STUDIO PORTRAITS ON FILM (Hasselblad 500CM Medium Format)
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- In this video I channel my inner negative feedback while my buddy Panda (@pandrew_p) teaches me how to shoot his Hasselblad 500cm medium format film camera. I was a total noob and made a lot of mistakes but I learnt a lot too, and maybe you can aswell by watching.
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Okay. To correct a few things: Kodak 400TX is Tri-X 400iso black and white film, not Tmax 400. That would be denoted as 400TMY (for some reason). Also, yes, the lens is the important part of this camera system as both the shutter (which controls your shutter speeds) is in the lens as a leaf shutter, which means that the shutter can sync with the flash at any of the available speeds, all the way up to 1/500th of a second. For a Hasselblad 500cm, as well as all other V series Hasselblads, the shutter is NOT in the body as they stated. What they are mistaking for a shutter is actually a set of barn doors in the body to help block stray light entering the body during an exposure. It should also be noted that these barn doors are sometimes slower than the actual shutter so it is good practice to press and hold the shutter open so as to not cut the exposure short with the barn doors since they close as soon as you let go of the shutter button. As well as the shutter, what they were trying to get at in the video is that the aperture, and subsequent control, is also in the lens as it is with most manual lenses. This controls your depth of field as well as the amount of light that is allowed to enter the camera at once. Fuji FP100c is a discontinued peel-apart instant film that was used to test exposures in a studio setting before moving onto "real" film. In the way that they used a Canon 5D to test exposure, that is the old-school purpose of the Fuji instant film. For the record, this is NOT Polaroid film. It is Fujifilm instant film. The dark slide only needs to be inserted when removing/switching backs as it blocks light from hitting the film. The dark slide does not need to be removed and inserted for every exposure. Due to some fancy Swedish mechanics, the shutter will not fire with the darkslide inserted and the back cannot be removed with the darkslide out. Pretty cool stuff. It is also ill-advised to use the dark slide to open up a roll of film as this can bend your darkslide and then you have light leaks to worry about. Not good. Please don't take my comment as being condescending. When it comes to these cameras, there is A LOT to learn and I just want to do my best to make sure accurate information is given to those who may need it. Keep up the good work and never stop shooting!
Hello fellows. As an old film photographer, it is always fun for me to watch young guys shoot film on a classic camera, especially a Hassy. Way back in 1972, as a teenager, I worked as an apprentice to a professional photographer who used Hasselblad as did just about every pro. A big part of my job was keeping things organized during a shoot so that he could focus totally on getting the results he wanted without having to think about the hardware.
One tip though, if you are in a shooting session, you don't actually have to replace the dark slide each shot with roll films unless you are going to remove the film back. The camera will not allow you to remove the film back without the dark slide in place. This allowed us to change film stock mid-shoot with multiple backs without ruining the film. The interlock also kept you from tripping the shutter while the dark slide was in so that you didn't think you were getting pictures when you weren't actually exposing film. So in practice during a portrait shoot, we'd take out the dark slide once, shoot the roll, then put it back in at the end unless we had to change film mid-roll. Some of the film backs even had a holder attached to put the dark slide in when you weren't using it, because if you put it in your back pocket as a lot of us did, you would bend it. Most of us had several film backs and might keep one loaded with black and white and the other with color, or two different speed films. The Polaroid back was only used for test shots to confirm our lighting set up, one or maybe two shots per shoot, and we really never used it outside of the studio. Back in the day we shot whole wedding ceremonies on one or two Hassy bodies, and some young dork like me was handed a 35mm SLR with a flash, usually a Nikon, to shoot candids at the reception while the pro went on to the next wedding, trying to get in two a day.
Keep up the good work. You will get the hang of it. The old gear just requires more concentration and attention to detail, and is completely unforgiving of errors. But as you saw, the experience and results are worth it, especially when you see an actual optical print (not from an ink jet printer) made on actual light-sensitive photo paper in a wet darkroom. It's the difference between a photocopy and an oil painting, and it is a real shame that our kids will probably never get to see those again. Cheers!
Thankyou so much for the thoughtful and well written comment Tom. I'll definitely take your dark slide tips into my next video haha. All the best mate x
Hello, I'm wondering if I can ask you some advice shooting with Hassy.
Also the shutter is in the lens, all c and cf lenses have leaf shutters, the shutter in the body is called auxiliary shutter used to prevent exposure to the film when you change lenses
thanks for the info, i literally know nothing about this system. had fun playing with it though :)
guys, great pics!! btw, you can remove the dark slide on the first shot and leave it out...no need to have it in and out on every shot... :)
Great video thanks for sharing! You don’t need to put the dark slide into the camera for each shoot though
Light And Shadow no you don’t , that’s a myth
waddup pimps????? this video is a long one! is that good or bad? smash the MF thumbs up on this comment if you would like to see more long videos on the channel. papa bless x
So...you do know you can just leave the dark slide out all the time unless you are changing the back to another one. Not too spontaneous to push it in and out all the time, as well as being completely useless with unnecessary wear and tear.
You don't need to put the dark slide in after each shot. Only when you're changing backs.
Great video. But no need to keep putting in the dark slide. Only when changing film backs or loading film.
Haha yep thanks mate! Have been roasted a bit in the comments for it. Lesson learned!
@@PJPantelis haha well I hope I didn’t come across as roasting. I must say, I REALLY loved the results of those shots. The candid question and shooting while answering was a great idea. I’d love for you guys to do another hasselblad video. 🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@BasementShopGuy No you totally didn't, it seemed sincere. Some of the other comments were a bit more brutal though. such is youtube! Thanks for the feedback :)
More film! More film! More film! Come on everybody!
More film! More film! haha thanks for the feedback, nice to know people are interested in this stuff.
What are you plugging the pocket wizards into? This happens in the video around :54. You mentioned its the Godox ES 400P but im only seeing the Godox light fixture when I search that name on google. It looks like you plugged the pocket wizard into some box no the light directly ? Please advise! thank you!
Panda doesnt know shit about medium format looool. He is making so many mistakes. Why on earth does that boy have a $1000 camera?!?!
First film was Tri-X not Tmax.
hard to keep watching a video imo when someone gets something like this wrong xD
The shutter is in the lens. Also just leave the dark slide out while your shooting.
Sort of cute but ought to read the manual first. They screwed up the taking procedure, the film type, and the camera type (this hasselblad has only a lens shutter).. mike butkus has pdf manuals for every camera free online. Their english could use some work as well, "what settings are we at?" never end a sentence with a preposition. But good try for some kids. At least they are trying it and learning it albeit slowly.
Enjoyable video guys, but seriously, you don't need to keep replacing the dark slide.
I’d like to call the police for the fuckery present in this god awful Hasselblad experience.
Im curious as to the settings for the godox and camera when you're shooting with the light.
do you have to put it on X mode to use that because i did a shoot and the flash was going off everytime but when i developed it was all blank i left it in M mode on accident
I've been looking for the right sync cable to go from my Hasselblad lens to my pocket wizard. Which cord are you using?
www.amazon.com/Foto-Tech-Suitable-PocketWizard-Miniphone/dp/B00GVMKTPM/ref=pd_lpo_421_t_1/131-1832285-5929441?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00GVMKTPM&pd_rd_r=ada81380-ed98-42ec-a707-7d87cbbb1e7d&pd_rd_w=E9vYK&pd_rd_wg=Xbiru&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=NQV1G6NHHHAQ6838VTP9&psc=1&refRID=NQV1G6NHHHAQ6838VTP9
This cord will work.
Really enjoyed this boss. Fun episode. Two questions. What type white backdrop did you use? I ordered a backdrop set from Amazon but the Fabrics stay wrinkled even after you iron them. Also what were you using to trigger The Flash?
love it man these photos are all so beautiful!!
Kids in the playground :D :D :D :D
Really cool video, enjoyed viewing
Rui Marques haha yes yes it was a lot of fun rui
Back to the 'History' (for me because i am 21y/o). This vid was very learnfull PJ! How did you put the actually pictures in you video? Scan it? Because what you get is 1 picture that is insane awesome but no 'RAW files ;)' on a memory card? Very nice vid both!
when you get the film developed, you can ask for it scanned to a dropbox folder or to a CD :)
Taking the darkslide in and out will eventually wear out the light seals. I generally shoot with the slide removed in my pocket or bag, and replace it when I’m done. It’s like turning off and on your camera between each photo, completely unnecessary
Question, what did you use to connect the flash receiver and the camera ?
He said it in the beginning
It was really a FUN watching this video. I used a 35 mm Film Camera - SLR for good 15 + years (though not a Medium Format Camera) between 1989 & 2005. Watching you I recalled those days & really enjoyed your video.
Pls, stop talking BS! The shutter is in the lens! Otherwise, I like young enthusiastic analog lovers. I only think that taking the portraits with a 50mm wide-angle lens is very disrespectful to the person in the front of the lens. On the final photo he/she will look a bit like Quasimodo. For next time try to take portraits with 120 mm or 150 mm lenses. Just my 2 cents. Thumbs up!!!
out of focus eyes
Hi guys! It's a really great job, Bravo!!! Very different and I'll test my old Hasselblad with flashs now !!
Hello I like your video very much and you guys seem to have so much fun with the hasselblad!!
I just got a hassy 500cm and wondering if you know where I can get the mount for the tripod for my hassy?
digital cameras are now available to serve similarly as polaroid shots use to.
funny how that's a thing isn't it haha.
Very cool video, I hope you learned not to forget to take the dark slider out ;)
SpiritBr34k3r I don’t know if I’ll ever learn..
hey man!!!!! are you greek ?? youre speaking great english !!!
The negative is more useful than the print. Look after it.
mano, as fotos ficaram MUITO FODA! / Man, the photos were VERY FUCK!
i love this video!!!!!!! this made me want to get a 500cm too
Instant film doesn't use ink.
More film uploads Peej?
hope so! i don't shoot much film myself but i have some talented friends doing so :)
what a beautiful video!
great great stuff!
and that hassi is just beautiful!
Would love to do this sort of thing. What kind of cable do I need to get to hook my Hasselblad to my strobe?
a PC sync cable, either to a 2.5mm or 3.5mm jack which will go into your flash or trigger
Wow, that's a really neat set up, and fun too!
Great video but the best lens for portraits is 150 mm sonar .
Dude this was great big bro! I love potra 120 film ❤️!
Way cooler than medium format digital!
nice channel📸
Which cable release cord is this?
Great informative video, well done.
Fun video
Just... tear... the tape...
What kind of trigger you used for the flash?
pocket wizard plus x!