Hasselblad 500C/M or 503CW

[Вormental_old]

The CX does not have a power winder while the CW does. The power winder means that the film is advanced, the mirror is raised and the lens is cocked automatically so that the camera can be fired more quickly. Most people, certainly me included, do not need that feature. I referred to that in my post.

But if you do not have the power winder, the 503cw becomes identical to 503cx, right?

 

[jerrybro]

....Am I starting to get analysis paralysis?

Only if you're evaluating all this all on a spreadsheet.

 

[Sirius Glass]

But if you do not have the power winder, the 503cw becomes identical to 503cx, right?

Yes, so why spend the money for the CW. Hence my recommendation to you. I believe that you are happy with the purchase and the money you saved.

 

[Вormental_old]

Absolutely. Thanks.

 

[itsdoable]

But if you do not have the power winder, the 503cw becomes identical to 503cx, right?

Except the CW has the GMS, the CX does not. If that is important to you.

The GMS has a different feel to the mirror up movement, and does not depend on the foam pads behind the mirror that degrade and throw off focus. Just so you know.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Except the CW has the GMS, the CX does not. If that is important to you.

The GMS has a different feel to the mirror up movement, and does not depend on the foam pads behind the mirror that degrade and throw off focus. Just so you know.

I have the CX and I never notice the top edge with the 250mm, 500mm and 500mm with the 2XE. It is in the view finder, not on the negative. The GMS is not big deal.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I bought it and have a 30 day return on it. I checked the date and it's 8 years older than my 503 CW. I ran a test roll and it advances with no problems but that was just 1 roll. I'm trying to figure out what screen it has. It has a grid with a prism in the middle and my 503 has a split prism, I weighed the 503 with a PM 45, winder, 80mm and back and it's 5.2 pounds. The 500 C/M with same except with the left hand flash grip is 4.8 pounds. Focusing the 503 has to be with your left hand and the 500 is with the right which is my dominant hand anyway and the focus on these 80mm is stiff so it might be a little easier to focus the 500 C/M. Am I starting to get analysis paralysis?

for me, the split-image finder is far easier to focus with.

 

[Вormental_old]

I just rotated my screen 90° and the split-image circle has gotten a lot more useful. It works way better focusing on eyes this way.

 

[Mick Fagan]

I just rotated my screen 90° and the split-image circle has gotten a lot more useful. It works way better focusing on eyes this way.

Hmmm, dominant eye perhaps?

Sounds interesting.

Mick.

 

[Вormental_old]

Mick, the rotation allows me to focus by splitting horizontal lines (as opposed to vertical lines which is what you do by default with most rangefinders and split-image focusing screens). My mind is just better seeing vertical lines everywhere, the most notable example is focusing on a person's eye which easily "splits" vertically, but not horizontally.

 

[Luis-F-S]

No! You should buy the 500C/M to keep the 503CW company.

+1!!
I’ve got around 6-7 if memory serves me right.