roger_urban5 Posted October 6, 1999 Share Posted October 6, 1999 Would it be a good idea to get this lens instead of primes for a 'Blad? The Hasselblad 1999 Product Catalog carries a picture and brief information on this new lens on page 18. Also, is it even available anywhere yet? If so, what does this puppy cost? This would be a nice lens to add to the Rollei 600x series too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris___6 Posted October 6, 1999 Share Posted October 6, 1999 The FE60-120mm is designed and made by Fuji for Hasselblad (Just like the XPan and its lenses). It's not Zeiss. But the quality is certainly very good, as I have heard lots of good things about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted October 7, 1999 Share Posted October 7, 1999 Interesting. If it is made by Fuji then it still carries the Zeiss name, so they are no doubt applying their own (rather stringent) quality controls to the beast. I am suspect it is good and it would be a very useful lens, but it is pretty heavy. I would imagine it will cost about $4000-5000 (I am guessing here...) Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris___6 Posted October 7, 1999 Share Posted October 7, 1999 The lens doesn't carry the Zeiss name. It is called the "HASSELBLAD FE4.8/90-120mm" in the Hasselblad brochure, and it's also stated in the brochure that the lens is made in Japan. I recall reading a press release from Hasselblad saying that this lens is made by Fuji. This happened some time after the XPan and its lenses, which are also made by Fuji, were released. For a while some people speculated that was the end of it for Hasselblad and Zeiss. Of course that was true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris___6 Posted October 7, 1999 Share Posted October 7, 1999 Sorry, Roger. I meant that WASN'T true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted October 8, 1999 Share Posted October 8, 1999 new this lens costs $3800-3900 I see. Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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