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by Ernst Wildi
The Hasselblad Manual, 6th Edition
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PREFACE
1 THE HASSELBLAD IMAGE FORMATS
The 2¼ × 2¼-Inch Square Format
The 6 × 4.5cm Format
The Superslide Format
The Panoramic Format
The 6 × 7cm Medium Format
2 DIGITAL IMAGING WITH HASSELBLAD
The Advantages of Hasselblad’s Digital Imaging System
Digital Backs for the Hasselblad
The Digital Camera Backs
Sensor Size and Focal Length of Lens
Image Quality
Lenses for Digital Recording
Evaluating the Tonal Range and Exposure in Electronic Imaging
The Histogram
Determining Exposure from the Histogram
3 THE HASSELBLAD CAMERA SYSTEMS
History of the Hasselblad Camera
Discontinued Items
The Hasselblad Camera Systems
The Hasselblad H Camera System
The Hasselblad V Camera System
The Hasselblad X Camera System
Selecting the Shutter Type and Film Advance
Focal Plane Shutters
Lens Shutters
Manual or Motor-Driven Film Advance
The Advantages of Motorized Film Transport
Holding and Supporting the Camera
Handheld Photography
Camera Grips and Handles
Selecting and Using a Tripod
Reasons for Using a Tripod
Selecting a Tripod
Operating the Tripod-Mounted Camera
Monopods
Tripod Coupling
Camera Cases
4 THE HASSELBLAD H CAMERA SYSTEM
The H Camera System Concept
Removing the Bottom Plate
Battery Operation
Attaching and Removing Lenses
Attaching, Removing, and Adjusting Viewfinders
Adjusting the Eyepiece Diopter Correction
Film Magazines and Film Loading
The H Film Magazine
Removing and Attaching the H Film Magazines
Magazine Settings
Programming the Magazine Settings
Setting the Frame Counter
Loading the Film
Changing Film
Some Suggestions about Film Loading
Imprinting the Film
Deciding on the Imprint
Imprinting Date and Time
The Instant Film Magazine
Camera Operation
Activating the Camera
The Camera Operating Controls
Preparing the Camera for Operation
Releasing the Camera
Operating the Self-Timer
Wireless Remote Operation
Interval Exposures
Photographing with the H Camera
Customizing Your Camera with Custom Options
Focusing the H Camera
Focusing Options and Settings
The LED Focus Aids
Automatic Focusing
Focusing Override
Manual Focusing
Depth of Field
Metering and Exposure Controls
The H Camera’s Metering Modes
Setting the Metering Mode
Exposure Modes
Metering Approaches
Locking the Exposure
Locking Exposure Values in the Spot Metering Mode
Exposure Compensations
Manual Exposure Bracketing
Automatic Exposure Bracketing
Programming Automatic Bracketing
Other Operating and Image Creating Controls
Manual Diaphragm Stop Down Control
The Mirror Lock-Up Control
The Custom Options
Setting and Using the Options
The User Button Functions
Flash Photography
Flash Units
Shutter Speeds, Flash Sync, and Metering Modes
Flash Photography with the H Camera
Flash Measuring
The Use and Operation of Profiles
Making Your Own Profile
5 THE HASSELBLAD V SYSTEM CAMERAS AND COMPONENTS
The Hasselblad 500 Series Cameras
Hasselblad Classic
Hasselblad 501C
Hasselblad 501CM
Hasselblad 503CX
Hasselblad 503CXi and 503CW
Camera Finishes
The Motor-Driven EL Camera Models
Hasselblad 500ELX
Hasselblad 553ELX
Hasselblad 555ELD
The Hasselblad 200 Series Camera Models
Hasselblad 205
Hasselblad 203FE
Hasselblad 202FA
Hasselblad 201F
The Hasselblad 2000/2003 Camera Models
The Hasselblad Superwide Cameras
Hasselblad Supreme Wide Angle
Hasselblad Superwide C
Hasselblad Superwide SWC/M
Hasselblad 903SWC
Hasselblad 905SWC
The Hasselblad FlexBody and ArcBody Cameras
Component Interchangeability in the V System
Hasselblad Shutter Lenses
C Lenses
CF Lenses
CFi Lenses
CFE Lenses
CB Lenses
Lenses without Shutters
The V System Components
Removing and Attaching Lenses
Removing and Attaching Film Magazines
Operating the Instant Film Magazine
Attaching and Removing Viewfinders
Changing Focusing Screens
Changing the Winding Cranks or Knobs
The Auxiliary Shutter
The Focal Plane Shutter
Checking the Camera Functions
Bottom Plate and Tripod Socket
6 OPERATING V SYSTEM CAMERAS
The Basic Camera Operation
The Operating Signals
Setting Aperture and Shutter Speeds
CFi and CFE Lenses
CB Lenses
CF Lenses
FE, TCC, and F Non-shutter Lenses
Operating C Lenses
The Self-Timer in C Lenses
Using Long Shutter Speeds
Time Exposures
Distance Setting
Quick Focusing Handles
Focusing Apochromatic Lenses
Releasing the Camera
Release Lock in Older 500 Cameras
The Release on EL Camera Models
The Release Cycle on Focal Plane Shutter Cameras
Operating the 201F Camera
Special Operating Controls on 2000/2003 Camera Models
Prereleasing the Camera
Prereleasing the 500 Series Cameras
Prereleasing the Focal Plane Shutter Models
Prereleasing the EL Models
Producing Double or Multiple Exposures
Operation of the 503CW Winder
Attaching the 503 Winders
Removing the Motor Winder
Motor Operation
Remote Operation
7 OPERATING THE EL CAMERAS
The Motor Drive
Batteries in Newer Models
The NiCad Batteries in Earlier Models
Recommended NiCad Battery Use
Some Discontinued Items
Converting Cameras
Releasing the Camera
The Operating Selector Dial
EL Camera Operation
Releasing with Cables
Releasing Through the Side Socket
Wireless Remote Releasing of the 555ELD
Working with the Wireless Remote Control Unit
8 OPERATING THE SUPERWIDE CAMERAS
Basic Camera Operation
Holding the Camera
Viewing with the Superwide
Leveling the Camera
Focusing the Superwide Cameras
Focusing with the Focusing Screen Adapter
Determining Exposure
9 OPERATING THE 200 CAMERAS
Shutter Operation
Batteries
Prereleasing and Use of the Self-Timer
Manual Film Advance
Motor Operation
Operation of Film Magazines
Setting the Shutter Speed
Setting the Speed Electronically
Long Exposure Times
Operation of FE, CFE, and TCC Lenses
Operation of CFE Shutter Lenses
Operation of Other Shutter Lenses
Manually Closing Down the Aperture
Setting the Shutter Speed on the 202FA Camera
Selecting the Shutter Type
The Metering System
Turning On the Metering System
Using the AE Lock to Turn On the System
Using the Front Release or Prerelease to Turn On the System
The Viewfinder Display
Warning Signals
Programming
Programming the Functions
The Metering Operation
Exposure Modes
Automatic Exposure Mode
Automatic Bracketing Mode
Differential and Zone Modes
Manual Exposure Mode
The ML Exposure Mode on the 202 Camera
The Zone System Theory
The Zone System Compensation Dial
Keeping Track of the Contrast Range
The Reference Mode in the 203
Electronic Flash
The Flash Connections
Flash and Exposure Modes
Flash Exposure
Flash with the Original 205TCC Camera
10 SELECTION AND USE OF V SYSTEM FILM MAGAZINES
V System Magazines
Hasselblad Rollfilm Magazines
Magazine Type
Magazines for 120 Rollfilm
Magazines That Are No Longer Available
Magazines for 220 Rollfilm
Using Magazines
Care of Magazines
Film Identification
Operating Signals
Film Inserts
Loading the Magazine
Unloading the Film
Spacing
Film Magazine 70
The 70mm Film
Other Film Magazines
Magazine 70/100–200
Magazine 70/500
Sheet Film Holder and Adapter
The Hasselblad Data-Recording System
Use and Application of the Instant Film Magazines
Checking Exposure
Instant Film Magazines for Hasselblad Cameras
The Purpose of the Glass Plate
Adjusting for the Different Film Sensitivities
Using the Instant Film Magazine on Cameras with a Built-In Metering System
Care of the Instant Film and Magazine
11 V SYSTEM VIEWFINDERS AND FOCUSING SCREENS
Focusing Screens
The Acute Matte Focusing Screen
Focusing with Split-Image Rangefinder
Focusing with Microprisms
Focusing Screens with Grid Lines
Other Focusing Screens
Cleaning Focusing Screens
Viewfinders
Viewfinders to Improve Camera Steadiness
Viewfinders for Exposure Measurements
Viewfinders for Accurate Focusing
Matching the Viewfinder to Your Eyesight
Adjusting the Built-In Diopter Correction
Diopter Correction Lenses for the Standard Focusing Hood
Adjustment of Older Finders
Viewfinder Magnification
The Hasselblad View Magnifier
Area Coverage on the Focusing Screen
Vignetting
Selecting a Viewfinder
The Standard Focusing Hood
Magnifying Hoods
Magnifying Hood 4×4 DPS
Viewing from the Top
90-degree Eye-Level Viewing
Reflex Viewfinder RMfx
45-degree Eye-Level Viewing
Discontinued Hasselblad Viewfinders
Cleaning Viewfinders
12 ACHIEVING PERFECT EXPOSURES
The Incident Light-Metering Approach
Using the Incident Meter on the PME Prism Viewfinders
Reflected Meter Readings
Light Reflectance and Gray Tones
Use of a Graycard
The Graycard as a Color Test
Reflectance Values of Different Colors
Shaded and Lighted Areas
Exposing Negatives Versus Transparencies
Using Various Metering Systems
Metering Systems Built into Cameras
Average Metering
Center-Weighted Metering
Center Area Metering
Spot Meters
Exposure in Electronic Imaging
The Hasselblad Metering Systems
The Advantages of a Built-In Metering System
The Advantages of Spot Metering
Metering Procedure with Built-In Meters
The 205 Zone Mode in Color Photography
Bracketing
Exposure with Filters and Close-Up Accessories
Exposure with Various Focusing Screens
The PME 90 and PME 45 Meter Prism Viewfinders
Basic Meter Prism Operation
Operating the PME 90 and PME 45 Meters
The PME 51 Meter Prism Finder
Discontinued Items for Exposure Metering
Original Meter Prism Finder
PME/VFC-6 Prism Finder
Exposure Meter Knob
Automatic Aperture Control Lenses
13 CONTROLS FOR EXPOSURE AND CREATING IMAGES
Exposure Controls
Exposure and Distance Setting
Exposure Values
Controls for Creating Images
Aperture for Depth of Field
Depth of Field and the Focal Length of the Lens
Medium-Format Depth of Field
Depth-of-Field Scales and Charts
Seeing Depth of Field on the Focusing Screen
Hyperfocal Distance
Manual Diaphragm Stop Down
Photographing Groups
Background Sharpness
Creative Use of the Lens Aperture
Selection of Shutter Speed
Blurred Motion Effects
Following Moving Subjects
14 CHARACTERISTICS AND USE OF LENSES ON ALL CAMERA MODELS
Focal Length
Angle of View
Area Coverage
Covering Power
Relative Illuminance
Color Rendition
Lens Quality
Image Quality at Different Lens Apertures
Image Quality at Small Apertures
Your Own Quality Tests
Color Correction and Apochromatic Lenses
Coating and Multicoating
Using Lens Shades
Older Professional Lens Shade
Lens Distortion
Other Image Distortions
Lens Design
Lenses for the H Camera System
Wide-Angle Lens Designs
Floating Lens Elements
True Telephoto Lenses
Telephoto Lenses for Close-Up Work
Internal Focusing
Characteristics and Use of Zoom Lenses
Zoom Lenses for Close-Up Photography
Using the Zoom Lens for Creative Purposes
Using Fish-Eye Lenses
The 30mm Distagon Lens
Fish-Eye Images without the Fish-Eye Look
Characteristics and Use of Teleconverters
Teleconverters with Different Lenses
Focusing Range and Area Coverage
Image Quality with Teleconverters
Exposure with Teleconverters
The Mutar Teleconverters
Creative Use of Lenses
Changing Perspective
Selective Backgrounds
Effective Wide-Angle Photography
Foreground Sharpness
Correcting Verticals
The PC Mutar Teleconverter
Camera Operation with the PC Mutar
Exposure with the PC Mutar
Photographing with the PC Mutar
Using Hasselblad Lenses on Other Cameras and on Enlargers
Protecting Your Lenses
15 OPERATING THE FLEXBODY AND ARCBODY
Camera Design
Using the Tilt Control
Limitations of Sharpness Controls
The Shift Control
Limitations of the Shift Control
Close-Up Photography with the FlexBody
Viewing, Focusing, and Evaluating the Image
Taking a Picture with the FlexBody and ArcBody
16 UNDERSTANDING LIGHT AND FILTERS
Using Filters
Filters as Lens Protection
Haze and UV Filters
Neutral Density Filters
Filters for Black and White Photography
The Color Quality of Light
Light Balance and Conversion Filters
Color-Compensating Filters
Fluorescent and Vapor Lights
The Decamired Filter System
Exposure Increase
Hasselblad Filters
Polarizing Filters
Polarizing Filter Types
Using Polarizing Filters over Light Sources
Partial Filtering
Quality of Filters
Filters between the Lens
Gelatin Filters
Soft Focus Effects
The Softar Filters
Visible and Invisible Light
Ultraviolet and Fluorescence Photography
Infrared Photography
Lenses and Focusing
17 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY WITH HASSELBLAD CAMERAS
Electronic Flash Photography
On-Camera Flash
Flash Units
Flash Operation
Dedicated Flash
The Advantages of Dedicated Flash
Setting the Film Sensitivity
Setting and Using Flash Units
Camera–Flash Connections
Camera Operation with Flash
Ready Light and Exposure Signal
Using Electronic Flash for Photographing People Outdoors
Selecting Aperture and Shutter Speed
Determining and Changing the Flash Exposure
Determining the Lighting Ratio
Electronic Flash in Indoor Work
Producing Better Flash Illumination
Ghost Images
Improving Your Dedicated Flash Pictures
Test Exposures
Checking Flash Sync
Flash Firing Failures
Dedicated Flash with the 205TCC
Hasselblad Flash Units
The Hasselblad D-Flash 40
Flash Reflector and Area Coverage
The Hasselblad Proflash 4505
Ringlights
The Hasselblad Macro Flash
18 CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY
Focusing Range of Hasselblad Lenses
Magnification
Using Close-Up Lenses
Extension Tubes and Bellows
Depth of Field
Exposure
Life-Size Magnification
Teleconverters for Close-Up Work
Combining Extension Tubes with Teleconverter/Lens Combinations
The Hasselblad Cameras in Close-Up Work
Close-Up Photography with the H Camera
The V System Close-Up Accessories
Choosing a V System Lens
Attaching and Removing V System Extension Tubes and Bellows
Operating the Hasselblad Bellows
How to Use the V System Close-Up Charts
How to Use the H System Close-Up Charts
Special Close-Up Applications
Slide Duplicating
Copying Documents
High-Magnification Photography
Photography Through the Microscope
19 THE HASSELBLAD XPAN CAMERAS
Camera Models
Image Format
Film Processing and Printing
Lenses for XPan Cameras
Image Illumination
Power Supply
Film Loading
Operating the Camera
Multiple Exposures on the XPan II
Remote Releasing
Viewing and Focusing
Composition in the Panoramic Format
Exposure Control
Automatic Exposure Bracketing
Flash Photography
Infrared Photography
20 KEEPING CAMERA EQUIPMENT IN WORKING CONDITION
Minimizing Fungus
Cold Weather Photography
Taking Care of Batteries
21 OLDER HASSELBLAD CAMERAS
Operating the 1000F and 1600F Cameras
Interchangeability of Components
Releasing and Shutter Operation
Lenses and Lens Operation
Flash Operation
Operating the Original Superwide Camera
22 PROJECTING MEDIUM-FORMAT AND XPAN TRANSPARENCIES
Projecting XPan Transparencies
The 2½-Inch Square and 6 × 4.5cm Transparencies
Slide Mounts
Operating the Hasselblad PCP 80 Projector
Perspective Control
Voltage Selection, Projection Lamps, and Illumination System
Attaching and Removing the Slide Trays
The PCP 80 Operating Controls
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