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Been chatting with a guy in the Netherlands about the 503 CW

Not that I have a clue about anything Hassiblad but it sure looks nice[emoji3][emoji3][emoji482][emoji482][emoji3][emoji3]

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Cheers Andy. At least I will not have to think too much tonight then about taking Hassie pictures with my 120 macro

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I know what you mean, Neil. :D   Using this today... :)

 

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It was compared 1600px Frontier scans to doing scanning yourself which with the right setup (even with a cheap Plustek) is way superior in data from the 1600px Frontier files.

I do my pre-scans in 1600px which is generally sufficient to separate bad shots, yet provide the entire roll of film for digital archive and make selections on rescans (1600px is REALLY fast with a Minolta 5400 + Vuescan).

Keepers are usually scanned at highest resolution, multi pass, some grain reduction/ ICE and a custom exposure to squeeze the most information out of the negative.

This last step is why one really wants to scan themselves, as most shops will just do a standard settings scan (as consumer prices for this service usually are laughably low for a business operation to earn a coin on custom scanning).

 

The entry level price for a decent scanner is way, way lower than any Leica film body costs to get into (~150 - 250 USD for a good Plustek) - no argument to me really ;-)

 

 

 

I second that. The old shop I used in Shanghai (which closed eventually) allowed for renting time on their Hasselblad scanners + they had a truly fantastic set of large format printers too and willing people who went out of their way to get you just the right print.

Issue here in Shanghai with such shops is that even with truly great equipment, the output usually is mandated by the focus on lowest possible prices (hence often inconsistent quality and mediocre customer service).

Only a handful of shops have survived with decent quality (one only really) - I am very lucky that their color development and film handling during developing is solid and the shop is very recommendable (Weima Photo on Wulumuqi Lu).

 

I wish color dev kits would be available at good prices in Shanghai (they are not) then even C41 would be done in the darkroom bathroom.

Indeed, Menos. The shop Neil is using has a Plustek 120 which gets used by customers, in addition to the self-developing (I've always been disappointed when I've gone to the self-development section of bookstores and found few books on film... :rolleyes: ).

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Skip the lightweight stuff, Neil.....you might as well look into 8x10.....you can contact print, no enlarger needed.  

 

And there are some beautiful old view cameras around.  A friend of mine met his future wife, who stopped to inquire about the camera.

 

Jeff

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Skip the lightweight stuff, Neil.....you might as well look into 8x10.....you can contact print, no enlarger needed.  

 

And there are some beautiful old view cameras around.  A friend of mine met his future wife, who stopped to inquire about the camera.

 

Jeff

 

I've already suggested that. A 10X8 camera and contact printing that is, not how to meet a future wife (I think Neil has a wife or partner anyway so it's a moot point). 

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...A friend of mine met his future wife, who stopped to inquire about the camera.

 

Jeff

 

I am convinced he would have gotten a better wife had be been shooting with a Leica IIIg. Isn't that obvious?

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1600 scans should be good enough for FB and Leica forums though....... Shouldn't they????

never got a reply about this........ Please
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I am convinced he would have gotten a better wife had be been shooting with a Leica IIIg. Isn't that obvious?

i like the one I got thanks[emoji3][emoji3]❤️[emoji3]
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Skip the lightweight stuff, Neil.....you might as well look into 8x10.....you can contact print, no enlarger needed.

 

And there are some beautiful old view cameras around. A friend of mine met his future wife, who stopped to inquire about the camera.

 

Jeff

Jeff link please??
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Been chatting with a guy in the Netherlands about the 503 CW

Not that I have a clue about anything Hassiblad but it sure looks nice[emoji3][emoji3][emoji482][emoji482][emoji3][emoji3]

 

Damn, Neil, you're just a couple of weeks too late...  I just sold my 503CXi...   and my 501cm kit too... 

 

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12117860566_786263cc09_z.jpgP1020591 by Roger H, on Flickr

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I really appreciate all the help everyone has given me in this thread and for the last 3 years that I have been coming to this forum, I just don't need stuff shoved down the back of my throat, you have to do this you have to do that...............I just want to go out and take some pictures and have fun

Thanks

Neil 

 

 

Then stick to digital?

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He's already alluding to it...it depends whether a Hasselblad 50 C/M is a better chick magnet than an M6.

 

 

No, Hasselblads just won't cut it.

 

Neil's a Leica man - only a Sinar will do!  He can even get a p3 and integrate it with his Leica S camera.  Perfect!

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