In the last post, I said that Hasselblad was shipping me a XCD 90V lens to review. When I wrote that post, we had not worked out when I’ll be able to publish the results. No we have, and Hasselblad wants me to hold the review until they give the word. So there will be… [Read More]

The Swebo TC-1 is a nice piece of kit, but the rail and bellows only accommodate about 190 mm of flange focal distance. I can focus the Digaron HR 180mm lens from infinity to a few meters, but I can’t use longer lenses even at infinity, and I can’t get the bellows draw necessary for… [Read More]

720nm IR-modded GFX 50R on the back of a Swebo TC-1, Rodenstock 180mm f/5.6 HR Digaron on the front of the TC-1, a 950 nm filter on the front of the lens. Edge burned for aesthetic reasons; the lens covers the sensor perfectly, as far as I can tell.

OOBE is a product management term that stands for “out of box experience”. Here’s mine with the Swebo TC-1, in pictures.                              

I remember several photographic purchases that changed my photography dramatically for the better. Nikon S2, in 1957 Nikon FTn, in 1966 Hasselblad 501c Linhof Master Technika Nikon D3 Arca Swiss C1 cube Sony a9 8×10 Polaroid processor But there’s one that stands head and shoulders above the rest for impact on my photography, the Foba… [Read More]