Club Hasselblad

I recently inhereted a 500 C w/ the mentioned lenses and backs. I remember my grandfather always carried this camera on the many hikes we had together in the mountains of Tennessee. It was his "point and shoot." How can I get owner's manuals for the body, lenses, backs, etc? He bought the outfit new in the mid sixties, I believe. The shutter crank on the right side of the body has a contained light meter that appears to be original. Was this part of a latter model. None of the pictures I have seen of the 500 C has this configuration.

How do you distinguish between a 120 and 220 insert? I have a stray insert and can not tell whether it goes in the 220 or 120 back. No the drapes never matched the carpet in regards to serial numbers, that would be to easy. The Swedes tried to think of everything but I could mess up a cheese sandwich. Help?

Hello,
I am in the process of building a NASA modified 500C replica. I have already stripped a 500C camera (removed mirror, auxiliary shutter, leatherette, paint, glue, accesory rail, flash contact) but details are still missing/unclear. I am aware that there are several versions, first cameras were modified by NASA, later cameras were prepared in Sweden. In contrast to pictures of motorized NASA Hasselblads there are only few pictures available of these modified 500C cameras. And many of these photos show only a replica where it is not clear to me how close it is to one of the original cameras. So if you have pictures or happen to own an original NASA 500C, please contact me. You can send pictures also to ulrik (ett) gmx (dot) de

Ulrik

Hello, I'm new with this camera and I don't know why when I took the last photograph I took off the magasine and since then the camara stops working, the mirror stood up and I don't know what to do. If somebody can help I appreciate. thnks.

Manuel Botelho