After graduating from college in 2020 my parents gave me a Hasselblad 500CM as a graduation present. I had been wishing for a Hasselblad since learning about them. As a quick introduction, Hasselblad is legendary within analogue photography circles, from photos on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission (I can recommend the 2019 documentary […]
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5 Frames… Of Cinestill 50D and a contemporary dancer aka, “Scatter in Four” (120 format / EI 50 / Hasselblad 503CX + Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2.8) – by Abel M
They are the elements with which one afternoon we go out to try to capture the vibration that emotions produce during the dance movement. These five photographs are the first of a photographic project that seeks the relationship of the person with the movement. So the way I found to approach the objective of the […]
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Photography: Pecan pie – Shot on Kodak Portra 400VC at EI 320 (120 Format)
Shot on Kodak Portra 400VC at EI 320 (120 Format). Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6. Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8
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5 frames… Or 5 woodland portraits, taken with a Hasselblad 500CM and Sonnar CF 180mm f/4 on expired Kodak T-MAX 100 at EI 50
For what am I not trying to capture if not the essence of the character of my motifs? That´s why I like to shoot the woodlands and other things I find interesting with a portrait lens or at least mostly with a shallow depth of field. I´m interested in details I see or the beauty […]
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5 Frames… Of Querétaro at dawn on Kodak VISION3 500T 5219 and a Hasselblad 503CX (120 Format / EI 500 / Distagon C 50mm f/4)
For a long time I wanted to use motion picture film, I found myself buying Cinestill 800T for the convenience of developing but after doing some research I found that it is not difficult to develop motion picture film with C-41 chemistry. So I bought some rolls of medium format Kodak VISION3 500T (5219) for […]
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5 Frames… Of Seri Menanti on ILFORD Delta 400 Professional (120 format / EI 400 / Hasselblad 500C + Planar C 80mm f/2.8)
I recently acquired the Hasselblad 500C and was itching to have a crack at ILFORD Delta 400 Professional (recently expired) at box speed after having tried Bergger Pancro 400 in my search of an ISO 400 film to be part of my kit. Armed with the Hasselblad, light meter and tripod, I headed south, out […]
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Photography: Be careful out back – Shot on Lomography Color Negative 800 at EI 800 (120 Format)
Shot on Lomography Color Negative 800 at EI 800.Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6.Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8. Check out my Lomography CN 800 vs Kodak Portra 800 vs Fuji Natura 1600 (day and night) blind film test.
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Photography: Water damage #04 – Shot on Kodak Plus-X at E125 (120 Format)
Shot on Kodak Plus-X at E125 (120 Format)Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8
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Photography: Light and shadow – Shot on Lomography Color Negative 800 at EI 800 (120 Format)
Both shot on Lomography Color Negative 800 (EI 800, meter readings differ by 2-stops).Color negative film in 120 format shot at 6×6.Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8. Check out Lomography CN 800 vs Kodak Portra 800 vs Fuji Natura 1600 (day and night) in my blind film test.
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Photography: Power up – Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100 (120 format)
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6Cross processed in C-41 ChemistryHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8 Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) review here.Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) cross processing and push processing guide here.
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Photography: Water damage #01 – Shot on Kodak Plus-X at E125 (120 Format)
Shot on Kodak Plus-X at E125 (120 Format)Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8
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Photography: Water damage #05 – Shot on Kodak Plus-X at E125 (120 Format)
Shot on Kodak Plus-X at E125 (120 Format)Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8
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Photography: It can wait – Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100 (120 format)
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6Cross processed in C-41 ChemistryHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8 Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) review here.Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) cross processing and push processing guide here.
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Photography: Tear it down, tear it all down – Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100 (120 format)
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6Cross processed in C-41 ChemistryHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8 Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) review here.Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) cross processing and push processing guide here.
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Photography: Welcome – Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100 (120 format)
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6Cross processed in C-41 ChemistryHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8 Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) review here.Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) cross processing and push processing guide here.
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Photography: Second choice – Shot on Kodak EKTACHROME E100VS at EI 100 (120 format)
Shot on Kodak EKTACHROME E100VS at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6Cross processed Read the EKTACHROME 100VS reviewRead the EKTACHROME 100VS experimentation guide (push and cross-processing) Hasselblad 2000FCW + Carl Zeiss Planar F 80mm f/2.8
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Photography: Lei Day – Shot on Kodak Portra 400VC at EI 320 (120 Format)
Shot on Kodak Portra 400VC at EI 320 (120 Format). Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6. Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8
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Photography: Water damage #03 – Shot on Kodak Plus-X at E125 (120 Format)
Shot on Kodak Plus-X at E125 (120 Format)Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8
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Photography: Cloccian – Shot on LomoChrome Metropolis XR 100–400 at EI 400 (120 format)
Shot on LomoChrome Metropolis XR 100–400 at EI 400Color negative film in 120 formatHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8
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5 Frames… Of Nordic summer bliss (and Heathrow) on Lomography 800 and a Hasselblad 500CM with Carl Zeiss Planar CF 80mm f/2.8
My family and I recently moved to Sweden. I had owned the Hasselblad for a few months prior to moving, but documenting our first few months in the country of its origin seemed poignant! The first few film stocks I had tried were Ektar 100, then Lomography Color Negative 800 (which I had unsuccessfully tried […]
