Hasselblad Lens Shutter Problem.

jonkopinx said:

Hi All.

I have a Hasselblad CB lens that has a problem, the 1 second shutter speed isn't working properly, it seems to fire at 1/60th speed rather than 1s. Curious enough that all the other speeds from 1/500s to 1/2s are firing correctly(including bulb mode). Is it just needed a CLA on the shutters or i can ignore it(1s shutter speed rarely used anyway) without worrying that the lenses will broken in the future. The problem seems different with the other 1s shutter speed problem that other people posted here too and the other forum(they mostly have sticky shutter on 1second speed).

Any advises would be great.

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Dan Daniel said:

I don't know the lens and shutter, but I'll throw out something- are you sure that it is set at 1 second? Not a little bit before or after? often if a shutter dial is nudged a bit past 1 second towards B, there will be a section of fast firing. Just a long shot and again I am not familiar that that particular shutter.

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Don_ih said:

Use it at the working speeds. Shutters generally have a slow-speed escapement that controls the - obviously - slower speeds. That might be gummed up. If the other speeds are working, worry about fixing the lens when they are not. I'd suggest you continue to pay attention to it, though. Other speeds may stop working without warning. The issue with a malfunctioning lens is, quite simply, it's not reliable.

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RalphLambrecht said:

most people will probably suggest a CLA, but I would leave it as is and wait until normal 'exercising will fix it.

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BrianShaw said:

Thinking about this logically... you know that your shutter is malfunctioning. That fact implies that you should get it repaired (probably not just CLA'd). If you contninue using it you might get unreliable performance and you won't know when/if/how-much worse the situation will become. if you can live with uncertainty then keep using it. Otherwise...

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