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Me, for sure, as a die hard Zeiss fans.

 

Although it is painful that after I'd upgraded all of my Hassie CF lenses to

the CFi/CFE standard, Zeiss issue their new lenses in the somewhat inferior CF

standard (I still remember what they said about the benefits and improvement

of the CFi/CFE over the old CF series lenses).

 

Who know who will manufacture the new lenses?

Cosina of Japan or Sony of Japan?

Again, I urge all Hasselblad V series lovers go out and buy some "brand new" Hasselblad equipment in order to support the Company continuing producing them. The same go to Mamiya RB67 serious lovers too. Otherwise, I have no doubt that these Companies would stop making these beloved mechanical stuff in the near future.

 

So far, I'd bought 2 Hasselblad 503CW bodies, 5 Zeiss lenses, 1 A12 magazine; and yesterday I'd just bought a Mamiya RB67 Pro SD set. It cost quite a lot of money, but I hope at least these Companies will know there are still demand for their mechanical products.

Now I'm sure my Hasselblad/Zeiss CFi60mm Distagon is better than the Schneider one.

Production of all Contax 645 stuff was ceased in 2005.

I just have an offer to buy a Rollie 6008 camera with a Schneider

Tele-Xener 2.8/180 lens at very attractive price. As I'd already

owned a Zeiss Sonnar 4/180 CFE lens and the Hasselblad system, I

wonder how good the Schneider is and should I accept the offer. I

must say that the Schneider lens is the only reason I am considering

the offer.

 

Anyone has experience with the Schneider lens or had done some test

for theses two lenses? Thanks.

I urge everyone reading this link to go out and buy a brand new Hasselblad V camera/lens/film back from authorized dealer in your area so Hasselblad will have to continue to produce V system according to the increasing demand of the beloved V system.

Future for Hasselblad is to keep V system in production and make us full frame (6X6) digital back at reasonable prices. So a Hasselblad V user can shoot film (no battery needed) and digital (with battery of course) by means of changing backs. The mechanical design of the V system is really unbeatable that even in sub zero degree, the Hasselblad V can still fully function. No current digital camera, even the expensive EOS 1Ds Mk. II can do.

Buy a Chinese Seagull TLR and you'll be recovered at once from the buying TLR illness, I guarantee it.

Using mechanical Hasselblad/Zeiss equipment for so many years, I

never had any problem taking pictures even in freezing Alaska

winter. With some luck, I'd just acquired a Mamiya RB67 ProSD

camera,several lenses and accessories at unbelievable low price (the

guy who sold them to me had moved to digital Canon completely).

 

My Question is: Are these mechanical Mamiya as reliable as my

Hasselblad/Zeiss equipment, especially in cold weather? Anyone has

any experience with them?

Zeiss had just introduced a series of new T*XP (means Extra

Performance) coating lenses for ARRI motion cameras which the

company says it is the newer improved version of the current T*

coating. Since the current T* coating was invented and used since

1970's, I wonder when will Zeiss updated the T* coating to the newer

T* XP coating for Hasselblad lenses..

Excellent work!

Maybe those guards are Rollei, or Mamiya owners that don't like Hasselblad at all. Maybe they use digital Canon or Nikon. Or maybe they are just so interested in Hasselblad cameras that they want to feel and touch yours.

First of all, thanks Mr. De Bakker and others for your useful and interesting information and reponses. I need to take this opportunity to clear up some misunderstandings. I am a Hasselblad user for over 15 years now and I owned and used the system almost every day shooting photos. I bought the extra brand new equipment just because I love Hasselblad/Zeiss so much that I worry Hasselblad would soon ceased production of ALL of the V system and so I bought some extra camera body and lenses while I can still afford and able to buy them new on the market. To me, they are just like diamond wedding ring that means a lot to me and I will never sell them for profit (if any). Indeed, the all mechanical Hasselblad V system is,to me, the best camera system in the world today and forever.

 

By the way, my car is a Volkswagan Golf, not other expensive Italian racing cars.

After knowing Hasselblad had ceased production of most of its V

system, as a Hasselblad/Zeiss lover, I just purchsed brand new

503CW+50mm+80mm+180mm+A12 and store them in an air-tight container

built for cameras. I intend not to use these equipment and keep

them new just as collectors keep their equipment. Of course, many

people have remind me that I should run or fire the camera shutter

from time to time in order to keep the mechanical parts working.

 

I want to learn from you- Hasselblad experts that in my case how

often should I run or fire the camera shutter (and lens)? Every

month? Every three months? or once a year? Please help!

Hi Teppo, hope you'll like your New SL66. Like you, I myself like the SL66 series very much but the worry of very limited repair services and spare parts kept me from buying these loveable all mechanical camera for many years.

After everyone had spent a fortune in its DSLRs, Canon will then reintroduce the FILM cameras to the market and claim that FILM cameras are in fact the best.

M645 1000s was manufactured in Japan.

 

M645E was manufactured in Red China.

Sell the 60mm Distagon and 120mm M-Planar, then go to buy a 250mm Sonnar.

Hasselblad has ceased production of all its 200 series cameras and

the 501CM, so are many of the accessory for V system, on the other

hand, new Hasselblad lens promised by Zeiss has never come out to

the marker. Will Hasselblad cease all production and selling of V

system in the near future and only concentrate on the selling the

Fuji-made H system?

CONTAX 645 AND ZEISS LENSES!!!!!!!!

CONTAX 645!!!!!

Hasselblad/Zeiss lenses are the BEST available for any camera system.

I own many of these great lenses and are proud and happy to be a Zeiss lens owner.

 

Frankly, the only thing worry me right now is that I worry Hasselblad will soon announce that they will stop all production and selling of the V system and just concentrate on selling the Fuji made H system using the "Hasselblad" name.

I bought a new contax 645 body with the 55mm Distagon, 80 Planar, 140 Sonnar and a wonderful 350mm Tele Tessar last week with excellent low prices, they are great, again low prices compare with Hasselblad stuff. They are good deal.

If you think you will add a 60mm Distagon later on, I suggest you get the 100mm Planar, otherwise, get the 80mm Planar instead.

 

I have the 50mm Distagon, 80mm Planar, 150mm Sonnar and 180mm Sonnar (I should have bought the 250mm instead!) and find it is a very good system that cover from wide angle, normal and mid tele, good enough for any kind of street and portrait photography.

Oh! My 503CW winder only gives me around 0.8fps speed.