22 January 2013

my hasselblad 500 c/m.

with this post I want to celebrate the arrival of an Hasselblad 500 C/M among my numerous and very dear family of cameras.
Hasselblad 500 C/M kit + A12 film back + Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2,8

my Hasselblad 500 C/M fan art.
I remember dreaming about having my own Hasselblad when I was at the photography school: since then many years have passed and right at the beginning of this new one I thought it was the right time for me to make my dream come true. thanks to Jacopo I eventually found my Hasselblad 500 C/M on the website of a very special shop called New Old Camera - which sent the camera all the way from Milano to me.
images from Hasselblad Historical:
♥ while waiting for my camera to arrive I have grown very fond of this website: hasselbladhistorical.eu.
besides those magnificent photographs of Victor Hasselblad and Reinhold Heidecke there is a lot of interesting stuff I didn't know before - for instance that the creator of Hasselblad cameras was in fact a passionate bird watcher and "one of the goals in manufacturing his own camera was to have a camera that he felt would be ideal for bird photography."
needless to say I cannot wait to start shooting with my Hasselblad!

10 comments:

  1. Ciao Hasselblad :)
    Can't wait to see some shots taken with the new camera Polly <3

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    1. sono felicissima! e' meravigliosa e non vedo l'ora di iniziare a scattare con lei! :-) ♥

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  2. Sooooo exciting!!!! :)
    Looking forward to photos on your Hassy!

    xoxo

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    1. thank you, dear Charlyn! :-) she arrived yesterday evening, so I am planning to shot a couple of film rolls over the weekend, to try her out! ;-)

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    1. I promise I will use her properly! ;-)

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  4. I became interested in photgraphy because my father *loves* it; it's, mostly a hobby for him, but he has used it tons of times for his work, and he's a FAN of hasselblads, so I kind of inherited his fascination with them... so complete ♥♥♥♥

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    1. I find it so sweet that you and your father have the same love towards photography! my dad used to take photographs too, when he was younger - right now he passed his Nikon FM onto me and she is still one of my favourite cameras ever. I will send dad some of my hasselblad photographs as soon as I have taken any. :-) ♥

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  5. i'm very happy for you polly!

    and yes, a hasselblad is indeed an icon and i think anyone who loves photography would absolutely love to have one :)

    i'm looking forward to see the photos to come!

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    1. thank you, dear Joana! I am looking forward to start shooting with this wonderful camera - I still cannot believe she's mine! :-)

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