Adjusting H3D-II for use with film backs

[pascal]

When I was at my Hasselblad importer's office recently, I enquired about the issue of non-compatibility of film backs with the H3D-II series (in contrast to the previous H1 - H2 - H3D series). To my big surprise I was informed it is possible to adjust the H3D-II in such a way that it regaines compatibility with the film backs. It is something that apparently would be asked for by pro users now and then.
Is somebody aware of this? Any experience? This would be quite interesting to me as I really would like to have digital + film back options with one single camera body.
Thanks.
Pascal

 

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When I was at my Hasselblad importer's office recently, I enquired about the issue of non-compatibility of film backs with the H3D-II series (in contrast to the previous H1 - H2 - H3D series). To my big surprise I was informed it is possible to adjust the H3D-II in such a way that it regaines compatibility with the film backs. It is something that apparently would be asked for by pro users now and then.
Is somebody aware of this? Any experience? This would be quite interesting to me as I really would like to have digital + film back options with one single camera body.
Thanks.
Pascal

Sounds incorrect. I'd contact Hasselblad tech support directly for more information. Please let us know what you find out.

As I understand it, each back is very carefully matched and calibrated to it's own H3D-II ... so my question would be whether that gets disrupted if something else is changed.

Also, if the camera is a H3D-II/31 the finder isn't full frame ... you'd need the other finder.

My solution was to get a H2F body.

-Marc

 

[pascal]

Marc, asked further to my dealer about this and the answer was that it is a simple procedure not disabling or disturbing anything on the camera. When I asked why Hasselblad had not enabled this from the start, the answer was two-fold: almost all pros do no longer use film once they go digital, so there was no need for film back compatibility; and for commercial reasons the film back compatibility has been disabled at the factory. In any case, this is easy to redress. The issue of the correct viewfinder, of course, is quite correct.