PS - I also have a 203FE with three lenses. Also in perfect order. But
this set of gear is only 13 years old, - almost new.
> From: Q.G. de Bakker [qnu@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 2011-01-23 23:25:38 MET
> To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [HUG ] Re: AW: Re: It's a sad Hasselblad day........
>
> Ulrik Neupert wrote:
>
> > Hello Q.G.,
> > you know that these lenses are very old and none of them was without
> > need
> > of
> > major service. My 5.6/60 mm lenses are from 1958 and 1961, the 4.0/60
> > is
> > from 1962. I bought one of them in combination with a 553 ELX. For
> > reasons
> > far beyond me the sight of a EL.. camera lets buyers stay away from
> > such
> > nice items.
>
> A 1958 60 mm would fit my 500 C from that year very well.
> So, since you have two... ;-)
>
> I am a bit puzzled about that service thing. The lenses i bought
> obviously
> had had a previous life spanning some decades.
> And though i of course don't know anything about that previous life,
> they
> all came to me in excellent condition. The only mechanical flaw among
> them
> is the 'hanging diaphragm' in the 80 mm lens (it will not open
> completely
> for viewing at f/2.8, though it will when you fire the shutter at
> f/2.8. So
> only a minor problem).
> The barrels too are very clean. They aged a bit, i.e. show that they
> are not
> new, but no scratches to speak of.
> The 60 mm lenses however... Beaten up and bruised. And indeed in need
> of
> major service.
>
> Could be because there are far fewer of them than of any other C lens,
> and
> while i could ignore the also abundant beaten up, malfunctioning
> samples of
> those, it's hard to find a C non-f/3.5 60 mm lens at all, let alone be
> picky
> about them.
> But i am (picky). I don't want a lens just to know i own one. It has to
> work, and work properly too. And it has to look good as well. (And i
> even
> pass on lenses with imperial unit distance scales. Have to be metric
> for
> me.)
>
>
> You're right about the EL-models. Surprisingly cheap, oftentimes.
> But i noticed there are quite a few among them that are not worth even
> the
> little money that is asked for them. Now if my EL-repair skills would
> be a
> bit better than they are, i could have the time of my life.
>
>
>
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