Neal Hinkle
@nealhinkle
Photographer. West Texas.
Artificially brassing your unused gear is lame af. (note the pristine lens mount) Why is this predominantly a red dot thing? Photo is from an email I received today from a well known retailer, not AI. No shade on them.
Haven’t had the ELX out for a few months. Was the right tool for the job today. For a quick paced portrait session, it beats hand cranking a 500cm.
Current playlist. Fits my mood today. Hard to believe this is 40 years old. Sounds just right!
This is creepy AF! I received this marketing email this morning from a large photo retailer. I can only imagine the sleeze balls who think this is a good idea. This kind of thing does everyone in the industry a disservice. We need to be better than this.
@tomnorthfilm.bsky.social after our discussion about the merits of weather sealing a couple days ago, guess this was bound to happen. Camera/lens did great used them both all day. The strobe remote did get a little water in the LCD (not weather sealed). A 600w/s monolight also got a good soaking.
The other odd Hasselblad question to ask is if the film back has a “matching” insert. There are three digits labeled on the insert that match the last three digits of the serial number of the back. This means they were a calibrated/matched set at the factory.
Stayed in an Airbnb this weekend. The decor was a little weird, yet bland. #trichrome
My camera set up for (hopefully) my final photo shoot of 2025. Today’s last file number; A0659199.3FR. The CFV back records file numbers sequentially. Over the years, it has churned out a staggering amount of data, 16 megapixels at a time on its square CCD sensor.
This was my original concept. A way to use 82mm filters with a standard 4”/100mm filter holder. Then adapted the design for use with lenses with push on filters.
Here my solution. Holds Nikon friendly 52mm filers. I’ve made a few versions for different cameras. The filters just slide in and out for quick changes. Works great.
I have these and a variety of color correction and effects gels in my light kit. Amazon has many far less expensive options. In a pinch, use whatever’s on hand. Binder clips and a sheet of copier paper can add density to the inner diffuser of a soft box.
Just saw a copy of that print for sale if anyone is interested. Actually a LOT of really nice prints up for sale. Tempted.
To get fall you need to “drop” the bed. Push in the chrome support arms on either side of the bed/body and the bed can lower about 15°. You then tilt the lens back to make things parallel. That’s max fall. Then use rise to adjust as needed. This is a super speed, but works about the same.
New ride from Canada! Glad I got it now. In a few days it might cost 35% more. It’s going to be tough on these small businesses. #longboard
Stealth cat is: A: Guarding a Hasselblad Flexbody B: Ensuring a Hasselblad Flexbody is covered in cat hair C: Pretending to be a chameleon D: All the above
I have a Model 5 that I still use a few times a month. This one came out a little after the one you’re describing with the different processing cards. The tank heaters went out. So now I have it set up for room temp b/w processing. All my color work is now done with a Jobo.
A complete brain fart of lens design. Sony’s fancy G Master 70-200 has a lens mount alignment marker that is the same color as the lens. Impossible to see in the field. I’ve resorted to a low tech fix. Otherwise, it has proven to be a really nice lens.
Love shift lenses. Should absolutely work with an FA. My 35 mounted to an F100 without doing anything special. I’d call them non-AI. No rabbit ears and no index tab/notch on the aperture ring.
Here's my contribution to #FolderWeek Used my 4x5 Speed Graphic. Hand held, rangefinder focused and composed with the viewfinder. Such a quick and easy way to work. Used #FP4Party #believeinfilm