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<blockquote data-quote="oldmodman" data-source="post: 15400689" data-attributes="member: 10303"><p>When you go shopping for the digital back be sure and check the number of exposures that it's internal memory has recorded. If it was used professionally it may have seen several hundred thousand exposures.</p><p>Don't let anyone tell you that they don't "wear out"</p><p></p><p>I worked for Hasselblad from 1975 to 1995, but left to start my own business just before the digital age. I built my own camera bodies and lenses from scratch while I was at the factory in Sweden. But I know nothing about the later products after 2000. Any questions about your older, all mechanical gear let me know.</p><p></p><p>By the way, the best way to store your camera is NOT what the factory recommends. I store all of mine with the lenses in the fired position. Always have front and rear caps on everything including the bodies. Never store the film backs with film in them. And store the body in the fired position. BUT advance the winding knob just slightly so that the mirror is not still contacting the foam around the upper ground glass frame. The mirror is held against the frame it sits in by three small pieces of foam. With the camera in it's cocked position the foam is compressed just slightly. But it's enough to allow the mirror to not be in the correct position to hold perfect focus. I generally was replacing the foam in all the cameras I worked on every ten years as a simple precaution. Look at the foam around the frame that the mirror hits when it is up. Foam a shiny gray in color = good foam. Foam a brown color (or worse, pieces of gooey foam sticking to the mirror) foam = bad.</p><p></p><p>Just be aware that storing the body and lenses in the fired position, while taking a huge load off of the shutter springs, is going to lead to some VERY EXPENSIVE repairs if you forget to wind them, even once, while trying to attach the lenses to the body. That is why the factory will NEVER say to store them fired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oldmodman, post: 15400689, member: 10303"] When you go shopping for the digital back be sure and check the number of exposures that it's internal memory has recorded. If it was used professionally it may have seen several hundred thousand exposures. Don't let anyone tell you that they don't "wear out" I worked for Hasselblad from 1975 to 1995, but left to start my own business just before the digital age. I built my own camera bodies and lenses from scratch while I was at the factory in Sweden. But I know nothing about the later products after 2000. Any questions about your older, all mechanical gear let me know. By the way, the best way to store your camera is NOT what the factory recommends. I store all of mine with the lenses in the fired position. Always have front and rear caps on everything including the bodies. Never store the film backs with film in them. And store the body in the fired position. BUT advance the winding knob just slightly so that the mirror is not still contacting the foam around the upper ground glass frame. The mirror is held against the frame it sits in by three small pieces of foam. With the camera in it's cocked position the foam is compressed just slightly. But it's enough to allow the mirror to not be in the correct position to hold perfect focus. I generally was replacing the foam in all the cameras I worked on every ten years as a simple precaution. Look at the foam around the frame that the mirror hits when it is up. Foam a shiny gray in color = good foam. Foam a brown color (or worse, pieces of gooey foam sticking to the mirror) foam = bad. Just be aware that storing the body and lenses in the fired position, while taking a huge load off of the shutter springs, is going to lead to some VERY EXPENSIVE repairs if you forget to wind them, even once, while trying to attach the lenses to the body. That is why the factory will NEVER say to store them fired. [/QUOTE]
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