Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Depends on how much you want to spent.I wouldn't take a C. A bit too old and I think you can't change the screens. I have 500cm and that works very well. If you have a bit more to spare I'd take the 501 because of the bigger mirror. The SWC is not the first camera that comes into mind when you want too shoot portraits. The flexbody is meant for architecture etc. and is complete overkill for portraiture. Cheers, Michiel Fokkema Richard Man wrote: > SO what's a good starter Hassy? 501 series (C or CM?)? 201? FLEX-body?!!! > > Probably not the SWC, the Mamiya 7II 43mm Biogon-clone is supposed to > be better than the SWC, if you trust Ken Rockwell (....) > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 1:37 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: >> I would for sure get into Hasselblad at this time there is a much bigger >> selection of Zeiss glass over the Rollei and prisms and bellows and >> backs >> of all sorts and you can get stuff fixed the Rollei 66 is in the >> collector >> category they are near rare Hasselblad stuff was used by every hack >> wedding >> photographer and Ansel Adams and all the greats. Its a buyers market and >> its >> the serious photographic instrument of the late decades. >> When a cheap enough digital back comes out for it it will skyrocket back >> up >> in price again. >> Think of the shot of the guy standing on the moon. >> You know what that was shot with. >> And it wasn't a Mamiya and it wasn't a Rollei 66. >> >> If you want to fondle rare interesting stuff get the Rollei. >> If you want to shoot serious pix get into Hassy. >> >> Get a twin lens Rolleiflex - With the Schneider 2.8 Xenotar. >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >