The body’s cocking, film advance, and mirror mechanisms have been cleaned and lubricated as necessary. The body’s auxiliary shutter has been upgraded to match the 500C/M. The focusing screen height has been adjusted. The lens’ shutter and aperture mechanisms have been cleaned, lubricated, and adjusted as necessary. The lens has been opened and cleaned, but some minor haze remains inside that won’t affect image quality. The film back’s mechanisms have been cleaned, lubricated, and adjusted as necessary.

The camera has been modified by a previous owner to have the much brighter Acute Matte D focusing screen with a split-image rangefinder (42215). This is a big upgrade! The exposure meter knob works well, too. It’s essentially a period-appropriate 500C in good condition with its biggest downside (the dim, non-interchangeable screen) replaced with the brightest focusing screen Hasselblad ever made. Pretty neat!