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Mido posted:i'm pretty sure you live in some other dimension, like you're trapped in a "Blame!" like maze, or a Moebius comic, or some Aeon Flux construct In my mind I am!
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My friend to moving to LA and is offering his Hasselblad 500 to me for next to nothing. I've never shot a roll of film in my life, how hosed am I going to be from a technical standpoint if MF is my entry point into film?
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Thoogsby posted:My friend to moving to LA and is offering his Hasselblad 500 to me for next to nothing. I've never shot a roll of film in my life, how hosed am I going to be from a technical standpoint if MF is my entry point into film? Not really hosed, just take your time and make sure you understand exposure.
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Thoogsby posted:My friend to moving to LA and is offering his Hasselblad 500 to me for next to nothing. I've never shot a roll of film in my life, how hosed am I going to be from a technical standpoint if MF is my entry point into film? Well you'd be getting into it with one of the best cameras of all time, so not at all hosed?
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Do it, screw up a bunch of times, learn from your mistakes, and the bask in 6x6 glory.
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365 Nog Hogger posted:Well you'd be getting into it with one of the best cameras of all time, so not at all hosed? I agree, Hasselblads are awesome cameras! Though you'll probably end up cursing quite a few times when you forget to take out the darkslide before shooting 
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Another "friend in their home or work place" portrait Christopher by spike mccue, on Flickr
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:I actually got some 4x5 published in a real life thing for IRL monies: Great photos!
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Thoogsby posted:My friend to moving to LA and is offering his Hasselblad 500 to me for next to nothing. I've never shot a roll of film in my life, how hosed am I going to be from a technical standpoint if MF is my entry point into film? get som portra 400 or tri-x, shoot at whatever speed you want, and don't even worry about proper exposure
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My Hasselblad is my first and still my only medium format and I don't regret purchasing it at all. If you can get it for a good deal, get it. Untitled by Dev Luns, on Flickr
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I'm curious - do any of you guys shoot digital MF? (I assume the answer is no or maybe one of you based on $$$$) Otherwise - How many of you have your own darkrooms? Or do you pay to have your film developed?
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hi liter posted:I'm curious - do any of you guys shoot digital MF? (I assume the answer is no or maybe one of you based on $$$$) You don't need a darkroom to develop film.
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I have a dark "room" in that my basement has no windows, and if I close the basement door and turn off all the lights, it's pitch black. But really, all you need is a changing bag to get your film loaded in the development tank, and then you can do your development in the light.
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May 19, 2015 17:33
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hi liter posted:Otherwise - How many of you have your own darkrooms? Or do you pay to have your film developed? Also interested in this. For those of you with home setups how cost prohibitive is it compared to having it done by someone else?
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Thoogsby posted:Also interested in this. For those of you with home setups how cost prohibitive is it compared to having it done by someone else? You don't need a darkroom and the darkbag and developing tanks, chemicals, etc. you do need pay for themselves pretty quickly.
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May 19, 2015 19:09
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In Canada it's getting prohibitively expensive to have labs do the processing for you. A single roll of 35mm costs $6-7 to get processed at London Drugs and it's getting harder to find a walmart that still does film. Lab processed b&w is even more expensive because they have to mail it out, and let's not even talk about slide film. Doing b&w at home comes to less than a dollar per roll in chemicals
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My local Canadian place works out to about $4 for c41, $7 for b&w, and about $4927484 for slide So yes black and white is worth it.
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May 19, 2015 21:27
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developing at home is scary the first few times but just shoot hp5+ and do dilution h (1:63) of hc110 for 12 minutes and you'll get B&W photos that look like the ones I upload 
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May 19, 2015 21:34
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I went to Ireland and broke my camera 2 days in and wasted a bunch of film and loaded 220 with the pressure plate in wrong and blew the scans and flickr is dumb etc. But a few of them worked out.  Untitled
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Just out of curiosity is there much of a functional difference between the Hasselblad 500C vs. 500CM? Just from googling it looks like the CM is newer thus more easily repairable?
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Thoogsby posted:Just out of curiosity is there much of a functional difference between the Hasselblad 500C vs. 500CM? Just from googling it looks like the CM is newer thus more easily repairable? The focus screen on the c is harder to switch out, I guess? It's the same camera, functionally.
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Thoogsby posted:Just out of curiosity is there much of a functional difference between the Hasselblad 500C vs. 500CM? Just from googling it looks like the CM is newer thus more easily repairable? I think the biggest difference is that the 500CM can change screens much easier than the 500C. ^ Dammit, just beaten by a minute. Ok I'll add that the 500CM usually comes with a newer lens and back as well, so that can help reliability. alkanphel fucked around with this message at 03:39 on May 20, 2015 |
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Captain Organ posted:I went to Ireland and broke my camera 2 days in and wasted a bunch of film and loaded 220 with the pressure plate in wrong and blew the scans and flickr is dumb etc. You just described my trip to Paris, but unlike you I didn't come back with any keepers. Great photo. The colors, tonal range and micro contrast are insane.
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That is a really, really nice photo. Even though my monitor is in desperate need of calibration it still looks fantastic.
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alkanphel posted:I think the biggest difference is that the 500CM can change screens much easier than the 500C. The CM will always have the newer style winding knob with a lever, if that's important to you. It's also more likely to have a brighter screen installed already, thus saving you $$$. 8th-snype fucked around with this message at 11:14 on May 20, 2015 |
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C's are also starting get a little antique by now. The crank is great if you like shooting a bit faster.
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evil_bunnY posted:C's are also starting get a little antique by now. The crank is great if you like shooting a bit faster. The crank is flat out easier to wind, especially with the weird way you have to hold the camera. For those not in the know, you cradle a hassie like you would balls of a giant.
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Anyone have thoughts on the Hasselblad 500CM vs. the Mamiya RZ67 Pro II? My friend offered to sell the Mamiya instead of the Hasselblad. I've kind of always wanted a Hasselblad but he's got 3 lenses, WL finder, and 2 backs for the Mamiya he's throwing in.
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Thoogsby posted:Anyone have thoughts on the Hasselblad 500CM vs. the Mamiya RZ67 Pro II? My friend offered to sell the Mamiya instead of the Hasselblad. I've kind of always wanted a Hasselblad but he's got 3 lenses, WL finder, and 2 backs for the Mamiya he's throwing in. Well the Hasselblad is smaller and lighter, which can be a big consideration, depending on how you're going to use it.
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Captain Organ posted:I went to Ireland and broke my camera 2 days in and wasted a bunch of film and loaded 220 with the pressure plate in wrong and blew the scans and flickr is dumb etc. I was going to make fun of you for tagging this with "photo border" but then I realized it was one of Flickr's auto-tags. That is a very strange thing for Flickr to do. Really great colors though.
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What do you guys use for scanners? It seems like from poking around on Flickr the Epson V series are pretty common.
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Thoogsby posted:What do you guys use for scanners? It seems like from poking around on Flickr the Epson V series are pretty common. I have a V500, don't get that. I wish I had spent a little more to get the V700 or above instead. There's a scanner thread that might be interesting.
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I'm using the V700 and it's great for MF and LF scans. Gives scans that print nicely up to 24" at least.
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I have a V600, the price is very affordable and the quality is excellent, it even comes with holders for film up to MF. However if you are even considering shooting LF or lots of MF/35mm/slides a V700 would be worth the investment.
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MadlabsRobot posted:I have a V500, don't get that. I wish I had spent a little more to get the V700 or above instead. What's your gripe with the V500? I didn't have any issues until I needed to scan 4x5.
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Thanks for the input. I think I'll end up going with the V800 since it seems to be the current version of the V700.
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never give up, never surrender Moriah by Simon Chetrit, on Flickr
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You're doing this on purpose, aren't you.
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