andyfalsetta Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I've been watching this listing with interest - admittedly at first as a potential buyer. However the bids have gotten just crazy with 9 hours to go. In all fairness the camera body, magazine, and finder are in excellent cosmetic shape. The lens has a dented filter ring and the shutter is jammed. Inoperative shutter is the primary failure point and cause of death for these early cameras especially if left unused. Checking Hasselblad shipping records, the lens and body were mated at the factory but the magazine is not original to the camera. Looking at the film advance knob, the tell-tale bulge under the leatherette at the center of the knob indicates the last tech to touch this camera was - to put it nicely - unfamiliar with these cameras. Will this set a new high water mark for inoperative 1000Fs.? Hasselblad 1000F 6x6 Medium Format SLR Camera - Beautiful Cond...READ | eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 And with only a Tessar lens! At least you (usually) get a decent Biometar lens with a non-working Pentacon 6.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_chow Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 ...At least you (usually) get a decent Biometar lens with a non-working Pentacon 6. ... and the Biometar is not only better, it's not radioactive! "Manfred, there is a design problem with that camera...every time you drop it that pin breaks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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