Difficulty with Hasselblad film backs

[drmoss_ca]

Forgive this silliness, but I found a 500c and have been enjoying myself. I have got on fine with the two film backs I have used so far (each has the folding handle for winding on the film). KEH sent me two further backs today, but they are a different design - behind the ISO reminder is a hole to see the film's paper backing moving, and the wind on knob isn't a folding handle, but resembles the catch for removing the film carrier from the back. It is a steel ring, divided in two, and either half can fold out to allow the ring to be twisted and thus wind on the film. I tried to load one this evening and ruined a film - it wound all the way on without stopping at the first exposure. I couldn't manage to rewind the film onto the original spool correctly in a changing bag so I scrificed the film and wound it back in daylight onto the original spool and tried again with the same result. So I tried it in the other back and the same thing happened. I'm doing something wrong! Any idea what?

Chris

 

[ww12345]

Yep - you're not using the back correctly. That back is not automatic - you have to open that little porthole and look for the number "1" to appear. After that, I believe you wind using the crank on the body and you should be good.

 

[msage]

Wind to frame #1, looking at the paper backing. Stop and turn the "ring" backwards. on the counter on the side of the back will display #1. All operation after that is the same as you other backs.

 

[drmoss_ca]

Got it, thanks!

Chris

 

[mgb74]

As noted, you have the earlier "C" back; as opposed to the later "A" back. They're perfectly functional but generally sell for less than the A backs. The little spring door with the ISO reminder should snap back tightly to prevent light leak. If it doesn't, return it.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Welcome to APUG and Hasselblad Land

 

[Colin Corneau]

I have that same back and camera, too. It's all I've ever known! Best of luck with the new gear.