The worst part about owning a vintage car is having to shoo away all the film photographers before you can drive anywhere

I found thinking in terms of "would this be a cool album cover" helps with 6x6 composition

Had this kit along with several others lenses I sold it to buy my wife’s engagement ring in 1993. I shot some incredible stuff with it. I still regret that decision but the marriage thing worked out well.

Baxter's appearences: - 00:05 - 02:09 - 11:20 Thanks a lot, Cheers to Victor Hasselblad

I swear, for whatever reason every time you upload I'm stoked. Just make more videos Jason ffs

“Hi, is this your car? It’s beautiful.” - Something murderers say before they murder you.

A few things as a fellow Hasselblad shooter: the Hasselblad straps are actually genius, they have a quick release function that's a better design than those peak design ones, you can buy the strap lugs which will let you use any strap you already own, I think I bought a pair for only $15-20. Prisms aren't my favorite, though I'd definitely use one if you're using 6x4.5. 45° prisms are best imo though the angle makes vertical shots a little more awkward than a 90° prism. That's why I'd just say get an a12 back and just crop later. 80mm is a must with this system, super small, fast and renders dof beautifully. Get an attachment that allows you to put the Darkslide in, Hasselblad has their "type IV" backs which are their latest version have a darkslide holder built in, though you can fit your existing one with an aftermarket version. But since you only have 1 back, you don't need to keep putting the darkslide back in, just keep it I'm your bag or something.

Looking through the ground glass of my Bronica sq is like looking through the gates of heaven. I see all my friends having fun while I’m stuck watching from the outside

Nothing better than the Hasselblad “plop-plop” shutter sound. My 500 C/M is my all time favorite camera.

Ah, a young hasselblad owner, not yet burdened with expensive unused accessories, a large collection of pre loaded backs and never ending complaints about jamming. I dont use the prism finder much. I cant be bothered to rewind but I recommend the focusing screen with a split prism, makes a world of difference. Lastly, I avoided the 80mm hype and started with a 50mm and 120mm and boy was I wrong, the 80mm is worth every grand. If you like high key lighting check out the 160mm oddity which is wonderfully saturated. I personally avoided the 501c era cameras and have a 503cw and 553ELX so it was interesting to see no complaints... Standard advice you probably already know: Dont snap the backs on but hold the button to the side before. Change the light seals in your back, especially your one as its 1960s era. Ive changed 11 backs and all of them had never been replaced and its easy to do

I always dreamed of owning an Hasselblad. I found my, or my hasselblad found me in a set with 4 lenses 3 view finders 2 Original Hasselblad shoulder bags and some more accesoires. It's in absolute mint condition and I used it pretty much now. I'm a big fan of the Hasselblad. Thanks for this video hope to see more in the future of the Hasselblad

My 500C/M is my workhorse and when I’m out doing street photography I always keep it strapped. The simple leather one I have does not interfere with the dark slide like I thought it would. I would recommend being strapped tho

Welcome to the Hasselblad club! The wonderful auxiliary shutter ‘clunk-flop’ is easily the most addictive sound in film photography. Since you already have the 60mm 3.5, the 100mm 3.5 is probably a better focal length choice than the 80. The 100 is unbelievably sharp and well corrected, even better than the superb Mamiya 7 glass. If you have the opportunity to pick one up, it’s 100% worth it!

Thomas Heaton has some great videos using the 501c and he loves a square crop on an image so checkout some of his stuff to lose the shell keeping you from experiencing the greatness that is a square image!

I shot a lot of digital 645 on a 500 C/M, and lots of 6x6 film ... I got a 90 degree prism and it solved the vertical shooting problem. Definitely kills some of the ergonomic magic, but I guess it's better than be blindly hoping to hit focus on the WLF. I have to say: 6x6 black and white is at its ultimate peak on Hasselblads. It's just amazing.

How do you make that 3d image effect at the end of the video. It's so cool and I've always wondered how it's done.

Good extra gadget: I really love the dark slide holder that you can put on the film back. So you don't have to eat or mislay the dark slide.

Absolutely love the shot at @7:43 , that line up was crisp. Great work man!

He carries the Hassy the way Kanye carries laptops. And I love it.

Always look forward to these

It was a good birthday gift, huh? Great video as always, Jason. Thanks!

Aaaaand just as I was starting to think I'd be okay without buying a Hasselblad.

I can see that KZfaq money paid off 💰💸💰

Those are still the best cameras they ever made. My first was a 500C and I've had a variety since. Like you, I wasn't overly excited about the square format, however it grew on me over time and I love it now. I do shot 645 but with an old H1 system which is really nice also. I'd still recommend trying to a 6x6 back if you have the opportunity, you may decide you like after all. Note: PME metered prism is a beautiful thing!

I have a 500C that has been with me since 1977 and I love it. It has taken many of my favorite images. Since it has so much history for me and I'd hate to have anything happen to it I recently added a 503CX. I love the 6x6 format but it does take some getting used to but once you go square it is hard to go back.

My favorite channel by far. Props

Got this video on recommended and this did not disappoint! Love it, I am now subscribed.

always excited to see a new video with baxter's assistant using cameras

always a good day when jason makes new content

Been waiting for this video for too long!

This is the proper photo stuff, great video.

Great video. One of your best.

As ever, informative and hysterical.

Terrifically interesting video. Much fun to watch. Great sound track, too! Thank you.

7:04 Literally happens to me all the time when I drive somewhere with the W114. So nice to see people having fun.

Lowkey got excited when I saw you were reviewing this camera

These images are absolutely beautiful. WOW! very nice.....

I've recorded the sound of my Hassie's shutter and winding to use it as a message notification on my phone. Flop-flop, brrrrt. No regrets so far.

Yes to A16 backs, also look into getting the Hasselblad Acutte-Matte grid focusing screen. The grids line up to 645 crop and helps with leveling the horizon and are a little brighter than the standard focusing screen. And if you do get the gridded screen, definitely get the PM90 prism finder, it'll help with portraits and other vertical compositions.

First time watcher. You're actually great lol def subbed.

What a beauty of a camera!

great vid, great camera🤙🏼 I let one go 7 years ago and just bought it back, very excited to hear that ‘flup-flop’ every day :)

Frist time I've come across this channel. Love the humor man!! You've earned another subscriber. Cheers....

6x6 can take some getting used to, but when you get it, it’s great. I wasn’t aware of the 645 back. This is the first time in the 8 years I’ve been shooting my 500c and 203fe I’ve heard anyone mention these things exist. Thanks for that info, I just ordered one on eBay. Once you get used to it I would be very surprised if you haven’t fallen head over heals for it. Enjoy, and congrats on your new Hassie. Keep up the great work on your channel too.

Thanks for reminding me how much I love the Venice Canals! I practice composition for my 6x6 Mamiyaflex by doing the square photo in my iPhone.

I also hate 6x6 despite owning a Rollei 2.8F. Very excited to discover you can shoot something other than 6x6 on a 501 as I agree it has the best shutter sound known to man! All of a sudden I need a new camera

really put me back into the mood to take pictures... thanks :)

Bought my first Hassleblad CM (basically the same camera ) in 1974 at the beginning of my career. That very same camera was still operating on a regular basis thirty years later as I transitioned to digital. In the meantime thousands and thousands of rolls had gone through it ( and a few others in my kit ) working day after day with no breakdowns. Although it was an expensive initial purchase the payoff was immense. I still own a couple of bodies and several lenses, film magazines and other accessories etc. It won’t be long before this gear is 50 years old and still in operating condition !

Baxter doesn’t respect you, you respect Baxter

Love your videos man!

Another great video from your channel! I started out with a yashica 35mm and gravitated to a M6. I then discovered medium format and once again - a yashica MAT24 then a Hassy 500cm. It took me awhile to get used to the square - but having the ability to crop to rectangle I felt gave me more options. Fast forward - after 15+ years of digital and discovering your channel [and several other channels of film enthusiasts] I finally dusted off the old Hassy [and some of my Father's Rolleis he left me], and got back into film. I haven't turned back, and I now appreciate the square, rarely do I crop. As far as a strap for the Hassy - check out tapandye. Pricey, but money well spent. Thanks again for keeping film alive..

Thanks Jason

Finally, man! Excellent choice to pick up the 3,5/60, too.

Holy cow! That's sharp!

Such a great video once again.

I kept mine full mechanical, and got the plain, no meter prism finder. It make shooting SOOOOOOO much easier. I might recommend you give one a try. It sucks that it bulks it up, but I now catch so many more winner shots with the finder. You can always take it off to switch back to waist level when you feel like it… CC

"Personal endorphin machine" is so accurate. Best sound.

Great photos!

By far my fav photography vlog. And I should know. I’ve seen some.

Great box, cool video! C has regular mirror, 501CM floating so it doesn’t cut off view with the longer lenses, 150-180 etc. So if you’re a long lens shooter, 501 or 503 is a better choice.

finally you got hassy!! welcome to hassy fam and I always wanted to have Mamiya 7 as you shoot with that.But not I got what I have!!

I love videos like this

Nice Video! You got me back into Film! Thanks.

Well the “no new cameras” New Years resolution has not played out well

The sound effects while discussing modularity were brilliant. 5:29

I was having a bad day and then... JESUS JASON CAME UP

They make dark slide keepers too, both that stick on the back and others that have a lens keeper type string loop. They are very handy to free up your mouth or prevent the slides getting bent in your pocket.

Something about the muted yet colourful tones of provia are something i really love, i wanna get some more rolls

Guess we’re hasselblad-homies now!

Holy crap, your not late! ❤️❤️❤️

Your vids are a huge vibe and I feel like I learn from them too :P

Loved that cinestill gas station reference hahaha we’ve all seen THAT shot 1 million times

Bajonted filters = 1 filter for all your lenses. Screw on filters = 1 filter per lens because they all have a slightly different diameters As for a strap, they work pretty well. When not used your camera will just pivot vertically and hangt neatly against your body. Although not using one myself, I prefer to just put it back in my bag after a shot and get is back out once I framed the next shot.

Love the positivity 👍🏼

Man gotta love the struggle up composing your photos upside down and backwards like you're taking pics of Leo in inception. I actually just picked up a Bronica S2A to mess around with on my channel

Embrace the square, embrace the square, a dream camera

Finally with the hasselblad

At it again!!!!! OH HELLLS YEAH!

So happy to see you shoot provia (and anything you upload) lol

The perfect camera

What a gorgeous Location. 😍

Again, a great video! Love to watch. It calms me down always. Gorgeous camera, own one (elm) myself, using it only seldomly, takes me eight minutes for each shot, while my kin prefers eight per second 😥.

Twist the dial (lever?) on the film back to the closed position when loading the film as this makes a small, metal tab pop up on the pressure plate to feed the film under. Then rotate the dial back to the open position to lock the tab down (which will hold the film in place) for when you place the loader into the back, and finally twist the dial to the closed position obviously,

yes, I have just started my first roll of Fujifilm pro 400H (now discontinued), but I love this feature (only on the CF\CFi\CFe lens lineup- the C's have a sawtooth protrusion, you pull this towards the body to 'decouple' the rings), this EV scale also allows quick lens changes, you can replicate exposure settings quick, just ev and one value, line this up to the white line atop the lens, there it is, perfect synchronisation between lenses.

The Blad takes some great sharp photos!

Have fun, beauty of the A12 and shooting square is you can crop for horizontal or vertical when “ printing” plus for the A16 is four more shots per roll. Hasselblad has/had a clear mask that shows crop lines, yes, with practice you can reload a back fairly fast. After you shoot square fir awhile you’ll find what compositions work best square. With the Nikon D850 I use the in camera square crop often. Shooting with a Hasselblad is a joy. Been awhile since I’ve had mine out, but will again soon. Have owned new since 1981

Gotta love his positive and sunshine attitude :D

Really love the clunk of the shutter and the whirring of the motor on my ELM. Had to get a strap though, it's so heavy!

my hassy has a matte screen overlay with 645 ratio lines in it for framing vertically/horizontally so you can crop it in post. the square is a huge advantage because it takes in more of the scene and then you can just crop it down later!

I got used to looking at a flipped image pretty quick. Vertical hand held shooting w/ waist level finder is still tough though.

Best episode ever I love that you love it and are part of the Swedish club now, the metered prism is sweet I Over mine.

You can buy adapters from the bayonet to every filter size. Also, there is a "handle" strap as well which doesn't interfere when using the camera.

Had to rewind multiple times for the fart sound effects. I honestly laughed too hard and really enjoyed them. Very sneaky! XD

nice review from someone who's never owned a Hassy.. Refreshing, and nice video as well. Kind of funny that the one thing I LOVE about the Hasselblad is the waist level viewfinder! I've even added one to my Nikon F3.. But we're all different, and that's fine.

The pics are just so ✨😩👌🏻 thooo

dude this was beatifull. lone the portraits of calab and Monica were so amazing . daaamn. this video waas great shit.

Welcome to the hassy fam! I love the black camera's. I own a chrome one, so if you ever thinking about a trade let me know ;). Anyway, the 645 mask came with the back, so i think its a original, but mine doesn't have the red lines so i figured there are different versions. The 654 back isn't so rare here in europe, so i picked up one right away and its great! If you store the back for a longer periode of time, take out the darkslide, so it doesnt wear down the seals to much. Hope you enjoy shooting it!

gorgeous pictures Jason, it didn't seem you were struggling with the framing at all! With the exposure on the other hand.. :P

Great photos man, that provia roll turned out to be amazing. Composing on the system takes a while to get used to so give it time. I have a prism and never used it, so don’t bother.

you can get a thing that sticks to the back that holds your dark slide nicely. a must have, in my opinion