[HUG] Re: 2000...end of story...

Bob,
Yes, I understand based on my conversation with Hasselblad USA that not all of the bodies will have that problem. 
Other folk's experience will vary in that respect.

My 201F is bad on batteries. If left unattend, it will drain.
My 205TCC drains, but at a slower rate.
I never had that problem with my 2000FCM.
All 3 bodie shad been checked out and Hasselblad USA could not find anything wrong with them. Their advice, if you not using it for a period of time, its best to remove the battery. 

Evan

Bob Adler wrote:

Evan,
The battery in my 203 does not drain when left unattended. It is well behaved... 
Bob

*/Evan J Dong <ejdong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:

    Vincent,

    I hope that your 2000FCM is okay as is once Hasselblad gets their
    hands
    on it. Hopefully its just the backs only.

    If that's the case, the focal plane optics for the 2000/200 series
    bodies are a full stop faster then their built-in shutter
    counterpart.
    The 50mmF2,8, 110mmF2.0, 150mmF2.8, and 250mmF4.0 are the most
    likely to
    be used and encounter. I haven't met too many folks out there
    using the
    350mmF4.0. Some photographers bought into the Schneider zoom:
    140-280mm
    macro zoom. For me, I bought based on Jim Brick's experience and
    recommendation, the Fuji manufactured 60-120mm. Yes, its a heavy
    lens if
    used hand held, but mounted onto a tripod with a good ballhead, the
    images are fantastically sharp and the color rendition is good as the
    Zeiss prime optics.

    One good thing of the 2000 series bodies over the 200 series I
    noticed,
    is that the battery could be left in the body and it will not have
    any
    power drain unlike the 200 series body. Still, its better to
    remove the
    battery in any case. Otherwise, I too, have not had any problems
    with my
    2000FCM and it only entered Hasselblad once, when I first bought
    it used.

    Evan

    Vincent Frazzetta wrote:
    > Many thanks to folks who have responded to my "bad negatives
    plight".
    > I was encouraged to see a few other 2000 and 200 users posted--I
    was
    > certain I was the last living 2000 user on earth, and my camera
    would
    > go to the Smithsonian upon my death. The big three (B&H,
    Adorama, and
    > KEH), and the big poop (eBay) rarely list focal plane shutter
    gear. I
    > chose the 2000 for the faster 150mm 2.8 lens and the overall faster
    > shutter speed. Since I rarely use the 150 (recently CLA'd), and in
    > light of the backs going in for CLA and the purchase of an eBay
    90 deg
    > viewer, I am considering selling it to finance this
    adventure...anyone
    > interested might email me vfrazz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    > . As for the percieved need for faster
    > shutter speed, I should have taken my cue from the ex-Rolliflex, in
    > that most of my MF photographs are taken using a tripod--so I've
    never
    > yet used the high speed (I think of the Hasselblad as my walkaround
    > large format). A nod to one of the earlier posters: when someone
    > asked why I spent so much money on a Hasselblad camera, I said
    without
    > even thinking, "...well, it has to last for the rest of my life".
    > Even with my troubles, it's a lovely piece of work.
    >
    > That all said, the camera and two backs are on the way Hasselblad
    > Service in New Jersey. I do believe this will be the happy
    ending to
    > the bad-negatives story.


    
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