Here are the results from my studio shoot of the C8 Corvette for Top Gear, assisted by Tim “Lapdog” Lappin with a cameo by Justin Cesler. I wasn’t so sure about the design of the car back when I first saw it, but it has seriously grown on me since. Really excited to see how this car performs and where Chevrolet will take it in the future. Which angle do you like best on the C8?
About the camera…
A hearty shoutout to Hasselblad for the test drive of their HD6-100c medium format camera for this shoot. I used it along with the HC 35-90 lens throughout. What a killer combo. I wasn’t prepared for how nice it was to play in post with colors and dynamic range that these two can capture. This rig is about 800% more expensive than my Nikon setup. So was the difference night and day? Not entirely… more like day versus the prettiest part of the day. I was happy with how close a Nikon D850 and a sharp copy of a 24-70 can come to these files, but the Hasselblad files are just that little bit bigger, sharper, and deeper. This was a really special camera to use in the studio. Thanks to the nice folks Hasselblad in NYC for hooking this up literally at the last moment.
