Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/13

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Subject: [Leica] In which Kyle buys a Hasselblad....
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan dimitrov)
Date: Fri Jul 13 23:11:21 2007
References: <4268A9826B9DBE4D938B902A6BC803081153F2@exchange8.asc.local>

Well, lets see. You shoot with a Nikon on a Leica list.
In this instance, as now you're, almost, shooting with a 'blad, you  
might want to consider joining the Rollei list. It would bookend your  
camera practice experience quite nicely.

s.d



On Jul 12, 2007, at 1:24 PM, Kyle Cassidy wrote:

>
>
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2007/hasselblad-joe1.jpg
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2007/hasselblad-joe2.jpg
>
> as they say "hooah!"
>
> I've had it three days now and haven't figured out exactly how to  
> take a photo with it yet (red dot white dot, white dot white dot,  
> white dot what?) it seems to have all the worst features of both a  
> 4x5 and an Edsel. One of the things that really confused me, apart  
> from multiple shutters which must be "tensioned" one way or the  
> other depending on the day of the week, was the incorporation of a  
> dark slide, which I immediately misplaced and didn't care, figuring  
> "i'll never use this" -- then took the magazine off only to  
> discover many hours later after banging the two pieces together,  
> that one cannot put the magazine back on the camera without the  
> DARK SLIDE.
>
> it LOOKS good though. and hopefully, i'll get film to pass through  
> it this weekend.
>
> THEN y'all are in trouble!
>
> yours,
>
> Hasselblad Joe
>
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In reply to: Message from kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy) ([Leica] In which Kyle buys a Hasselblad....)