Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Probably only you will get this little anecdote, Nathan. I was discussing this and my daughter came in to the kitchen. I explained I was considering a Hasselblad. She looked at me with a puzzled expression. "What's that," she said. "Tea?" as she reached for her Pentax istD. Hassel = Hazel as in hazelnuts blad = leaf (as in tea leaf) Maybe I should tell the store: hey, look. You haven't got a chance selling that beast. Most people don't even know what it is. :-) Daniel On 9/16/06, Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote: > I paid 650 EUR for a 501 CM with 80mm and 50mm lenses and two A12 > magazines, plus a couple of extra bits like the quick tripod coupling. > But it is far from being mint, I bought it from a retired wedding > photographer, and although Dutch weddings are not violent, the camera > does have its fair share of cosmetic damage (glass on the lenses was > clean). > > So, if you can get a LNIB outfit as you describe for 690 EUR, I think it > is a very good deal. > > Nathan > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > > I apologize for the off topic question but it is a traditional > > buy/sell period in the lives of lists and I have no real experience. > > > > Hasselblad. > > > > I can buy one (the classic 500 C/CM) with a 80/2,8C and C12 for 690 > > Euros or 875 USD. > > > > It is in perfect shape. In fact, it has never, until now, been outside > > the Hasselblad factory. (I am in G?teborg, the home of Hasselblad). > > There is not a mark on it; hardly a fingerprint. The shutter works > > fine. > > > > Is this too much? I know prices on medium-format have fallen, so maybe > > I shouldn't even consider paying this much. > > > > I remember Nathan picked up a kit a few months back, but I don't > > remember the price. I would also eventually want a wide-ange. > > > > Daniel > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >