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10-27-2008
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Easily Amused One
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Do I sell the Hassey to buy the M4?!?!
I've always wanted a black paint M4 that I could use and brass up! I have three lenses for my M6 and would love to not have to change lenses so often!
On the other hand, I have always wanted a hasselblad and got one almost a year ago. It is the current 503CW with the 80mm CFE current lens as well. I also love that camera.
Adding another leica won't get me anything differnet photo wise. It's just another 35mm... but. well, we all know about leica lust and this is the one I've lusted after for a very long time!
But I do love my Hasselblad.. though I have only shot maybe 15 rolls in it.. I've gotten some nice shots that I do enjoy!
I can't afford to buy anything right now.. I can't afford to buy anything right now outright. I either have to sell the hasselblad, or I don't buy it.
I tend to like to be a minimalist when it comes to taking equipment. I don't mean 2nd bodies, but I mean I tend to have issues when I take two different systems with me. As in I can't ever decide which to take, so I take both and do a crappy job with both, as opposed to taking one and concentrating on that and doing a much better job!
HALP!!!!!
I forgot to mention that we just bought an M4 at the store I work at a few minutes ago and so this is what has brought on the dilema
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Leica M6 with a 35mm Summicron ASPH, Voigtlander 15, and Canon 90mm. Hasselblad 503CW with 80mm CFE and 120mm Makro-Planar CF. Canon 5D with assorted lenses.
"The Canon might appeal to your inner geek while the Leica might give you a taste for absinthe and a longing to cut off one of your ears." -- Gordon Webster at photo.net
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10-27-2008
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Easily Amused One
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Don't everyone speak at once! 
I think I am going to put the hassey on ebay with a reserve of $2,000.. if it sells, the leica is mine, if not then I keep the hassey
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Leica M6 with a 35mm Summicron ASPH, Voigtlander 15, and Canon 90mm. Hasselblad 503CW with 80mm CFE and 120mm Makro-Planar CF. Canon 5D with assorted lenses.
"The Canon might appeal to your inner geek while the Leica might give you a taste for absinthe and a longing to cut off one of your ears." -- Gordon Webster at photo.net
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10-27-2008
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keep the 'blad, you've got the M6.
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10-27-2008
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sell the M6?
That's what I would do anyway.
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10-27-2008
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I'm with Todd. What will you gain with an M4? Not changing lenses as often?
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10-27-2008
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I'd never sell my Hassy to fund a Leica (especially if I already owned an M6 (which I do)). But that's just me.
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10-27-2008
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Keep the Hassy. You can always put a digital back on it someday.
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10-27-2008
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Sounds like your tempted simply because an M4 is available at the store you work at. Were you thinking about it before that when you could have purchased an M4 from another source? IMO, keep the blad. If anything, sell the M6 and if you need one, get a light meter.
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10-27-2008
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Sell the 5D, sell the M6, buy Hasselblad SWC/M, buy the 150/4 Sonnar, and you are set, or sell everything and buy an M7 with the Tri Elmar and you are set again.
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10-27-2008
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well I have always wanted one, but I could never afford to buy one from a store at the going rate of $3,000 or so. I can pick this one up for near the $2,000 range which is why I am more tempted.
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Leica M6 with a 35mm Summicron ASPH, Voigtlander 15, and Canon 90mm. Hasselblad 503CW with 80mm CFE and 120mm Makro-Planar CF. Canon 5D with assorted lenses.
"The Canon might appeal to your inner geek while the Leica might give you a taste for absinthe and a longing to cut off one of your ears." -- Gordon Webster at photo.net
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10-27-2008
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Keep Hassy, no question! Or sell it and get older hassy model and keep the difference in price.
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10-27-2008
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I say do what you want. Personally I would keep the hasselblad without a doubt. Its a camera that I would love to own, but for now my Yashica-Mat does the job.
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10-27-2008
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Chris,
take a look at the work of Marc Tucker and Michael Kenna. If this doesn't stir your your ambitions, then maybe selling the 'Blad is the right thing to do.
Take care though, you might want another lens for it. 
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10-27-2008
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DUDE! DONT SELL THE HASSELBLAD!!!!!!
You already have a Leica M6 and I know you will miss the Hassy later on.
I LOVE my Hasselblad and it is the last camera I will ever sell and I dont even have a Leica......yet  But I would never sell my Hasselblad for a leica, I´d rather save up for one. |
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10-27-2008
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also, some M4 BP were not brass but chrome...they don't brass well and look dirty, better check first.
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10-27-2008
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Easily Amused One
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This one is paint. I can see the brass coming through. this isn't a mint example
Man you guys are making it tough for me.. This is why I asked!!!!
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Leica M6 with a 35mm Summicron ASPH, Voigtlander 15, and Canon 90mm. Hasselblad 503CW with 80mm CFE and 120mm Makro-Planar CF. Canon 5D with assorted lenses.
"The Canon might appeal to your inner geek while the Leica might give you a taste for absinthe and a longing to cut off one of your ears." -- Gordon Webster at photo.net
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10-27-2008
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Don't sell the 'blad. You'll regret it!
The M4 is a great camera, but you already have an M6 which IMHO is a great camera too.
I waited so long to get a Hasselblad, I'd only sell it now if my kids were hungry...and they'd have to be very hungry
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I will give you a good buy on my Hassey 150mm. You know, to make you feel better and all. |
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10-27-2008
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now keep in mind that I have a great, minty Holga for my medium format needs.....
Big help rover.. big help
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Leica M6 with a 35mm Summicron ASPH, Voigtlander 15, and Canon 90mm. Hasselblad 503CW with 80mm CFE and 120mm Makro-Planar CF. Canon 5D with assorted lenses.
"The Canon might appeal to your inner geek while the Leica might give you a taste for absinthe and a longing to cut off one of your ears." -- Gordon Webster at photo.net
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no offense but the 503cw represents what i think is probably the best v-system camera ever built. Why u'd want to trade it for anything less than an original MP eludes me... keep the blad. It represents a completely different arena of photography that u'll never achieve with a leica.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RdEoSg
now keep in mind that I have a great, minty Holga for my medium format needs.....
Big help rover.. big help |
You would have bitten if I offered the 50, but I am keeping that one. |
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10-27-2008
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Easily Amused One
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na.. I only use the hasselblad for one thing. Portraits.. so actually the 150 is more interesting to me! Actually if I keep the hassey, the real lens I'd love to own someday is the makro so I could do close head shots.
You guys are probably right.. every bit of common sense I have.. which isn't saying a lot.. says I should just keep the hassey since it does in fact give me a look that I can't duplicate with the leica, where as the M4 will be identical to the M6. Not to mention, some of you may swear at me for this but lets be honest, when it comes to sharpness, there really isn't a contest between the two, the hassey wins hands down.
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Leica M6 with a 35mm Summicron ASPH, Voigtlander 15, and Canon 90mm. Hasselblad 503CW with 80mm CFE and 120mm Makro-Planar CF. Canon 5D with assorted lenses.
"The Canon might appeal to your inner geek while the Leica might give you a taste for absinthe and a longing to cut off one of your ears." -- Gordon Webster at photo.net
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10-27-2008
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The crappiest lens on the Hassy will blow away the best lens on any 35mm machine. Image quality, as far as it can be affected by gear, is a physics issue. Aesthetics? that's up to you.
You've got a Leica and glass to go with it. Spend the money on film for your MF camera. The Holga is an interesting tool, but it has a rather narrow niche in the tool box, if you will.
Keep the Hasselblad. You can buy a lot of film, processing, and top-notch drum scanning for $2000. Make a couple of gallery prints and put them on the wall.
Unless it's not about taking pictures, that is.
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10-27-2008
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You could always sell the M6 and Summicron ASPH and buy the M4 and either a 35mm Biogon or 35mm CV. Especially if you don't use the meter. If you decide not to, I, er, a friend, yeah a friend of mine, might be interested in the black M4.  |
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10-27-2008
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Keep the 'Blad, keep the M6, both are classics. While the M4 is a wonderful camera, so is the M6.
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