Who has shot weddings with film?

Thanks for those comments Breal

Roy Mathers wrote in post #5849197
Some people do want the 'boring posed shots' for a start.

I haven't met any that do. They'll usually have some done just because grandma is still around and will probably want a few prints, but otherwise they'd skip 'em in favor of fun posed stuff.

I'm sorry, but I think you're showing a little bigotry here. Just because you haven't met any, please don't assume there aren't a lot out there - it's a big world you know!

Roy Mathers wrote in post #5849674
I'm sorry, but I think you're showing a little bigotry here. Just because you haven't met any, please don't assume there aren't a lot out there - it's a big world you know!

In HIS country nobody wants posed shots...

The rest of the world does.

Has he met every bride and groom in HIS country?

Roy Mathers wrote in post #5849936
Has he met every bride and groom in HIS country?

I'm pretty sure in porntopia the brides, grooms and the priests are not classically posed near the altar.

I must say, I have really enjoyed reading the replies to this post. I didn't realize that a Hasselblad back could be changed so quickly and that it could store so many shots on a roll of film. If you wanted to switch to black and white, could you take the color back off, put the b&w one on and switch back to color? I know in a regular film camera, you can't open the back or else you will expose the film. Could you just swap back and forth with the Hasselblads?

CanonLaw wrote in post #5850149
I must say, I have really enjoyed reading the replies to this post. I didn't realize that a Hasselblad back could be changed so quickly and that it could store so many shots on a roll of film. If you wanted to switch to black and white, could you take the color back off, put the b&w one on and switch back to color? I know in a regular film camera, you can't open the back or else you will expose the film. Could you just swap back and forth with the Hasselblads?

Yes, you can... to both questions.

The used backs run for 100 bucks apiece though.

Hassys are expensive to CLA and shoot with though. Once they break, you need to pay big bucks to the mechanic to fix them.

DocFrankenstein wrote in post #5850160
Yes, you can... to both questions.

The used backs run for 100 bucks apiece though.

Hassys are expensive to CLA and shoot with though. Once they break, you need to pay big bucks to the mechanic to fix them.

Doc, before digital the Hassy backs were $800.+ for the 220 New & a yearly checkup was in the $350. range. Expensive, yeah kinda like a porsche.

Yes, Breal, Thanks for the kind comments.

CanonLaw wrote in post #5850149
I must say, I have really enjoyed reading the replies to this post. I didn't realize that a Hasselblad back could be changed so quickly and that it could store so many shots on a roll of film. If you wanted to switch to black and white, could you take the color back off, put the b&w one on and switch back to color? I know in a regular film camera, you can't open the back or else you will expose the film. Could you just swap back and forth with the Hasselblads?

Not only Hasselblads but most medium format cameras..I had 4 backs loaded at the one time for my Bronica ETRs..Takes about 15 seconds to change a back..

Tixeon wrote in post #5850275
Doc, before digital the Hassy backs were $800.+ for the 220 New & a yearly checkup was in the $350. range. Expensive, yeah kinda like a porsche.

Yes, Breal, Thanks for the kind comments.

I can imagine.

What I can't figure out is whether the maintenance of the hassy was really expensive or not. Some say they never break.

Some say they need yearly CLAs, the cost of which for a system runs into thousands.

What was your experience? How much did they break? How much did you spend to keep them running?

Do you think they were worth the cost?

DocFrankenstein wrote in post #5851802
I can imagine.

What I can't figure out is whether the maintenance of the hassy was really expensive or not. Some say they never break.

Some say they need yearly CLAs, the cost of which for a system runs into thousands.

What was your experience? How much did they break? How much did you spend to keep them running?

Do you think they were worth the cost?

I've lost count of the number of years I had my Hasselblad and, in all that time, I didn't have a single thing go wrong with it (and I dropped it twice!) and I spent nothing on maintenance. And - there wasn't a new model introduced every 18 months

They were, and are superb cameras - the Rolls Royce of cameras.

Were they worth the cost? Is the Pope Catholic?

Hey there Doc - the Hassy's are pretty much built like tanks. I would only do about 15 - 20 major jobs per year with mine, and in the 8 years that the 503CW was in use, I never had it in for a CLA. Was it bad that I didn't do that? I don't know.... it never gave me any problems and always worked flawlessly.

The CLA for the film back then ran about $85 - 104. I'd purhased a couple of used ones that were in very good shape, and just had the felt light trap stuff replaced as the major expense.

These are wonderful and actually simple machines though compared to the complex devices we use today. They were actually relatively compact for what they did, fairly ergonomic, and all the lenses, backs, finders, etc. for the 500 series were compatible back to 1958, in manual mode. So there was always a wealth of used gear in top shape that could be picked up on the market.

Yes, for the quality they delivered they were worth it. They paid for themselves many times over . - Stu

DocFrankenstein wrote in post #5851802
I can imagine.

What I can't figure out is whether the maintenance of the hassy was really expensive or not. Some say they never break.

Some say they need yearly CLAs, the cost of which for a system runs into thousands.

What was your experience? How much did they break? How much did you spend to keep them running?

Do you think they were worth the cost?

Ditto to that Baw.... on a good day I could actually change out a preloaded hassy back in less time than it currently takes to swap out a CF card . I'd usually have one 120 and three 220 backs with me on a job.

yogestee wrote in post #5850816
Not only Hasselblads but most medium format cameras..I had 4 backs loaded at the one time for my Bronica ETRs..Takes about 15 seconds to change a back..