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LA Camera Expo in Burbank: October 11 Show Table

It’s time for another camera show this weekend in Burbank, California (I set up at this show every quarter) If you are in the Burbank area this Sunday, Oct…

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LA Camera Expo in Burbank: July 12 Show Table

It’s time for another camera show this weekend in Burbank, California (I set up at this show every quarter) If you are in the Burbank area this Sunday…

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LA Camera Expo in Burbank: October 12 Show Table

In the years before the pandemic in what seems like another life I would set up a table at a camera show in Pasadena, California every month. After decades…

645 · Hasselblad · Nikon

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Mamiya 90mm f/3.8 (1973): Excess Moly Lube in the Shutter

Servicing an early version of the Mamiya 90mm f/3.8 lens (1973). Shutter was sticking (delayed release) and needed disassembly and cleaning off of…

RB67 · Hasselblad · Shutters · Cleaning

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Hasselblad 80mm CF Lens: Sticking Shutter, Broken Cocking Shaft

Hasselblad 80mm f/2.8 CF Lens Repair. This lens came into the shop with multiple issues: focus ring goes through infinity by quite a bit, shutter sticking…

Hasselblad · Shutters · Focus · Parts

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Hasselblad Beattie Brightscreen: Measuring the Brightness Gain

Since I made a post about a Hasselblad and a Beattie Brightscreen, I have been asked about how much brighter it can make the focus screen. Well, outdoors…

Hasselblad · Viewfinders & meters · Testing

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Hasselblad 50mm Distagon: Not Focusing to Infinity

This 50mm Hasselblad Distagon (circa 1962) came in a bit battered and rough and would not focus to infinity. It's not a good sign when you see a lens with…

Hasselblad · Focus · Lenses

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Hasselblad 500C: Installing a Beattie Brightscreen

Installing a Beattie Brightscreen in an early (1963) Hasselblad 500C. From 1957-1969, the Hasselblad focus screen assembly consisted of eight separate…

Hasselblad · Viewfinders & meters · Focus

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Hasselblad Repair Parts

Hasselblad repair parts.

Hasselblad · Parts

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Custom 6x9 Wide Angle Camera with Hasselblad SWC 38mm Biogon

This is a truly unique camera. It is a custom made wide angle medium format. It uses the 38mm f/4.5 Biogon lens and viewfinder from an early Hasselblad…

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