Hasselblad 501c issue

BrianShaw

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You might need to have your red dot realigned! There must be a special Hasselblad jig for that.
 

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RalphLambrecht said:
the lens was cocked but the slot was not in line with the red dot! mia culpa;mia culpa; mia maxima culpa
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That is a common mistake when one turns cocks the lens by hand. Very frustrating.
 

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RalphLambrecht said:
still like to find out how it's done exactly!
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One has to slowly turn in until it clicks into place. Sometimes it does not lock in and has to but continued to be turned until it solidly clicks.
 
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Sirius Glass said:
One has to slowly turn in until it clicks into place. Sometimes it does not lock in and has to but continue to be turned until it solidly clicks.
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thanks; that seems indeed to be the case. Mine always flicked back to the starting position and I was too scared to force it.
 

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RalphLambrecht said:
thanks; that seems indeed to be the case. Mine always flicked back to the starting position and I was too scared to force it.
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Until I learned how to get it to lock into place, it took me several tries. Now I know how much force to use and to repeat when necessary. Once one has learned, it does not often become a problem again, however one should check it every time one one looks at it.
 
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