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I’ve been on the fence about adding the Hasselblad 20-35E lens to my gear but I think I’m just going to go ahead and get it. Having that lens and the 35-100E pretty much covers every prime lens in the Hasselblad line. I keep thinking that I’m going to find myself in a situation where I need the 20 and won’t have it. Given the format of the X2DII, the 20-35 is actually 16-28mm. A little birdie mentioned that there is going to be a price increase and it’s expensive enough as it is.
Yet another Boeing 777 in the archives! Today was a real milestone because the prototype was FAA certified this morning.That means the company can proceed with all the aircraft on their wait list and finish them out under the new supplemental type certificate, a huge endorsement and time saver,
I may be headed to Jan Arie's corner of the world. I'v been asked to document the 100th Anniversary of Admiral Byrd's flight to the North Pole on May 9th. Pretty aggressive itinerary, leave here and head to DC, then on to Norway to recreate the route Admiral Byrd flew to the North Pole, then back to Dallas. The platform will be a Gulfstrm 650ER. I'm headed for exposure suit training and certification in the next week or two.
We will also be setting a G650ER world speed record from the North Pole to Fort Worth.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
I may be headed to Jan Arie's corner of the world. I'v been asked to document the 100th Anniversary of Admiral Byrd's flight to the North Pole on May 9th. Pretty aggressive itinerary, leave here and head to DC, then on to Norway to recreate the route Admiral Byrd flew to the North Pole, then back to Dallas. The platform will be a Gulfstrm 650ER. I'm headed for exposure suit training and certification in the next week or two.
We will also be setting a G650ER world speed record from the North Pole to Fort Worth.
Ill wave when you fly over , that bird will probably have some nice interior I suppose.
And the top speed is also not to shabby Mach 0.925
JWilsonphoto wrote:
I may be headed to Jan Arie's corner of the world. I'v been asked to document the 100th Anniversary of Admiral Byrd's flight to the North Pole on May 9th. Pretty aggressive itinerary, leave here and head to DC, then on to Norway to recreate the route Admiral Byrd flew to the North Pole, then back to Dallas. The platform will be a Gulfstrm 650ER. I'm headed for exposure suit training and certification in the next week or two.
We will also be setting a G650ER world speed record from the North Pole to Fort Worth.
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Talk about BIG DOG...Pretty neat Jim.
Amazing that plane in the hanger and the size of the hanger doors. Very kool.
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Look for some of my parts deep inside that plane, will ya ;-)
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Shootin a chopper next month with hopefully all 80 employees in front from a man lift, plus the Mav 4 will make a good pix as well I'm sure.
Went back up to Idaho last week for another G-280. Pretty rare to go back to the same state, back to back, and also photograph the same type of aircraft. Very thankful for the work, just wish I could have stayed in Idaho about two weeks. What a gorgeous state to visit.
Jan-Arie wrote:
Ill wave when you fly over , that bird will probably have some nice interior I suppose.
And the top speed is also not to shabby Mach 0.925
Hi Jan Arie,
Yes, it is very nicely appointed on the inside. When they are going for world speed records they usually push it right to that speed. They set one last year from somewhere in the UK to Dallas and average 9.2 I think. The Gulfstream didn't break a sweat.
Yesterday I had a long list of aerials to capture. The winds were 15G20, but the sky was wonderful, the light incredible and the landscape, very cooperative. This is the TPC golfcourse at Craig Ranch, and it's being readied for the 2026 Byron Nelson........ (Hasselblad X2DII-100/35-100E)
The more I put the Hasselblad to work, the more I love it. That being said, I love the craftsmanship, I love the output, but it requires an entirely different mindset than the one 35mm mirrorless cameras have allowed us to develop. Yes the X2DII will shoot 3.2 fps, and yes the focus is tack sharp and pretty darn reliable, but even in single frame mode one runs up against the buffer in very short order. I wouldn't trade the camera for anything, except maybe the X2DIII , but it extracts discipline from its user, rush it and it will simply refuse to capture a frame until you have allowed it to settle down, "intentionality" is a word that you hear bandied about in all the reviews, and it is 100% accurate. This is no shoot from the hip/pray and spray imaging tool, learn it, respect it, or you have just tossed a pile of cash out the window.
