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There is a photo shop in Germany selling V96C for $ 8,000 in E-Bay.

SH photo is the name. Has anyone dealt with them?

GO with Hassy 501CM with 120mm planar makro with a set of extension tubes and never look back! Superb Zeiss quality and precision close ups will make you more than happy. Check E-BAY and I recommend Tony Rose=Honest and original gear and cheaper from anybody!

I use Visatec made by Broncolor of Switzerland. I have a set of 3/1600s and 1/3200 strobes. Quite reasonable and efficient. You could get them from any dealer and check it out their web site www.visatec.com

There are couple of major and unique differences Hasselblad have with the V series; 6x6 format and Zeiss lenses, which myself and many of you out there loves it! Now they are gone with the new H-1 series! They were very distinguish than the others, not any more! Now they follow the flock! It is like buying a Jaguar with Japaneese design!

Do you like it? I don't!

Probably you are referring FE 2.8/50 mm Yes this is the one takes 93 filter mount like my 350 mm SA. One way to use polarizer filter is to have a proshade. This way you will have positive control to adjust the polarizer while proshade is still attached.

If you don't want headache buying from Honk Kong, buy it from USA. There is Tony Rose (Sunny California) at E-Bay as cheap as Hong Kong. Also you don't have to wire money to the other side of the world, and pay customs. I purchased 350mm SuperAchromat Hasselblad lens from him over $4,000 and have no problem at all! Trust me on this, he is good.

Now, hear this!

This is a valuable and correct information for those who are interested in buying a gray market Hasselblad products from E-Bay or mail order.

First of all Gray market products for my experience are truely geniune product of Hasselblad, Sweden or lenses by Zeiss of Germany. I just received Tele-Superachromat 350 CFE from Tony Rose(AKA Sunny Southern California at E-Bay) The lens is in perfect condition and warranty by Hasselblad International for one year. What does that mean? I have a full one year warranty if anything goes wrong with it. I live in US so I could send it to Hasselblad USA for repair. They will honor one year international warranty. BUT things are about to change! They are (Hasselblad USA) in the process of refusing any repair for the gray market products. That is what the tech from the Hasselblad USA told me over the phone. Because that is only way they could compete with gray market products. They sure are loosing quite a bit money against the E-Bay. So basically you are paying the difference for USA warranty! Period. Lens will cost at B&H $ 7,650.00 at E-Bay you could pay $ 4,950.00. That is $ 2,700.00 difference, maybe with this difference you could get yourself a 503 CW set with 80mm CFE and A12 magazine. But anything wrong with your product you deal with Tony Rose or Poon(AKA Etafore or where East meets West) or you send it to Hasselblad Sweden for repair. BTW these guys(Tony and Poon) are very professional and honest. They are selling geniune Hasselblad products and they are not plastic or fake or they are made in some other country.

So basically it is all up to you! Do you wanna save money or play safe for the USA warranty?

Cheers,

James.

Guys, please help me here! Every time there is a forum about Hasselblad I always see Mamiya fans try to establish a debate Hassy vs. Mamiya. Like this Spirer guy! When is this gonna end? What is the reason for that? JEALOUSY?

Regards,

Apperantly there was a typo: also you could go to www.kodak.com and click on the protect your film.

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/tib/tib5201.shtml

Regards.

"Kodak has posted new information about x-rays at;

http://www/kodak.com/global/en/service/tib/tib5201.shtm

If you don't need to start shooting the minute you get off the plane, express ship your film to your destination ahead of time. Or buy it when you get the location. Don't want to ship your exposed film back? Have it processed locally. ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) is in the process of compiling a list of recommended labs. Some of these labs are already posted on the national site and more are being added. Or, simply go to ASMP "Find a Photographer" page and call a photographer for recommendations." www.asmp.org

This was published at ASMP winter 2002 issue. Hope this will help.

I just purchased Bogen 3021 for Hasselblad 501CM with 80mm. It is light weight and superb. You could shoot 90 degree down from the top of the tripod with an exchangable center column.

Ernst Wildi says " 2X tele convertor produces the best quality with short telephotos, the very best with the 180mm Sonnar. The earlier 2X Mutar was optimized for the 350mm Tele-Tessar."

Source: Ernst Wildi- THE HASSELBLAD MANUAL

I agree with Edward Metz 45 is a good choice. Actually I do also use soft box on top of my Metz 45 CL-4, but seems to be a problem when I use auto mode. Because sensor is blocked by the soft box. Unless I have an external remote sensor which I've been looking for almost 6 months. But Metz discontinue making one about 5 years ago. Let me know if anyone has remote sensor for Metz 45 CL-4.

Cheers.

I like my triple condensor Saunders 670 XL with f/4 80 mm Rodenstock lense for MF work. Very sharp and clear prints. Strongly recommend it.

Cheers.

Bogen 3001 might be a little light for MF. I believe those are good for 35 mm. Altough Gitzo is one of the best, but little bit pricey. It is great for a light weight and sturdy tripod. If you don't wanna spend that much, I would consider Bogen 3021 PRO. which could easily handle up to 13 pounds. And one good feature is this model has an easily removable center column that just as easily re-fits as a horizental lateral arm that allows you to shoot from directly overhead. And also you could stretched all the way down to 4.3 as a minumum height.

I have a 80 mm and 2X tele. If I get a good offer for 160 CB, should

I consider buying it? or even though I loose 2 stops with tele I am

still okay with 80 mm. Also I have 180 mm.

I've just talked to Hasselblad Northern California rep., he said despite the economy they did pretty good about 90% of their sales quota, which they were down about $ 1,000,000 in USA. They were low in Europe because European economy got hit harder. But also the others were down. Maybe Mamiya did better because of the value of Yen last year. So I don't think Hasselblad is the only one got effected from the economic turndown. BTW, Hasselblad is own by United Bank of Switzerland now, so they are not alone financially. The bank is the one made the decision to sell the old building and move to a new one. Because old building is located by the Goteborg docs which was pretty expensive property. Bank sold the old property this way they already made their money from Hasselblad.

For me thinks are still looking optimistic for the company.

Cheers to all!

DARKROOM MY FRIEND DARKROOM.

I personally like plastic paterson wheels. They feel good rather than metal ones. They have to be pretty dry though before you start loading up.

I use Saunders 670 CXL with APO Rodagon 80 mm/f4 for B&W. Although it is made for B&W, I've used Saunders color enlargers at the school. I am very happy with it. Especially APO lens is superb even in B&W. For MF you need 75 mm focal length if your camera is only 6x6 (like Hasselblad), or you need 80 mm if your camera can do 6x7 (like Mamiya)I have Hasselblad camera, but I have 80 mm lens. When I make 8x10 prints, I loose little bit on the side. But over all you have a good choice.

WHAT a negative approach Rick Boy!

After all printing your negative is a part of the flavour of Photography. If you are not devoloping a lot of rolls maybe you are not saving whole alot! But perhaps you are going to get fascinated about what you could produce in the dark room. I suggest do it if you like and appreciate the quality of B&W print.

Good Luck.

Roger, what can I say; You are the man! I hear you! Maybe you got a point. I mean look at this all of a sudden Hasselblad USA started a huge discount program, WHY? Beacause they are hurting in sales, perhaps digital is slowly replacing MF and 35 mm. negatives. But I still believe MF and 35 mm. negatives won't be erased entirely. At least for a long time, otherwise Kodak, Hasselblad, Mamiya are already investing havily in digital market. I don't see that happening yet. They are still confident for the silver world to exist long time. We do appreciate your comments though, very educational sometimes.

"CD's are better than LP's"

It is not marketing triumph,

It is a quality fact.

I suggest don't be sitting infront of your computer and wait any little opportunity to express yourself as being right all the time is not really working pal!

I see some of you is ready to sacrifice MF rather than 35 mm, incase of availability problem. Because perhaps you couldn't afford to get MF, so if MF won't be available that will make your ego happy. CD's replaced LP's because CD's are better quality than LP's. But I don't see Digital is ever going to be better than MF? MF is already a champion, undisputable one. Perhaps technology will be better for digitals, but as long as there are still people out there enjoying darkroom prints rather than adobe stuff, MF is still going to be available. At least till my generation go away. 75 years? Perhaps new comers will enjoy more digital stuff than MF, 35 mm, and LF.

So buy MF if you can afford it and enjoy it untill you die.

I have Saunders with Rodagon Apo lens which I get superb results and better sharpness than a lens without Apo future even in B&W although some people don't believe Apo doesn't do much for B&W.