The WEIRDEST Camera I've Ever LOVED
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 พ.ค. 2024
- In this week's photography tutorial video I discuss the Hasselblad 907X and why I found it to be such an inspirational camera -- and why feeling inspired by your kit is so important. I also show the behind the scenes of many photos, including what I look for in composition and lighting and how I use panoramic crops and long exposures to create dramatic, fine-art style images.
I wrote a longer piece on CNET about why I love this camera so much, despite its various drawbacks, so if you're interested in reading that then here's the link: www.cnet.com/tech/computing/t...
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There are LOADS of photos in this video, but do you have any favs?
I get a little tired of photography videos that are too technical. I get tired of photography videos that wax poetic and theoretical. I get tired of photography videos that try too hard to be artistic and 'meaningful'. I get tired of photography videos that claim they'll make me a great photographer with "three simple tips" or try to tell me what I've been doing "WRONG" all these years.
So this video was a breath of fresh air. A nice balance of technical detail, actual shooting and decision making, great shots, great locations and an amazing camera. Thanks.
Really nice photos. I also use the XPan crop a lot. While some people won't stop down beyond f/11 because of the fear of diffraction effects, I think your photos demonstrated that you can still get really nice sharp photos at f/16 or even f/19. I usually shoot my 907x at f/11, but sometimes stop down further and haven't thrown out any photos due to diffraction. By the way, the tiny 28P on the 907x is just incredible in what quality it provides in such a tiny package.
There's no such thing as enough of Scottish shoreline, I don't think. I collect weird lenses, that's an inexhaustible source of excitement and frustration. I particularly liked the stuff around 14 minutes into the video. That camera sure is a dream.
Yeah I personally never tire of the Scottish coast! What sort of weird lenses do you have?
@@AndrewLanxonPhotography To name a few favourites - Jupiter-8, Vega-7, Vega-11 - they all give fantastic macro, the first one soft, the second one really "vintage" and underwater-looking, the last one sharp and creamy at the same time.
I also love monolenses, which have a wild spherical aberration that creates a ghostly, "painterly" look. Not an everyday piece of gear but definitely the best thing I've ever come across. In general, old stuff is really worth exploring, especially cine, projector and enlarger lenses.
The 24 Minute exposure is really beatiful with your retouch. Would put that on my wall anytime
Thanks so much!
Many years ago I had a 500 C/M which I loved. I'd love to have a digital version of that camera.
That camera is a work of art in itself before it even takes a single photo.
Well, there's a $150 million jackpot tomorrow. If I win, I'll buy you one. 👍
The moment you started taking pictures of the ropes and the lobster pots I realized this was the place I visited at the end of January this year. I took pictures of about the same selection of subjects as you did 😮 … I did not have a Hasselblad but I feel that for places like this it is a great piece of gear (unless on a budget). I do not have a favourite but all images of this beautiful village are outstanding. 😊 Now for this article on CNET …
It's a great spot and I've got similar photos with various other cameras, it was just a nice bonus to be there with a hasselblad this time! Did you find you couldn't help taking photos everywhere you looked? It's hard to narrow it down there sometimes!
@@AndrewLanxonPhotography … I agree. However, it also serves as a great reminder to slow down to find the best compositions. Cheers …
Wow!!! It would be easier, Andrew, for me to advise the images I didn’t care for as much. My favorite was the first image after you switched to the 90mm lens and got that great shot with the reflection of colored houses. That shot was just so pleasing to my eye. The other was the first shot of the sea wall that you felt was too dark. I agree it was dark, but I actually really liked it that way. I wish I could ask you when I am watching the questions that come to mind. 😂 Your photography is just so lovely. I enjoyed the lobster pots and ropes images as well. Very nice, especially the one with the float slightly off center but with ropes above and below. That would be a great shot for a seafood restaurant here in the state of Maine where lobsters 🦞 are life. Andrew….can you do a video where you explain a little more in depth how the ND filters work and when and why we would use them? I would like to understand this because you use those filters often. Thank you. Great video as always.
Thanks so much as always, Tamara! Really interesting that you like the shots more from around the harbor area -- personally, I love the ones from the sunny seaside day more, but that's why photography is so great as everyone has different preferences! I'll definitely keep in mind the idea of doing a more in depth video on ND filters. Thanks again for watching!
Beautiful images but for 7K I’d want it to make my breakfast lunch and dinner as well as a brew on every occasion.
I think you should try the Z8, it will give you that ‘want to get out’ feeling.
Looking forward to the forthcoming release of the Canon Transit for the everyday carry :-)
Amazing work my friend,nice video
I never thought a shot of ropes could look so good until you took it 😳
I used to own a Fujifilm GFX100 - same or similar sensor I believe, and I loved the images I could get with that camera. It just got too heavy for me.
You certainly took some really nice pictures with that Hasselblad. My favourite is the cottage at around 14:30. If I start saving now, then by ….
Yeah they GFX cameras are nice but they're like tanks. The Hasselblad isn't the lightest either but it feels a lot more manageable and the lenses are a lot lighter.
Really nice panos indeed!
Very heavy vignetting indeed on those long exposure shots. Perhaps the size of your filter was too small? I don’t know how wide angle it was, and why filter thread size. Wide angle lenses need extra wide filters to avoid this vignetting… I’ve had some negative experience with that myself!
I have done some really long exposures myself btw a few times. For light trails of traffic for instance.
Weirdly it's not the filters that's the problem as they weren't in shot at all (72mm filter thread on the lens, 82mm filter kit and I double checked when I took the shot). It's more that there's a natural hotspot towards the middle that could be more to do with the lens structure. I've noticed it on other shots too, including ones without any filters.
Why not just use brighter ND filter when I have experimented with waves and water I don’t find any benefit to these really long exposures (not that I have ever done that long)
I tried some shots at about 4-6 minutes and the water is nowhere near as smooth so I wanted to push for as long an exposure as possible here to maximise the effect.
I liked the pano on the bench by edinburgh
Thanks Philip!
I loved your photos. First, you are an incredible photographer and two, great locations. I do believe you could do the same with the Canon. I never understand using any tool that doesn't make it easier to take my photos. Those buttons/wheels would drive me crazy. We all have some "wants" that we can't afford. If you had it you might get bored with it.
It would be great if it has - frame averaging for those long exposure w/o the need for ND filters and even passing object is no problem
Can I borrow the Hassy? I promise to send it back!
I live a thousand miles from the coast so all of the harbor shots I thought were fantastic! Too bad Hasselblad didn't loan you a macro lens as well.
Thought that camera has focus stacking.
Great video Andrew, I just say I have not made any photos with this camera body I do feel your pain. I am from Western Canada and I would have another heart attack if I paid the cost, it's bad enough I own both the Canon R6 and R6 Mark IN and each of those purchased brand new when the were released and paid $3500.00 plus tax, the Haselblad I'm sure with the US or Euro I'm thinking maybe a Million dollars lmo. In actuality the cost would be close to $10 000.00 it would be better to buy the Canon R5 and I would get 3 cameras for the price of 1 body. Now I don't want to give you a heart if, so I will not bring up the price of Canon glass with you. The cost has us Canadian or really hoping for some full frame glass from Sigma and Take on glass for us to be able to use non ST glass mounted with the adapter. Mind you the adapters do work well but to have a native mount would be so much better, but I have had 2 serious problems with the Canon ST to DR mount were after time having large super telephoto lenses with the adapter has caused my adapters to become non functioning due to the weight of the lens on the mount adapter.
Thanks for all the learning videos I have learned so much from you with all the at home macro photography learning and still want to find more to learn. Cheers Andrew.
Matthew from Edmonton Alberta.
It was a 2 1/4" negative, very forgiving to crop in an enlarger.
I don't like wide angle distortion.
Just step back with a large sensor.
How many times did you almost drop the camera with no neck strap?
No protection of the sensor with a built in flexible roll between lens change is questionable.
Flowers/foreground always in focus.
The Hasselblad is more like a 1950s classic car. Great to look at but feature poor and a bit slow.
My Nikon Z8 is more of a Ferrari. I just love taking her out for a spin, be it wildlife, street, or landscape.
I have my little Lotus, OM-1, for all things macro. Pusing the metafor too far!
That metaphor works perfectly! Maybe I've got it the wrong way round. What the Hasselblad does it does incredibly well, but it's slow and clunky. That sounds like a van.
But what if there was a macro lens?
Well that would just be delightful!