Yeah, I know you said the Blad 500 is the best camera in the world ... but I'd go with the Trip 35. I wouldn't expect the Blad 500 to have survived what I've put my Trip through and it still works as well as day I bought it, secondhand for £12, in 1990. Get a lens cover to protect that selenium cell. Watch out for the wee red flag that tells you you've not wound it on or the light is too low for shooting, in which case the shutter release won't work. Its only got two automatic shutter speeds (medium and slow); perfect for catching Hippopotamuses in flight.
Probably would have been worth sacrificing 1 shot just to check film speed. I accidentally opened the back of my Trip the other day after 6 shots and incredibly only 1 shot was lost!
Yeah, I know you said the Blad 500 is the best camera in the world ... but I'd go with the Trip 35. I wouldn't expect the Blad 500 to have survived what I've put my Trip through and it still works as well as day I bought it, secondhand for £12, in 1990.
Get a lens cover to protect that selenium cell. Watch out for the wee red flag that tells you you've not wound it on or the light is too low for shooting, in which case the shutter release won't work. Its only got two automatic shutter speeds (medium and slow); perfect for catching Hippopotamuses in flight.
Probably would have been worth sacrificing 1 shot just to check film speed. I accidentally opened the back of my Trip the other day after 6 shots and incredibly only 1 shot was lost!