503CW 60th Anniversary Edition......

[bensonga]

I wish I had never seen these photos.........

 

[blowupster]

I saw years ago and I bought ....only the hood !

 

[polypal]

There is also one in stunning red.
Nice opportunity to start a collection of these 60th anniversary versions.
Only takes 7000 euro or 10.000 USD to get one.

 

[bensonga]

Fortunately, the red just doesn't strike my fancy, as the saying goes....but the blue....Wow! I never expect to actually own one, but it sure is nice to look at.

 

[polypal]

You can get great kits to convert a black leatherette body and film back to the color you prefer.
How about a snake skin 500C and film back?

Paul

 

[bensonga]

I'm stuck on the blue Paul. With the silver Zeiss lens.

Maybe that's what I should do however, pick up an older 500CM, silver 50mm lens and the blue camera leather kit (cameraleather.com?). Sure would be nice to have.....and a lot cheaper than the 60th Anniversary model!

Gary

 

[polypal]

I know converting a 500 series body into a special can be fun.

I have seen a black paint one with the black paint changed to grey Hammerite.
Absolutely stunning

Paul

 

[stever]

I want one!
I want one!
I want one!
I want one!
I want one!
I want one!
I want one!
I want one!
I want one!
I want one!
I want one!
I want one!


Steve

 

[polypal]

Steve,

My supplier has agreed to make a small series of special Hammerite 500CM bodies complete with A12 backs.

Where should we send the 12 kits?


Paul

 

[bensonga]

Hi Paul. What is this Hammerite you've mentioned? Got a pic of one with that treatment?

Gary

 

[polypal]

Hello Gary,


It is somewhere in hasselbladinfo forum...........

I tried to locate the post but did not succeed yet.

Found it:

Paul

 

[wbulte]

Hammerite is special metalpaint, like so.

Wilko

 

[bensonga]

Hello Gary,

It is somewhere in hasselbladinfo forum...........
I tried to locate the post but did not succeed yet.
Found it:

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Paul

Nice! Now I understand why you like it. Very sharp.

Thanks for the link Wilko.

So many possibilities.......

Gary

 

[polypal]

Photoshop?

Here is another one.

Is this a real camera or just a photoshop job?

 

[wbulte]

Is this a real camera or just a photoshop job?

Photoshop job or not, I can symphatise with the idea to use Hammerite instead of the lousy black paint job Hasselblad put on the V-series!

Hmm.... I should have Hammerite paint left from painting my milling machine.

Anyone willing to volunteer an old V-series shell for the experiment?

Wilko

 

[jotloob]

I wish I had never seen these photos.........

Yes Gary , I can understand you very well .

But there are two big disadvantages with these commemorative cameras .
First is , that they are very expensive .
Second is , you will probably never use them and only touch them with cotton gloves .
I know what I am talking about .

Jürgen

 

[polypal]

Nice brass/blue 503CX Juergen.
Needs to be polished from time to time?

 

[bensonga]

Is that brass or gold plating?

Very expensive looking.....whichever it is!

Gary

 

[bensonga]

Yes Gary , I can understand you very well .

But there are two big disadvantages with these commemorative cameras .
First is , that they are very expensive .
Second is , you will probably never use them and only touch them with cotton gloves .
I know what I am talking about .

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Jürgen

Beautiful camera Jurgen! Good thing these cameras are out of my price range at the moment.

Gary

 

[jotloob]

Is that brass or gold plating?

Very expensive looking.....whichever it is!

Gary

The camera is gold plated .
I got this camera some years ago just by luck . Two bidders only .
Price was 2100€ .