bensonga
Well-known member
As some of you know, I bought a new 503CWD-II with the 40mm IF lens a few weeks ago. I had to send it back to Hasselblad USA service shortly after getting it because the 40mm IF lens would not trigger the shutter/back at all when mounted on the 503CWD-II (the 40mm worked fine on my 501CM, as did all my other V-series lenses on the 503CWD).
I got the camera back from Hasselblad on Friday. The good news is that the 40mm lens and camera seems to work fine now....at least, the shutter trips and an image is taken.
My frustration is this....the CFV-II back is now not fitting tightly on the 503CW camera body. When I first used the camera this morning, I immediately noticed an odd "clicking" sound when I picked it up and mounted it on my tripod. What I've discovered is that I can hold the back while it's mounted on the camera and wiggle it from left to right, which makes a metallic clicking sound, and I can see it move a fraction of an inch. I'm quite sure this was NOT happening before I sent it to Hasselbald for service.....I certainly would have noticed it and asked them to check this out when they worked to sort out the problem with the 40mm IF lens and camera.
I've tried a film back on the 503CWD and it does the same thing now. All of my 3 Hasselblad film backs are solid as a rock when mounted on my 501CM and 553ELX.
This very, very slight looseness in the back to camera interface probably will have no effect on the image, but I'll have to say, it's bugging me.
Generally speaking, I don't think I'm a picky sort of person...but having spent almost $13,000 on this camera and just getting it back from Hasselblad service, well I'm wondering now if I should contact them about this little "problem" at the risk of having to send it back again, or just live with it.
Yeah, I'm a little frustrated with this.....any thoughts as to what I should do?
Gary Benson
Eagle River, Alaska
I got the camera back from Hasselblad on Friday. The good news is that the 40mm lens and camera seems to work fine now....at least, the shutter trips and an image is taken.
My frustration is this....the CFV-II back is now not fitting tightly on the 503CW camera body. When I first used the camera this morning, I immediately noticed an odd "clicking" sound when I picked it up and mounted it on my tripod. What I've discovered is that I can hold the back while it's mounted on the camera and wiggle it from left to right, which makes a metallic clicking sound, and I can see it move a fraction of an inch. I'm quite sure this was NOT happening before I sent it to Hasselbald for service.....I certainly would have noticed it and asked them to check this out when they worked to sort out the problem with the 40mm IF lens and camera.
I've tried a film back on the 503CWD and it does the same thing now. All of my 3 Hasselblad film backs are solid as a rock when mounted on my 501CM and 553ELX.
This very, very slight looseness in the back to camera interface probably will have no effect on the image, but I'll have to say, it's bugging me.
Generally speaking, I don't think I'm a picky sort of person...but having spent almost $13,000 on this camera and just getting it back from Hasselblad service, well I'm wondering now if I should contact them about this little "problem" at the risk of having to send it back again, or just live with it.
Yeah, I'm a little frustrated with this.....any thoughts as to what I should do?
Gary Benson
Eagle River, Alaska