carl_sanders
Member
The expectation of quality from Ziess is quickly fading. Having had the above for some years but in pristine condition due to little use in the studio, we recently fitted the sync cord to it.
When the sync cord was pulled off it ripped off the plastic cap fitting. EeeK! why on earth have they made this out of plastic, it was only held on by a basic plastic fit which broke off.
My brother in law produces plastic items like this so, the production costs run into pence when thousands are produced. When we phoned Hasselblad Uk for the cost of renewal we were quoted £37.50 (Approx) plus VAT ($75?). Good grief! it should be replaced free of charge, it is clearly a design fault. Needless to say, we will try super glue first and then this
purchase last. We may even consider doing our own plastic cover that is not spring loaded.
The Ziess casing quality on these lenses is awful and would not recommend purchase of their newer lenses. I'll start looking for the all metal old ones.
When the sync cord was pulled off it ripped off the plastic cap fitting. EeeK! why on earth have they made this out of plastic, it was only held on by a basic plastic fit which broke off.
My brother in law produces plastic items like this so, the production costs run into pence when thousands are produced. When we phoned Hasselblad Uk for the cost of renewal we were quoted £37.50 (Approx) plus VAT ($75?). Good grief! it should be replaced free of charge, it is clearly a design fault. Needless to say, we will try super glue first and then this
purchase last. We may even consider doing our own plastic cover that is not spring loaded.
The Ziess casing quality on these lenses is awful and would not recommend purchase of their newer lenses. I'll start looking for the all metal old ones.