Hasselblad 500ELX etc. for Landscape any good still?

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Currently using Nikon Gear and looking at ways to expand my photography I have looked at hasselblads and digital backs I have listed below what I'am thinking of buying, Would this be good for Landscape and slow speed, and Portrait photography? or is it worth just to keep to my Nikon gear for landscapes and Slow speed work and putting the money into that? In the future I will need film photography for college or University so could come in handy then.


Hasselblad V System 500ELX Chrome - £600ish
Digital Back (phase one) - £400ish
Hasselblad Zeiss 80mm f2.8 Planar T* - £300ish
HASSELBLAD Distagon T* 50mm F4 - £400ish

Thanks Joe
 
Just stick with the Nikon gear, buy a F100 or something similar and you'll be laughing.

'Blads aren't tools that are forgiving to beginners, as they can lock up if you don't have all of the components "in phase", costing you a lot of money at the service centre.

It seems to me to be a lot of money to throw at a digiback which is probably outclassed by your D700. does it have a screen or internal storage? if not you'll need to carry a laptop around with you to dump the images to. Fine in a studio, not something you want to be doing on top of a hill in the ****ing rain.

Personally i wouldnt take any of that gear landscaping, would be great in a studio but not landscaping as the weight would stack up.

Just my thoughts
 
robhooley167 said:
Personally i wouldnt take any of that gear landscaping, would be great in a studio but not landscaping as the weight would stack up.

Just my thoughts
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Nearly spat my tea out all over the keyboard :lol::lol::lol:
 
robhooley167 said:
Personally i wouldnt take any of that gear landscaping, would be great in a studio but not landscaping as the weight would stack up.

Just my thoughts
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Pot, its kettle, your black......:lol:

To be honest though Joe, it would be overkill. If you want to spend some money on a film camera for landscapes have a look at the F&C sections current fave, the Fuji GW690. Glorious, enormous 6 x 9 negatives in a compact (but still quite large and heavy) package.

Does this sort of stuff (bear in mind I'm fairly crap)

Cows by andysnapper1, on Flickr

And here is the beast itself

Fuji-GW690 by andysnapper1, on Flickr

Andy
 
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Pot may be calling kettle black but Pot doesn't need to carry a laptop to use the digi back :p
 
True enough mate.
 
No, go with the hasselblad, you won't regret it! Better image quality, square format , all manual (makes you think), won't depreciate, and you'll be the envy of every digital user ^_^

Edit: 'Blad without the digital back, I might add.
 
if youre going to spend that money and happy cart that sort of weight about then go large format and be done with it :) Much better than all these little negatives ;)
 
isnt large format pretty heavy when you bring several sheets of film, in dark slides ?:D

ofcourse i guess you just say "it aint heavy, its my large format camera"
 
A single holder is not all that heavy tbh. It really depends on what photographs you want to achieve and, as such, how many holders you carry as a result. I personally carry 6 with me at all times, so that's 12 photographs. I find that for any single day of shooting, this is more than adequate.

The camera (HZX45-IIa in my case) and a small-ish lens is about the same weight as an RB67 with 90mm lens, back and WLF. So add a few film holders and yes, it becomes slightly heavier. Add more lenses, heavier still. But............... It's totally worth it!

I'm planning on climbing Mont Blanc inside of 3-4 years from now - With muchos training between now and then!. I'm certainly planning on taking the LF up there.
 
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well i'll weigh them up tonight and see whats what. Im pretty sure there wasnt much between all the setups ive got, my D800 and lenses, Bronica and Wista. It was still bloody heavy lumping it all up the hills in the lakes though!
The stairmaster at the gym was perfect training for it.
 
At the end of the day the photography thing is never cheap or easy and we often make decisions of the heart rather than the mind, sitting on the top of a hill with a lovely piece of kit is a great feeling. Oddly enough I recently went back to 35mm film and have purchased a few cheap-ish cameras and its a wonderfull feeling getting the film processed and I think pretty good value. All in film+processing for 36exp 35mm = £13.50 and for that I don't have to print my piccies :D
 
Get the Hassy :)

You know it makes sense.
 
I think we scared him off......:lol:
 
No problem Joe, it can be a bit confusing when you ask a simple question and get 25 different answers.:lol::thumbs:
 
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