Digital BW, The Print

On 5/29/03 11:43 PM, "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@...> wrote:

> Nowadays there seems to be an assumption that the only important part is the
> electronic part, so perhaps it is taken for granted that you'll just buy
> whatever type of body works with your digital back.  Given that the back
> probably represents almost the entire price of the system, one can see the
> reasoning behind this.

I understand this logic for a 35mm SLR user...but the problem is that it
doesn't really work for a Hasselblad user.  The average Hasselblad pro
probably has twice the value of a digital back in lenses and bodies.  Also,
the Hasselblad/Zeiss FE lenses, which require a camera based shutter, are in
many ways superior (faster shutter speeds and greater aperture) to the C
series lenses.  Because of the need for a shutter these lenses do not work
on the 500 series cameras that the backs are being made for.

Besides at this point it is much, much more flexible to shoot film than to
use a 50 ASA digital back...nonetheless I'd like the option.

Robert