[Leica] Hasselblad question to George L

[Mark Rabiner]

The low profile backs I got in 2005 when they could be gotten for a song
with all the wedding photogs divesting their Hasselblad stuff for DSLR'S.
The low profile backs were the first backs made for the Hassy system and
were made by Hensoldt, Wetzlar, a rifle site company.

The HC-1 is the 90° back and the Nc-2 100 is the 45 ° .
I got each one for around 100 dollars. I wished I had them way earlier.

"The optics company Engelbert & Hensoldt was founded in Sonneberg (Thuringia
) in 1852, moving to Wetzlar in 1865. It was acquired by the Carl Zeiss ."

They are much more compact, lightweight and made it easy for me to for the
first time to turn the camera on its side and shoot verticals with the 645
format backs, A16. So at the end of my Hasselblad days I was able to do
this.
After the Polaroid back came out they had to be re designed and this was
done and manufactured in Sweden. By real Swedish people...with the windmills
and the tulips....




On 9/20/15 10:12 AM, "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:

> Any finder that fits a 500, 500 C, 500 CM, would work with my CF-39 (I don't
> have the CFV-39) back. I believe the same would hold true for the CFV backs;
> as the backs all have a "low" profile where things may interfere with a
> finder. These backs are not like the old polaroid backs.
> 
> I suppose one or more of these backs may be too "thick" and make it difficult
> for one to get one's eye to one of the 90 degree view finders. I don't know
> about that. I've only ever used the waist level, 45 degree prisms, and
> currently the magnifying hood (which provides the best focusing - for me).
> 
> a note off the iPad, George
> 
> On Sep 19, 2015, at 11:24 PM, Frank Verizon <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>> George: on the chance that you might know the answer to this question.....
>> 
>> I remember that you have a Hasselblad with CFV39 back.
>> 
>> The question to you is.... What 90 degree prisms fit your particular
>> Hasselblad combination?
>> 
>> There is contrary information available on the Web.
>> 
>> Thank you for your time.
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
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