Have I really come to this? I am selling parts to a classic camera! Will I regret it? Perhaps. But I also regret not working! I NEED photographic gear that works digitally.!! Desperation has indeed set in! And I have listed some more parts for the Hasselblad on eBay. I have a flash for sale, which is no longer in pristine condition, so that doesn’t matter too much to me anyway, especially as I have a set of studio lights. The snap locking grip that holds the flash is for sale too. The flash starts at £0.99 on an auction, and the grip is on a But-It-Now at a mere £200.
Okay, these should ring in at about £500, give or take a few. That is a start. I hope to have another £100 – £200 by the end of December. But here is the real question… and consider this carefully. I do not like my 80mm lens on my Hasselblad. I have long wanted to replace it with a 135mm (or so) lens and a 40mm lens. But those will cost money. Do I sell the 80 now and buy digital camera gear to get me working so I can buy the new lenses for the Hass? Or not. If so, then I can look at the Nikon D300 or the Canon 50D for higher resolution and fast shooting. Either would be an excellent choice in the end. The Canon has the advantage of including its camera control software though, and that could prove VERY useful in home studio applications. It would in fact be the better studio choice from a purely business aspect. Is all of this worth the lens on the Hass?
Kelsey