I ordered it back in December naively thinking the estimated availability which was in January. I also picked up their 80mm lens at the same time so she had something to open for Xmas (this was supposed to be a Xmas/anniversary gift). It looked like we were getting close in March, but then COVID hit and screwed up the world. I finally picked it up this past Thursday.
Hasselblad 907x Special Edition w/80mm lens:
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Here is one of her first pics with it (I did crop it down some):
Back at the turn of the century she got a photography degree from our local community college. I had a co-worker that had a collection of Hasselblad gear that he let her borrow. She loved it, but the gear was way outside what we could afford. We continued to look at the used film gear over the years, but prices continued to stay high (saying nothing about dwindling options to develop).
Then this time last year HB announced this camera for a reasonable (for a medium format camera) price and it's main feature is that it will act as a back for the old film bodies. So we can start collecting the old film gear (which has finally dropped to tolerable levels) so that she can shoot whichever format she wants.
So now she just needs to see what she can do with it.
