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Dont try this at home....

Nathan W. Lediard

New member
So there I am doing a little photoshoot on the beach with my H4d-40... I change a lens and suddenly get a message that there is no communication with the back.. I take off the lens and put it back on, no joy.. turn camera off, back on.. no joy.. ok.. I will loosen the back (without taking it all the way off) and that will do the trick... so I sit down and carefully take off the finder... place it on my camerabag and loosen the back... at which point I see the finder sliding off the bag... intinctivly I reach out to grab it... leaving the back hanging by the hinge.. well you can see what happens now... the back falls.. lands on my shin, des a back flip and lands sensor down on the limestone chippings the beach is made off...:eek: :eek: :eek: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: I nearly puked...

My dealer says he will get a loaner to me on tuesday (holiday here monday, to his credit he answered my somewhat panicked sms on a sunday!)

here is the damage to the IR filter... it shows at f2.8!! here at a much smaller aperture to really show off what a clutz I am....

 
Have nightmares about this with the IQ back. The catch on it doesn't seem secure enough to me. I'm looking for things to wedge into it.

At least it's a simple repair (if there's any way to make you feel better).
 

Shashin

Well-known member
Oddly enough, I would not try that anywhere. I feel your pain...

But at least have that out of your system. What are the odds of that happening twice?
 

Jorgen Udvang

Subscriber Member
Here's a Hasselblad H4 for those who routinely drop their backs on the beach. Complete new sensors starts at $5 including built in memory, b&w sensors available (another $8,000 saved compared to that German M&M), unlimited long exposures etc.

H4X
 

Guy Mancuso

Administrator, Instructor
This is painful to view. Hope all works out okay. I go hold my back now and give it a good talking too.
 

Nathan W. Lediard

New member
Thanks... Got a loaner, the H4D-31 though, on it's way by overnight express... Will then get mine off for repair.... Looking forward to getting it back... Lesson learnt...
 

Bill Caulfeild-Browne

Well-known member
I feel your pain, believe me! My IQ180 fell off my DF into a foot of water. I too feel the catch is not sufficient, it's too easily moved and I told Phase so. When they returned my dried-out re-calibrated back, they told me they had provided for it to make a much tighter fit to the DF.

And they did - it's actually quite an effort to remove the back now, which suits me fine!

I hope all works out well for you, Nathan.
Bill
 
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