Buying a Hasselblad prism? 90 degree, 45 degree, metered or non-metered? We help explain the choices

These videos you have been uploading are absolute gems! So nice to hear this type of information from someone who has extensive knowledge. Much appreciated.

Excellent. Your presentation cleared up a lot of confusion in very short time. Succinct. Thank you very much!

Excellent explanaitions, tx very much Jonathan!

Great info. Thanks a lot Jonathan 🙏🏻

Extremely helpful, thanks

Thank you very much for making this.

good stuff .. thank you for a simple breakdown

Thanks for this!!

Nice video. In the case that using waist level viewfinder what type of light meter would you recommend? And would such separate light meter slow down the shooting process?

Thank you so much

Thanks! Brief and informative… do they use battery for the metering models?

Hello. Great content. I was just wondering what kind of metres these actually have in them or if you can change between spot and centre-weighted etc. I'm finding info on the net conflicting. Thanks for your content!

On my 503 I use the 45 non metered finder. I trust my Sekonic spot meter and as I am always on a tripod the 45 just works best for viewing.

Perfect information - thanks. I have a pre-80s 45 metered (non-working) prism. I don't care about metering, but wanted to know if you think the newer PM 45 prism is better in quality, function etc. to be worth buying. Thanks!

Again, a VERY useful video, as I just now purchased a 501CM camera (with Acute Matte D) from Ebay, and am now searching for a 45 degree prism. I do want a more modern version, so as I am looking at metered vs non-metered versions I see that price wise they are not far off from each other. So, for about the same amount of money, it seems better advised to purchase the metered version, even though I don't need the meter. FWIW - I have a beautiful Pentax digital spot meter which reads in EV's, which seems ideal with Hasselblad's lenses, as they all have an EV scale engraved on the shutter dial. Also, I see there is a PME-51 which you did not mention. I presume it is an updated version of the PME5. Is it worth looking into? Thank you.

How well do they work on the SWCs? As I am considering an RM2. Thanks for your advice!

Although I rarely shoot rectangular 6x45 film, I don't find the 45 too difficult to adapt to in horizontal mode. Splendid video! Andy

According 90 degree prism - it is Very important (for some People, like me), that the metered pme90 version is on higher level, not only becouse of built in metering, but also have built in diopter correction, which "plain", non metered PM90 doesn't have. For People wearing glasses (in correction range of course) is the metered version definitively better version to go.

What 45 deg. prism would you use for a 203fe, a PM5 or a PM45? Also, If getting one of these non metered prisms, can the in built meter in the 203fe still be seen/used when looking in one of these? Keep the content rolling man you killin it!

hi johathan, is the first generation pm finder 42307 able to use the 42459 finder magnifier? thanks