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  I went to the Hayward Camera Show a couple weeks ago with Justin without any real intention of buying anything. I had recently picked up a 150mm lens for my Hasselblad 500CM, and a few other accessories, like a Hasselblad Lens to Canon EOS Mount Adaptor (more on that later), so I wasn’t really in the position of spending any more money. But I did bring along all my gear, planning on taking some pictures after.

  As soon as I was through the door, vendors were asking what I was selling, what was in the bag, how much for your women, etc. I had been recently toying with the idea of getting a 50mm CF lens and selling my gigantor 40mm Distagon. The 50mm lenses are much more compact then the old cone-style 40mm lens, which at times was just too large and cumbersome to bother getting out. When I mentioned I had a very clean, recently serviced, old-style 40mm Distagon, one of the vendors got really excited. She offered me $750 for it (I paid just over $800).

  Now, the 40mm was my first lens for my beloved Hasselblad, and some of my favoritephotos were taken with it, so I wasn’t too sure I was ready to give up my first and favorite lens, especially since I hadn’t done enough obsessive research into a lens that would replace it (I wouldn’t be able to get by on a maximum wide angle of 80mm for long).

  Then Justin found a sweet Foto Snaiper, and got me feeling like I needed to do something at the show, even if it meant walking out with LESS gear. I went back to the lady, with hopes of maybe getting more money out of the deal, then noticed she had a mint 50mm CF T*, in the original bubble-style case. She was asking $795 for it, and through some crafty bargaining (ie. begging and sniveling), I got her to trade my 40mm (plus my very perfect fitting Sigma lens case) for her 50mm, lens case AND $50, cash.

  I’ve now got what I think will be my Hasselblad setup for a long time to come; a 500cm body, 2 A12 film backs, a 21mm extenion tube, a 50mm, 80mm, and 150mm lens, all of which fit in my bag now. Sweet.

  6 years ago