Hasselblad CFV 100c + Hasselblad 503CW | Digital Back + Medium Format Film Camera 

I truly do :)

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks Peter, what a nice comment, like it a lot :) Wish you a great start of this new week and ... PEACE OUT :)

Many thanks and more to come :)

Lieber Werner, dann ist die Vorfreude gross. Wünsche sehr viel Spass mit dem neuen Equipment ab April!

Thank you very much, appreciate your kind words.

Yes, if the mirror is up, the digital back looks through the camera body and lens and can measure light in the usual way. Thanks for your comment.

Thanks Cris :) Glad you liked it.

Thanks Peter, great comment, will try it out! Would not be the first camera where you can add metadata, well spotted!

That's indeed a good idea :)

Thanks! I use various brands, never had an issue, to be honest.

Great comment, many thanks Jean-Claude. Your comment is spot-on.

We are discussing the color balance in various comments already, I still do not know what happened here. Maybe the light between the different shots changed a bit in the image.

Thanks Pierre. Actually, I do not know the brand of my cable release since there is absolutely nothing engraved or written on it. I purchased it at Ebay as a "Mamiya compatible", and it also works fine for the Hasselblad 500 series.

Great suggestion!

Phocus dedicated lens correction removes completely CA of my Zeiss lenses, but you have to enter manually lens type, aperture and focusing distance in Phocus to activate it. You can also use Zeiss SA tele lenses that have natively zero CA. (I use the Sonnar 250 SA)

@@jean-claudemuller3199Oh I've tried that many times. It just doesn't work at least not with my FE350mm.

The tripod head on which the Hasselblad 500EL/M was mounted is the "Arca Swiss d4". The brand of the cable release I do not know, nothing engraved or written on it. Purchased it at Ebay as a "Mamiya compatible" and works fine for the Hasselblad 500 series. On color shift: interesting observation, in Lightroom I did not spot it. Thanks for your comment.

Indeed :)

I use the Sonnar 250 SA on the 503CX and CFVII 50c for a long time. yes it has only single layer coating that gives zero CA in the visible range and low CA in IR and UV, this was a NASA requirement. When used correctly the fine details are equivalent to the XCD135 + extender (perhaps even better on the 100c) but it produces a lower contrast. This can be even an advantage for further image enhancing in Phocus compared to a native image with very (too) high contrast. The big issue with long tele lenses and the V system is the 1/500s shutter speed limit that gives always missing sharpness even on tripod when not using mirror prerelease. With the XCD 135 + extender there is no problem handheld on the mirrorless and 1/2000s The 250 SA gives even super sharp images with the Zeiss extender Mutar 2x. The problem with the extender is focusing at f:11 that's quite impossible even with the Acute Mate D screen. Solution is using live view focusing on a tripod and mirror prerelease.

I did not try it out but I hope so :)

I do not have access to an SWC, sorry. Otherwise would have loved to look into it.

@@mathphotographer what a pity. I love your videos, they are informativ and "emotionless". so i have to buy an 907x 100 myself to try it with my SWC . ggg

Thanks Sniper, interesting. I honestly stared at the two images side-by-side for a while in Lightroom and did not spot any differences. Maybe something coming from RU-vid video compression? Would be strange. But in any case, if you think the leaf shutter image is superior, then I am happy to hear that since you heard my recommendation in the video to use the leaf shutter and not the electronic shutter of the digital back :)

@@mathphotographer The skin creases of the leather and the indentations on the silver hallmarks appear to be darker, and the chrome edge right above "Made in Sweden" seems to be more bulging.

@@Sniper5354Thanks, will check the images in LRC again.

Yes - now is the time to invest in legacy lenses :)

I take care of my valuable gear :) The 500 series from Hasselblad does not go out with me under bad weather conditions in contrast to, for instance, my Hasselblad X2D which is very robust and resiliant.

I use the Phase One IQ4 on Mamiya RZ67 Pro IID but it was hard to find the matching adapter. Did not watch out yet for an adapter for the CFV 100c.

I also notice, I don't know if it was something that changed in the room or what.

In Lightroom on Macbook I was not able to spot any difference but will be happy to look again. If there is a slight difference, would be interesting if someone had an explanation for that? I honestly would not know why there should be any difference.

@@mathphotographer you've set auto WB, hence the color variation.

I have now tested it myself with the X2D and the HC 2.2/100 mm. There is no visible color difference between the central shutter and the electronic shutter. Neither with auto WB nor with different apertures and ISO values. That calms me down. Something must have happened to the room light in your room. Or we have to think about the synchronization between CF lens, 503 and 100 C back

@@norberttolle6646Possible that the colors changed a bit on the LED stripes on the wall. As said in various comments, in Lightroom Classic the images look kind of the same. Don't know what happened here.

Lol :) photographer's paradise indeed :)

@@mathphotographer 🤝

I hardly use Phocus, is likely a question of workflow, you stick to what you are used to. I use Phocus only if single pixels need to be calculated out of an image. I do use Capture One though but not for Hasselblad due to lack of compatibility between Capture One and Hasselblad RAW files.

Thanks for the hashtag!

Thanks for your comment. I think it might depend on what legacy lens you are using. I only bought 2nd hand Zeiss lenses which are known for their incredible sharpness, and the macro lens used in this video is one of them :) Of course, the XCD lenses, in particular the newer ones are calculated for the Hasselblad X-sensors and will perform best on these cameras, spot-on.

@@mathphotographer I used 80mm and Cfi 50mm and Cfi100mm VS XCD 65mm

:)

Not really, the idea is moving the lenses too. It's not that expensive. What does not make sense is was the fixed lense Phase One at 63000 US$ and that is actually expensive. Even today the camera only costs more than 23K greens. The camera is produced at very low volumes, and with expensive components. So no great price and great camera. I agree that for some applications the X2D is better, and that is why they have both.

Good point. Currently thinking about a short video on "X2D vs 907X CFV 100c" and which photographer might prefer which camera for what reasons.

@@jaimeduncan6167though I think the 907x should be optional, the overall process with the 100c back is quite reasonable. The biggest issue I have is if you want to shoot portrait format, it gets awkward.

Yes they can :) Astonishing but true. Same with some old Leica lenses, they can resolve enormous resolutions.

Not sure you are right, Norbert. With all due respect. The images speak a clear language and if I would post-process them they would look tack sharp and very very nice :) And the shooting experience with the CFV 100c on a Hasselblad 500 is just sooo vintage and so much fun :)

I'm afraid I can't agree with you, Norbert. I've been using my legacy Zeiss lenses on my X2D and been very happy with the results. And also very pleased when using my CFV back on my 503CW. Are the modern Hasselblad lenses better? In many respects, yes, just like the new Leica L lenses are better than the M; but the legacy Zeiss lenses are still superb and superb is, well, superb (just like the Leica M glass!)! Would you not use a terrific M lens on a SL2 just because the MTF chart for the L lens was "better"? I ran a rather comprehensive testing program, hoping the results would finally encourage me to sell my long-owned Zeiss lenses, but that did not turn out to be the case. The center sharpness was almost always indistinguishable, without consideration of wide open or stopped down, with the corners sometimes going to the newer Hasselblad glass. But contrast was terrific and sometimes superior with the Zeiss. The Zeiss lenses certainly held their own and sometimes out shined the XCD line. It's just silly not to avail yourself of such fine optics just based on a MTF chart. The MTF chart does not reveal character. 😃

@@ericwickfield1074 I think you know what you're talking about, Eric. But I also own all the old Hasselblad/Zeiss lenses, from 30mm to 500mm, and I love them and I keep them and still use them for roll film. But never with X2D or CFV 50c. You can do that for a nostalgic photography experience, but I can't imagine a Zeiss lens being superior to any XCD lens. Another word about Leica. I borrowed the new M-Apo Summicron 2.0/50mm and a Leica M 11. This lens has hellish chromatic aberrations. It's a shame to bring such a product to market at this price. Leica offers a good photography experience, but is technically completely overrated. It has always been like this. That's why most Leicas are put in the display case. Professionals use other brands.

It is my bet that people that will reply to you here will not reply to you with scientific data or specifics. They will reply to you with feelings. And I agree with you that all of the top end cameras of all formats now need much better lenses!

I have this exact set up as well. With the 80cfe you can get perfect sharp images. But I do prefer the new x lenses, of course they are perfectly intergrated with the cfv100c. Funny thing is because of your comment on this video I almost didn’t buy any of it. But in the end I tested it for myself and bought the 907/cfv100 combo

Image went well, no issues :) The leaf shutter in the lens is very remote from the sensor and with the cable release it goes well, actually up to 1sec exposure time.

It's not that slow and clumsy with the 503 CW and winder or an ELM body, the big missing feature compared to H is autofocus. Famous Photographers like Demarchelier, Erwin Olaf, ... used their V series cameras with digital back a very long time after the H series launch.