hasselblad Fri, 4 Feb 2000 Volume 1 : Number 784 In this issue: RE: KEH Re: SV: 40mm CF and polarizer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 12:02:16 -0600 From: "Stuart Phillips" To: Subject: RE: KEH Message-ID: Perhaps they are expanding too rapidly? Stuart Phillips -----Original Message----- From: Austin Franklin [mailto:austin@darkroom.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 8:04 AM To: 'hasselblad@kelvin.net' Subject: RE: KEH Up until about 6 months ago, I would have said their grading system was perfect, even a bit conservative, but the last few items I received over the last 6 months have been misgraded. One lense, an F 110/2 had to be sent back to Hasselblad to get the dust out of the inside of it. I mean these were boulders, that could be seen from 50 yds...so no excuse for that! Their sales people (especially Mary) are GREAT! She did everything she could to accommodate me, and I can't say enough good things about her. Their return policy is honest. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them, but don't accept any items that aren't up to snuff, either get a partial refund (which usually isn't much between grades, for some reason), or return the item. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hasselblad Users Group Listserv is a public service of Absolute Internet, Inc., which is not responsible for its content. This mailing list is in no way affiliated with Victor Hasselblad AB, it's subsidiaries, or affiliates. To change your subscription status, go to: http://mail.kelvin.net/guest/RemoteListSummary/Hasselblad Digest archives are stored at http://www.kelvin.net/hasselblad/hassy.htm Searchable archives can be found at http://www.listquest.com/arts/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 01:40:10 +0000 From: Ronald Turner To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: SV: 40mm CF and polarizer Hi, I have and use the Lee holder, They make an excellent screw in adapter ring (in aluminium) to fit the 40mm CF. They also make a special filter holder which clamps to the 350mm f4 TCC or F lens, (this is quite a monster of a lens). Lee will also make adapter rings for special sizes to special order. I use a number of filter holder configurations, one for most jobs and used with the 60mm, 80mm, 120mm, 180mm & 250mm lenses, another for the 350mm which clamps right on to the lens without an adapter ring, and the one I us= e for the 40mm CF, this has fewer slots to avoid vignetting. I use filters of different makes and thicknesses, my monochrome contrast filters, neutral density, colour light balancing and colour correction filters are all HiTek= . For soft focus or difusion, filters by Tiffen, Harrison & Harrison plus a multitude of other grads etc. I also make 4inch panels to which I fit some screw-in or bayonet filters that are not available in 4inch square. The Lee Self supporting hood which fits to the front of the filter holder is also excellent. The great thing about the Lee holder is that you can configure the slots to suit your way of working, the thickness of filters you use, how many need t= o be used together and the lens you intend fitting it to. i.e. with wide angl= e lenses you are restricted to fewer slots. The same filter holders are also used with my Contax RTSIII's, the one I us= e for the 40CF gets used for the 18mm and 25mm on the Contax's. I have standardised on 4 inch filters as they fit every lens I own - regardless of format. The B+W (Schneider) True-Pol Polarising filter in the 4 inch square is superb and works very well with the 40CF. This pola is widely used and well thought of by the motion picture industry. Ron Turner from Welsh Wales, which is rather wet and windy at the moment! ---------- >From: Colin Monteith >To: hasselblad@kelvin.net >Subject: Re: SV: 40mm CF and polarizer >Date: Wed, Feb 2, 2000, 1:26 am > > I have heard that Lee filters will make a special 93 mm Hassy adapter for > their filter system. I have a Lee filter holder which I use and it does n= ot > cause any problems on the widest lenses. The beauty of this systems (like > the Cokin) is that you can use it on multiple formats. At one time I had > from a 4X5 with 47mm lens, Rollei MF and Nikon all with the same Lee filt= er system, > > www.leefilters.com > > ULF SJ=D6GREN wrote: > >> Hi Ross >> I can't answar the entire set of questions but I can tell you that the > Coquin system is of little help for you. I have it and like it and use it > but not for any focal length less than 50 mm. It is not usable for my SWC > due to vignetting and the diff. 38 - 40 mm I don't think will help you ge= t > rid of that problem. Still I am able to use the other Coqin filters with > that special camera if I hold them in place with my hand....... Maybe it > doesn't look so "professional" as having everything attached to the camer= a, > on the other hand that can't be seen on the final picture (if you are > careful.....;) ). And in my opinion that is what counts. For the 50 mm > lens I have a 63mm (I think it is) Hoya -yes it is an older lens- and tha= t > works good. >> Of course there is a solotution for this and it can't possiply be the pr= o > lens shade that is a really good thing per se but using it with a 40 mm > lens is ....... nearly ......... no idea (to express it as p=F6litely as possible). >> Ulf Sj=F6gren >> Sweden >> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- >> Fr=E5n: Ross Warner - Information Products >> Till: hasselblad@kelvin.net >> Kopia: rossw@bert.East.Sun.COM >> Datum: den 1 februari 2000 11:44 >> =C4mne: 40mm CF and polarizer >> >> >I just bought a Zeiss 40mm CF lens, new in the box, at a pretty good >> >discount vs. a 40mm CFE. I will be using it with a 503CW camera and mos= tly color >> >film. >> > >> >I bought this lens for landscape use, and I often use a polarizer for t= his >> >application with my 35mm gear. However, the design of the 40mm lens see= ms >> >to make using a polarizer difficult. Filters are unthreaded and drop in= , >> >and are held in place by the screw-in lens hood. The dealer told me tha= t the >> >only way to use a polarizer with this lens is to get the pro lens hood, which >> >costs about $500 over the price of the (already expensive) 93mm polariz= er. >> >I wouldn't expect to use the pro lens shade with my other lens (an 80mm= ). >> > >> >Has anyone out there found a way to use a polarizer with the 40mm, with= out the >> >pro lens shade? Is the Cokin system an option? >> > >> >Thanks, >> > >> >-Ross >> > >> >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> >The Hasselblad Users Group Listserv is a public service of Absolute > Internet, Inc., which is not responsible for its content. 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