Hasselblad 501CM cable release

[shutterboy]

Hello,

I have a strange problem. I got a new cable release for my Hasselblad 501cm and it does not seem to work. I put the camera in bulb mode and tried a long exposure. However, even after depressing the shutter release on the cable all the way, the shutter does not fire. I tried taking off the release and manually fire the shutter by pressing the shutter button and it works as expected. I have double checked that I am screwing in the cable release as far as it goes without applying too much force. Could it be possible that the release is just not having a long enough throw to trip the shutter? Or is my shutter release button faulty?

Thanks

 

[Rafal Lukawiecki]

In the past, when I have experienced this issue, it was down to a too short a throw, just as you have expected.

 

[Double Negative]

Probably a short throw issue, yeah. I use fairly standard releases on my 503CW; one as I recall has an amazingly long throw.

 

[shutterboy]

Suggestions to purchase a new cable from bhphotovideo please?

 

[M Stat]

I have experienced this problem with some of my large format lenses, and the one cable release which works well for me is the Nikon. It's too bad that they don't make it in a longer version, though.

 

[benjiboy]

Buy a Hasselblad cable release, it's made for the job.

 

[shutterboy]

Buy a Hasselblad cable release, it's made for the job.

2 things:

1. I can't find one
2. If #1 is not true, then I can't find one reasonably priced.

 

[Slixtiesix]

These should do the job.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/26154-REG/Kaiser_206184_Professional_Cable_Release.html

Dead Link Removed

They are the same, just different brand names. I have two of them myself.

 

[Paul Ozzello]

By far one of the nicest cable releases is the Nikon AR-3

 

[benjiboy]

2 things:

1. I can't find one
2. If #1 is not true, then I can't find one reasonably priced.

If you want reasonable priced accessories you bought into the wrong system

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

A long-throw cable release is needed for the Hassy bodies, also for Pentax 6x7 / 67 bodies. Hasselblad makes its own cable release for this, as does Linhof — neither name will be cheap, but they will unfailingly do the job. If a short-throw release is used the plunger will bottom out without the shutter being triggered and many photographers unfamiliar with this have then taken their camera in for a service check thinking something has broken! :confused:

As with all cable releases the construction and operational integrity should be frequently checked — especially cloth-covered cable releases.

 

[shutterboy]

If you want reasonable priced accessories you bought into the wrong system

Yeah