engraved on front ring) covering 6x9 image circle. it is extremely rare but finding one would benefit maximum coverage with extreme movements.</p>

[rashed_s]

<p>well the 6X6 hasselblad film magazines work with this camera or does it have a different film insert, thank you ?</p>

[keith_pitman]

<p>"well the 6X6 hasselblad film magazines work with this camera or does it have a different film insert, thank you ?"</p>

<p>Try reading the manual (Hint: start on the last page)!</p>