aksclix Posted December 30, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 30, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Are the Hasselblad HC lenses with the Leica S-Adapter H on S2 bodies recommended? Especially the 80mm f2.8 HC lens. Could this be an alternative to the native Leica 70mm f2.5? Please point me to any older thread on this topic if there is one.. I would like to know the best performing Hasselblad lenses on S2 bodies with the S-Adapter H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John McMaster Posted December 30, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 30, 2020 Do you have the Hasselblad lenses already? john Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksclix Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted December 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, John McMaster said: Do you have the Hasselblad lenses already? john no.. contemplating whether to buy a used 70mm f2.5 Leica or a hasselblad HC + adapter at nearly 1/3rd the cost Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McMaster Posted December 30, 2020 Share #4 Posted December 30, 2020 A lot of the point of S cameras are the S lenses... john 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksclix Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, John McMaster said: A lot of the point of S cameras are the S lenses... john Hmm gotcha! 😌 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardC Posted January 1, 2021 Share #6 Posted January 1, 2021 Adapters are good options for lenses that Leica doesn't offer (like anything above 180mm, or bellows/macro), or for lenses that you already own, or for special lenses (the Hasselblad/Zeiss 110/2.0 Planar, in my case). I started my S adventure with just the 70, and adapted lenses for shorter/longer. What that taught me is how much better the Leica S lenses are. It was almost impossible to mix "legacy lens" shots with S-glass shots. The only way was by un-sharpening and de-saturating the S glass, which defeats the purpose. I still use the Zeiss 110, because it has a classic look, and I occasionally use enlarging lenses on a bellows, but that's it. You may as well skip the extra expense of the adapters and put that money toward Leica lenses. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted January 1, 2021 Share #7 Posted January 1, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) The HC lenses work well. I can from my own experience recommend the 2.2/100. Leaf shutter works as well. AF works well when using the optical finder. It does not work if live view is used (just like the Contax 645 lenses). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksclix Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted January 1, 2021 I found a good deal on the 70mm so I’ll hold off on getting the S adapter H and HC lens for now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted January 2, 2021 Share #9 Posted January 2, 2021 At the price of S lenses now, you are getting quite a lot for your money. Most of the lenses were in the 7000 to 8000 dollar range or more, and now it seems most can be had for half that or less if you look around. I think they sell slowly, if at all, from what I have heard. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodachrome Posted March 21, 2021 Share #10 Posted March 21, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 11:21 AM, Photon42 said: The HC lenses work well. I can from my own experience recommend the 2.2/100. Leaf shutter works as well. AF works well when using the optical finder. It does not work if live view is used (just like the Contax 645 lenses). I'm assuming that Live View is for the 007 ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted March 21, 2021 Share #11 Posted March 21, 2021 4 hours ago, kodachrome said: I'm assuming that Live View is for the 007 ? Yes, live view is only for S007 and S3. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted March 22, 2021 Share #12 Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) On 3/21/2021 at 8:12 AM, kodachrome said: I'm assuming that Live View is for the 007 ? Live view works also on the 007, but not AF in Live view with Contax and HC lenses. Edited March 22, 2021 by Photon42 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodachrome Posted March 23, 2021 Share #13 Posted March 23, 2021 11 hours ago, Photon42 said: Live view works also on the 007, but not AF in Live view with Contax and HC lenses. with the Contax and HC lenses adapted would focus peaking work in live view on the 007 (S3) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted March 23, 2021 Share #14 Posted March 23, 2021 1 hour ago, kodachrome said: with the Contax and HC lenses adapted would focus peaking work in live view on the 007 (S3) Focus peaking works. It should work with all adapters. My five cents: FP is overrated. If I have enough time and on a tripod, I use the loupe. If I don't have the time, I use the optical and AF. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted March 24, 2021 Share #15 Posted March 24, 2021 It seems best for video where you need to quickly get to an area that is acceptably sharp and your reproduction ratio is not that high. In my experience, it is not accurate enough for stills, at least if you are prioritizing larger prints... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardC Posted March 24, 2021 Share #16 Posted March 24, 2021 13 hours ago, Stuart Richardson said: It seems best for video where you need to quickly get to an area that is acceptably sharp and your reproduction ratio is not that high. In my experience, it is not accurate enough for stills, at least if you are prioritizing larger prints... Even for video it isn't considered accurate. Focus peaking is there to provide some confidence that the focus hasn't been knocked-around accidentally. You still need to punch-in to 1:1 to double check. I think the feature dates back to 2/3" ENG (electronic news gathering) cameras. It's good enough for a news piece shot in bright light with a relatively slow lens, later to be displayed on consumer PAL or NTSC TVs. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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