Stupid Hasselblad Question

logan2z said:

Well, I pulled the cassette out of the back in a dark bag and...

There's no film in it I could have sworn I had left a roll of film in the back with a few images on it, but I guess I was wrong.

Thanks to everyone who offered their help. I'm going to crawl back into my hole now...

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Sirius Glass said:

There is always something new that any of us can learn with any camera including the Hasselblads.

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etn said:

So true. And not limited to cameras.

I had a university prof who used to say "No question is stupid, as long as it is asked."

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pentaxpete said:

Talking about FILM BACKS -- I have an 'Older' A12 that has a fault -- sometimes I can take exposures with the DARKSLIDE IN and have wasted three frames on my last film which were blank ! Is there any little 'Feeler' thing to check ?

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etn said:

Yes. See here under section 3, page 12 of the PDF:

https://www.galerie-photo.com/manuels/hasselblad-magasins.pdf

The element which prevents triggering the body is #29 on this diagram. It closes a "window" when the dark slide is inserted.
Check that it rotates freely when a dark slide is inserted. Also check the spring #30.

If you look at your Hasselblad body without a back, you will see that pressing the trigger actuates a cam which protrudes at the back of the camera when pressed. "Part #29" in the back allows or prevents full travel of the trigger (by opening or closing the window) when the dark slide is removed, respectively inserted.

Does this answer your question? Hope this helps. I don't know how to describe it accurately without a picture.

EDIT:
the body cam in question, "release bar" in Hasselblad nomenclature, is #30375 in Figs. 35 to 42 of this PDF:

https://galerie-photo.com/manuels/hasselblad-500-503cw.pdf

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chuckroast said:

Those are great service manual finds. Are there more of these you might share?

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