Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica and Hasselblad
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:22:55 -0700

TSL wrote:
> 
> <<There are 2 small but repsected camera makers left, Hasselblad and Leica.
> Many of us own both.
> 
> What makes Hasselblad so well received, at the enormous prices they charge,
><Snip> 
The prices "they" charge. But let us all keep in mind the huge amount of used
Blad stuff out there for a fraction of the new cost. My main Hasselblad 500C/M
body I got used five years ago for $500. (thats a lot of 5's) Used Hasselblad is
a lot cheaper than new Mamiya crud. I don't care who uses it. What are the
options in 6 by 7? I'm sure if Hasselblad made a 6 by 7 Anne and Herb would use
it. They're not fools. We need to keep in mind that 6 by 7 looks a whole lot
bigger on the light table than 6 by 6. It defies logic and numbers. It's the
format that is wanted not the brand.
Mark Rabiner