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Re:Hasselblad: A Camera That Went to the Moon and Changed Ho... by jiggliemon on Sunday July 14, 2019 @05:25PM (#20436150)
I think skate photographers got early exposure medium format and to the Hasselblad brand itself. Growing up watching Atiba and Blabac creeping into video frames with their Zeiss 30’s – and all the square framed iconic shots made the hassy almost requisite.

It looks like you cut your teeth a little bit later than my generation. When we were shooting, digital was just dawning, and all of us couldn’t wait to stop paying for film and processing. I was talking to Grant not long ago, and he said Transworld spent about 400k on film servicing. We hated film servicing so much that we even settled for the sub-par digital bodies (1D anyone?) with no steroid crops.

Anyhow - ever since I bought digital, I couldn’t ever understand the desire to shoot film. It’s only very recently that I’ve had the desire to get a 645 film camera (with optional digital back) – I’m rambling.

Great shots. Always happy to see a new skate photographer.

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Re:Hasselblad: A Camera That Went to the Moon and Changed Ho... by leejo on Monday July 15, 2019 @01:44AM (#20438446)
For me it was Wig, Leo, and Sam as I was in the UK at that time. I jumped onto Hasselblad when I discovered the 200 series could shoot up to 1/2000 meaning I could ditch all my lights and still shoot medium format. Most of the stuff I shot prior to that isn't on my site because, TBH, it wasn't any good.

I was one of the original users on SBP, you probably knew me under a different username. I had stuff run in the mags with the original 1D, mostly postage stamp sized sequences. I remember the ongoing arguments about the pros/cons of using the 1D with its 1.3x crop on the fisheye.

For me shooting film is now mostly about 4x5. My medium format bodies have been used for projects I started back in the last decade. I'm waiting on the price of the new CFV II 50c from Hasselblad to see if I keep or ditch my existing V series bodies and lenses.

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Re:Hasselblad: A Camera That Went to the Moon and Changed Ho... by jiggliemon on Monday July 22, 2019 @10:48AM (#20498466)
What was your SBP username?
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