back jiggle on Hasselblad 500cm

[supermarvin76]

I received a Hasselbald 500cm from KEH a few weeks ago with a jiggly back. I thought it was odd, but didn't think much of it unitl I borrowed a friends 500cm.

My back does NOT jiggle on his body, and his backs DO jiggle on my body.

What are the pieces on the body that hold the back called? How can I replace / tighten them? His body looks to have a plate with screws on the bottom that holds the mounting bracket on while mine has two individual pieces that appear to be held on with rivets / plugs.


Thanks for the help!!

 

[mgb74]

Send it back. Make sure they know what you described re: friend's body and back.

 

[John Koehrer]

The angled mounts at the bottom of the camera body may be bent downward. It happens very frequently.
Send it back for repair & a technician will reform(bend) them.

Of course you could DIY but "reforming" them costs more than bending.

 

[resummerfield]

Nice explanation, APUGuser19! Thanks for posting.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

just checked;mybacks (4)wiggle slightly on all my bodies(3)but still work perfectly.Don't fix it if it ain't broke.

 

[Sirius Glass]

The angled mounts at the bottom of the camera body may be bent downward. It happens very frequently.
Send it back for repair & a technician will reform(bend) them.

Of course you could DIY but "reforming" them costs more than bending.

+1

 

[BrianShaw]

just checked;mybacks (4)wiggle slightly on all my bodies(3)but still work perfectly.Don't fix it if it ain't broke.

Mine too.

 

[Smudger]

My brand new ELM had the jiggle right out of the box. No optical effect noted..

 

[Too old to care]

just checked;mybacks (4)wiggle slightly on all my bodies(3)but still work perfectly.Don't fix it if it ain't broke.

Mine do too, just a little bit from side to side.