missy_allen

<p>this is a wonderful response--incredibly helpful! thank you so much. i am so appreciative that you took the time to compose such a thorough, excellent response. thank you. <br>

i actually hated the crop factor that the CFV created with my 40--it is one thing that is making me eager to try film again after a decade. maybe i am justifying its sale, but i'm starting to think i've been forcing a square peg into a round hole with the use of the CFV and losing an integral part of the look of my work (the wide angle part). i don't know.<br>

for now i think i'll just up my ibuprofen/naproxen dose and make do with the hasselblad for a bit longer...!</p>

<p>Hey all--still searching for the right combo! I have decided Hblad is just no longer going to work (then, unfortunately, found out my back had developed a fungus inside the sensor--I will be eBaying it for parts, which is more painful than my hands at the moment), and I am going to try and start anew. I am still looking for that native square...because I am just that stubborn. Anything wonderful crop up in the last six months since we first discussed this?</p>

<p>Thank you all so very much again for all your help--I am determined to figure this out!<br>

Missy</p>

thank you all so much--this is ENORMOUSLY helpful!

my current thought is that i need to try on the idea of leaving hasselblad entirely. i love it for many reasons, i feel like it is

an integral part of the "look" of my work...but it doesn't do me any good if i can't use it. y'all have raised so many

excellent points--i really can't thank you enough--and your technical advice is invaluable. i think now i need to figure out

what will get me close to what i want: square format, wide-angle lens, lighter-weight, manual focus...in a simple digital

package. perhaps leica...?

i'm very grateful to you all!

Hey all--I could use some help. I've been shooting medium format for 30 years: first film withTLR Rolleiflex, then film with Hblad 500 C/M.

I switched to the CFV16 back in 2006, pretty much the day it was released and it has worked well for me--I only shoot with a fixed 40 mm.

Recently, in the past few months, I've developed a condition that makes my hands both painful (rheum. arthritis) and a bit clumsy. It will

get worse. My very-heavy setup is now very much not working for me. I don't use a tripod--I actually carry it around like a massive point-

and-shoot...and, again this has been my method for 30 years and I don't wish to change that (if possible).

What I would like some help with is figuring out an acceptable, lower-weight alternative to my current setup. I would like to keep using my

Hasselblad lenses, if possible. I can part with the Hblad body and CFV back. The lenses weigh a ton, but I have so many that I kind of

want to try and keep them. And, I want it to shoot 1:1 image aspect--that is a requirement (I want to see it and shoot it as a square, not make it a square in post). What I really want is a digital version of my TLR Rolleiflex...but until that comes along I'm looking for

something to use with my lenses. Fujifilm XE-2 with adaptor? Canon or Nikon something that is lightweight? Any suggestions would be

much appreciated.

Thank you!