Loading Film into a Hasselblad Back

have processed my second roll of film now and it was perfect. first roll was blank so i believe i loaded it wrong =)

You can leave it open at all times if you like. The camera has a set of barn doors on the back of the body that block out the light. They only open when you poke the shutter button. The mirror prerelease is located on the right side of the camera under the wind knob. After you have prereleased, the mirror flops up, and the barn doors are now open, but there is no chance for a light leak on a camera that's working properly. Good Luck!

i have a question. when you're shooting with the hasselblad do you need to shoot with the viewfinder closed or can you have it opened without getting light leak? i have the standard viewer, the one that pops up. i got a blank roll of film from my 500c so either i loaded the film the wrong side OR my old 500c house doesn't work properly. i read the manual and there's some kind of pre-release. going to test that this time. just watched the video and loaded a reala 100. but what about my question?

Unloading is pretty easy. You wind the film with the little crank on the back until it's free of the giving spool onto the takeup spool. It will then be safe to open to daylight and secure the sticky tape to hold the roll of film shut.

thanks for the guide. followed this just now with my new hasselblad purchase, loading 120 film for the first time :-) now i'm just nervous that i'll screw up in a few days when i'm unloading the film :-)

thanks. just got a a12 mag for my 500c.

This was perfect. I just got a 500C, and was concerned about how I would load the film. Thank you very much for your guidance!!

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Chris

thanks for this. it's really appreciated.

great how-to
thanks ...

Good stuff! I just had a exposec roll jam up in the back because of improper loading.
Thanks!

fantastic demo, 1st time i have loaded a 120 film into my unused 500scw/m.
would not have achieved this without the visual guise.
5/5

Very useful. Thanks

They're robust cameras for sure, but this very back has worn parts due to former abuse. This back leaks light too, so even though it's mostly in new condition, it sits on the shelf, unfortunately.

Every Hasselblad body I've seen has paint worn off of the base where the back mates with the camera. People slam and slide them down into place it seems.

great teacher. Luke, im sooo glad you included the thumb on spring lock thing. so many kids these days slam the back on and ruin the locking mechanisms. makes me cringe every time i see it happen.

Great thanks Luke.
Jan