HELP: Hasselblad Lens Jammed To Body

Arthurwg · Dec 29, 2019

I've inadvertently jammed my 100mm lens to my 503CX body, apparently because I failed to line up the lens and body properly and/or failed to see it the lens was cocked. Camera won't advance, mirror won't retract. What to do?

Sirius Glass · Dec 29, 2019

Try:

removed account4 · Dec 29, 2019

hi arthurwg
not sure if you scoured you tube or not
i found this video that might be useful IDK if it is the same problem you have/are having
and I don't know if you mind unscrewing "stuff" .. good luck !

eli griggs · Jan 3, 2020

jnantz said:
hi arthurwg
not sure if you scoured you tube or not
i found this video that might be useful IDK if it is the same problem you have/are having
and I don't know if you mind unscrewing "stuff" .. good luck !

Thank you for sharing this link, great video, and the repetition of the instructions are a very good feature.

Eli

anthonym3 · Jan 4, 2020

eli griggs said:
Thank you for sharing this link, great video, and the repetition of the instructions are a very good feature.
There is a tool that will un jam the lens.You can find it on E-BAY, it's inexpensive. I had a lens jammed and ruined a lens trying to loosen it. This tool will help avoid future problems

anthonym3 · Jan 4, 2020

If you have not loosened the lens yet and cannot find the tool send your address. I no longer have a HASSELBLAD and do not need my tool. I will ship it to you for free.

Sirius Glass · Jan 4, 2020

Wait for the tool

eli griggs · Jan 5, 2020

anthonym3 said:
If you have not loosened the lens yet and cannot find the tool send your address. I no longer have a HASSELBLAD and do not need my tool. I will ship it to you for free.

Well done, anthonym3!

Cheers.

anthonym3 · Jan 5, 2020

eli griggs said:
Well done, anthonym3!

Cheers.

Thank you eli griggs.I have received great generosity and invaluable information on this forum so giving back is a pleasure.

Arthurwg · Jan 6, 2020

Thanks for the offer but the tool came Saturday. Trying it today.

resummerfield · Jan 6, 2020

jnantz said:
hi arthurwg
not sure if you scoured you tube or not
i found this video that might be useful IDK if it is the same problem you have/are having
and I don't know if you mind unscrewing "stuff" .. good luck !

Excellent video! Thanks!

Arthurwg · Jan 6, 2020

Using both the "tool" and a screwdriver, I found it impossible to turn the screw. and did not want to apply excess force. So off it goes to repair.

anthonym3 · Jan 7, 2020

Arthurwg said:
Thanks for the offer but the tool came Saturday. Trying it today.

OK Note,if anyone needs it the offer is good until someone claims it. Someone has claimed it.

declark · Jan 7, 2020

Hello Arhurwg,

It's been a while since this has happened to me, but I think there are two levels of stuck lenses on Hasselblads, maybe there's an even stuckier level that I have not experienced yet. The first level is easily remedied with the special screwdriver tool that is designed to keep you from stabbing the rear element of the lens. I had this level of lens sticking immediately after acquiring a 500CM. It was easily removed by re-cocking the lens. I while later experienced the more dreaded level of stuck lens which I think is what you have and I remember finding the video that jnantz posted. That was what I used last time and while it was a bit scary removing parts and jacking things around inside the body, it worked like a charm, Hope that helps.

Arthurwg · Jan 8, 2020

Well, the tech should have the camera soon via Priority Mail. I'm simply not adept enough to try the second stage procedure. After many years of using a Hasselblad, this is a first and an expensive mistake. Taking the opportunity to have the body CLA while I'm at it.

mitrajoon · Jan 8, 2020

Let us know how it turns out and who you sent it to.

Arthurwg · Jan 13, 2020

Just heard back from the Tech. Apparently a spring involved with the auxiliary shutter broke, which he says caused the jam. That may explain why I couldn't turn the interior screw in either direction. Still, it seems odd that an aux shutter spring would disable the camera. Complex piece of kit.

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