Hasselblad auxiliary shutter

Mike Lopez · 08-25-2008, 11:21 AM

I'm looking at a PDF of the user's manual for the old Hasselblad 500C camera, and I'm not seeing anything about a mirror lock-up. But I've read that this camera has one. Is the auxiliary shutter on this camera intended to serve that function? Thanks for any insight.

arigram · 08-25-2008, 11:35 AM

The mirror lock up should be done by a button under the winding knob.
The back shutter has nothing to do with this.

Mike Lopez · 08-25-2008, 12:19 PM

Ah, I see it now. It's referred to as the "quick release" option. Thanks.

Q.G. · 08-25-2008, 12:19 PM

You may be looking for true mirror lock up (not just the thing people erroneously call that), in which case you would be looking in vain.

The 500-series cameras only offer mirror pre-release (the button below the wind crank).
Only the 2000-series bodies offer true mirror lock-up (you lock up the mirror - and it stays up, no matter what, - until you decide to let it come down again - meanwhile allowing normal operation of all camera functions).