Loved your video! I have been a Hasselblad shooter since 1972. Glad to see young photographers taking an interest in the 500 series cameras. Back in the 1970's Hasselblad ran many promotional ads pertaining to hand holding the camera properly. Very few people today actually hold the camera correctly. And it does make a difference. Please allow me to instruct you on the "correct" way to hand hold it, according to Hasselblad.
1. Left hand - The camera is held strictly with the left hand alone. NEVER hold the camera with the right hand, as the right hand has its own obligations, described in #2 below. The left thumb rests on the left side of the body (as you're looking down). The left index finger rests on the shutter button, and fires the camera when ready. DO NOT try to fire the camera with the right finger!!! Only the left index finger fires the shutter. The other three left fingers wrap around the bottom of the camera, and rest securely under the film crank. That's why the camera has that curved design around the film crank! To accommodate your other three fingers.
2. Right hand - The right hand is in charge of the lens and film winding crank. With the right hand you focus, and adjust aperture & shutter speeds, as well as anything else on the lens that needs attention. After you fire the camera (remember - with your left index finger), you will then crank the film advance with your right hand.

In summary - Left hand holds the camera securely and fires the shutter. Right hand controls the lens adjustments and winds the film advance crank.

From 7:45 where you talk about metering and possibly doing another video, then your description of how the shutter sounds, "important", your pure reaction just made me feel so excited about life.

This video is a work of art. Your passion is so evident, and it made watching this so enjoyable.

I keep coming back to this video. So genuine and wholesome. Love your photos and looking forward to see more from you.

“It sounds important!” Is the best photography quote ever. Just found your channel tonight.

The film format slows us down and forces us to engage in the process, which is why shooting B&W is so amazing!

One of the best videos I've seen about someone's shooting experience. I love your personality and how open you are.

That portrait shoot turned out so beautiful I love the shots.

The portraits out of it are just amazing

You are tooo hard on yourself.  That blue hour images were excellent. And the Hasselblad is magic. It does make you want to shoot. I was akward when i got mine at first but then i shot more with it and now its old hand. I live mine especially because someone gave it to me after they were going to literally throw it in to a dumpster. True story.

This is the video that finally convinced me to buy a Hasselblad 501c.

That picture at 18:05 with the hasselblad is awesome. Great use of the square format

'Ha Su' is just so cute! Google confirmed that this is actually the mandarin pronunciation of Hasselblad, so that's what I'll call my 500 C/M from now on. Thanks for an enjoyable video! :)

Being a wedding/senior/family/event photographer in the 80's and early 90's the 501C and C/M were our bread and butter. I estimate I probably put at least 10,000 rolls of 220 through them. The square format you either love or hate. I would say that we used a tripod with the camera 90% of the time. A 501C is pretty much bullet proof. Only two issues really come to mind in my history with them. I remember where a leaf of the 80mm lens (standard) dropped out of the iris. Other issue has been mentioned, if you don't pull the slide out when changing film or backs you just shot 12 (or 24) images for nothing. The experience of a mechanical deivce such as these over digital can't really be expressed I have found.  Back in the day we used to say, you just spent $1 everytime you pressed the shutter (developing and proofing into 5x5 cost).  Today that would be more like spending $3 everytime you press the shutter. You are so much more aware and immersed into a process for a desired outcome then with the tools that are available today where you can "fix it in post".

Love the way your say Hasselblad. Makes a Swede proud

The ballet shots were lovely, really really nice

"My Dad is Chenese, obviously" that made me laugh..😂😂❤❤

My favorite Hasselblad story. Back in the early 1980's I was covering a major event for the newspaper I worked for, and the company putting it on had hired a major New York photography business to cover it. The night of the event they showed up with 16 Hasselblads, most of the lenses from Hasselblad's stable of lenses, bags of film, etc. Being a small town news photographer, I was duly impressed, until one of them walked up to me and asked me if I happened to have any Hasselblad dark slides.

Seems they left all the dark slides from the film backs in New York, about 1500 miles away. We were 100 miles from the nearest camera store. The event was starting within an hour.  The event organizers ended up using some of my photos from my Lowly Nikons. The fancy photographers lost a lot of money. Don't forget your dark slides. ;) Along the way I've had a couple of 'blads. Nice cameras. Amazing lenses.

I love watching the enthusiasm and excitement of something old for a new generation.  I never ever want to go back to shooting film in my life, but i can see why other people might.  This channel is very much one of my "it's not my thing, but i like watching it" channels.

Loving the content, 1st time watcher here. Love what your doing and the image is all important.