Re: Have Hassy, Have Questions

[elgenper@telia.com]

Well, to mount (or dismount) a lens on a īBlad, both the lens and the 
camera body MUST be tensioned.  If you can see through the lens (C, FC, 
FCi, FCE series), it is tensioned, otherwise not.  To tension it off 
the camera, look at the back: below the glass, there is a small key 
(round, with a slot, similar to a screw head) with a red arrow close to 
it.  Put a coin or something in that slot (careful, donīt  slip and 
scratch the glass!) and turn in the direction of the arrow until the 
key locks.  The slot is now at a right angle to the radius of the lens, 
and the shutter is open, so you can see right through the lens.  To 
tension the camera body, just turn the crank (you may have to push the 
release first, and possibly remove the back too.

Now, just align the triangle on the lens back with the red dot on the 
camera body, put the lens in place and turn until the lens locks in 
place.  If this doesnīt do the trick, something is wrong, and you have 
to contact a repairman.

To remove the lens, just remember to tension the camera first, and 
donīt "untension" the lens while off the camera.  Then you donīt have 
to go through the whole procedure again.  Hasselblad states itīs OK to 
store the lens with cocked shutter, so no reason to untension it!

Good luck with your camera!  Takes a while to learn, but very reliable 
once you get the hang of it!

Per


tisdagen den 10 december 2002 kl 21.34 skrev Rob Miracle:

> I received a nice used blad 503cx today.   It came with a 120 back and 
> an 80mm lens.   When I mount the lens its loose and I can't figure out 
> how to attach it.   I know you set the shutter and such on the lens 
> but how does the camera know to open the lens to focus then close the 
> shutter, reopen and close again for the exposure?
>
> Help!!!
>
> Thanks,
> Rob