Hasselblad is one of the classic medium format cameras. Developed in Sweden in 1954 (the year I was born) it is a true system camera. Interchangeable lenses, viewfinders, film backs, rewind cranks, etc. brought pros cool features like being able to switch film mid-roll in the middle of a shoot from color to B&W or a different ISO simply by swapping out the film back. Look at any vintage movie from the 1960s through the early 21st century where a professional photographer is taking pictures of a model and you'll see them using a Hasselblad. The V series is the original all manual camera and a good one to pick up today if you want your own Hasselblad film camera. Since it's all manual, you d
Argus C3 100m Sandmar lens with hood on Fuji X-E2 Over the last few years, I've bought adapters for my Fuji X-series cameras that let me mount Leica, Nikon, Hasselblad, etc. lenses on them. This interests me for a few reasons: 1) instantly determine when I buy a used lens on eBay how good that copy is, without have to wait to develop film which introduces certain variables, 2) compare different models/copies of lenses for that brand of camera to see which is best and 3) compare the different look you get with classic film camera lenses to digital . Unfortunately, there haven't been any adapters for Argus C3 lenses as manufacturers don't see it as a big enough market. So I decided to make
