It's not so much staying alive, it's staying human that's important. To the past, or to the future. To an age when thought is free.
Ben. Freelance Photographer & Designer as Utter Media and Creative Specialist & Developer for global ESP company.
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My dream camera. One day I WILL own one of these. Not only do they take the most gorgeous photos but I also challenge anyone to find me a camera that has a sexier sounding shutter than one of these!
BONER <3
She’s absolutely bang on the money. The rear shutter sound is like nothing else. Yeah, it’s pretty loud - but it’s something to behold. Like the crash of thunder or the crunch of autumn leaves.
KER-THUMP <3
Hasselblad 500C/M
Benny’s got a new toy. What you are looking at above is an original 1957 Swedish hand built medium-format camera. A real modular and valuable piece of vintage history.
Compared to my current weapon of choice, a 2007 Canon EOS 30D, they couldn’t be more different from one-another. The entire thing is manual, with more focus and adjustment rings than screws. The craftsmanship is just incredible - it feels and practically looks brand new. You just don’t find quality and detail like this in today’s plasticky mass-produced technology.
It has taken me a good hour or so to find my way around it but luckily I’ve located an instruction manual online, which is adorably written in Queen’s English. I’m holidaying down in Cornwall and then up in the Lake District in August and September this year, which couldn’t be more perfect proving grounds for it. Looking forward to loading it up with film and patiently awaiting the results. This is by far the finest thing I will ever own.
