Hasselblad lens Cleaning

[jeffzeitlin]

I have a Hasselblad Sonnar 150mm C type lens and I would like to clean the inside elements. Is there a way to take the elements out of the barrel and cleaning them yourself?

 

[arigram]

I suggest you don't do that.
There is too much that can go wrong and I am not sure that you want to mess up a Hasselblad lens.
Better find a capable, or even better, official service person to CLA the lens for you.
After all, they are not meant to be opened up and messed by people who don't have the necessary tools and skills.

 

[fschifano]

Amen to that. Lenses for Hasselblad are expensive and very precisely made. There is also a shutter in the lens adding to the complexity. Unless you really know what you're doing, and I'll bet you don't else you wouldn't be asking here, leave it alone or have it done by a competent repair person.

 

[Pinholemaster]

Don't do it.

 

[Gary Holliday]

Just pay the money to get it done properly, yes it sounds painful but if you ask around I'm sure you will find a reasonable specialist who can do it for a decent price.

 

[gothamtomato]

I'd say don't do it, unless you'd like a very expensive paperweight.

Opening up a Holga is one thing. Opening up a Hasselblad is something else. Send it to the Hasselblad service center in New Jersey. They are reliable and reasonably priced, and they get the work done pretty quickly as well.

 

[mikebarger]

I've had very good luck with David Odess.

 

[Carol Flutot]

I second David Odess.
http://www.david-odess.com/
He was factory trained.

 

[Ed Sukach]

Add my recommendation of David Odess. His work is ~ expensive he has a LOT of it (may be somewhat slow); is *first-rate* and worth every penny - in fact worth MORE than.

Additionally, I've met him personally - and he is a gentleman of the first order.