tommy_suriady Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 I think I am the first owner of hasselblad H1 to speak up. The rest who has said anyhting either are speculating or basing on their short encounter with it in a showroom. I have one. Used it with the Kodak ProBack and H101, even though only feeling test. And have shot rolls of Provia 100F. The Body is great: Nice grip, comfortable rubber coat on metal, flawless finishing. It is heavy. Well, many people say it is light.The Hasselblad sound now is like an empty Vulcan. It sounds cool. Everybody was amazed by the beauty of the sound. Lens is flawless. Maybe I that I do not know what to look at, but I looks like the rest of my hassy lenses. Balanced handling, smooth autofocus override. Excellent quality of image. Even the bokeh thing is very good. Why are people complaining about the bokeh thing?The viewfinder is super bright. It is very bright. It is enlighteningly bright. Take my word for it. Flaws: The damn computer. It hung on me once. There was no Cmd+Alt+Esc, or the Windows =, so I had to plug out the battery. If not done correctly, the back may not be recognised by the body. I had to reseat the view finder once, 'cos the buttons on it would not work. Hm.., as me what you wanna know. Will do my best to answer them. Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrumohr Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 "The Hasselblad sound now is like an empty Vulcan." Umm, what exactly do you mean? Could you describe the sound another way? I am trying to imagine what Leonard Nimoy might sound like completely hollow, but I just can't put my finger on it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy_suriady Posted March 13, 2003 Author Share Posted March 13, 2003 You know.., when you watch the war movies and the Vulcan is shooting full blast and it ran out of bullet? It just go clicking. very quick, smooth, motorised clicking sound. actually I love the sound of it. it fires continuously for quite a bit for a medium format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhbeckman Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 A vulcan gatling gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted_ylauan Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 <Flaws: The damn computer. It hung on me once. There was no Cmd+Alt+Esc, or the Windows =, so I had to plug out the battery. If not done correctly, the back may not be recognised by the body. I had to reseat the view finder once, 'cos the buttons on it would not work> I'll stick with my 503cw... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feli Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 >A vulcan gatling gun? Just wait till you hit the wrong key combination and it fires your lens clear across the room, embedding it in the wall. ;-) feli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_wilson2 Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 The software on my camera gear hangs too. I clear it by saying 'you idiot, Nick', then it sometimes goes back to working tolerably well. The first time I see an H1 person with a gleam in their eye I will stand to the side. I don't want to be hit by a flying zoom. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas_cummings Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Do you have a wide angle and how does it handle flare? Do you have anything to compare its autofocus speed to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles barcellona www.bl Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Great, the H1 sounds like a chaingun thats outta ammo. I want one just for THAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audun_sjoeseth1 Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 In a test in Foto 2003/3 (Swedish), they consider the new H1 as the best 645 camera you can get today. But the tester also had some problems. Once he got a lens error message, and had to take the battery out of the camera and put it back to get it back to work, and once he had to remove the finder and put it back to get proper info in the finder. I guess Hasselblad will fix problems like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_linden Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I too have an H1 (80mm + 35mm) with Kodak back. I love the camera and image quality. I have also been plagued with the camera hanging up as reported above. It sounds like the problems occur with both film and digital backs? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy_suriady Posted March 14, 2003 Author Share Posted March 14, 2003 I thought the kodak back is a little plasticky. I am not sure about the quality of the image. Like and got the Phase one H101 with the portable solution. And the portrait Studio Manager. Nice combo for the business. The screen is amazing on the VAIO. the wire is not that intrusive. Back to the H1, there is not much more to complain about it. never hung since the first one. It is extremely easy to shoot with, but a little overwhelming to master. I like measuring light with the zone system, but wonder when I can ever use it practically. I have the L508, which has better spot (1 vs 2 degree). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 Tommy, The Kodak back feels a little plastic like to you? I have 2 ProBacks including the 645C, and they are made of metal. Is the H version different? Is it black or does it match the camera finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_linden Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 No, the Kodak back is metal and built like a tank, just like the Plus model. I can't imagine what Tommy's thinking. Peter Linden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_ferguson1 Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 Tommy, could you tell us more about the practical reality of using the viewfinder? Can you see absolutely corner to corner (as against edge to edge) when wearing sunglasses or spectacles? Is the viewfinder sensitive to eye placement, ie is the image slightly blurred or subject to focus shifts if the eye isn't precisely centred? Is the viewfinder information clearly legible across a wide range of lighting conditions? And what's your opinion on ease and accuracy of manual focusing with this viewfinder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy_suriady Posted March 16, 2003 Author Share Posted March 16, 2003 Oh.., I did not know that it is made metal at all! Hm..., i though the screen does not look too impressive also... I like the phase one... feels good and looks good. tell me more about the kodak back. I am actually quite curious about that back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy_suriady Posted March 16, 2003 Author Share Posted March 16, 2003 About the view finder, I actually think it is very good. For what I am doing, it is totally doing what it is supposed to do. It is extremely bright. Really very bright. And very sharp too. placement is very good and despite wearing glasses, I am not borthered by the viewfinder at all. The rubber cup is very nice. maybe it is silicone, but may not be durable. it has a diopter adjustment by the side. one strange thing about the viewfinder is that it moves very slightly when the shutter is released just for a very short period of time. as in a tilt to the right. after the shutter, it moves back into position. Infos are displayed in the viewfinder. standard ones like a warning triangle, shutter, meter reading, etc. I also find myself lifting up the camera by the viewfinder all the time. Dunno if it is a good idea, but not a problem so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_linden Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 As I said before, the back is very robust in construction. The image quality (for my landscape adn still life work) is excellent. You are right about the LCD display though. It washes out in bright light...it's much worse than the one on my D100 for example. The good news is that with the H1 I look for the histogram on the camera grip and hardly ever need to turn on the back display. Kodak software is first rate too (especially for Mac users). Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul utkin Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 Tommy, Can you say anything more about H1`s autofocusing? Can it track moving objects well? How fast is it? What can you say about it comparing it to Canon`s? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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