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I hope that someone here can help me with a problem I'm having.

I purchased a Hasselblad 500C/M with a A12 Back (numbers not matching) a number of months ago on ebay. I tested it out with black and white film yesterday, and the film seemed well-spaced. I shot two colour rolls this afternoon, and both rolls have 9 overlapping frames with a lot of unused film at one end.

I'm figuring it was the way I loaded the film. Unlike other Medium format cameras I've used, this one doesn't automatically stop once the first frame comes up. I'm wondering how many times I should be winding it before setting the first frame?
Note: The back itself is from the 1970's; the insert is from the 1950s.
Thanks.

From what I remember about blads (it's been a while since I've owned one mind you), is that the frame counter should stop on the first frame.

If it's not stopping at the first frame, something's amiss.

FYI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQvr1b5upHE

Dave

It should stop on the first frame- you usually turn winder on the back about 10 rotations - then it will stop automatically at the first frame.

It could be a defective insert or it could be the way you loaded the film.

-J

Thanks, guys. I'll give it another try today.