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Anyone shooting with Hasselblad HCD?

By Rob Ronaldson (Aestheticnude), 1730212272

Back last year I was sold a Fotodiox Rhinocam Vertex stitching adapter, supposedly for GFX to Mamiya 645. Box said GFX-M645, adapter said GFX-M645, however..... it turned out not to have a GFX mount and I thought it was possibly a Nikon Z.....

Fotodiox replaced the adapter without requiring me to send the original back.....

Now measuring up the adapter, mount diameter and flange focal distance, it appears that this adapter is for Hasselblad HCD to M645.....

Would love to sell this on ebay, but need first to confirm that it is what I think it is :)

Anyone in the Northeast shooting with Hasselblad (HCD) cameras?

Edited by Rob Ronaldson (Aestheticnude)

The Ghost said, 1730291751

Is this what you think you have Rob? Or perhaps this?

There are a few adaptors to put Hasselblad H-series lenses on other bodies, the genuine H to XCD, Fuji's H to GFX and Leica have one for H to their S mount but they all need electronics to cock and fire the leaf shutters in those lenses (or hold it open on the GFX potentially.)

Rob Ronaldson (Aestheticnude) said, 1730303810

The Ghost said

Is this what you think you have Rob? Or perhaps this?

There are a few adaptors to put Hasselblad H-series lenses on other bodies, the genuine H to XCD, Fuji's H to GFX and Leica have one for H to their S mount but they all need electronics to cock and fire the leaf shutters in those lenses (or hold it open on the GFX potentially.)

Yes I believe I have the later. This https://fotodioxpro.com/products/m645-xcd-rcv?_pos=5&_fid=5812cfc08&_ss=c

Apparently you have to use the camera's electronic shutter to use dumb adaptors...... I have ordered a rear lens cap to check the mount.....

On the other points:-

The Fujifilm G to H adapter allows you to select the lens's shutter whilst disabling the shutter in the GFX body. Removing the adapter reactivates the shutter in the body. With original Hasselblad HC lenses this enables 1/800s flash sync or with later "orange dot" HC lenses, up to 1/2000s sync is possible! But no AF.....

Edited by Rob Ronaldson (Aestheticnude)

Unfocussed Mike said, 1730308840

Rob Ronaldson (Aestheticnude) said

Apparently you have to use the camera's electronic shutter to use dumb adaptors......

Yes, though this is because the electronic shutter is all there is in an XCD camera; there is no focal plane shutter.

(And obvs the lens doesn't have a shutter in the case of all but a few M645 lenses)

Rob Ronaldson (Aestheticnude) said, 1730318317

Unfocussed Mike said

Rob Ronaldson (Aestheticnude) said

Apparently you have to use the camera's electronic shutter to use dumb adaptors......

Yes, though this is because the electronic shutter is all there is in an XCD camera; there is no focal plane shutter.

(And obvs the lens doesn't have a shutter in the case of all but a few M645 lenses)

As far as I am aware there is no proprietry method of operating the leaf shutters in Mamiya 645, Pentax 645 or Bronica ETRS when mounted on GFX or Hasselblad X bodies. So it's the electronic shutter.

However on the adapter I have......

It's a stitching adapter which means you are bolted to a tripod and can only be used for things that don't move..... then using the electronic shutter is less of an issue.