Shot my first roll with the 503CXi - now what?

BrianShaw said:

Only a factor with long exposure times, not with shutter speeds > 1/8 second. The CF (and newer) lenses indicate this on the shutter speed dial with an orange bar to remind the user to hold the shutter release until the shutter has fired.

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You are absolutely right - but when I was first using it on a tripod, I got snagged by that very item! :rolleyes:

Given that the Hasselblad is a very particular camera (like a lot of fine things it demands you follow ITS rules, not the other way around) that takes a little bit of a learning curve - it can be maddening to learn how to use. But once you do, it is generally not an issue, and you wonder how you ever had any issues!

NikoSperi said:

Nope. The "leader" in 120 roll film is paper, not film like with 35mm cassettes.

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I do remember reading something about pulling the "paper" about 3-4 inches from the spool in the Hasselblad instructions for loading the film. I wondered if it was telling me to separate the paper from the film to load onto the takeup reel!

Aha, looking at some processed film now...the 35mm has a section that is black, before the usable frames start, and the 120 film starts right at frame #1. So when loading, you roll the 120 film to the arrow, then wind on until frame 1 is where the film actually starts.


So I guess the most likely explaination to the missing photos is film loaded wrong.