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The Hasselblad 150mm Sonnar lens for the C series was.is a great lens for model head shots, Senior Portraits, and other people pictures that best include heard and shoulders only. The lens is very sharp--certainly as sharp as any portrait lens needs to be. It can be used for wider body shots, especially three quarters length views, but few studios have the room to go far enough back to accommodate much more than this. It could be used outdoors, but again, for full body shots, you have to back up so far that you may lose the desirable proximity for a good working distance,which requires a certain closeness for directing and receiving directions. I have owed half a dozen of these lenses over the years. I also have owned or do now own the newer version of the lenses, which are said to be much improved with their new coatinga, and design features. Unless I get a bargain for these newer lenses, I don't consider thetypical price differenc eot be worth the gain. All work well with modern films or high-res digital cameras. All work well with Softars, which diffuses the image sharpness anyway. A lens hood will limit most reflection or flare problems, as will proper light arrangement. This lens, in original form, wears well. The newer ones are said to wear even better. Medium format, whether using film or digital technology provides a bigger image to begin with. However adapter are made to fit this lens for manual use to all of the popular camera brands, and it performs well with both digital and film in this way to. If I were starting a photography business on the side and on a low budget--a pay as you earn proposition--depending on what type of photogrpahy you were to emphasize, I would probably recommend this as your second lens--and in some cases, your first. I would acquire a good EL/M body and shade for it, a couple of backs of your preference and a Waist level or 45 degree finder. I would also want to have as many mega-lixel digital SLR in any popular brand as well, and adapters for all your Hasselblad lenses as well.This would be a starting set-up. Adding a used digital back is a good next step. This lens can be used with various length extensions too--but you'll need to take care to work out the exposure compensation when not using TTL metering. For old-times, and those so-inclined, the lens can even be used in an enlarger, turned backward on the lens-board to good advantage. Used with a pro-shade or similar bellows system, vignettes and other special effects attachments, whether commercial or homemade are good with this lens too, as it does not show a hard edge in such cofigurations. Another good use for this sharp lens is in doing both macro, using one of several auxilary attachment options, and landscapes. Although the depth of field may be limiting in some macro uses,in some cases, a shallow focus or the closer field of view is actually desirable. For landscapes this is a very good lens when the narrow field of view and the medium telephoto advantage of the 150 Sonnar is very useful when physical obstacles prevent getting any closer, and/or,wehn a biiger than life background such as a setting sun,a flower,or similar iconic image is wanted. I have used this same technique in still-life macros and product sets. Since I http://notesandnods.typepad.com/photography_for_profit_or/2008/12/vintage-lens-review-hasselblad-sonnar-150-c-a-good-old-choice.htmlRead full review
excellent lens, a bit slow especially since I prefer slow film, but it does a great job for portraits resting on a tripod in a well-lit area. One thing though, on a medium format camera like a hasselblad, what you actually get from this 150mm lens is somewhere around 100mm. It's a bit hard to use it without a prism viewfinder in a small location, using the lens with some fast film, as I've used 400 iso on street photography isn't all that bad. I bought it since I needed a telephoto lens in my collection, this one is definitely a very good choice for the versatility and the very very reasonable price.
Buy it, this is the best potrait lens out there. Probably it is also THE potract lens in the professional industry. Especially with a shrinking market for medium format, this lens costs only a fraction compared to those Nikon/Canon 85mm 1.4. Bokeh is top notch and the lens is so sharp that it hurts your eyes. Many professionals even put a softar in front of it in order to reduce the sharpness. Old top notch German mechanic and optic design give us many years of reliable use. The T coating on this lens further controls flare wand it is a good improvement from the previous standard C lens. Be aware that this lens is huge and heavy, you might want to consider a tripod if you take it out. My arms felt sour after one day of outdoor shooting. I am shooting with a 500c/m with a regular A12 back. With the 150mm, the whole outfit is heavy, huge but precise. God bless Victor and Carl for all these dreams come true for both professional and amature photoholics.Read full review
One of the best Hasselblad lens for the price very sharp. A must have in your Hasselblad lens collection
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lens is in perfect condition. smooth mechanics,great paint,clear glass. shoots pin sharp images. a pleasure to use.