Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Are you admitting to, in the past, using one of your despised "cropped sensors" in your Hassie, albeit film? If so, why do you hate 4/3s digital versions of the same approach? This inquiring mind wants to know. ;-) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] international shoot a roll of film day >> so it was pouring rain. but i loaded up the HASSELblad and went out -- >> sweet >> barking cheese, 12 frames doesn't last long. i was just getting warmed up >> and >> it was over. hard to focus too. and i'm soaked, my shoes squish when i >> walk. >> >> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/filmday.jpg >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > Hasselblad has a special "never run out of film" system you just blow 55 > bucks on a second back. A change of back happens in a seconds a model you > might be shooting would barely notice. Nor would you. Meanwhile as you > walk > down the street shooting sombody else loads the other back as they have > 12 > fames to do it in. My wife did it for 25 years on road trips and weekends. > Or other people. Assistants. Or yourself during a lull. > Much of the beauty of the system is in the backs. > Put different film in the other back or more of the same. > Shoot a Polaroid and then scan it. > > My first back was a 220 back. 24 on a roll. > A16 backs are loads of fun as are A16s S stands for for superslide. 16 > stands for 645 format. > They turn your 80 into a short tele in effect on top of the shape effects. > All available for just about free at this point. > I paid $555 or twice that. You get to pay $55. > > [Rabs] > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >