Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My Hassy is a 501. It hasn't had a film in it since I got my Mamiya 7. FWIW Frank On 7 Mar, 2007, at 20:47, Eric Korenman wrote: > I am pretty much set on a Mamiya 7 II and 80mm lens. > > Only thing holding me back is that I'd have to sell my Hassy rig > (203FE, 80mm and 50mm FE) - which I think I'd regret. > > I have played with idea of selling the 203FE and 50FE and replacing it > with a regular old 500 series box. Thats all I really need. > The 203FE is a lovely thing - but really too much for my needs. > > Eric > > On 3/7/07, Bob Adler <rgacpa@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Well, it is lighter than the combined weight of my 501, Flexbody, >> and 3 >> extension tubes which the Rollie body alone would replace. All >> else would >> remain about the same... >> boB >> >> >> Jim Brick <jim@brick.org> wrote: >> >> Yes, I use my Rollei SL66 for probably 75% of my photography as it >> does have Scheimpflug built-in, bellows built-in, lens reversal >> built-in, interchangeable finders and backs, same lens formulas >> (Zeiss) as Hassy, and the list goes on. >> >> BUT... LIGHTWEIGHT IT IS NOT!!! >> >> Jim >> >> >> At 09:22 AM 3/7/2007 -0800, Bob Adler wrote: >> >> >Eric, >> >Look at Rollei. Same lens formulas as Hassy. Built in shift, tilt >> >and expansion bellows. Lens reversal for ultra closeup. You can put >> >together a light travel kit with incredible flexibility and ultra >> >sharp optics for a pittance of what your H system cost. >> >Ask Jim Brick if you have further questions :-) >> >boB >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> >> The Hasselblad Users Group Listserv is a public service of Absolute >> Internet, Inc., which is not responsible for its content. This >> mailing list >> is in no way affiliated with Victor Hasselblad AB, it's >> subsidiaries, or >> affiliates. >> >> Please turn off HTML mail features prior to posting to this list. >> Use text >> mode only. >> >> Digest archives are stored at >> http://www.kelvin.net/hasselblad/hassy.htm >> >> To Unsubscribe from this mailing list go to http://www.kelvin.net >> and click >> on the unsubscribe link. >> >> To Change from Non-Digest mode to Digest mode, you must first un- >> subscribe >> and then re-subscribe making sure that the Digest checkbox is >> checked. >> >> >> >> Bob Adler >> Palo Alto, CA >> http://www.raflexions.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information