Hasselblad Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/cameras/hasselblad/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:12:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.macfilos.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Leica_Q2_Reporter_front_LoRes_RGB-32x32.jpg Hasselblad Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/cameras/hasselblad/ 32 32 183858286 Street Photography with a Hasselblad: China in the 1980s and early 1990s https://www.macfilos.com/2023/09/22/street-photography-with-a-hasselblad-china-in-the-1980s-and-early-1990s/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/09/22/street-photography-with-a-hasselblad-china-in-the-1980s-and-early-1990s/#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:00:52 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=63441 Although more usually associated with scenic and portrait photography, a Hasselblad set proved a very effective tool for capturing images of China in the 80s and 90s.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/09/22/street-photography-with-a-hasselblad-china-in-the-1980s-and-early-1990s/feed/ 7 63441 For Kyiv, with love: A rich photographic tradition in Ukraine’s capital https://www.macfilos.com/2023/03/17/for-kyiv-with-love-a-rich-photographic-tradition-in-ukraines-capital/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/03/17/for-kyiv-with-love-a-rich-photographic-tradition-in-ukraines-capital/#comments Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:00:12 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=58248 The city of Kyiv has a rich photographic tradition. There are also international relationships between cameras from Kyiv and German and Swedish manufacturers such as Carl Zeiss Jena, Pentacon and Hasselblad. Roland Zwiers covers the cameras from Kyiv and homes in on the Salyut-S from the 1970s...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/03/17/for-kyiv-with-love-a-rich-photographic-tradition-in-ukraines-capital/feed/ 5 58248 Gazing at other worlds: The photographic opportunities closer to home https://www.macfilos.com/2022/09/02/gazing-at-other-worlds-the-photographic-opportunities-closer-to-home/ https://www.macfilos.com/2022/09/02/gazing-at-other-worlds-the-photographic-opportunities-closer-to-home/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2022 14:00:07 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=53769 Surreal images of other worlds are all around you, but you just need to stay in the observing zone instead of being distracted by the phone or the cares of the world. Brian Nicol takes a flight of fancy during the Great Lockdown time...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2022/09/02/gazing-at-other-worlds-the-photographic-opportunities-closer-to-home/feed/ 15 53769 Decent Exposure Part 1: Attachable external light meters and where they help https://www.macfilos.com/2022/05/06/decent-exposure-part-1-attachable-external-light-meters-and-where-they-help/ https://www.macfilos.com/2022/05/06/decent-exposure-part-1-attachable-external-light-meters-and-where-they-help/#comments Fri, 06 May 2022 10:00:15 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=51773 The first part of our lightmeter review homes in on hot-shoe-mounted devices, ranging from the original Leicameter to the latest electronic models...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2022/05/06/decent-exposure-part-1-attachable-external-light-meters-and-where-they-help/feed/ 14 51773 Oops, I did it again. But is it really a good idea to develop your films at home? https://www.macfilos.com/2021/12/24/oops-i-did-it-again-but-is-it-really-a-good-idea-to-develop-your-films-at-home/ https://www.macfilos.com/2021/12/24/oops-i-did-it-again-but-is-it-really-a-good-idea-to-develop-your-films-at-home/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:00:37 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=49677 Film is enjoying a renaissance, especially among younger photographers. But do you process your own films? Have you entered the mysterious world of the darkroom? Jörg-Peter brings us up to date on home developing techniques...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2021/12/24/oops-i-did-it-again-but-is-it-really-a-good-idea-to-develop-your-films-at-home/feed/ 21 49677 Lee Friedlander’s impressive oeuvre: Berlin ist eine Reise wert https://www.macfilos.com/2021/11/10/lee-friedlanders-impressive-oeuvre-berlin-ist-eine-reise-wert/ https://www.macfilos.com/2021/11/10/lee-friedlanders-impressive-oeuvre-berlin-ist-eine-reise-wert/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:00:45 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=49312 There are always good reasons to travel to Berlin. And the Lee Friedlander exhibition at C/O Berlin provides another compelling reason to visit German's capital city…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2021/11/10/lee-friedlanders-impressive-oeuvre-berlin-ist-eine-reise-wert/feed/ 30 49312 Leitz Auction goes into space with the Soviets https://www.macfilos.com/2021/11/08/leitz-auction-goes-into-space-with-the-soviets/ https://www.macfilos.com/2021/11/08/leitz-auction-goes-into-space-with-the-soviets/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2021 11:32:20 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=49156 Noted collector William Fagan takes a tour of some of the more interesting items to be sold at the forthcoming Leitz Auction in Vienna on November 20, 2021

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2021/11/08/leitz-auction-goes-into-space-with-the-soviets/feed/ 6 49156 Wetzlar Camera Auction 9 October 2021: A personal preview https://www.macfilos.com/2021/09/15/wetzlar-camera-auction-9-october-2021-a-personal-preview/ https://www.macfilos.com/2021/09/15/wetzlar-camera-auction-9-october-2021-a-personal-preview/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:29:45 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=48296 William Fagan takes a look at the lineup at next month's important Wetzlar camra auction and comes up for a select list of personal favouries...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2021/09/15/wetzlar-camera-auction-9-october-2021-a-personal-preview/feed/ 11 48296 Where does the camera industry go from here? https://www.macfilos.com/2020/10/15/where-does-the-camera-industry-go-from-here/ https://www.macfilos.com/2020/10/15/where-does-the-camera-industry-go-from-here/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:00:10 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=41936 Narain Jashanmal takes a look at the current state of the photographic industry and wonders just where we go from here...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2020/10/15/where-does-the-camera-industry-go-from-here/feed/ 37 41936 Can you have your medium format kaka and eat it? Hasselblad’s first generation X1D says ‘ja’ https://www.macfilos.com/2020/09/07/can-you-have-your-medium-format-kaka-and-eat-it-hasselblads-first-generation-x1d-says-ja/ https://www.macfilos.com/2020/09/07/can-you-have-your-medium-format-kaka-and-eat-it-hasselblads-first-generation-x1d-says-ja/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:00:39 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=41267 As the great lyricist and philosopher queen Britney Spears once said: “Oops, I did it again!” Bought another camera, that is… Yes, I know just weeks ago I proclaimed how happy I was with the Hasselblad 503CW medium format camera and its 50MP CFV 50C digital back as my sole camera outfit. But I really […]

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