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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: orc73 on March 24, 2015, 10:44:56 am

Title: Hasselblad lense broken
Post by: orc73 on March 24, 2015, 10:44:56 am: any advice on this? the front barel is loose, the lense and focus is fully functional.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cu_AW53P3w&list=UU7Xu3vfvmsl7JOI9WnWUtDw

The Hasselblad distributor would send it to the factory, alone shipping would cost a few hundred Euros.
Title: Re: Hasselblad lense broken
Post by: E.J. Peiker on March 25, 2015, 09:42:17 am: For what it's worth, my advice is to get it repaired ;) It's clearly not working as designed and it looks like that lens has taken a bit of a beating so it is probably best to get everything put back to the way it is supposed to work. It won't be cheap though!
Title: Re: Hasselblad lense broken
Post by: Gel on March 27, 2015, 04:01:30 pm: Depending on the actuation number, I'd be selling it as faulty and buying used elsewhere.

If you do send it in, get an estimate only before proceeding. I sent a lens into Hasselblad, they quoted £700 to fix but it had to go to Europe, when it got there they went ahead and did further unauthorised work on it (they found more things wrong with it) which added another £600 to the bill. A used replacement lens would of been £100 cheaper.

In Hasselblad's defense I complained and they honoured the original quote but even on used items you are still paying 'new' prices for repairs and often it isn't going to be cost effective to send it in.

Yet, it could be a simple fix.
Title: Re: Hasselblad lense broken
Post by: Bernd B. on March 31, 2015, 07:30:57 am: I was told that the Hasselblad HC lenses have bearings inside that wear off. Just like the tyres of a car. So I would not expect it to be an expensive repair.

Please let us know how you got along.

Best,

Bernd
Title: Re: Hasselblad lense broken
Post by: E.J. Peiker on March 31, 2015, 08:25:41 am: Quote from: Bernd B. on March 31, 2015, 07:30:57 am
I was told that the Hasselblad HC lenses have bearings inside that wear off. Just like the tyres of a car. So I would not expect it to be an expensive repair.

Please let us know how you got along.

Best,

Bernd

I don't think an inexpensive Hasselblad repair exists ;)
Title: Re: Hasselblad lense broken
Post by: Chris Livsey on March 31, 2015, 10:01:38 am: Quote from: E.J. Peiker on March 31, 2015, 08:25:41 am
I don't think an inexpensive Hasselblad repair exists ;)

70990072
Exposure Button Replacement
The camera grip is disassembled and the exposure switch is replaced. After re-assembly a functional check of the body is made and firmware is checked and upgraded if necessary.
£45 plus carriage and vat.
;D
Title: Re: Hasselblad lense broken
Post by: Bernd B. on April 01, 2015, 05:51:44 am: Quote from: E.J. Peiker on March 31, 2015, 08:25:41 am
I don't think an inexpensive Hasselblad repair exists ;)

Hasselblad bashing ? Phase user ? ;)

Best,

Bernd
Title: Re: Hasselblad lense broken
Post by: E.J. Peiker on April 02, 2015, 08:53:45 pm: No, not bashing at all, just joking around. I don't think there is a cheap Phase repair either :D