Hasselblad 500CM Camera + Hasselblad Portraits
The following 30 Hasselblad portrait photography images were shot with either my Hasselblad 500CM camera or a Hasselblad 501C. I’m a model photographer/ YouTuber so all images are Polish girls from one of my photoshoot trips.
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Buying a Hasselblad 500CM camera
My first Hasselblad camera was a Hasselblad 501C. At one point it had to go for repair so I needed a working camera body in the meantime. I jumped on eBay and found a cheap listing for a Hasselblad 500CM camera body only. I bought that and can use my existing Hasselblad CF lenses and Hasselblad A12 and A16 film backs.
Hasselblad 500CM vs Hasselblad 501C
For trips like this one I use the Hasselblad 500CM and the Hasselblad 501C side by side. If you put bright screens in both cameras they feel basically the same to operate. I am happy using either camera body. Both cameras are easier to focus via the 45 degree prism finder rather than the more compact WLF. I use both.
Hasselblad portrait photos taken in Poland
After writing up my latest Poland model photography trip on the flight home I realised that I always finish a blog post with “film photos to follow”. As the weeks and months passing me by in a blur I rarely remember to do this so here is the first in a series of posts. I will start to share some of my film photos shot overseas with models using various film cameras.
Hasselblad 501C + Hasselblad 500CM portraits
All the following photos were taken with a 6×6 medium format Hasselblad film camera. I used either a Hasselblad 500CM or Hasselblad 501C. Both cameras are great and pretty similar.
B&W Hasselblad 500CM + 501C photos
Click any photo below to see the camera/ lens/ film/ developing/ model details. (Most images are the classic 6×6 square format but some were captured with a Hasselblad A16 645 film back).
Hasselblad 500 series colour portraits
As I tend to prefer black and white film I don’t have many Hasselblad colour portraits but here is a small sample shot in Poland.
Here are some of my early colour portraits shot in Poland on Kodak Ektar 100 film with a Hasselblad – Kodak Ektar Portraits
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More Poland Hasselblad portraits (earlier work)
If you want to see my earliest images shot with a Hasselblad see the link below. These photos are shot on the same location with the same camera and some of the same models. See who you recognise!
30 Hasselblad Fashion Portraits – Poland (2015)
Latest Poland photoshoots?
I’m just back from more Poland photoshoots so I will share the write up soon once I have gone through the digital images. (Film photos will then follow!) 😛
Poland photoshoots – write up and digital images
- Mar19 – Leica CL, M2, Nikon F5, Hasselblad 501C, iPhone5
- Sep18 – Leica CL, M240, Hasselblad H3D
- Oct17 – Leica M240, M3, Hasselblad 500CM
- Mar17 – Leica M240, M4P, Hasselblad 500CM
- Dec16 – Leica M240, M4P (x2)
- Sep16 – Leica M240, M6, Olympus Pen F
More Hasselblad camera blog posts!
- 1 Hasselblad vs Mamiya 6
- 2 Hasselblad vs Mamiya RZ67
- 3 Hasselblad vs Leica
- 4 Hasselblad vs Kiev 88
- 5 Hasselblad Focusing Issues
- 6 Hasselblad SWC/M Super Wide Camera
- 7 Hasselblad XPan
- 8 Hasselblad Portraits – Hamburg Models
- 9 Hasselblad Portraits – Colour (NYC I)
- 10 Hasselblad Portraits – B&W (NYC I)
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Splendid set of pictures Matthew
Thanks Jezza! I’ve just linked my earlier Poland Hasselblad portraits if interested (+ made a few changes as i’ve thought of them). I will share more film images from these trips in the coming weeks/ months. Thanks Matt