[Leica] 'Blad question

[vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)]

I have a 203FE.  Love the features of the camera, as it has a center
weighted metering system.  I chose not to buy the 205 because I am not
skilled at using a spot meter.  Otherwise, I understand the two are
identical.

I had a 2000 series Hasselblad with the metal shutter, and sold it
quickly because the metal shutter is much much louder than the cloth
shutter of the 203/205.

Only one malfunction encountered with my 203, which causes me concern
with the continuation of support on the 203/205 series; the camera
stopped working at my sister-in-law's wedding.  My SL2 saved the day,
but I really  wanted to shoot the wedding in 6x6.  To this day, I don't
know why it malfunctioned.  I took the 203 home, did a cursory
examination of the insides, decided very quickly that I could not and
would not attempt to diagnose what was wrong, and reassembled the
camera.  From then on, it has worked. 

My discovery was that in N.America, only one facility is qualified to
work on the camera - Hasselblad USA in New Jersey.  I live in Canada,
and even the Canadian distributor ends up sending their 203/205's to the
USA mothership.

But other than my concern for longevity of electronics and continuation
of support, I love the camera for its ease of use.

Regards,

Vick Ko



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Alastair Firkin
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:43 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] 'Blad question


Now, its off topic, but I'd like to canvas opinions on the 203FE versus 
the 205TCC blad. Which one, problems etc. Please help: private mail may 
be better unless other wish to hear.

Thanks to any 200 series users for advise, I'm hoping to update my 
2000FCM.

Cheers

Alastair


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