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Winder CW on 203FE?

Thank you, poly for all your help. I have managed to purchase one! :)

I should receive it in a week or so.

The pieces are coming together, slowly...

Take care,
-Brad
 
What prism is on the 203S? Is it a NASA special also?

Ronald

bradleygibson said:
From Hasselblad:

Hasselblad 203S
This space camera is a focal-plane shutter camera based on the standard 203FE version. It is equipped with a special version of the Winder CW. The film magazines use 70 mm perforated film and are equipped with electronic data imprinting, enabling the recording of time and picture number for each exposure. Since the computers onboard have full control over the position of the shuttle it is fairly easy to identify over which spot on the earth the picture was taken.
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It does look unique, doesn't it?

Every finder I've ever seen (and then some) for the Hasselblad is shown here: http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?HasselbladFinders.html~mainFrame.

It looks like the 203S finder is different from all of those. Funny thing is, the one in the 203S picture looks vaguely familiar to me, but I can't place it... Senility must be setting in! :)

I'll keep poking around. I'm curious!

One other difference between the 203FE and the 203S is apparently different lubrications were used on space cameras--my former NASA employee friend tells me that the regular oils evaporate in space and make a mess of the camera. Since I'm not planning to leave the Earth anytime soon, just the modified winder should be fine for my needs. :)
polarcircle said:
What prism is on the 203S? Is it a NASA special also?

Ronald
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bradleygibson said:
One other difference between the 203FE and the 203S is apparently different lubrications were used on space cameras--my former NASA employee friend tells me that the regular oils evaporate in space and make a mess of the camera. Since I'm not planning to leave the Earth anytime soon, just the modified winder should be fine for my needs. :)
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Sorry, I hit the edit button in the former post where I meant to use the quote one. :confused:

Glad you decided to stay with us! :rofl:


Paul
 
bradleygibson said:
It does look unique, doesn't it?

Every finder I've ever seen (and then some) for the Hasselblad is shown here: http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?HasselbladFinders.html~mainFrame.

It looks like the 203S finder is different from all of those. Funny thing is, the one in the 203S picture looks vaguely familiar to me, but I can't place it... Senility must be setting in! :)

I'll keep poking around. I'm curious!

One other difference between the 203FE and the 203S is apparently different lubrications were used on space cameras--my former NASA employee friend tells me that the regular oils evaporate in space and make a mess of the camera. Since I'm not planning to leave the Earth anytime soon, just the modified winder should be fine for my needs. :)
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Could it be a RM2 finder, modified to fit a 200 series body? If I recall correctly the RM2 finders were not compatible with 200 series bodies?

Cheers,

Ronald
 
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