hasselblad Sat, 12 May 2001 Volume 1 : Number 1224 In this issue: Re: Hasselblad quick release 903SWC shutter release button FS: 5/11/01 Re: 903SWC shutter release button Re: "old style" flash bracket Re: 903SWC shutter release button Re: "old style" flash bracket Re: meter prism finder RE: "old style" flash bracket "old style" customer service Re: "old style" flash bracket RE: "old style" flash bracket RE: 903SWC shutter release button Re: "old style" flash bracket Re: "old style" flash bracket Vignetting Re: Vignetting ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:41:53 +0200 From: "Q.G. de Bakker" To: , Subject: Re: Hasselblad quick release Message-ID: <002201c0d9ff$29fcdfe0$a6c4f1c3@qnu350> > Not on the site i assume it's no longer made. > But a little hard to find on the internet with Goggle and other engines. > Are these things getting hard to come by? Worth it? > The Hasselblad quick release? They are still made, still available. Not hard to come by, even used. And very nice, well worth it. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 09:21:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Andrew Moore To: Subject: 903SWC shutter release button Message-ID: I had the opportunity to handle a 903SWC at a store recently. Once the shutter release button was almost all the way down, it required a lot of force to make it release the rest of the way -- so much that the camera jiggles slightly at the moment of exposure. Is this normal for the SWC, or should it be as smooth as an M6? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 06:38:51 -0700 (PDT) From: S Gardner To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: FS: 5/11/01 Message-ID: <20010511133851.74517.qmail@web12308.mail.yahoo.com> Hasselblad: 40mm F/4.0 Distagon C. Black (aren't they all?). Serviced about a year ago. Glass clean and clear. Numerous marks on the barrel, none of which affect performance. Original caps and tan leather case. Original lens hood as well (puh-leeze don't ask me to sell it separately). US$1395 60mm F3.5 Distagon C Black T*. Glass clean and clear. Proper working order. Original caps. US$995 250mm Sonnar F/5.6 C. Glass clean and clear. Proper working order. Numerous scuffs on barrel, none of which affect performance. Original caps. US$750 A24 back, black, with brassing on edges. Proper working order. US$395 Metz 45 CL3 with wide angle adapter. Relatively fresh NiCad cluster (with charger), alkaline cluster and extra cluster w/o NiCads. Proper working order. Marks on the handle from being mounted on a bracket and velcro on the head. US$175 Sunpak W I D E head. In box. Bought it, never used it, sold the 622. US$25 U.S. postal money orders preferred. Shipping additional, at cost. References at ebay and photo.net Digipix available. Thanks for your interest!/Scott Gardner __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 07:43:45 -0600 From: Dick Chandler To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: 903SWC shutter release button Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20010511073850.00a8bbb0@mail.hainc.com> The SWC release is nowhere near as smooth as the M6. My SWC/M release (same body as the 903, as far as I know) is somewhat stiff and "snaps" a bit, as you noted. It's not much of a problem for me, because I usually use it on a tripod with a cable release. I've looked at the releases on a couple of earlier models with Compur shutters, and they're similarly stiff. Someone else on the list with a good knowledge of the innards of these things could probably explain it, but I've always assumed that this arises from a fairly complicated linkage between the release button and the shutter itself. Dick Chandler At 09:21 AM 5/11/2001 -0400, you wrote: >I had the opportunity to handle a 903SWC at a store recently. Once the >shutter release button was almost all the way down, it required a lot of >force to make it release the rest of the way -- so much that the camera >jiggles slightly at the moment of exposure. Is this normal for the SWC, >or should it be as smooth as an M6? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 09:52:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Shane W Davis To: Subject: Re: "old style" flash bracket Message-ID: Thanks for the tip, but the thing looks and feels so crappy that in a way I'm relieved to have a sound justification for returning it. It's covered with scuffs, dings, and rust spots. Even if it fit my camera, the unpleasant roughness of the release would probably dissuade me from using it. Now that I have an example of what "8" condition means, I'll stay away from it. Why did they design this thing with a cable release exterior to the grip, instead of a simple internal lever to move the tab that depresses the shutter button? Also, I thought that one of the holes on the bottom of the camera was a port to engage the drive shaft that operates the shutter -- isn't this how the pistol grip works, and couldn't they have simplified things and avoided proliferation of cables by having the flash grip operate in this way? On Thu, 10 May 2001 DentKimTerry@cs.com wrote: > You can get a new plate for the bottom of your camera from Hasselblad that > will allow the grip to work. Contact them on their website and they will send > you one free. They did for my camera! Terry > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 09:56:21 -0400 From: Michael Gardner To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: 903SWC shutter release button Message-ID: <3AFBEF85.351C5E3@earthlink.net> Mine was a little tight when I first got the camera but the more I use it the better the release gets. Awesome lens! For architectural shots I use it on a tripod with the Hasselblad quick release and its built-in bubble level and an RMFX viewer. I do many outdoor landscape shots handheld using the top mounted accessory viewer. Mike Gardner Andrew Moore wrote: > > I had the opportunity to handle a 903SWC at a store recently. Once the > shutter release button was almost all the way down, it required a lot of > force to make it release the rest of the way -- so much that the camera > jiggles slightly at the moment of exposure. Is this normal for the SWC, > or should it be as smooth as an M6? > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 10:31:28 -0400 From: Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video To: Subject: Re: "old style" flash bracket Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010511102755.00c59910@bnhpop1.bhphotovideo.com> At 03:33 AM 05/11/2001, you wrote: >I realize that it isn't their job to know these things, but he could have >said "I don't know" instead of "yeah". I will be eating the cost of >shipping both ways and insurance, plus the trouble of schlepping the thing >to the post office. I sure know where the screw is now. Except for the annoyance you won't We will reimburse your original purchase price incl s&h and will either reimburse your cost for ground return shipping or instruct FedEx to P/U the parcel at no charge whatsoever. We regret the error and apologize for our inaccuracy. -- regards, Henry Posner Director of Sales and Training B&H Photo-Video, and Pro-Audio Inc. http://www.bhphotovideo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 10:35:24 -0400 From: "A. Lal" To: , Subject: Re: meter prism finder Message-ID: <02d601c0da27$a4b85f20$672fee80@poly.edu> Hello Martin, I'd be interested in your prism if you could tell me a bit more about it. What is the cosmetic and operating condition ? I am in New York. How much would it cost to ship ? Regards, Akhil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Taureg" To: Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:07 PM Subject: FS: meter prism finder > Hello, > > I have a Hasselblad meter prism finder for sale. This is the old > model, 45 degree view finder that operates with a CdS-cell. I have > bought it 2nd hand, but never used it much, since I got a PME- > finder a bit later, which I use currently. > > The price is DEM 300, or Euro 153, or equivalent, plus shipping > from Hamburg, Germany. For any additional questions, please > contact me at > mtaureg@arc.sn > > Regards, > Martin > > > -- > Martin Taureg > B. P. 6063, Dakar, SENEGAL (West Africa) > Fax: (++221) 822 88 43 (Please call before sending a fax) > Fax by e-mail: (++39 02) 700 429 115 / (++49 89) 244 326 028 > E-Mail: mtaureg@ns.arc.sn / mtaureg@voila.fr / mtaureg@eudoramail.com > Please contact me before sending file attachments (filtering). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The Hasselblad Users Group Listserv is a public service of Absolute Internet, Inc., which is not responsible for its content. This mailing list is in no way affiliated with Victor Hasselblad AB, it's subsidiaries, or affiliates. > > Please turn off HTML mail features prior to posting to this list. Use text mode only. > > To change your subscription status, go to: http://mail.kelvin.net/guest/RemoteListSummary/Hasselblad > Digest archives are stored at http://www.kelvin.net/hasselblad/hassy.htm > Searchable archives can be found at http://www.listquest.com/arts/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 07:43:37 -0700 From: "Legarre, Henry (hleg)" To: "'hasselblad@kelvin.net'" Subject: RE: "old style" flash bracket Message-ID: <250CF8B8B0EAD111A9090008C72878FAF3100E@chevron.com> I have had many similar experiences with B&H, both with used and new equipment. A sale is a sale for them. I have learned that before you make the purchase you have to really ask them detailed questions to ascertain whether they know anything. I have also learned not to think twice about asking for another sales person on the phone. Sometimes they just hang-up on me, but I just call back and get someone else. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:15:42 -0400 (EDT) From: Shane W Davis To: "'hasselblad@kelvin.net'" Subject: "old style" customer service Message-ID: I expected that answering detailed technical questions would be beyond the duties of a salesperson, and would not want to be one of those people who try to get technical consultation from sales staff. In this case, however, the question seemed fairly straightforward. I had originally inquired about a slightly more expensive used grip, and told the man that if he had a cheaper one that suffered in comparison only cosmetically, I'd be glad to take that one instead. I did make it clear throughout that it needed to fit a current 501CM. I bought under risk, with the expectation that shipping costs would be my loss if there was a mistake. Henry Posner's intervention goes beyond any obligation of theirs and is a piece of nice luck for me. I have only ordered a few things from B&H before, but for the record I've had no problems in the past. In the case of Hasselblad equipment, there may be a presumption of compatibility that could lead anyone to make a mistake about something as simple as a flash bracket. When I bought into this system, a major appeal was the idea of nearly everything fitting nearly everything else. (This one's being listed in their records as "old style", however, probably should have raised a warning flag.) On Fri, 11 May 2001, Legarre, Henry (hleg) wrote: > I have had many similar experiences with B&H, both with used and new > equipment. A sale is a sale for them. I have learned that before you make > the purchase you have to really ask them detailed questions to ascertain > whether they know anything. I have also learned not to think twice about > asking for another sales person on the phone. Sometimes they just hang-up > on me, but I just call back and get someone else. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:41:36 -0400 From: "LEO WOLK" To: Subject: Re: "old style" flash bracket Message-ID: <01c0da30$dcaec320$7b65570c@fofyplfq> Why don't you try out their comprehensive web site. I found ordering off it unbelievably easy, they sent me an email with the package tracking number when the order was shipped the next day, all in all a VERY SATISFYING EXPERIENCE. Leo. -----Original Message----- From: Legarre, Henry (hleg) To: 'hasselblad@kelvin.net' Date: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:49 AM Subject: RE: "old style" flash bracket >I have had many similar experiences with B&H, both with used and new >equipment. A sale is a sale for them. I have learned that before you make >the purchase you have to really ask them detailed questions to ascertain >whether they know anything. I have also learned not to think twice about >asking for another sales person on the phone. Sometimes they just hang-up >on me, but I just call back and get someone else. > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:47:37 -0400 From: "Austin Franklin" To: Subject: RE: "old style" flash bracket Message-ID: I completely agree with Leo. I ALWAYS web order from B&H and they are always GREAT! Shipping costs are very good, prices are very competitive...and they have an excellent range of products, most in stock. Orders typically get shipped the day I order, and I receive them the next day! I am a VERY satisfied customer. Austin > -----Original Message----- > From: LEO WOLK [mailto:bigleo@worldnet.att.net] > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 11:42 AM > To: hasselblad@kelvin.net > Subject: Re: "old style" flash bracket > > > Why don't you try out their comprehensive web site. I found > ordering off it > unbelievably easy, they sent me an email with the package tracking number > when the order was shipped the next day, all in all a VERY SATISFYING > EXPERIENCE. > > Leo. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Legarre, Henry (hleg) > To: 'hasselblad@kelvin.net' > Date: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:49 AM > Subject: RE: "old style" flash bracket > > > >I have had many similar experiences with B&H, both with used and new > >equipment. A sale is a sale for them. I have learned that > before you make > >the purchase you have to really ask them detailed questions to ascertain > >whether they know anything. I have also learned not to think twice about > >asking for another sales person on the phone. Sometimes they > just hang-up > >on me, but I just call back and get someone else. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:54:52 -0400 From: "Austin Franklin" To: Subject: RE: 903SWC shutter release button Message-ID: > The SWC release is nowhere near as smooth as the M6. My SWC/M release > (same body as the 903, as far as I know) is somewhat stiff and "snaps" a > bit, as you noted. It's not much of a problem for me, because I usually > use it on a tripod with a cable release. I've looked at the > releases on a > couple of earlier models with Compur shutters, and they're > similarly stiff. My 1954 SWA with a Synchro-Compur shutter seems pretty smooth to me. Austin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:41:27 -0700 From: Mark Rabiner To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: "old style" flash bracket Message-ID: <3AFC3257.9530C72C@rabiner.cncoffice.com> Austin Franklin wrote: > > I completely agree with Leo. I ALWAYS web order from B&H and they are > always GREAT! Shipping costs are very good, prices are very > competitive...and they have an excellent range of products, most in stock. > Orders typically get shipped the day I order, and I receive them the next > day! I am a VERY satisfied customer. > B&h has never... no can't say that! has never done bad by me. and i have an old flashgrip that i'm very fond of. they don't make plastic like they used to! really! smooth as silk and solid. (got used from pro photo from behind the case) and 90 bucks with the hassy flash extender thing which i think just alone cost that! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 01:27:00 +0200 From: "Q.G. de Bakker" To: Subject: Re: "old style" flash bracket Message-ID: <001f01c0da71$e2b8dee0$b3e1f1c3@qnu350> Shane W Davis wrote: > Why did they design this thing with a cable release exterior to the grip, > instead of a simple internal lever to move the tab that depresses the > shutter button? They did, the next model up. > Also, I thought that one of the holes on the bottom of > the camera was a port to engage the drive shaft that operates the shutter > -- isn't this how the pistol grip works, and couldn't they have > simplified things and avoided proliferation of cables by having the flash > grip operate in this way? No. The pistol grip has a simple lever pressing the camera's shutter release button. There is no way other than depressing the normal release to make the camera work. No "backdoors". The holes on the bottom are no more than threaded tripod coupling sockets. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 21:04:17 -0700 From: "Robin Dubner" To: "hasselblad users group" Subject: Vignetting Message-ID: I put a graduated neutral density filter over my polarizer and I all four corners are dark. I tried this on all my lenses: 50mm, 80mm, and 250mm. Why? Robin A. Dubner Attorney At Law 4200 Park Boulevard - #233 Oakland, California 94602 USA T: 510-451-0800 F: 510-482-5610 RADLawyer@earthlink.net "Once in a while you get shown the light In the strangest of places if you look at it right." (Hunter/Garcia) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 22:07:37 -0700 From: Jim Brick To: hasselblad@kelvin.net, "hasselblad users group" Subject: Re: Vignetting Message-ID: <200105120511.WAA09156@spoon.alink.net> At 09:04 PM 5/11/01 -0700, Robin Dubner wrote: >I put a graduated neutral density filter over my polarizer and I all four >corners are dark. I tried this on all my lenses: 50mm, 80mm, and 250mm. >Why? > >Robin A. Dubner What kind of a ND grad? 4x6 glass? Hitech? Calumet? what kind of a holder? Normal? Wide angle? What size filter threads? 67? 77? Jim ------------------------------ End of hasselblad V1 #1224 ************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hasselblad Users Group Listserv is a public service of Absolute Internet, Inc., which is not responsible for its content. This mailing list is in no way affiliated with Victor Hasselblad AB, it's subsidiaries, or affiliates. Please turn off HTML mail features prior to posting to this list. Use text mode only. To change your subscription status, go to: http://mail.kelvin.net/guest/RemoteListSummary/Hasselblad Digest archives are stored at http://www.kelvin.net/hasselblad/hassy.htm Searchable archives can be found at http://www.listquest.com/arts/index.html