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  • It's that time of year again when I think about selling the Hassleblad

    Don't sell it you'd regret it.

  • Every time I say I'm thinking about it somebody here says that. Truth is I haven't used it really in 5 years, apart from shooting landscapes in Iceland which albeit epic doesn't happen everyday. The best camera for me personally is the one I use the most, and something about the Hasselblad doesn't make me carry it around with me and shoot in public. Agreed, gorgeous piece of kit though.

  • I haven't used it really

    You should be using it more.

  • Every time I say I'm thinking about it somebody here says that. Truth is I haven't used it really in 5 years, apart from shooting landscapes in Iceland which albeit epic doesn't happen everyday. **The best camera for me personally is the one I use the most, and something about the Hasselblad doesn't make me carry it around with me and shoot in public. ** Agreed, gorgeous piece of kit though.

    I seem to remember having this conversation with you six months ago...
    I think I suggested then to shoot 35mm if you find the Hasselblad too much of a pain to take out.

    Use modern glass on an af body from the last days of film, shoot Delta/TMax or Portra/Ektar/Fuji Pro and the difference between that and medium format isn't that great. Especially if you're just getting scans and/or printing at A4.

  • I previously had a Mamiya 7. Its a brilliant camera, its fairly compact for MF and the optics are superb. Despite this, I myself downsized to an M6 for the same reasons you've stated - wasn't using it enough, weight & size. If I had the budget i'd absolutely have kept it alongside my M6, but I didn't and I don't really miss it. I admit that I occasionally miss the capabilities of medium format, and I'd love to one day own a Hasselblad, but then I question how much id use that too.

    I like how portable my M6 is, its compact, reliable and it just works. I can shove it in my bag and not really know its there. I get 36 exposures vs 10 which is nice too. Maybe its worth going down the same route? Anyway, you can't go wrong with a Mamiya 7, its a nice camera.

    In conclusion, I have itchy feet and always consider switching cameras thinking it will somehow force me to step outside more. Im trying to focus on taking pictures regardless of the thing in my hand!

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