Hasselblad Lens Question

[Katier]

Hi folks,

Just picked up a Hasselblad 503CW from Uni for some work I'm doing because I think I'll need wider angle than my TLR can give.

It comes with two lenses, a 40mm and 80mm.. Most likely use the 40mm ( as the 80 is about same as my TLR ) however I want to do comparison between the two as my work is slightly experimental.

Looking over the Camera it has This 80mm lens however the EV value seems to be locked. i.e. move the shutter speed and the aperture moves with it. The 40mm seems to work as I'd expect.

Can anyone help me by telling me how to seperate the Exposure and Aperture please?

Anything else I need to know ( apart from the 'cock before lens removal' procesure. ).

Thanks

Katier

 

[chrism]

You should be able to push the shutter speed dial back and rotate the rings independently.

 

[Katier]

You should be able to push the shutter speed dial back and rotate the rings independently.

Ahhh I see - got it now I think, pull the lever on the aperture ring towards the body and turn..

Gawd that's awkward!!!

 

[mikebarger]

Not after the 150,000 time

Mike

 

[Ed Sukach]

Hmmm .... Odd!

A *T Planar Hasselblad lens in a Synchro Compur shutter. I though Hasselblad converted to Prontor shutters before the *T (multi) coating... ???

Possibly a "hybrid" of some sort?

 

[Katier]

Hmmm .... Odd!

A *T Planar Hasselblad lens in a Synchro Compur shutter. I though Hasselblad converted to Prontor shutters before the *T (multi) coating... ???

Possibly a "hybrid" of some sort?

Don't know but as it happens my lens, while not the one on ebay, is identicle.

 

[mikebarger]

There are chrome bodied lens with the T* coating also.

Mike

 

[Q.G.]

Hmmm .... Odd!

A *T Planar Hasselblad lens in a Synchro Compur shutter. I though Hasselblad converted to Prontor shutters before the *T (multi) coating... ???

Possibly a "hybrid" of some sort?

Nope. Nothing mysterious about it.
T* coating replaced T coating in the 1970s.
The change from Synchro Compur to Prontor (from C lens - like the one in the auction - to CF lens) happened in the 1980s.

 

[edtbjon]

Hmmm .... Odd!

A *T Planar Hasselblad lens in a Synchro Compur shutter. I though Hasselblad converted to Prontor shutters before the *T (multi) coating... ???

Possibly a "hybrid" of some sort?

As Q.G. says this is not odd. 3 of my lenses are old style C lenses but with T* coating. (Well, two lenses and a camera, i.e. my SWC.) Anyhow for C lenses, with some rare exceptions, non-T* lenses usually comes in chrome barrels while T* lenses usually have black lens barrels. And yes, all CF lenses have T* coating with the exception of some exotic APO lenses.)
The exceptions are that a few late chrome lenses have T* coating. This probably have something to do with production runs at the Zeiss factory. Second, some APO lenses never got any T* coating, regardless of barrel color. The few chrome T* lenses around usually sells for top money as they are quite rare.
(C = Synchro Compur, CF = Prontor)

//Björn

 

[mikebarger]

There are a fair amount of black 150mm C lens without the T*, but they don't seem to sell for much of a discount. Really isn't any reason they should be higher priced than a non T* chrome, but they do seem to bring more.

Mike