Hasselblad Polaroid Back

[BenAllen]

I recently got my hands on a Polaroid back for my 500cm. I went for one of the cheaper ones as I won't be using it that often and when I do it will just be for fun. On the glass of the Polaroid back there's a reasonable sized scratch. Is there anyway of reducing this scratch at all?

 

[Joachim Zettl]

Sorry I have no answer for your question. But is there really a glass?
Maybe Hassalblad makes it possible. But why?

 

[BenAllen]

Sorry I have no answer for your question. But is there really a glass?
Maybe Hassalblad makes it possible. But why?

Yes there's a piece of glass infront of the Polaroid. I've read it's because the plane of focus would be just infront of where the Polaroid sits so the glass just extends it.

 

[AgX]

That is the "fiber-glass extender" of Marty Forscher.

 

[AgX]

The idea was to pick-up rays at the focal-plane and transfer them further back to the polaroid film, being larger than the camera's frame.

 

[AgX]

such block in-situ:

 

[GarageBoy]

Get another back - I sold one for like $30 a year ago - the film is all gone and a pack costs more than the back

 

[mweintraub]

Get another back - I sold one for like $30 a year ago - the film is all gone and a pack costs more than the back

Weird thing is that I've heard that some backs have gone up in value because of it... I didn't research myself yet.


Like GargeBoy said, get another one... I have one for sale.