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Hasselblad to Nikon F-mount adaptor

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sperera

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Has anyone got one and are they good? apart from using on my beloved 500 C/M i would also like to use my Zeiss lenses on my Nikons.....
 
They are quite good and well made.
I ordered one for my technician a few months ago.
He can not believe this adapter costs only 35 euro.
Hasselblad would have charged at least 350 euro for that item.

Just ordered another one for a friend.
They all seem to come from the same factory, go for the best offer!
 
thanks Paul....gotta get the lenses to you at some point....thing is i use them all the time.....!

so this adaptor.....basically you lose auto-focus obviously and then you have to use the aperture ring, great..... but does the camera still metre?
 
You loose all functions that need the lens to communicate to the body.
Metering can be done stop down only.
 
This is an interesting concept to me. I know the Zeiss lenses are superior glass, but on 35mm do you really see that much of a difference over say a top line Nikkor?
 
to me its simply bringing into use my Zeiss lenses....simply for that...to use them more and more!

actually, whats the conversion factor for a DX and FX Nikon with these lenses...its about 1.5x for the DX format cameras....
 
HSPluta said:
This is an interesting concept to me. I know the Zeiss lenses are superior glass, but on 35mm do you really see that much of a difference over say a top line Nikkor?
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There is a world of difference.
It takes only 50 USD, the price of an adapter, to find that out for yourself.
 
polypal said:
There is a world of difference.
It takes only 50 USD, the price of an adapter, to find that out for your self.
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....exactly....for the cost of the adapter bring it on....if it we made by Haselblad it would cost 300 dollars or something similar......

so I'm waiting for mine as we speak...can't wait to be using my Zeiss 50mm, 80mm, 150mm and 250mm with the Nikon as well as the Hasselblad.....lenses and cameras all need to be excercised and not locked away!
 
polypal said:
Metering can be done stop down only.
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if i'm wrong tell me but 'stop down metering' means that the Nikon's light meter will meter with the aperture you want to use as opposed to the fact all modern electronic cameras metres with the lens wide open and then compensates automatically when it takes the image.......this resulting in viewing through dimmer scenes in the viewfinder?
 
sperera said:
if i'm wrong tell me but 'stop down metering' means that the Nikon's light meter will meter with the aperture you want to use as opposed to the fact all modern electronic cameras metres with the lens wide open and then compensates automatically when it takes the image.......this resulting in viewing through dimmer scenes in the viewfinder?
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Unless you set the diafragm to wide-open, yes.
 
This is something I will have to play with as time ( & budget ) permits. It would be very cool to use one set of excellent lenses on any of my bodies!
 
yep, ok, makes you all go back to the basics and the logical side of the fact the smaller the hole (aperture) the less light comes in and vice versa! if only the digital generation stopped to think about what photography is really all about on the technical side.....
 
sperera said:
yep, ok, makes you all go back to the basics and the logical side of the fact the smaller the hole (aperture) the less light comes in and vice versa! if only the digital generation stopped to think about what photography is really all about on the technical side.....
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...... summarises it nicely :)
 
Since this is a recent thread I'll bump it and keep it going with my question.
I have a Nikon FM (AI lenses). Don't the H lenses need to be cocked in order to expose properly. I haven't had my 500/cm that long and read you can jam the body if an uncocked lens is placed on a cocked body The indicators have to be all white or all red. Could someone correct me please. I see one for 40 us on and would love to try it so long as it doesn't mess up my old friend the FA.
 
emo supremo said:
Since this is a recent thread I'll bump it and keep it going with my question.
I have a Nikon FM (AI lenses). Don't the H lenses need to be cocked in order to expose properly. I haven't had my 500/cm that long and read you can jam the body if an uncocked lens is placed on a cocked body The indicators have to be all white or all red. Could someone correct me please. I see one for 40 us on and would love to try it so long as it doesn't mess up my old friend the FA.
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If you can get an uncocked lens on a cocked body you are A. very strong and B. having a very bad day.

What I mean is this: it really is not possible to get a lens on a body in this scenario without using an amount of force more appropriate for removing 30-ton truck tyres. Lens changes should be doable without any real force, basically it is a 3 finger job. So, if you think you need to apply muscle you are doing something wrong. STOP, and check before you wreck things.

The red/white indicators you mention are related to the film back and the body, there is an indicator on the body and one on the film back (not on every body type by the way, cost cutting if I remember correctly).

hth,
Wilko
 
emo supremo said:
" Don't the H lenses need to be cocked in order to expose properly. "
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H lenses?

There is no adapter to use H lenses on bodies from Nikon, Canon etc.
Besides that there is no adapter I can not see what is the point.
To use Carl Zeiss lenses from V series cameras is a differnt matter of course!
 
"H" was short for Hasselblad.
Oh boy, I must be off base here. Start again.

1. Can I mount my 500/cm's Carl Zeiss 80mm Planar on my Nikon FM if I buy an adapter?

2. If yes, I assume I would focus wide open, stop down the 80mm Planar to the meter reading and set the shutter speed manually on the Nikon FM. Is this correct?

3. When time comes to remount the Planar on the 500/cm body I only have to ensure the "slot or ridge on the coupling shaft is lined up with the red dots on the camera body lens. if the camera slot is not lined up, turn the winding knob...if the lens shutter is uncocked and the slot not lined up with the dot, isert a coin in the slot and make on full clockwise turn." page 21 Wildi 3rd edition.

the last sentence is what scared me: if i mount the planar on the nikon, do i risk putting the lens (which came OFF the 500/cm cocked) back on in the unready state. I don't want to bring down the famous H-jam the camera.
 
I missed the meaning of "H" here, sorry for that!


1. Yes with a suitable adapter any V series lens can be used with your Nikon camera.

2. Exactly how to operate.

3. Not a problem: you remove the 80 mm lens from the 500CM body.
The lens is cocked and stays that way because the adapter does not engage the drive shaft ot the lens.
The only part of the lens you operate is the aperture by means of the DOF control.


In the unlikely event a lens is uncocked use a small coin to cock the lens.
This is general advice, that situation should not occur when using the adapter.
 
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