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Hi Jurgen

My 501CM is brand new - SP is the part of the serial number, which means this was made/assembled in 2003. I can't believe that the mirror seal is breaking up. It is possible that any excess material from seals, foam etc is coming loose at the initial mirror and rear door tripping. The camera has not been wound and released more than about 50 times so far !
I had the same problem with my Nikon FA in 1986 when it was brand new - I was worried then, fearing that the 'specs' would come in the way of auto-metering. Not worried about 501CM about auto-metering, though !!!

Krish
 
Jurgen

I'd rather discuss everything here, for the benefit of all. Thank you anyway for your email address.

Qnu
Thank you for the link

Kommini
 
"...I just remembered (and braved the hurdle of having to provide username and password yet a few times more... Site-owner, please can you reduce the number of times we have to type our username and password. Please!!! I clicked my may to this discussion, posted one answer, had to go back, and posted another one. There must be a way of doing that without the need of providing the same username and password for no less then 7 times ..."

Qnu,

setting cookies is a standard procedure nowadays in forums all over the net to remember username and password. This prevents you from typing several time your username and password while entering the forum.

This cookie-system is as secure as all other cookie-enabled systems on the net. If you are afraid of misuses og data on your computer, I must disappoint you. As soon as you go into the internet, your data are not secure anymore. Even with afirewall, you will not have any guarantee of security. It only makes it more difficult for somebody to break in your system, but not too difficult
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So the use of the internt is always a trade off between convenience and security. Everybody has to decide this for him/herself.

Technically, if you do not leave any kind of cookies or other kind of information open to be readable, there is no way for a forum system to recognize you, because it does not "remember" you. It thinks you are the first time here in your life, because it sees you the first time in his "memory life".

Yahoo etc. mailing lists are not a solution for this. They only open another big security risk. With these mailing lists, you are spreading viruses and e-mail addresses/spam around the globe. I am sure that is neither something that you would like to have
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This can not happen here, because the e-mail address is not visible on our forum or in the e-mails. Everything is encoded and a virus or spam agent can not use it.

Hope that helps
 
Kommini,

Regarding the lens cap. If you purchase a Hasselblad bayonet filter you will have to remove it to use the Hasselblad lens cap. Also, the Hasselblad filters are not threaded and generic lens caps won't work. That is one of the reasons I selected the adapter and use threaded filters. I also like Heliopan SH PMC filters.

Regards

Gilbert
 
Gilbert,

Remove-filter-to-use-lens-cap perhaps was true with certain older lens caps and polarizers, but generally does not hold.
Lens caps fit inside the bayonet that is on the front of the filter.
 
Hi Gilbert and Qnu,

Yes, my new Hasselblad (B60) UV Sky filter not only fits onto the CFE lens, but also has a bayonet front to accept the Hassy lens cap. I wish the filters hassy filters were thinner, though - two filters ( if ever needed) together may caue some vignetting.

Kommini
 
I recently inherited a 501 CM. I've read the instruction manual three times, loaded the magazine twice. I cannot get the shutter to release (even after removing it and rewinding the cocking shaft). The film advance knob will not move because it's still on the 1st exposure. I know this camera is in excellent condition, so I really don't suspect a repair issue. I know I'm doing something stupid. Can anyone assist me?
 
Hi Stewart,
did you pull out the magazine slide? Does the shutter release without the film magazine attached to the camera?
Ondrej
 
Stewart:

If you removed the slide and it still dosn't work.

Can you see through the view finder?

Make sure your lens is in sync with the camera.

Regards

Gilbert
 
> Posted by Stewart Dale (Dalesb) on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 5:48 pm: > > I recently inherited a 501 CM. I've read the instruction manual three > times, loaded the magazine twice. I cannot get the shutter to release > (even after removing it and rewinding the cocking shaft). The film > advance knob will not move because it's still on the 1st exposure. I > know this camera is in excellent condition, so I really don't suspect > a repair issue. I know I'm doing something stupid. Can anyone assist > me? My first guess is that you didn't take the dark slide out before trying to fire the shutter (pull the chrome handle on the left side of the back). If that's not the issue, try to see if everything is working without the back on. From what you say it's not quite clear if you tried to fire the shutter without the back on.

Manu
 
> I am not familiar with the 501CM, but if it has a time exposure lock by the shutter release (as does the 500CM), is it inadvertantly in the lock position? This would cause the problem you are having. Regards, Fritz
 
The 501 CM does not have the shutter release lock lever. So it can't be causing this problem. ;-)
 
I think the 501CM is the same as the 500CM in this respect, but sorry if this is not the case as I have never handled a 501CM.... Above all, you need to check that the two small indicators ( which can be located by looking on the opposite side from where the dark slide comes out, there is one the camera and one right next to it on the film back ) are the same colour, cause if not, the camera will neither wind on, or release the shutter button. To start over:.... Take the film back out ( unless there is a film in it obviously), and put it back in, which will reset the back, then wind it on as if you had just put a new film in, once this happens, the indicator on the film back should be white, then wind the camera on with out the film back until its indicator is also white, attatch the film back, remove the dark slide and you should be ready to rock. Failing this, you may have a problem.

Good luck Delbert
 
Del,

Good advice, except...

The 501 CM does not have the body-ready indicator either. It was "discontinued", like the shutter release locking lever, some time before the 501 CM appeared.
 
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