Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/24

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Subject: [Leica] Update on Hasselblad and Agfa
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sat Dec 24 11:46:46 2005
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And cost about as much as a VW Golf!!
Douglas

John Lee wrote:

>Adam,
>
>It's the Hasselblad 205TCC that you're referring to and the normal lens
>for the camera is a Zeiss 80mm lens. The camera has been out production
>for a couple of years.
>
>Happy Holidays!
>
>Cheers,
>John
>
>On 12/23/05, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>I remember there being a "zone system" Hassy whose metering system
>>allowed you to position a bug and set a zone number for that area - it
>>did some fancy things like warn you if, having set zone 3 at one place
>>that zone 9 was going to be blown out.
>>
>>Is that correct? Are those cameras still out there?
>>
>>I'm thinking just a plain-jane 500C system with a 75 would be an
>>interesting place to start shooting medium format - although the
>>Pentax 645 I saw for sale here looks like an interesting entry point
>>also. I've always had a feeling that the optics for the Hassellblads
>>was just that much better.
>>
>>I assume that someone out on the net has written a "how to buy a used
>>Hassellblad system spendingi not very much so you can afford a digital
>>M" but I haven't found it.
>>
>>Medium format entry points appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Adam
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] Update on Hasselblad and Agfa)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Update on Hasselblad and Agfa)
Message from dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] Update on Hasselblad and Agfa)
Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Update on Hasselblad and Agfa)
Message from jwlee01 at gmail.com (John Lee) ([Leica] Update on Hasselblad and Agfa)