Hi, i am getting photographs out of focus since about month or so with my hasselblad 500cm. some time ago one roll was totally out of focus then, after week 3 long sessions were fine. now every single image is not sharp or sharp in incorrect place. portraits for example - focus is slightly shifted...sort of back/front focus. i have 2 lenses, 2 film backs, 2 viewfinders and 2 focusing screens. everything has been checked in different configurations...photographs remains out of focus :( i checked scanner as well. works fine. the only idea comes into my mind is body...i have only one body and it is rather very rare that everything gets broken in one moment so... i will appreciate any idea or advice. Thank you very much! artur

You have one of the finest cameras ever made, not to mention one the most expensive, so don't try and fix it yourself. Take it in for cleaning, service and repair.

https://www.google.com/search?q=hasselblad+repair+near+me

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Send to a repair facility like CRIS or United camera repair. This is something mechanical that cannot be repaired at home.

Check the release button lock tab, it may be engaged, holding the release button in

it depends ALOT on the brand of lens and where you go... a hasselblad lens will cost alot more for a new motor and repair than a pentax.

The only possibilities are that the shutter is not working when the lens is mounted on the body, that the film is being inserted incorrectly with the backing paper facing forwards, or the film processing is completely wrong.

I haven't suggested that the film isn't winding through the camera as I'm assuming that when you remove it the film has all transferred to the previously empty spool. I've also assumed that when you describe the processed film as "blank" that you mean it is completely unexposed (clear) as opposed to completely exposed and washed out (opaque).

The Hasselblad ELM does not need adapting to use the Imacon or hasselblad digital back  the following backs fit on the ELM and can be triggered with a cable that should be supplied with the back. 
Hasselblad V96c 16mp square format back  Hasselblad CFV 16mp square format back with CF slot Hasselblad CFVII 16mp square format back with CF slot + larger screen
the following backs will work but need to have a V adapter plate fitted to the back 
96c 16mp square format back  132c 22mp 645 format back  528c 22mp 645 format back with Multishot option CF-22 22mp 645 format back with CF slot CF-22 MS 22mp 645 format back with CF slot & Multishot option CF-39 39mp 645 format back with CF slot CF-39 MS 39mp 645 format back with CF slot & Multishot option

When fitting and digital back to an older camera the best advice is to get the camera body serviced to ensure that the back mount is correct as the digital backs require a better fit than the film backs did. If the mount is off it will cause back or front focus. 

Sounds like you need to get your camera fixed by Nikon.

However, you say the auto focus stopped working, you didn't switch to a lens that uses a mechanical focus linkage do you? The D40 only supports lenses with AF-S or AF-I type autofocus drives. AF-D and AF-G types without AF-S or AF-I don't autofocus.

Also, check that the A/M switch on the lens is in the correct position.

Manual focusing is quite difficult to do accurately with an AF camera. The screen inside the camera is not optimized for this. If you are sure you are focusing accurately but the pictures you take are still out of focus, the mirror may need adjusting. I can provide further info on this if you require, but if you're within warranty, i'd recommend that route first.

Hello Hasselblad -

I have the same housing, and have all of these parts. However, I need to keep them so that I can still operate my rig.

I have a few suggestions:

1) create and save some searches in ebay that will alert you to this stuff when it eventually will surface

2) contact Subaquatic Camera in Salinas, CA. My understanding from one of their techs is that he fabricated at least some of these parts for another client. Perhaps he still has the machining specs and could make them up for you

3) contact me if you need photographs of the parts for purposes of providing to a machine shop to have them made for you (earmstro a t hotmail d o t com)

And for anyone else who has parts for these housings, I am looking for two different parts that go with a SWC camera in this housing:

- the fitting that mounts in the flash shoe, that engages with the front section mechanicals to trip the shutter release

- the film advance adapter for a SWC

I would most like to purchase these parts but if someone can just help me out with photographs (and better yet, dimensions taken with a micrometer), I would be most grateful as that will be enough information to go have the parts I need made.

thanks,
-Eric

There were several versions of the 500C/M as production was over many years. The 501C had all the latest revisions of the 500 C/M series to make it the better choice. You'll get more $ for the 501 for this reason. Later versions of the 500C/M had a much better coil spring to control the mirror for starters. Unless you are going to use this camera for daily professional use, either would be a reliable camera. A good way to check the amount of use on any Hasselblad is to look at the back of the camera where the film magazine mounts. A good solid black with no shiny spots on the plate would indicate little use. There are raised lines around the aux. shutter opening that will wear as film back are removed and replaced.