Thanks Franc for the difference between Archbody and Flexbody you guys rock Sent from my iPhone On Jan 24, 2011, at 3:00 PM, "Franc Flipsen" <fujifan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > James, > > I agree, It's worth what it's worth, if your not selling it who cares what > it's worth. Go for the SWC/M same camera just cheaper, the lens design has > never changed since it was first introduced in the early 50's. Arc's are > going to stay high for a while because they are great digital bodies and use > different lens. The flexbody uses the same V series lenses the rest of the > bodies use and can be had for about $1400 while an Arcbody and 1 lens will > set you back $3000 min. > > Franc > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James > To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:29 PM > Subject: [HUG ] Re: VS: Re: AW: Re: It's a sad Hasselblad day........ > > 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. > > 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........ > > Q.G. > > 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... > > 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. > > Tom of Oslo > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================================================= > > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > > > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > > > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > > >