[HUG ] SV: Re: VS: Re: AW: Re: It's a sad Hasselblad day........
- From: Tom Just Olsen <tjols@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:32:18 +0100 (MET)
I will also keep my Hasseblad gear too. I was talked into selling my SWC -
which I deeply regret. It was the perle in my Hasselblad collection. (I will
use the proceeds from the sales to buy a hit man to take out the guy who
persvaded me to sell it to him. Hohohohahaa!)
Tom of Oslo (the city of people of evil thoughts...)
> From: Richard Schiff [leicaman@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 2011-01-25 00:35:11 MET
> To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [HUG ] Re: VS: Re: AW: Re: It's a sad Hasselblad day........
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> I am beginning to agree. I think I will hold oiff selling my 100mm CF and
> 50mm CFLE and continue to shoot film. I will sell some WW2 collectables I
> have and but a Canon 5D MIII when uit comes out and a 24-105. My little
> Nikon CoolScan 9000 seems to do a pretty fare jobs with both B&W and color
> 6X6 and all my Hassi stuff is pristine... may as well keep it.
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> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:29:46 -0800
> From: jmswllms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [HUG ] Re: VS: Re: AW: Re: It's a sad Hasselblad day........
> To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Well I know you may not want to hear this but I like the idea that the prices
> are low and i hope they stay that way. I need to get some more lens, I only
> have a 60mm and 80mm so I need at least a 150mm or a zoom. I would also like
> to get a 903SWC but they are still around 2000.00 an Arcbody or Flexbody one
> or the other not both are on my list but they are still to high. I want to
> know why you want the prices to go up unless you are going to sell them. I
> want to shoot film and so I want to get them as cheap as possible. Just
> because they are low priced does not make them cheaply made, they are some of
> the best cameras and lens made.
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> From: Tom Just Olsen <tjols@xxxxxxxxx>.
> To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Mon, January 24, 2011 2:50:04 AM
> Subject: [HUG ] VS: Re: AW: Re: It's a sad Hasselblad day........
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> Q.G.
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> All of the Carl Zeiss/Hasselblad lenses I have - and know of that others have
> here in Norway, are in perfect working order. My three lenses (250, 80, and
> 50) , which I bought myself almost 40 years ago works perfect. A friend of
> mine have similar series (150, 80, 50) of these shiny examples from the end
> of the 60 - also in perfect condition...
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> It is the testament to the quality of the Hasselblad gear. I think it is
> just a matter of time before prices will go up and the V-series gear will
> become collectors items.
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> Tom of Oslo
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> > PS - I also have a 203FE with three lenses. Also in perfect order. But
> > this set of gear is only 13 years old, - almost new.
> >
> > > From: Q.G. de Bakker [qnu@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 2011-01-23 23:25:38 MET
> > > To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [HUG ] Re: AW: Re: It's a sad Hasselblad day........
> > >
> > > Ulrik Neupert wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello Q.G.,
> > > > you know that these lenses are very old and none of them was without
> > > > need
> > > > of
> > > > major service. My 5.6/60 mm lenses are from 1958 and 1961, the 4.0/60 is
> > > > from 1962. I bought one of them in combination with a 553 ELX. For
> > > > reasons
> > > > far beyond me the sight of a EL.. camera lets buyers stay away from such
> > > > nice items.
> > >
> > > A 1958 60 mm would fit my 500 C from that year very well.
> > > So, since you have two... ;-)
> > >
> > > I am a bit puzzled about that service thing. The lenses i bought
> > > obviously
> > > had had a previous life spanning some decades.
> > > And though i of course don't know anything about that previous life, they
> > > all came to me in excellent condition. The only mechanical flaw among
> > > them
> > > is the 'hanging diaphragm' in the 80 mm lens (it will not open completely
> > > for viewing at f/2.8, though it will when you fire the shutter at f/2.8.
> > > So
> > > only a minor problem).
> > > The barrels too are very clean. They aged a bit, i.e. show that they are
> > > not
> > > new, but no scratches to speak of.
> > > The 60 mm lenses however... Beaten up and bruised. And indeed in need of
> > > major service.
> > >
> > > Could be because there are far fewer of them than of any other C lens,
> > > and
> > > while i could ignore the also abundant beaten up, malfunctioning samples
> > > of
> > > those, it's hard to find a C non-f/3.5 60 mm lens at all, let alone be
> > > picky
> > > about them.
> > > But i am (picky). I don't want a lens just to know i own one. It has to
> > > work, and work properly too. And it has to look good as well. (And i even
> > > pass on lenses with imperial unit distance scales. Have to be metric for
> > > me.)
> > >
> > >
> > > You're right about the EL-models. Surprisingly cheap, oftentimes.
> > > But i noticed there are quite a few among them that are not worth even
> > > the
> > > little money that is asked for them. Now if my EL-repair skills would be
> > > a
> > > bit better than they are, i could have the time of my life.
> > >
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