Tuarreg
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I posted on Photo.net and got some interesting and somewhat confusing feedback. So I thought why not here, since I've gotten some good info in the past. Here goes:
Back in my film days, I was using the Hasselblad system and upon entering the digital age, I was relunctant to give up the MF format, especially because of the superb lens. I was using the Zeiss Sonar 180mm f4, Zeiss Planar 80mm f2.8 and the massive Zeiss Distagon 40mm f4. Anyway, I finally discovered quite by accident that there are adapters that will allow the Hasselblad lenses to be mounted on my D700. It's on the way, so I have yet to test the combos out, but according to research, it should work very well in terms of sheer IQ, although it works only in manual mode which is fine for me when doing studio work.
Has anyone tried this combo? I know it's impractical as far as buying from scratch, but seeing that the Hassy lens are sitting in my closet, this seems to be a nice way to "bring them back to life!" Thoughts?
Tuarreg
Back in my film days, I was using the Hasselblad system and upon entering the digital age, I was relunctant to give up the MF format, especially because of the superb lens. I was using the Zeiss Sonar 180mm f4, Zeiss Planar 80mm f2.8 and the massive Zeiss Distagon 40mm f4. Anyway, I finally discovered quite by accident that there are adapters that will allow the Hasselblad lenses to be mounted on my D700. It's on the way, so I have yet to test the combos out, but according to research, it should work very well in terms of sheer IQ, although it works only in manual mode which is fine for me when doing studio work.
Has anyone tried this combo? I know it's impractical as far as buying from scratch, but seeing that the Hassy lens are sitting in my closet, this seems to be a nice way to "bring them back to life!" Thoughts?
Tuarreg