Hasselblad 503: mounting an hand grip

[kiodo_g]

<p>I have troubles mounting my Hasselblad grip on my 503. The threaded hole in the camera coupling plate is located to far back to match the grip fastener. Do I need an adapter?<br />Please check:<br /><br /><br>

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[kiodo_g]

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[BrianS1664879711]

<p>This is one of the few situations where there is not interoperability within the Hasselblad system components.</p>

<p>The camera foot is different between the 500C/M (and earlier) and the 501/503 in terms of the screw hole location</p>

<p>The grip you (and I) have is for the 500 series foot. For 501/503 there is the "snap lock" handle but that is a lot more expensive.</p>

<p>My cheap solution was to use a quicklock mount between the old handle and my 501. That does not allow the trigger to work, however. My plan is to craft an extension of the mechanism to accommodate the gap created by the quick release. Conceptually it is simple but I haven't had the time yet.</p>

[BrianS1664879711]

<p>I've read on the internet about people getting the older foot from Hasseblad at little cost (or free) and replacing the 501/503 foot. Not too sure what the real story is on that but apparently the screw pattern is identical so it is an easy remove-and-replace job. Then the camera should be compatible with the older handle.</p>

[kiodo_g]

<p>Thank you Brian, I was not aware of that.<br />I'll check with Hasselblad, and if they sort a solution I'll let you know.</p>

[terry_dent1]

I was in this situation a Hasselblad sent me a new foot for the camera free. BUT this was about 20 years ago.