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Zeiss 300 f28 TPP

thanks for the input and humor. I have decided to keep the lens and will it to NASA when I die.

Tim
 
fotografz said:
Jurgen, please do relate your experiences after that presentation.

I don't talk about it much, but have a superb performing Aptus 75 which is being swapped out for a brand new Aptus 75s for around $2,000. in the next few weeks (Leaf just let me know that it's made port ). Change the mount and it'll go nicely with a Leaf AFi Hy6.

In contrast, the upgrade for my H3D/31 barely dry behind the ears to a H3D/31-II is ... ta da ... $14,400 !!!

Perhaps Hasselblad has lost their collective mind ?
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Marc, that is about the price of the H3DII-31 new. What would you get if you sold the H3D-31? Maybe that is the way to go, now that Hasselblad has lowered prices and stopped considering the upgrade path in a serious way.
 
CarstenW said:
Marc, that is about the price of the H3DII-31 new. What would you get if you sold the H3D-31? Maybe that is the way to go, now that Hasselblad has lowered prices and stopped considering the upgrade path in a serious way.
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The post you quoted is 18 months old.
Hasselblad sales and price policy has changed quite a lot since then.
The last Photokina is one well worth remembering for Hasselblads 40% price cut for HD cameras and the anouncement of Leicas plans for the S2.
Hasselblad and Leica were almost neighbours this year.
 
polypal said:
The post you quoted is 18 months old.
Hasselblad sales and price policy has changed quite a lot since then.
The last Photokina is one well worth remembering for Hasselblads 40% price cut for HD cameras and the anouncement of Leicas plans for the S2.
Hasselblad and Leica were almost neighbours this year.
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Oops! I read the date quickly and thought it was 1 month old. Well, I guess the problem has solved itself, as Marc still uses Hasselblad H cameras :)
 
polypal said:
It seems you will need a new birth certificate and will be registered as a company.
I wonder what will be filled in under M/F?
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This is difficult in Germany, as there is no official way to request a name change (other than marriage), as I understand it, and the allowed names are also tightly controlled, however much NASA seems to be an attractive one.
 
blowupster said:
BTW what was the price when new and how many of them were built ?
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The new price of 300SA TPP was about $22,000 five or six years ago, but had increased to about $30,000 three years go. Zeiss decided to stop making it in 2007 since I heard they actually lost money. Originally Zeiss expected to make about 300 lenses from the limited supply of special glass, however, it's believed the total volume should be less than 200 as the manufacturing of 300SA is very difficult and Zeiss has to reserve some spare parts as well.
 
Only 43 lenses were built in total.
That makes it the rarest lens ever built for any Hasselblad camera with the exception of the 1700 mm one.
That is a one of lens
 
polypal said:
Only 43 lenses were built in total.
That makes it the rarest lens ever built for any Hasselblad camera with the exception of the 1700 mm one of build.
That is a one of lens
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Thanks for the correction. Looks like I am very lucky to own one of these 43 lenses.
 
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