Hasselblad V lenes on the SL..........is there an adapter

[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

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I would like to know if there is a Hasselblad V lenes adapter to SL..........is there an adapter??

[jaapv]

https://www.novoflex.com/en/products/adapters/adapter-finder/

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[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

https://www.novoflex.com/en/products/adapters/adapter-finder/

Thanks for the link Jaapv.............it appears that novaflex only has Nikon and Canon adapters to the SL

Kipon make them but no stock

Edited March 23, 2017 by Neil D

[scott kirkpatrick]

Thanks for the link Jaapv.............it appears that novaflex only has Nikon and Canon adapters to the SL

Kipon make them but no stock

Right.  Down the path "SL only" you find the AF-enabling adapters that support Canon and Nikon FF lenses.  So for the Hasselblad, first you adapt it to an M socket and then use an M to L adapter.  This may cause a vignetting issue, as the M throat is narrow.  And I'm still waiting to hear how you get the Hassy shutter to stay open.  I'm sure it can be set on B or T or something, but there is a linkage to the Hasselbody that has to be used to cock and fire it.

[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

Right.  Down the path "SL only" you find the AF-enabling adapters that support Canon and Nikon FF lenses.  So for the Hasselblad, first you adapt it to an M socket and then use an M to L adapter.  This may cause a vignetting issue, as the M throat is narrow.  And I'm still waiting to hear how you get the Hassy shutter to stay open.  I'm sure it can be set on B or T or something, but there is a linkage to the Hasselbody that has to be used to cock and fire it.

You just set the Hassy lens to the F (green button)

[ramarren]

Right.  Down the path "SL only" you find the AF-enabling adapters that support Canon and Nikon FF lenses.  So for the Hasselblad, first you adapt it to an M socket and then use an M to L adapter.  This may cause a vignetting issue, as the M throat is narrow.  And I'm still waiting to hear how you get the Hassy shutter to stay open.  I'm sure it can be set on B or T or something, but there is a linkage to the Hasselbody that has to be used to cock and fire it.

 

 

Considering my Hasselblad C series lenses, you always cock the shutter before releasing the lens to use on another body. For use on an SL adapter, you press the button on the lens to stop down the aperture for preview. The shutter remains cocked, and the SL has no mechanism to release the lens shutter. So when you're done with it on the SL, you replace the lens onto the 500CM body, release the shutter, and then re-cock the lens and body to reset the lens to its usual state. 

[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

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Considering my Hasselblad C series lenses, you always cock the shutter before releasing the lens to use on another body. For use on an SL adapter, you press the button on the lens to stop down the aperture for preview. The shutter remains cocked, and the SL has no mechanism to release the lens shutter. So when you're done with it on the SL, you replace the lens onto the 500CM body, release the shutter, and then re-cock the lens and body to reset the lens to its usual state. 

Thanks for the clarification................what's the green F button for then?

[geetee1972]

Kipon do make one and you can buy it here:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112193540404?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

I have one coming that mounts to M mount since I already have an M to SL adapter on my SL and the one i ordered is quite a bit cheaper than the native SL mount one.

 

I'm not sure I've followed the points above. First off, on my CFE lenses at least, the button to move the shutter to F is orange not green. You use this setting for when you're shooting the lens on a focal plane body such as the 2000 or 200 series Hasselblads. I am not sure if you can use just C lenses on focal plane bodies or not. If you have a C lens (rather than a CF or CFE) it would be worth checking.

 

What I don't understand is how the lens aperture stops down but I think I might have worked it out (and this might be what the other poster is saying).

 

When you take a picture on the Hasselblad body, there is indeed a mechanical coupling between the body and the lens that both stops the aperture down and triggers the shutter in the lens (if on a V series) when you fire the shutter. If you're mounting it to an adapter I am guessing the adpater triggers the button in the lens. If you've set the lens to 'F' then that would disengage the lens shutter and result in only the aperture being stopped down.

 

As the other poster says, you do then need to recock the lens. There's a special tool you can buy but you can just as easily use a screw driver. Note that you have to 'wind it up', it takes a complete rotation to recock and it's spring loaded so if you stop half way around and take the screw driver out I think it returns to the original position.

 

My adpater should arrive tomorrow so I will share some images from my 120mm Makro Planar and 80mm Planar.

Edited March 23, 2017 by geetee1972

[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

Kipon do make one and you can buy it here:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112193540404?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

I have one coming that mounts to M mount since I already have an M to SL adapter on my SL and the one i ordered is quite a bit cheaper than the native SL mount one.

 

I'm not sure I've followed the points above. First off, on my CFI lenses at least, the button to move the shutter to F is orange not green. You use this setting for when you're shooting the lens on a focal plane body such as the 2000 or 200 series Hasselblads. I am not sure if you can use just C lenses on focal plane bodies or not. If you have a C lens (rather than a CF or CFI) it would be worth checking.

 

What I don't understand is how the lens aperture stops down but I think I might have worked it out (and this might be what the other poster is saying).

 

When you take a picture on the Hasselblad body, there is indeed a mechanical coupling between the body and the lens that both stops the aperture down and triggers the shutter in the lens (if on a V series) when you fire the shutter. If you're mounting it to an adapter I am guessing the adpater triggers the button in the lens. If you've set the lens to 'F' then that would disengage the lens shutter and result in only the aperture being stopped down.

 

As the other poster says, you do then need to recock the lens. There's a special tool you can buy but you can just as easily use a screw driver. Note that you have to 'wind it up', it takes a complete rotation to recock and it's spring loaded so if you stop half way around and take the screw driver out I think it returns to the original position.

 

My adpater should arrive tomorrow so I will share some images from my 120mm Makro Planar and 80mm Planar.

i just bought the adapter

[jaapv]

Thanks for the link Jaapv.............it appears that novaflex only has Nikon and Canon adapters to the SL

Kipon make them but no stock

Look again:

 

Order code: LETA + HARING

Price: € 238,90

[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

Look again:

 

Order code: LETA + HARING

Price: € 238,90

to late I bought one already

 

 

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[jaapv]

Right.  Down the path "SL only" you find the AF-enabling adapters that support Canon and Nikon FF lenses.  So for the Hasselblad, first you adapt it to an M socket and then use an M to L adapter.  This may cause a vignetting issue, as the M throat is narrow.  And I'm still waiting to hear how you get the Hassy shutter to stay open.  I'm sure it can be set on B or T or something, but there is a linkage to the Hasselbody that has to be used to cock and fire it.

You'll find the adapter under "SL+T"

[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

I got this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272378318738?ul_noapp=true

[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

Kipon do make one and you can buy it here:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112193540404?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

I have one coming that mounts to M mount since I already have an M to SL adapter on my SL and the one i ordered is quite a bit cheaper than the native SL mount one.

 

I'm not sure I've followed the points above. First off, on my CFE lenses at least, the button to move the shutter to F is orange not green. You use this setting for when you're shooting the lens on a focal plane body such as the 2000 or 200 series Hasselblads. I am not sure if you can use just C lenses on focal plane bodies or not. If you have a C lens (rather than a CF or CFE) it would be worth checking.

 

What I don't understand is how the lens aperture stops down but I think I might have worked it out (and this might be what the other poster is saying).

 

When you take a picture on the Hasselblad body, there is indeed a mechanical coupling between the body and the lens that both stops the aperture down and triggers the shutter in the lens (if on a V series) when you fire the shutter. If you're mounting it to an adapter I am guessing the adpater triggers the button in the lens. If you've set the lens to 'F' then that would disengage the lens shutter and result in only the aperture being stopped down.

 

As the other poster says, you do then need to recock the lens. There's a special tool you can buy but you can just as easily use a screw driver. Note that you have to 'wind it up', it takes a complete rotation to recock and it's spring loaded so if you stop half way around and take the screw driver out I think it returns to the original position.

 

My adpater should arrive tomorrow so I will share some images from my 120mm Makro Planar and 80mm Planar.

Looks like this is for a R lens

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[jaapv]

Neil, I know you like buying expensive stuff, but is this not a priced more than extortionate?

[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

Neil, I know you like buying expensive stuff, but is this not a priced more than extortionate?

I don't know Jaapv........its 6 x cheaper than my Leica S to SL and 4 x cheaper that my Leica SL to M adapter

[geetee1972]

 

Neil, I know you like buying expensive stuff, but is this not a priced more than extortionate?

That's not dumb adapter though. The Baveyes has internal optics that reduces the image circle so that it results in the same field of view you would have if the lens was mounted onto a Hasselblad body. So your 80mm will give a field of view equivalent to 56mm (it reduces by 0.7 times so it's not quite the same as the 'blad but it's close). That's why the adapter is so expensive.

 

 

Looks like this is for a R lens

The unit itself clearly says HB-SL so I imagine that the other information is an error.

Edited March 23, 2017 by geetee1972

[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

That's not dumb adapter though. The Baveyes has internal optics that reduces the image circle so that it results in the same field of view you would have if the lens was mounted onto a Hasselblad body. So your 80mm will give a field of view equivalent to 56mm (it reduces by 0.7 times so it's not quite the same as the 'blad but it's close). That's why the adapter is so expensive.

Cheep compared to Leica's adapters.......the M to SL is a dumb ass adapter

[geetee1972]

The M to SL is however cheaper than the one you just bought though.

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Hallo,

Look here: Leica L-Mount

[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

The M to SL is however cheaper than the one you just bought though.

i don't think so