Medium-Format Photography II

It always was The Dream: The Hasselblad 500c Never mind that it was impractical for a photographer without a studio or that it cost a bundle or that the odds against ever owning one were big. There it was a monolith above all other cameras. It was in the pages of the photo magazines as advertisements occasionally as part of an article occasionally. The two beacons of perfection allegedly were the Hasselblad 500c and the Leica whatever. For some reason the Leica never caused a spark in me back then. Now sure but not then. Canon Minolta Nikon and Olympus cameras also were dreams at the top of many of my wish lists. The Hasselblad 500c though... that was on a level all its own. Then suddenly digital photography dawned and everyone was ditching their film gear. A fellow photographer said Hey do you still want a Hasselblad because a friend of mine's selling one. It still was more than two weeks' salary but it was cheaper than it had been. I had to have it. And it is an amazing camera.