Hasselblad sports finder?

[waynecrider]

Just wondering if Hasselblad ever made a sports finder for their camera system of if they have a WL available like Rollei that has a push open window incorporated. If these exist I would like one for my 501cm.

[John Koehrer]

Victor & Co did have a sports finder available at one time. Haven't seen one for years. It was a frame & peephole type device. As I recall it simply replaced the WL finder(slip on--slip off, grasshopper)

[Loose Gravel]

Indeed they did. I had one new in box when I bought my 500C and new in box when I sold it 20 years later. It probably still is NIB. I was a folding thing with a frame on one end and a peep hole on the other. The hole end slide to different focal length. The whole thing mounted on the left side where there is a rail with the camera name and model on it. Mine was a 500C. Don't know if it fits a 501. I thought those were Levis.

[mgb74]

I used one ages ago when doing some aerial photogrphy with a 500C. I'll look to see if I have it and how it mounts.

[waynecrider]

Thanks guys.

[mgb74]

Here's the sportsfinder I have for my 500c. Mounts to the side of the body. There are inserts for different focal lengths (though I don't have any).

[waynecrider]

Any of you have knowledge of what focal lengths were covered?

[mgb74]

Any of you have knowledge of what focal lengths were covered?

I don't know for sure, but suspect that since the frame itself is sized for 80mm, that there were inserts for 150mm and maybe 250mm.