kento_kawakami

<p>So I took some photos with my Hassy 500cm and got some film developed and the focusing on the images seem pretty accurate, however one issue I am having is focusing when looking through the viewfinder. I have a feeling that it has to do something with the lack of the diopter in the prism finder (PM prism finder) as there is nothing that is screwed inside. I would think that like digital cameras and any other cameras that have adjustable diopters, this one should be able to adjust no? I usually don't need to calibrate the diopter to see well (0 calibration) but I am having the hardest time seeing if the image is in focus or not. Anybody have any suggestions? </p>

<p>Thank you all for your responses, I will definitely have the camera serviced when I buy it. I just wanted to know if it was simply user error or a malfunction in the system to begin with. The lens that comes with the camera is something I am not interested in and I might end up selling for an 80mm T*. However it might be best to get a CLA done on the camera once I purchase it. </p>

<p>So I read online about the jams that occur on a rare occasion with the 500CM. I am currently borrowing the camera prior to purchasing it to get into using this Hasselblad on a commercial level. While playing around with it, I did notice that the camera seems to lock up and jam as many people on the internet put it. By looking for solutions online, turning that middle screw thing inside the body past the auxiliary shutter to a certain degree will fix that problem. By doing this method I did fix the camera using a simple jeweler's screwdriver. <br> However I am a little worried that if I continue doing this, the screw can potentially strip (it's starting to wear from what I see in this camera) making it harder to unjam in the future. So I am curious to know what is the exact cause of these jams so I can avoid in the future. Or maybe I can send this in for a technician to repair. But before spending lots of money on repair, I would like to know if this is simply a user error that can be avoided all together. <br> I notice that the camera jams when I use the pre-release button on the side on a rare occasion. I've cocked and fired the shutter as you normally do and I have yet to jam the camera that way. However when I press the pre-release button sometimes I hear the camera firing without the auxiliary shutter opening at all. The fact that it does not jam 100% but happens too often makes me worried as this problem happened during a wedding yesterday and had no way to fix it until I got home. This makes me paranoid to use the pre-release button at all for any reason. I would like to know if anybody has had a similar experience with the 500CM regarding jams through the pre-release button. <br> PS. Idk if this could be a cause but the 60mm Distagon lens that is on the camera is really sticky at shutter speeds slower than 1/15. However the problem happened without the lens before as well so I doubt that the lens would be a cause. <br> Any help would be appreciated.<br> -Kento</p>