Hasselblad 500CM

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I'm really tempted to get a Hasselblad, but wanted to know what the going rate would be for a good condition 500CM.

Does anyone have any recommendations of where to get one?

Cheers.
 
It depends on lens types/body age / type of Magazine.

The very latest C/F lenses you'll be paying over £700 the older Black T* metal with no rubber focusing you should get change out of £400-500 the even older Silver chrome no T* coating change from £250. always worth checking all shutter speeds on every lens you buy especially slow speeds
 
Depends really where you buy (shop or private) and the age of the 500CM, also how hard it's been used and what lens is with it.

A mint late model 500CM, WLF with a 80mm CF Planar and new style A12 back from a shop could cost circa £1000 or more.

A very good 500CM, WLF with a nice 80mm C T* Planar and A12 back private or on ebay would be circa £600 ish.

I am seriously considering selling all my Hasselblad V system to purchase a wide angle 35mm & telephoto 150mm HC lens for my H1D. I can't quite make up my mind though because it's just so nice in the hand.
 
Thanks for the replies.

I've mostly been using a Yashica Mat 124 for the past year and wanted to trade up to something better and a good Hasselblad seems to be cheaper than a poor Rolleiflex.

Noob time:

Whats the difference between the CF and CT* and what does the new style back do over the old style.

Ideally I don't want to spend more the £700 max.
 
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I've mostly been using a Yashica Mat 124 for the past year and wanted to trade up to something better and a good Hasselblad seems to be cheaper than a poor Rolleiflex.
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Interesting - are you positive you want to upgrade to get better 6x6 negatives, or do you want to upgrade to get better 6x6 negatives from a TLR? Because obviously an SLR is a completely different sort of shooting experience, and make sure you bring that into consideration before going down the 6x6 SLR route.

AperturePhotographic has 2 3.5F Planar for £750-890, and old Rolleiflex models hold their value incredibly well.
 
I use film as side to digital photography and have fallen in love with square format.

In the past year I have bought a Yashica D, Yashica Mat 124, Lubitel 166 and a Diana F. My past experience of film cameras was only disposable ones for parties and holidays.

I discovered Hengki Koentjoro's photostream and really want to be able to produce images like this one day.

So the answer is I just want to take better 6x6 images.
 
losbandidos said:
Whats the difference between the CF and CT* and what does the new style back do over the old style.
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Hasselblad lens nomenclature can be a nightmare to try to understand. Hopefully this will give you a good idea....



"C" Lenses are single coated Carl Zeiss lenses with 1/500 to 1 sec Synchro-Compur shutters. Chrome finished lenses were produced from the 1957 to the early 1970's. The switch to black finish lenses starts about 1972.

"C" T* Optically & mechinically identical to the "C" lenses however, the lenses now feature the famous T* Mutlicoated surfaces. A red lettered T* is printed on the lens. Most users feel resolution results are similiar to "C" versions, but flare is much better controlled with T* coatings. Some Chrome finished lenses feature "T*" coatings, but otherwise all are black finished lenses.

"CF" Similiar to the C T* lenses, but shutter change to Prontor, and other improvements including handling/design changes. Lenses do not have self timers. FLE versions exist ( floating lens element ) for 40mm and 50mm

"CFE" Basically CF lenses with an electronic databus connection with the Hassy 200 series cameras and the lens improvements listed unnder the CFI version.

"CFI" Basically CF lenses that are "I"mproved. Flare reduction improvements, design, shutter and other small improvements that were to "increase image quality, reliability and convenience."

"CB" Budget version lenses. Only 60, 80, and 160 lenses made. 80mm lens had one less element than the CF and less performance.

The biggest difference between the old and new style backs apart from some cometic and minor mechanical differences is that the latest style backs have a slot to store the dark slide when not in use.

If you're looking for an older 500CM then you'll be interested in C series lenses ( no point in paying for electrical connections on the lens which the body can't use) C Series lenses without a red 'T" have a single lens coating and have a yellow/green tint to the coating. "T" lenses have up to nine coatings and have a deep purplish appearance . 'T' series lenses usually command more money as they should produce better colour rendition and resistance to
flare.
 
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Hasselblad lens nomenclature can be a nightmare to try to understand. Hopefully this will give you a good idea....



"C" Lenses are single coated Carl Zeiss lenses with 1/500 to 1 sec Synchro-Compur shutters. Chrome finished lenses were produced from the 1957 to the early 1970's. The switch to black finish lenses starts about 1972.

"C" T* Optically & mechinically identical to the "C" lenses however, the lenses now feature the famous T* Mutlicoated surfaces. A red lettered T* is printed on the lens. Most users feel resolution results are similiar to "C" versions, but flare is much better controlled with T* coatings. Some Chrome finished lenses feature "T*" coatings, but otherwise all are black finished lenses.

"CF" Similiar to the C T* lenses, but shutter change to Prontor, and other improvements including handling/design changes. Lenses do not have self timers. FLE versions exist ( floating lens element ) for 40mm and 50mm

"CFE" Basically CF lenses with an electronic databus connection with the Hassy 200 series cameras and the lens improvements listed unnder the CFI version.

"CFI" Basically CF lenses that are "I"mproved. Flare reduction improvements, design, shutter and other small improvements that were to "increase image quality, reliability and convenience."

"CB" Budget version lenses. Only 60, 80, and 160 lenses made. 80mm lens had one less element than the CF and less performance.

The biggest difference between the old and new style backs apart from some cometic and minor mechanical differences is that the latest style backs have a slot to store the dark slide when not in use.

If you're looking for an older 500CM then you'll be interested in C series lenses ( no point in paying for electrical connections on the lens which the body can't use) C Series lenses without a red 'T" have a single lens coating and have a yellow/green tint to the coating. "T" lenses have up to nine coatings and have a deep purplish appearance . 'T' series lenses usually command more money as they should produce better colour rendition and resistance to
flare.
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I'll give you 9.5 out of 10

There were 4x CB lenses, 60mm, 80mm, 120mm Macro & 160mm

The 120mm Macro is particularly well thought of and about as common as Rocking Horse Poo, as less than 1000 were made, 160mm is a turkey and the other two are not half bad, you would be hard pushed to tell much difference between them and their CF brothers, the CB lenses also have a different focussing mechanism to the other V system lenses.

I purchased the remainder of my holy trinity (35mm & 150mm HC) today so will now have to offload my V system to fund them. Can't wait for the postie in the morning, both lenses and a mint- 16/32 film back are on their way.
 
If budget permits, get all bay 60 lenses. They are available in all but the really wide or really long lenses. That way you have one filter size. You can get a bay 60 to 67mm screw-on filter adapter and the bayonet lens hood will fit over it. In fact the older Pentax 67mm bayonet filters fit B60 without an adapter.
 
There is also a Hasselblad bayonet 50 to bayonet 60 adapter which allows you to use both external and internal B60 items. I got one for my only C T* lens the 250mm Sonnar.
 
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