If you have a 503CW you can buy the Hasselblad insert and use an A16 645 back. That’ll get you 16 VPan shots without modifications. If you like look of sprocket holes on 35mm, you can run 35mm though an A24 back and get 22 shots. 👍 The Hasselblad panoramic insert for the 503 series cameras is called a 6X3 mask.
The A16 backs are cool, I wish I had one of those but 645 isn't anywhere close to this panoramic format. You get 16 shots with 645 vs 27 with one of these backs on the same roll of film.
The whole process is quite simple. I purchased a mint A24 Type III back for AUD200 and communicated with him by email. His English is excellent. 4 months later,I received the P27 back. Cost including back, freight, import duty (China), modification and 500 series and 903SWC masks was around AUD750.
picking up this Hasselblad back for my imaginary Hasselblad camera, sure - hey, i wanted to say that i really like the LOOK/COLORBALANCE of your video- and the images you dropped in, i the way film scans can look, especially before they have been tweaked. Your entire deal has what I think of as that Northern European 'film' look of the 1950s, into the 60s. I live in Dallas, when I was a kid (1970) I bought a beautiful Braun super8 film cam, and you know, all of the promotional material for Braun had that same look.
This seems like a great way to shoot native panoramic for not XPan prices! (but still Hassy prices) Would absolutely love to try it myself but the logistics of having to send a back in and out of China seem like a nightmare to traverse. Wish they had the option to pay extra for the guy to source a back for you instead.
Hm, interesting! I bought an A16 (4x4 superslide) back by accident a while ago, thinking it was 645.. but that might be quite suitable to convert, since it's already setup for a smaller image size and its spacing. It may just need a different mask.
Not really interesting doing this with a Hasselblad C as the square format is limited in width compared to 6x7 cameras shooting panoramas. I easily achieve the same result on my Hasselblad C simply by shooting 135 film in a 220 Hasselblad back with just a cheap 3D printed 135 adapter. Even the standard 220 back frame counter works if you tape a 40cm long leader to the 135 cartridge. Only drawback of this method is that you have to unload the 135 film inside a changing back (no 135 rewind mechanism)
Yeah, using a 6x7 camera with a rotating back gives you a slightly wider image at the cost of having to unroll and reroll 35mm film and having to unload your camera in your bag as well, nice as an experiment but not really worth it if you frequently shoot panoramic film in my opinion. If you're using a 500 series Hasselblad already, there really is no advantage to shooting 35mm film since you get the same width and have to deal with the film running top to bottom so you always have to rotate the camera by 90 degrees in addition to having to prepare the rolls.
If you have a 503CW you can buy the Hasselblad insert and use an A16 645 back. That’ll get you 16 VPan shots without modifications. If you like look of sprocket holes on 35mm, you can run 35mm though an A24 back and get 22 shots. 👍
The Hasselblad panoramic insert for the 503 series cameras is called a 6X3 mask.
The A16 backs are cool, I wish I had one of those but 645 isn't anywhere close to this panoramic format. You get 16 shots with 645 vs 27 with one of these backs on the same roll of film.
Good information 💯
Thansk!
Great. Fabulous.
That china shop also supply conversion adapter for Hasselblad CW motor which can be used for 200 series.
Interesting! I didn't know that.
The whole process is quite simple. I purchased a mint A24 Type III back for AUD200 and communicated with him by email. His English is excellent. 4 months later,I received the P27 back. Cost including back, freight, import duty (China), modification and 500 series and 903SWC masks was around AUD750.
Interesting, did you send it directly to him from Australia and did he send it back to you?
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Wish I had a hassey. Only got a mamiya
Those are lovely cameras as well!
picking up this Hasselblad back for my imaginary Hasselblad camera, sure - hey, i wanted to say that i really like the LOOK/COLORBALANCE of your video- and the images you dropped in, i the way film scans can look, especially before they have been tweaked. Your entire deal has what I think of as that Northern European 'film' look of the 1950s, into the 60s. I live in Dallas, when I was a kid (1970) I bought a beautiful Braun super8 film cam, and you know, all of the promotional material for Braun had that same look.
Thanks, I really appreciate it!
This seems like a great way to shoot native panoramic for not XPan prices! (but still Hassy prices)
Would absolutely love to try it myself but the logistics of having to send a back in and out of China seem like a nightmare to traverse. Wish they had the option to pay extra for the guy to source a back for you instead.
Yeah, still not cheap.
Hm, interesting! I bought an A16 (4x4 superslide) back by accident a while ago, thinking it was 645.. but that might be quite suitable to convert, since it's already setup for a smaller image size and its spacing. It may just need a different mask.
Good idea! That would probably work.
Not really interesting doing this with a Hasselblad C as the square format is limited in width compared to 6x7 cameras shooting panoramas.
I easily achieve the same result on my Hasselblad C simply by shooting 135 film in a 220 Hasselblad back with just a cheap 3D printed 135 adapter.
Even the standard 220 back frame counter works if you tape a 40cm long leader to the 135 cartridge.
Only drawback of this method is that you have to unload the 135 film inside a changing back (no 135 rewind mechanism)
Yeah, using a 6x7 camera with a rotating back gives you a slightly wider image at the cost of having to unroll and reroll 35mm film and having to unload your camera in your bag as well, nice as an experiment but not really worth it if you frequently shoot panoramic film in my opinion. If you're using a 500 series Hasselblad already, there really is no advantage to shooting 35mm film since you get the same width and have to deal with the film running top to bottom so you always have to rotate the camera by 90 degrees in addition to having to prepare the rolls.