hasselblad Tue, 24 Jul 2001 Volume 1 : Number 1297 In this issue: Re: Copy Stands 503 CW Basic Operations and Controls Needed for Purchase Re: 503 CW Basic Operations and Controls Needed for Purchase Re: 503 CW Basic Operations and Controls Needed for Purchase Canadian Customs Practices Re: 503 CW Basic Operations and Controls Needed for Purchase Re: 503 CW Basic Operations and Controls Needed for Purchase RE: Canadian Customs Practices Re: Canadian Customs Practices ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:19:44 +0800 From: "Stein" To: Subject: Re: Copy Stands Message-ID: <000201c11377$0e6328a0$92b237cb@oemcomputer> Dear Anne, I forgot to mention when I posted about copy stands - if you do copying for your friends it can lead to either a rewarding career in photography, a useful return on your investment, a pain in the lower intestinal tract, or incarceration in a slimy dungeon where you are fed on gruel and flogged regularly by fiends. The latter two prospects are when your friends discover that you are cheaper than the Kodak Lab and decide to use you up and when they ask you to copy material over which they do not have copyright. Deal with this as you will, but I suggest that you shoot for the largest mass that you can see and don't be bashful - empty the magazine. Run, it's Uncle Dick ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 06:14:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Justin Goh To: Hassy Subject: 503 CW Basic Operations and Controls Needed for Purchase Message-ID: <20010723131418.50998.qmail@web12405.mail.yahoo.com> Greetings to Everyone, I'm getting a new 503 CW body soon but I want to know the basic operation and controls like mounting/removing of the lens and the magazine, changing of focusing screens, attaching/removing of winding crank and focusing hood, mirror lockup operation, cocking of the body and the lens, DOF preview operation, and etc. Firstly, I don't want to damage or jam any controls on any camera body before buying and I want to make sure that the controls are perfectly functioning. I happen to try one in a camera show but it's not enough for me. Any sites for these info? I always bring a flashlight with me when buying any 35 mm camera to check the lens and mirror cleanliness. I wonder if I can do the same thing for a Hasselblad body? This is a big leap for me 'cause I'm not really familiar with any Hasselblad so I hope somebody can give me some advices as a good start. I just couldn't find that much info in the internet. I would really appreciate any information on this. TIA, Mark __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 07:52:02 -0600 From: "Dick Chandler" To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: 503 CW Basic Operations and Controls Needed for Purchase Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20010723074848.00a747c0@pop.dnvr.qwest.net> Justin I'd pick up a copy of Ernst Wildi's Hasselblad Manual (Focal Press). It has a great system description and goes into the mechanical operating stuff you are asking about. It's not a cheap book, but, compared to the system you're apparently about to buy, it's not that bad (around $50, as I recall). Dick Chandler At 06:14 AM 7/23/01 -0700, you wrote: >Greetings to Everyone, >I'm getting a new 503 CW body soon but I want to know >the basic operation and controls like >mounting/removing of the lens and the magazine, >changing of focusing screens, attaching/removing of >winding crank and focusing hood, mirror lockup >operation, cocking of the body and the lens, DOF >preview operation, and etc. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:02:58 -0400 From: "Eugene A. Pallat" To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: 503 CW Basic Operations and Controls Needed for Purchase Message-ID: <3B5C2E91.1B997481@apk.net> Dick Chandler wrote: > Justin > > I'd pick up a copy of Ernst Wildi's Hasselblad Manual (Focal Press). It > has a great system description and goes into the mechanical operating stuff > you are asking about. It's not a cheap book, but, compared to the system > you're apparently about to buy, it's not that bad (around $50, as I recall). Not only that, but it has details about the angular coverage of the lenses, data regarding close up lenses, extension tubes, bellows, you name it. Worth every penny. Gene Pallat ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:09:16 -0500 From: "Jack Casner" To: , Subject: Canadian Customs Practices Message-ID: <003001c11381$0ef17a60$08b5b318@indpdnce1.mo.home.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C11357.25E176A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anybody have any experience with shipping items to Canada. Are = there any special Canadian Customs requirements that can be eased by = certain customs declarations? For example: would "used photo equipment" = be charged a different rate than "used camera"? 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------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C11357.25E176A0-- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:17:29 -0400 (EDT) From: shino@ubspainewebber.com To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: 503 CW Basic Operations and Controls Needed for Purchase Message-ID: <200107231417.KAA11637@tigercat.pwj.com> for a start, try: http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/mf/ghassy.html care of messrs gonzalez and monaghan. my own advice WRT the blad is NEVER to force anything. there is a series of interlocks that prevent removal or mounting of various components if the requisite conditions are not met. so, if you can't mount a lens, or take on off, or fire the shutter, of remove a magazine--there's usually a reason! as someone suggested wildi's book is a good resource: http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=0I419T6J96&mscssid=7HJH882HDTRE9MJ80WF86FCXBVN54AX9&isbn=024080385X i got an instruction manual from http://www.craigcamera.com/ for my second-hand 503 for $30. in addition, hasselblad USA will sell you a manual for a nominal price providing you supply the serial number of your camera. i got the instructions to the Winder CW from them this way. bob.ramey@hasselblad.com of consumer relations was very helpful. thanks, -rei > From: Justin Goh > > Greetings to Everyone, > I'm getting a new 503 CW body soon but I want to know > the basic operation and controls like > mounting/removing of the lens and the magazine, > changing of focusing screens, attaching/removing of > winding crank and focusing hood, mirror lockup > operation, cocking of the body and the lens, DOF > preview operation, and etc. Firstly, I don't want to > damage or jam any controls on any camera body before > buying and I want to make sure that the controls are > perfectly functioning. I happen to try one in a camera > show but it's not enough for me. Any sites for these > info? I always bring a flashlight with me when buying > any 35 mm camera to check the lens and mirror > cleanliness. I wonder if I can do the same thing for a > Hasselblad body? This is a big leap for me 'cause I'm > not really familiar with any Hasselblad so I hope > somebody can give me some advices as a good start. I > just couldn't find that much info in the internet. I > would really appreciate any information on this. > TIA, > Mark ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 20:03:47 +0530 From: "Sharookh Mehta" To: Subject: Re: 503 CW Basic Operations and Controls Needed for Purchase Message-ID: <002c01c11384$7ce24920$523fc7cb@777sd2> I'd go to a pro store and sit down with the camera, a knowledgable salesperson and run through the system... it's an expensive piece of equipment and I am sure any store worth it's name will assist you in your purchase...Wildi is ofcourse a 'must' buy for any hasselblad user but I still feel a 'hands on' approach might help you. Regards// Sharookh ps: I too own a 503CW. I have bought it through hasselblads official outlet in India and this was the manner in which I familiarised myself with the equipment. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Goh" To: "Hassy" Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 6:44 PM Subject: 503 CW Basic Operations and Controls Needed for Purchase > Greetings to Everyone, > I'm getting a new 503 CW body soon but I want to know > the basic operation and controls like > mounting/removing of the lens and the magazine, > changing of focusing screens, attaching/removing of > winding crank and focusing hood, mirror lockup > operation, cocking of the body and the lens, DOF > preview operation, and etc. Firstly, I don't want to > damage or jam any controls on any camera body before > buying and I want to make sure that the controls are > perfectly functioning. I happen to try one in a camera > show but it's not enough for me. Any sites for these > info? I always bring a flashlight with me when buying > any 35 mm camera to check the lens and mirror > cleanliness. I wonder if I can do the same thing for a > Hasselblad body? This is a big leap for me 'cause I'm > not really familiar with any Hasselblad so I hope > somebody can give me some advices as a good start. I > just couldn't find that much info in the internet. I > would really appreciate any information on this. > TIA, > Mark > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger > http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 11:06:17 -0400 From: "Cousineau , Bernard" To: "'hasselblad@kelvin.net'" Subject: RE: Canadian Customs Practices Message-ID: <4FAFDCF60A23D21197A500A0C9CFE33604EE67E2@EMAIL> >From: Jack Casner >Does anybody have any experience with shipping items to Canada. Are there >any special Canadian Customs requirements that can be eased by certain >customs declarations? For example: would "used photo equipment" be charged >a different rate than "used camera"? >Jack Casner I believe that the correct classification is "used photographic camera," but anything in that ballpark should be fine. Canada Customs does not charge duties on most consumer photographic equipment, but they will charge 7% GST (federal tax) and the applicable provincial tax, if any. If you ship by regular mail instead of using a courier service, you may find that you won't get charged any taxes, but Canada Post is getting "better" at collecting dues. One other thing to watch out for is "customs brokering fees." Canada Post charges a fixed rate of about CAD$5.00, Fed-Ex includes the fee in your shipping charges, and UPS charges on a sliding scale according to the declared value, which you may be able to find on their web site. Not so long ago, UPS had a fixed $50 fee, but they have since dropped the practice after getting a lot of bad publicity (such as a national consumer show telling their viewers to "never use UPS for internationnal shipments"). You could, of course, declare the package to be worth much less than it's actual value, but this would mean that you could not insure it at full value either, which is a bigger hassle, in my opinion. Bernard ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 19:19:42 EDT From: BLADHASS@aol.com To: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: Canadian Customs Practices Message-ID: <74.d85f824.288e0b0e@aol.com> --part1_74.d85f824.288e0b0e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/23/01 7:18:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jackinkc@home.com writes: > Does anybody have any experience with shipping items to Canada. Are there > any special Canadian Customs requirements that can be eased by certain > customs declarations? For example: would "used photo equipment" be charged > a different rate than "used camera"? > > Jack Casner > I have a friend that tried bringing her husband into Canada for a weekend. Problem was he did jail time 30 years ago, and they would not let him in to spend money. Customs claimed she was welcome, guess what she told them. I no nothing about equipment, but I would think they are quite easy to deal with. Peter --part1_74.d85f824.288e0b0e_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/23/01 7:18:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
jackinkc@home.com writes:


Does anybody have any experience with shipping items to Canada.  Are there
any special Canadian Customs requirements that can be eased by certain
customs declarations?  For example: would "used photo equipment" be charged
a different rate than "used camera"?

Jack Casner


I have a friend that tried bringing her husband into Canada for a weekend.
Problem was he did jail time 30 years ago, and they would not let him in to
spend money. Customs claimed she was welcome, guess what she told them. I no
nothing about equipment, but I would think they are quite easy to deal with.
Peter --part1_74.d85f824.288e0b0e_boundary-- ------------------------------ End of hasselblad V1 #1297 ************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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