Recently I found myself enjoying flash photography. I have a Hasselblad Proflash, which is a rebranded Metz Mecablitz 45 CL-4 with a built-in Hasselblad TTL module. But the flash does not have a TTL cord, so I only can shoot it in auto-mode. Basically my flash is a thyristor flash, with its typical limitations.
I am trying to leverage the TTL mode of my Blads and I'm having difficulties.
1. Finding the native TTL cord is impossible, marked with H in the attached PNG. My understanding is that these cords have all rotten by now. Paramaunt used to make them, but not anymore.
2. The next route is buying the SCA390 module, but those things themselves require an adapter for the Proflash, called SCA 300A. The resulting contraption of cables is not appealing.
3. Finding another flash that natively plugs into a 503cx or 503cw. D-Flash is the only one I found but I wonder about its ergonomics.
4. Finding another adapter solution that converts Hasselblad TTL protocol to something more modern?
I have spent some time researching options 1 (unavailable) and 2 (expensive contraption of cables). And before I jump into 3 and 4, I figured I'd ask here.
Basically, is 500-series Hasselblad TTL even feasible in 2023?
Looking at the differences in pricing between 503cw and 501cm, I am assuming that plenty of people pay extra to get that TTL capability, but I wonder HOW they actually use it.
I am trying to leverage the TTL mode of my Blads and I'm having difficulties.
1. Finding the native TTL cord is impossible, marked with H in the attached PNG. My understanding is that these cords have all rotten by now. Paramaunt used to make them, but not anymore.
2. The next route is buying the SCA390 module, but those things themselves require an adapter for the Proflash, called SCA 300A. The resulting contraption of cables is not appealing.
3. Finding another flash that natively plugs into a 503cx or 503cw. D-Flash is the only one I found but I wonder about its ergonomics.
4. Finding another adapter solution that converts Hasselblad TTL protocol to something more modern?
I have spent some time researching options 1 (unavailable) and 2 (expensive contraption of cables). And before I jump into 3 and 4, I figured I'd ask here.
Basically, is 500-series Hasselblad TTL even feasible in 2023?
Looking at the differences in pricing between 503cw and 501cm, I am assuming that plenty of people pay extra to get that TTL capability, but I wonder HOW they actually use it.