hasselblad Fri, 6 Feb 1998 Volume 1 : Number 92 In this issue: hasselblad university discount for students and early birds etc. Polaroid back 45 degree prisms A thankyou RE: Polaroid back Hassy EL plug Jazz Photography Re: Hassy EL plug Re: Jazz Photography Re: Jazz Photography Re: Polaroid back Funny Hasselblad Story Re: Jazz Photography Re: Funny Hasselblad Story ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 04:07:29 -0600 (CST) From: Robert Monaghan To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: hasselblad university discount for students and early birds etc. Message-ID: Just a note - got my hasselblad university bulletin today, pleased to see they have discounts for early birds and student registrants - usually $75 at door, $60 for early birds, $25 for students - includes lunch and all day seminar; presume these courses are listed at www.hasselbladusa.com but you can also contact them directly at 973-227-7320 for details... signed up for the dallas course on feb 23, first one listed, so hope it will be fun ;-) regards to all... bobm ***************************************************************************** * Robert Monaghan POB752182 Dallas Tx 75275-2182 rmonagha@post.cis.smu.edu * *******Standard Disclaimers Apply - Opinions, if any, are my own ;-) **** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 07:15:15 -0800 From: rdalrymple To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Polaroid back Message-ID: <34D9D783.90DFFB4F@truelink.net> Hello, I need some help from all of you, again. I need a Polaroid back for my 500 CM body. While looking through my Calumet catalogue, I see they have a "Polabasic Mag for Polaroid film. Are there two items? a "Polaroid back," and/or a "Polabasic Mag for Polaroid film," or are these the same? Do I need to worry about model types for specific Hasselblad bodies? Thank you for your help. Marilyn Dalrymple ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Feb 98 08:55 MST From: sog@rmi.net (Stephen O Gombosi) To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: 45 degree prisms Message-ID: >From: "J. Michael loy" >I do have a few questions though. Can someone out there explain the >differences between the PME3, the PME5 and the PME51? I know that all are= >45 degree metered prisms, but what is the differences between each model >and the pros or cons from a users point of view of each prism? Okay, here's a quick "survey": PM prism - unmetered 45 degree prism PME - PM prism with a built-in center-weighted meter PME3 - PME with meter recalibrated for the Acumatte screen PME5 - PME3 with "cutouts" so the displays on the 2xx metered bodies are visible PM5 - PM with cutouts for the 2xx displays PME51 - PME5 with an improved meter. Steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 10:36:59 -0500 From: "Murray E. Milligan" To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: A thankyou Message-ID: <34D9DC9A.147F@ibm.net> I'd like to thank everyone who contributed their opinions on the use of the Pro shade vs the lens shade. I've been able to make up my mind. This is a great list! -- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 14:47:00 -0800 (PST) From: "Klosky, Peter - MS MAIL" To: hasselblad Subject: RE: Polaroid back Message-ID: <34DA4579@cdigate.cdi.marconi.ca> Hello Marilyn, Yes, There are a variety of polaroid backs for your 500 CM. I also have a 500 CM and a polaroid back. You have several options. Both Hasselblad and another company, NPC, make them. Myself, I have the NPC. It works great, and I suggest you get one. Used, about $150, new $225. I enjoy suggesting that other people spend money. I would have bought new, but the dealer on the corner had a used one that worked. Added a whole new dimension to my studio work. Hasselblad also makes a Polaroid back. According to the 1997 Hasselblad catalog, they are discontinuing the hassy 100 in favor of the new "polabasic." Right in the catalog, it states that if you get a polaroid back from hassy, it will not fit certain hassy prisms. For this reason, the NPC back is better than the hassy back, as it fits more prisms. However, the NPC back hangs low, so if you decide to add more weight to the bottom of your camera with batteries, motors and the rest of the items that make up a 553 body, the Hassy back would be better. If you stay with a 500CM, get the NPC. Do you have a 1997 Hassy catalog? It is real nice, and they will mail you one if you call 201-227-7320. Peter ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 19:12:25 -0500 From: "Eugene A. Pallat" To: Subject: Hassy EL plug Message-ID: <199802060015.TAA00627@junior.apk.net> Does anyone know if there is a plug for the Hasselblad EL which I can connect to my own external batteries, timers, etc. Note: that's just the plug only. Gene Pallat eapallat@oriondata.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 19:23:56 -0500 From: Marc James Small To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Jazz Photography Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19980205192356.00a12a84@roanoke.infi.net> I've been asked to do some publicity shots of local jazz musicians. Needless to say, I am afloat in equipment. These guys (male and female, of course) play in dingey bistros, so lighting may be a problem. Black-and-white 8x10's are to be the final product, and no flash if avoidable. Any thoughts? No, I'm not going to spring for a Noctilux for the job, but I do have a Summilux. I also have a Hasselblad and a slew of Rollei gear. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 16:52:39 -0800 (PST) From: Eric Armstrong To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: Hassy EL plug Message-ID: Hi Gene - I saw one at an inventory clearance sale that Adolph Gasser's had here in SF about 4 months back -- so I know it's available. Apparently, there is an external battery pack (a belt clip'able case) you can get in addition to the cable. To wire it to your own batteries, timers, etc. would probably take some experimentation, however -- or get hold of the wiring diagram for the timed release unit and/or the charger to see what pins are for charging and what pins are for releasing. You might call Hasselblad in NJ and ask them for the part numbers -- or if near SF, call Gasser's at (415) 495-3852. Their rep, Peter, is very knowledgeable....and has acquired quite a few ancient accessories for me over the last few years... hope this helps... -Eric On Thu, 5 Feb 1998, Eugene A. Pallat wrote: > Does anyone know if there is a plug for the Hasselblad EL which I can > connect to my own external batteries, timers, etc. Note: that's just the > plug only. > Gene Pallat > > eapallat@oriondata.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Armstrong e-mail: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 20:07:47 -0500 From: "Eugene A. Pallat" To: Subject: Re: Jazz Photography Message-ID: <199802060111.UAA11504@junior.apk.net> > From: Marc James Small > I've been asked to do some publicity shots of local jazz musicians. > Needless to say, I am afloat in equipment. These guys (male and female, of > course) play in dingey bistros, so lighting may be a problem. > Black-and-white 8x10's are to be the final product, and no flash if avoidable. > > Any thoughts? No, I'm not going to spring for a Noctilux for the job, but > I do have a Summilux. I also have a Hasselblad and a slew of Rollei gear. Years ago, I did some >>low<< light photography - my light source was a pair of Coleman lanterns about 20 feet apart. Tri-X at 1000 did the trick using a Nikon and the 55mm f/1.2 lens. The grain wasn't bad at all, considering, and of course the exposure times were long: 1/8 to 1/2 second.. Today, I would consider T-Max 3200. > Gene Pallat eapallat@oriondata.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 14:55:25 +1300 From: Phil Hanson To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: Jazz Photography Message-ID: >> From: Marc James Small >> I've been asked to do some publicity shots of local jazz musicians. >> Needless to say, I am afloat in equipment. These guys (male and female, >of >> course) play in dingey bistros, so lighting may be a problem. >> Black-and-white 8x10's are to be the final product, and no flash if >avoidable. >> >> Any thoughts? No, I'm not going to spring for a Noctilux for the job, >but >> I do have a Summilux. I also have a Hasselblad and a slew of Rollei >gear. > >Years ago, I did some >>low<< light photography - my light source was a >pair of Coleman lanterns about 20 feet apart. Tri-X at 1000 did the trick >using a Nikon and the 55mm f/1.2 lens. The grain wasn't bad at all, >considering, and of course the exposure times were long: 1/8 to 1/2 >second.. Today, I would consider T-Max 3200. > I do a lot of professional theatre photography in very dim light. I very successfully use a Leica M6 on a monopod and usually a 1.4 35mm or 50mm lens wide open, using T-Max 400 in T-Max developer, usually rated at 200-400 ISO then under-developed to help bring out shadow detail. Using a monopod, I find I can shoot at 1/30 or even 1/15 wide open and get great results. If using colour, I shoot Fuji's 800 ISO print emulsion with an 80A filter. I've used Kodak 3200 but find it too grainy. I find it better to push T-Max. Unfortunately, I find the Hasselbald lenses too slow, the camera too slow to work with, its focussing marginal even with an Acute-Matte screen and its noise to be obtrusive. This is one case where Hasselblad is not at its best. Phil Hanson Auckland NZ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 10:08:03 From: Chris LI To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: Polaroid back Message-ID: <3.0.5.16.19980206100803.40ef1342@is1.hk.super.net> At 07:15 AM 05/02/98 -0800, rdalrymple wrote: >I need some help from all of you, again. I need a Polaroid back for my >500 CM body. While looking through my Calumet catalogue, I see they >have a "Polabasic Mag for Polaroid film. Are there two items? a >"Polaroid back," and/or a "Polabasic Mag for Polaroid film," or are >these the same? Do I need to worry about model types for specific >Hasselblad bodies? AFAIK, Hasselblad at present has two Polaroid backs : PolaBaisc and PolaPlus. Both lack the dark slide holder of the previous Polaroid 100 back. I have a PolaPlus and it is not necessary to withdraw the dark slide completely from the magazine to make exposures. There are clicks to hold the dark slide in place. Apart from this feature, the PolaBaisc and PolaPlus are identical. Regards, Chris LI ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 23:01:05 -0500 From: Scott Busby To: "hasselblad@kelvin.net" Subject: Funny Hasselblad Story Message-ID: <34DA8B00.E7A6613D@illuminet.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------EA1926C49D6DBA9FC36B8847 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thought I would post this for grins. I've been a Hasselblad user since 1978. I used to shoot professionally, and since I was aware of the high quality and versatility of the Blad, I saved my hard earned cash and finally bought one. In 1980, I was in the Army as a helicopter pilot. We would deploy everywhere and I would always haul the Blad with me wherever we went. Always conscious of the high value of the camera, I went to great lengths to protect my investment. I always kept it protected in a well padded camera bag when not in use. When I was using it, I always made sure the neck strap was attached and firmly hung around my neck. When shooting in close areas, I made every effort to protect the camera to keep it from getting dinged against something unseen. And I would never ever let anyone else hold it for fear of it being dropped. On one particular occasion, we were flying from Fort Knox, KY enroute to Fort Irwin, CA. It took several days to make the flight. We always seemed to search out the best places to spend the night. A day out from our California destination, we elected to set down at the Grand Canyon Airport after a quick and glorious helo tour of the canyon. (Back then it was legal with permission from the tower). After packing up our gear, we headed for the hotel. On the way we decided that a visit to the canyon was in order after which we would get a good meal and a good nights sleep. I had been to the canyon before and new what great photo opportunities availed themselves around sunset. I made sure I had the "Blad" close at hand. Once there, one of the other pilots and I broke off from the group of guys to explore the rim around some of the touristy spots. Most of these areas protect visitors from falling off the edge by a chain length fence or small wall. Well always laughing in the face of danger, my partner Joe and I made our way to a large, unprotected, overhanging rock, a fall from which would send you plummeting over the edge to a nasty death 700 feet below. For whatever reason, I had the "Blad" in hand without the neck strap attached. As I approach the edge anticipating a great shot, I stumbled on a raised rock towards to edge. In an instant, unconsciously knowing that Joe was right behind me, and imagining going over the edge to my death, as I fell, I quickly pivoted around and yelled at Joe, "CATCH THE CAMERA!!!" as I tossed it to him. As the story goes, I was able to arrest my fall with my hard rearend just inches from the edge. And my good ol buddy Joe caught the camera. So you see, some things are just more precious than life itself. Scott Busby --------------EA1926C49D6DBA9FC36B8847 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Scott Busby Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Scott Busby n: Busby;Scott org: The Magic Box adr: 2030 Coast Guard Drive;;;Stafford;Virginia;22554;USA email;internet: busby@illuminet.net tel;work: 703.681.9051/9777 tel;fax: 703.681.3739 tel;home: 540.657.9126 note: Major, Aviation/Military Intelligence -- US Army x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: TRUE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------EA1926C49D6DBA9FC36B8847-- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 09:11:29 -0800 From: The Barkers To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: Jazz Photography Message-ID: >I've been asked to do some publicity shots of local jazz musicians. >Needless to say, I am afloat in equipment. These guys (male and female, of >course) play in dingey bistros, so lighting may be a problem. >Black-and-white 8x10's are to be the final product, and no flash if avoidable. > >Any thoughts? No, I'm not going to spring for a Noctilux for the job, but >I do have a Summilux. I also have a Hasselblad and a slew of Rollei gear. > >Marc ------------------------------------- Marc, The Summilux, be it 35mm or 50mm would be fine.I use the T-max 3200 a lot with a 35mm Summilux, but use it at a conservative ASA of 1600. (Base speed of the film I think is 1000). 3200 ASA is fine also but starts to build contrast. Develop as Kodak recommends in T-max dev. Its amazing film and will make splendid 16 X 20 prints with a touch of jazz grit to the image. Yeah, we need a similar high speed film for 120 - but perhaps the black paper wouldn't adequately protect from light. Have fun, Jim James H. Barker (Jim) - jbarker@polarnet.com High Latitude Documentary / Ethnographic Photography Fairbanks, Alaska ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 23:08:20 -0800 (PST) From: Eric Armstrong To: "hasselblad@kelvin.net" Subject: Re: Funny Hasselblad Story Message-ID: Thanks for a story that made me grin ;} -eric On Thu, 5 Feb 1998, Scott Busby wrote: > Thought I would post this for grins. > > I've been a Hasselblad user since 1978. I used to shoot > professionally, and since I was aware of the high quality and > versatility of the Blad, I saved my hard earned cash and finally bought > one. > > In 1980, I was in the Army as a helicopter pilot. We would deploy > everywhere and I would always haul the Blad with me wherever we went. > Always conscious of the high value of the camera, I went to great > lengths to protect my investment. I always kept it protected in a well > padded camera bag when not in use. When I was using it, I always made > sure the neck strap was attached and firmly hung around my neck. When > shooting in close areas, I made every effort to protect the camera to > keep it from getting dinged against something unseen. And I would > never ever let anyone else hold it for fear of it being dropped. > > On one particular occasion, we were flying from Fort Knox, KY enroute > to Fort Irwin, CA. It took several days to make the flight. We always > seemed to search out the best places to spend the night. A day out from > our California destination, we elected to set down at the Grand Canyon > Airport after a quick and glorious helo tour of the canyon. (Back then > it was legal with permission from the tower). > > After packing up our gear, we headed for the hotel. On the way we > decided that a visit to the canyon was in order after which we would get > a good meal and a good nights sleep. I had been to the canyon before > and new what great photo opportunities availed themselves around > sunset. I made sure I had the "Blad" close at hand. Once there, one of > the other pilots and I broke off from the group of guys to explore the > rim around some of the touristy spots. Most of these areas protect > visitors from falling off the edge by a chain length fence or small > wall. Well always laughing in the face of danger, my partner Joe and I > made our way to a large, unprotected, overhanging rock, a fall from > which would send you plummeting over the edge to a nasty death 700 feet > below. > > For whatever reason, I had the "Blad" in hand without the neck strap > attached. As I approach the edge anticipating a great shot, I stumbled > on a raised rock towards to edge. In an instant, unconsciously knowing > that Joe was right behind me, and imagining going over the edge to my > death, as I fell, I quickly pivoted around and yelled at Joe, "CATCH > THE CAMERA!!!" as I tossed it to him. > As the story goes, I was able to arrest my fall with my hard rearend > just inches from the edge. And my good ol buddy Joe caught the camera. > So you see, some things are just more precious than life itself. > > Scott Busby > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Armstrong e-mail: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of hasselblad V1 #92 ************************ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hasselblad Users Group Listserv is a public service of Absolute Internet, Inc., which is not responsible for its content. 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