Hasselblad V: sliiiiiightly misaligned hinges on the backside.

RezaLoghme · May 9, 2024

One of my V bodies has a sliiiiiightly misaligned hinge on its rear, which means that if I want to attach a film back, I have to twist the back a tin bit around its horizontal axis. I can even see the minimal misalignment, it looks as if it could have been bent when the camera dropped (did not happen during my ownership). When the back is attached, I can also feel the misalignment when running my finger over the body chrome rail towards the film back's chrome rail - unlike my other bodies, here is very small "hiccup".

Should I DIY-"repair" it and try to bend the hinge a bit, with a somewhat probable risk of killing the body and replacing it with the 503CX I really want?
Send it to my CLA and repair guy?
Just wait if it self-heals?
Have a Bloody Mary in the sun and think about something else?

campy51 · May 9, 2024

You bend you break, you form you fix.

guangong · May 9, 2024

I would just live with it if camera and back are usable.

RezaLoghme · May 9, 2024

That means you would not complain about it when buying my camera?

Hassasin · May 9, 2024

This is getting annoying, Hasselblad sub-forum would help a lot. And sub-forum ignore function to boot. I'd check Photrio daily for new threads, since last week or so it's not fun anymore.

BrianShaw · May 9, 2024

If yours is like mine, there is (should be, I assume) a very slight amount of tolerance (wiggle) when the back is attached to the body. Is that wnat you are concerned about? The original post is a bit perplexing since there is no "hinge" on the V bodies.

I suggest a refreshing G&T for you and those who are annoyed. Or, perhaps, some aquavit.

4season · May 9, 2024

RezaLoghme said:
Just wait if it self-heals?

That's a camera repair technique I wasn't aware of, but it would certainly explain some of the very long wait times some folks have experienced for getting their cameras repaired.

I think there was a tool designed specifically for bending the body flanges into correct alignment. Bend-to-adjust was the Hasselblad way!

Don_ih · May 9, 2024

4season said:
Bend-to-adjust was the Hasselblad way!

Certainly seems that way when you read the service manuals....

mshchem · May 9, 2024

RezaLoghme said:
One of my V bodies has a sliiiiiightly misaligned hinge on its rear, which means that if I want to attach a film back, I have to twist the back a tin bit around its horizontal axis. I can even see the minimal misalignment, it looks as if it could have been bent when the camera dropped (did not happen during my ownership). When the back is attached, I can also feel the misalignment when running my finger over the body chrome rail towards the film back's chrome rail - unlike my other bodies, here is very small "hiccup".

Should I DIY-"repair" it and try to bend the hinge a bit, with a somewhat probable risk of killing the body and replacing it with the 503CX I really want?
Send it to my CLA and repair guy?
Just wait if it self-heals?
Have a Bloody Mary in the sun and think about something else?

Why ruin good vodka with tomato juice. Shaken not stirred.

Are you sure it's not the magazine?

RezaLoghme · May 10, 2024

BrianShaw said:
If yours is like mine, there is (should be, I assume) a very slight amount of tolerance (wiggle) when the back is attached to the body. Is that wnat you are concerned about? The original post is a bit perplexing since there is no "hinge" on the V bodies.

I suggest a refreshing G&T for you and those who are annoyed. Or, perhaps, some aquavit.

There is no tolerance, it is super tight once its on. Hinges or whatever they are called like, the two small metal prongs coming out of the camera lower rear which are inserted into the film back. One of the two prongs seems to be off so the back, once attached, sits super tight but with a noticable misalingment which you can feel when running your finger over the camera's chrome rail on the top. Where is meets the film back, there is a slight hiccup. The body in question does that with all magazines, and all my other V bodies dont do that.

Don_ih · May 10, 2024

Yet the back attaches and the camera works. Sounds like it doesn't matter.

jk0592 · May 10, 2024

Does it mean that all the negatives are somewhat rotated with respect to camera ?

Sirius Glass · May 10, 2024

While you may be able to adjust the hinges yourself, a Hasselblad repair man can realign the film back on the Hasselblad jig quickly.

RezaLoghme · May 10, 2024

As I explained before, it happens on one specific body with all film backs, whereas all other bodies are fine.

RezaLoghme · May 10, 2024

jk0592 said:
Does it mean that all the negatives are somewhat rotated with respect to camera ?

One of the two prongs seems to be off so the back, once attached, sits super tight but with a noticable misalingment which you can feel when running your finger over the camera's chrome rail on the top. Where is meets the film back, there is a slight hiccup.

Sirius Glass · May 10, 2024

Sirius Glass said:
While you may be able to adjust the hinges yourself, a Hasselblad repair man can realign the film back on the Hasselblad jig quickly.

RezaLoghme said:
As I explained before, it happens on one specific body with all film backs, whereas all other bodies are fine.

The correction also applies:

While you may be able to adjust the hinges yourself, a Hasselblad repair man can realign the Hasselblad body on the Hasselblad jig quickly.

bdial · May 10, 2024

I doubt that the tabs can withstand much bending, so I'd either leave it alone if the camera and back are working correctly, or send it to someone who has experience with straightening them.

Hasselblad V: sliiiiiightly misaligned hinges on the backside.

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