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Hasselblad 202FA User manual
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Hasselblad202rn
- speedand precision
Thonkyoufor choosinga Hasselblad202FA.Thecombinationof
precisemetering,outo-exposureand flashmeteringcreatesa
sophisticatedcamerathotremainseosyqndcomfortabletoop-
erote.lt is particularlyusefulin rapidlychanginglight condi-
tionsond for fast-movingsubjects,producingsuperbprofes-
sionalimagequality.Withthe202FAyouhoveo choiceof either
aperturepriorityautomaticor trulymanuolfunction.lntheau-
tomaticmodesyou conmanuollyadjustthe computer-con-
trolledexposurewithintheronge+5 to -5 EV.Theextremelyac-
curotefocalplaneshutterprovidesoneof the widestrangesof
shutterspeedsin themediumformatfield:34minutestoultra
fast | /1000s with l/z stopincrementsin manuolmodeor 90s
to 1/l000s with 1/tzstopincrementsin outomaticmodewith
FElenses.ltolsoprovidesthefostestflashsynchspeedamong
mediumformatfocolplaneshutters:l/90 s.
Primarilydesignedto takeadvontageof thisremorkableshutter
are the HasselbladFEserieslenses,rangingfrom the medium
wide-angle50 mm f/2.8 to the short telephoto f/4, including
thepowerfulPlanor110mm f/2.And usingthe Hosselblad
1:i:ij:i:ii:l:it
Converter2XEdoublestherangeof focallengthsat a stroke!
ii::iri:ir::i::i' TheseoutstandinglensesbyproducedCarlZeissoresupported
by the brightestpossibleviewfinderimage,providedby the
Acute-MatteD focusingscreen,completedwith theilluminated
LCDdisplaywith all relevantexposureandset-updota.
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Themeteringsystemcompilestheinformationfromthelens, the built-in exceptionallysensitivelight meter,and the film speedsettingon the ottachedEorTCCmagozinetocalculate theaccuroteshutterspeed.lf onyof theporometers,e.g.thepre- setoperture,is changedtheshufterspeedchangesaccordingly. A Hasselbladwinderis avoilobleasan optionolextroto motor- izeyour 202FAfor moximum convenience. Thisinstructionmonualdescribesin detailhow to operoteyour 202FA,sopleasereadit carefully.lf you havea querydo not hesitateto contactyour dealer- we wantyou to be 100oksat- isfied!Yourdealercsnalsoprovideyouwith thelatestin news and technicaldevelopmentsfromHasselblad.A quarterlymog- ozine- FORUM- is publishedwith the emphasison photo- graphicimageryfeaturingphotogrophersfrom all overthe world to provideyou with inspirotion!Our internetsite - http://www.hasselblad.com- is o sourceof generoland tech- nicalinformotionandyou cane-m0ilus- info@hasselblad.se - for furtherinquiries. Yournew202FAprovidesoccessto theHasselbladpotential.The realizationof thispotentialisonlydependantuponyour skill, careandjudgementosa photographer. Congratulationsono fine choice!View original page 4
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30 Dedicatedflashconnector
31 Flashconnectorsocketcover
32 Displayilluminationbutton
33 Straplug
ffi#,i,43534 FilmIndicatorplanetriggerindicatorslot
1 Focusinghoodcover 36 Systemmark
2 Displayrecess 37 Filmloadindicator
3 FocusingscreenAcute-MatteD* 38 Filmholderkey
4 Focusingscreencatch 39 Filmspeeddial
5 Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD) 40 Filmholder
6 Displayilluminationwindow 41 Filmmagazine
7 Vievufindermirror 42 Magazineslide
8 Shutterreleasebutton 43 Filmmagazinecatch
9 Aperturescale 44 Magazinehookslots
10 Depth-of-fieldscale 45 Magazinegear
11 Interlockbutton(notonFE) 46 Systemconnectors
12 Focusingring 47 Focusinghood
13 Lensfrontbayonet,exterior 48 Filmwindingcrank
14 lensfrontbayonet,interior 49 Magazineslideholder
15 Depth-of-fieldpreviewknob 50 Filmtabholder
16 Systemmark 51 Magazinesupportslot
17 Lensmount 52 Framecounter
18 Driveshaft 53 Magazinesupport
19 Databusconnectionbracket 54 Magazinestatusindicator
20 lenscatch 55 Camerasupport
21 Selftimerindicator 56 Quickcouplingplate
22 Batterycompartment 57 Tripodthread1/4"
23 Adjustmentbutton 58 Magazineindicatortrigger
24 Cushionedgrip 59 Databusconnectors
25 Batterycassette 60 Selftimerindication
26 Battery 61 Databusconnectors
27 Modeselectordial 62 lensdriveshaft
28 P(socket 63 Lensdriveshaftcatch
29 Automaticexposurelock,AE{ock 64 Lensbayonetplate
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similarobjectin the slotandturn the shaftin the direc-
tion of the arrowapproximatelyalsof a fullturn.You
mayfind thatholdingthecamerabodyin yourleft hand
andthelensin yourrighthandasshownin the illustra-
Thissection outlines the basic functions and oper- tion (top,right)is theeasiestwayto attachthelens.When
youhavealignedthe redindexon the lenswith thatonations of the Hasselblad202FA.More detailed in-
the camerabodyasshownin the illustration,the lensformotion con befound in loter sections.
will fit easilyinto the bayonetmount.Youcanthenrotate
it clockwiseuntil it stopswith a faintclickasthe lens
locksin place.
Thebatterycompartmentandcassetteis locatedin the ::::.i::i::
lowerforwardcorneron theleft handsideof the camera Removing the lens i'i,,'f;:'.,1"
body.Pulloutthecassetteandinstallthebattery- 6V Depressthelensreleasebutton,rotatethelenscounter-
typePX28Lor equivalent- accordingto the markingon clockwiseandlift it outof thebavonetmount.
thecassette.Pushthe cassetteall the waybackinto the
compartment. You can only attach and remove the
lens when the camera is fully wound
and not in pre-releasedmode (see'pre-
releaseand cable release').Afterinsertingthebatterpwind thecameraby rotating
thewindingcrankon the righthandsideclockwiseone Rear cover MultiControl
completeturn until it locks.Ifit will not turn thenit is
lockedwhichmeansthatthecamerais alreadywound. Depressthe catch,tilt the coverbackwards,andlift
:::::.:.:.::.::.::.::.::::.::.1:.:t::.:off. Do not removeit until vou arereadvto attach a
magazine.
Turnthecover(bayonetfitting) in the directionofthe ar- Alwayskeepthe RearcoverMultiControl A
rowin theillustrationandlift it out.Do not removeit un- /-!), or a magazine in place to protect the
til youarereadyto attacha lens. shutter.
':).::tl:.1:..:.1:.::.:).:::l:::.:.1:.:).::.::::.
Attaching the magazine ttilr:g;',t?jrt:tt
Removethe lens'rearprotectivecoverby rotatingit Ensurethat the magazineslideis fully insertedwith
counter-clockwiseandliftingit offthelens. hingetowardthe front of the cameraandthatthe maga-
Checkthatboththecameraandthelensarewound.Fig5 zinestatusindicatoris white.lfthe indicatoris red,then
'Magazineshowsthe properpositionagainstthe indexmarksfor see statusindicator'.It is alsoadvisableto
thecameradriveshaft(top)andthelensdriveshaft(bot- havethe camerafully wound.Restthe magazineon the
tom).lfthelensis notwoundyoucaninserta coinor a magazinesupportswith the supportlugsproperlyen-
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gagingthe recesses.Carefullyswingthe magazineto- exposure.If the statusindicatorshowsred,releasethe
wardsthecamerabody,checkingthatthe camera'sup- camerafirstbeforeattachingthe magazine.Then,wind-
persupporthooksfit into the slotsin themagazine. ingthe cameraagainwill automaticallyadvancethe film
Pushthe magazinegentlybut firmly againstthe hooks by oneframe.
whileslidingthemagazinecatchto theright.Releasethe Do not attach a magazine showingbuttonwhenthe magazinehasmadecontactwith the white to a comerathat is not rewound!camerabodyandthenpushthebuttonto theleft to en- Wind the camerafirst or you will loseasurethatit hasreachedthelockedposition.Removethe frame.slideto positivelylockthemagazineto thecamerabody.
Thecamerais nowreadyto use. Do not attach a magazineshowingred
':,:t:t:.1:.,:.a::t:.t:.:i.i:.1::.t::
to a fully wound camera! Thiscould re-Removing the mag_azin
sult in a double exposure.
Removingthe magazineis simplythe reverseof the at-
tachingprocedure.ltis advisableto havethecameraful- Op91.in.g.the_fo-cusinghood. ,.l.i..I*llily woundandthe magazinestatusindicatordisplaying
Lift thelid with a firm grip on thetab at its rearedgeandwhite.lnsertthemagazineslidefully andwith thehinge
towardsthefrontof thecamera.Slidethemagazinecatch swingit up to a verticalposition.Thehoodunfoldsauto-
to theright,tilt themagazinebackandlift it offthelower maticallyandlocksin openposition.
::::)..1:l::tt::::tl::::supports. ,l:.T.::,iEtl, The built-in magnifier
The magazine cannot be removed Themagnifierflips up into the viewingpositionwhen without insertingthe magazineslide.
Theslideprotectsthe film from fogging. the ovalbuttoninsidethelid is movedto the right,asin
theillustration.
A wayEnsureintothatthe magazine.the slideis pushedall the wardsTofoldthethelidmagnifieruntil it locksdownintosimplyplace.pressit backdownto-
Notealso that the cameracannot be It caneasilybe exchangedto suitindividualeyesight(see
operatedwhen a magazine,with the "Changingthemagnifier").A
slide inserted, is attached to the
camera. Closing the focusing hood
:::::::||:|:::::::::::|:||: Foldawaythe magnifierby pressingit backdownto-
Themagazinestatusindicator :,it.:tjt,.$::,'tlwardsthe lid until it locksinto place.'PincHin the side
Thestatusindicatoron therighthandsideof the maga- platesat the hingepointsandthenpushthe lid lightly
zineshowswhitewhenthe magazineis readyto operate backwards.Thehood then automaticallvfoldsback
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The.wilydingcra.nk Srntpnmtoutt
onefullrevolution,h;ili;; ;;;;k;#; ih;;- Holdthe strappointingbackwardsandlift the locking
plateofthe clip highenoughto passoverthe top ofthe era,cocksthelensmechanism"f andtransportsthefilm to
thenextframe.Underneaththe crankarethe driveshaft lug.Pushthe clip forwardsto slideit offthe lug.
andthebayonetmountfor the HasselbladWnder,which
canbe attachedafterremovingthe crank.It is recom-
mendedthatthecamerais fully woundwhenthe crank
is removedor replaced.
Removing the winding uank
Toremovethe crankpushthe catchleveron the rearof Thissectionis o briefoverviewof themainfentures.
the crankhub downwardswhile rotatingthe crank Eochfeotureis describedin detail later on in the
counter-clockwise.Thenpull it straightout from the monu0l.Seeunderrelevontheodings.
shaft.
Focusing screen iffi1t:A;ttachingthe win.dingcrank ,......}#'..The2020FAis fittedwith a focusingscreenAcute-Matte
Attachthecrankto theshaft,aligningthesmallertrian- D for unrivalledbrightnessandsharpness.Acircleof
gularindexmark againstthe red dot just abovethe dotsindicatesthemeteringareausedby thebuilt-inse-
mount.Keepthecrankpushedagainstthecamerawhile lectivemeter.
turningit clockwiseuntil the largertriangularmark is Thescreencaneasilybe exchangedfor othersspeciallyalignedwiththereddot. designedfor variousapplications(see"Changingthefo-
Strap ....,.,,,i.*t*AioAtrr, cusingscreen").
The202FAis deliveredwith a mediumwideshoulder
strap,packedseparately.Youwill find othertypesof Theexposuremeteris a centre-weightedselectivemeter
strapsin the HasselbladProductCatalogue.Allstrapsare wherethe meteredvalueis measuredover a circular
providedwith specialclipsfor easyattachingandremov- 028mm centralareawhichis approximately200loof theingofthestrap. totalimagearea.
Srntptrrrcumnxr
Placethe mainbodyof the strapclip from behindover The{1yf1
thestraplugonthecamerawiththestrappointingback- Theviewfinderdisplay-the informationcentreof the
wards.Pressthetip of thecliptowardsthecamerawhile camera-is locatedabovethe upperedgeof theviewfind-
pullingthestrapto slidetheclip overthelugto thelocked er image.Youwill find a comprehensivedescriptionof
position. thedisplayandits symbolsin a latersection.
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'i::..:l.t::ltlt:::,.1,:t::
Thecontrol ponel 24l': The mode selector dial 126,:,
Thecontrolpaneloccupiesmostof theleft handsideof With the modeselectordial youcanselectanyof the five
thecamerabody.ltincludesall thecontrolsfor thevari- operatingmodesPr,A,D,M or Mt availableon the 202FA.
ousfunctionsofthe202FA,suchas: TheA,D,M andMLareusedfor photographyandPrfor
. Theflashconnectors theprogrammingof certainfunctions.
. Thedisplayilluminationswitch The automatic exposure (AE) lock. Themodeselectordial
. Theadjustmentbuttons In the centreof themodeselectordial is a push-button,
l:::.::.i::l).::.:::l:.:).::: markedwith a redcircle.ltoperatestheAE-lockandcer-
Flash connectors ij..g,f tain otherfunctions,dependingon the settingofthe
modeselectordial.Youcanalsouseit to starttheelec-Theflashconnectorsarelocatedunderneaththeprotec-
tronicoperatingsystemin thecamera.tivecoverin the upperforwardcornerofthe controlpan-
el.Thesmalleroneis a standardPC-socketandthelarg- The ali us;tm ent b utto1s.er oneis a 6-pinconnectorfor TTl-controlleddedicated
flashunits. Thesekeysalsohavemultiplefunctionsdependingon
thesettingof themodeselectordial.
The PC- socket
Thefunctions of the mode selectordial,
Non-dedicatedflashunitsandSCAadaptersshouldbe the AE-lockandthe adjustmentbuttons
connectedto thissocket. are describedin detail in later sections.
The dedicated flash con.n.ec.to.r. .
A dedicatedflashunit connectedto this 6-pinoutletdi-
Youmayfind thatholdingthe202FAin yourleft handrectlyor througha suitableadapteris fully controlledby
with yourindexfingeron the releasebutton,asshowninthecameraprocessor.Youwill find detailedinformation
the upperillustrationbelow,is the mostconvenientgrip.on flashphotographyin latersections.
YoucanreachtheAE-lockandtheadjustmentkeyswith
Th e disp! ay i Il umi n.atiotn yourleftthumb(seeillustration)andyourrighthandis
freefor focusing,aperturesetting,operatingthecrankorPressingthebuttonabovetheflashconnectorsturnsthe
changingthelensor the magazine.displayilluminationon or off.Theswitchhasa toggle
').function(pressoncefor'on'andonceagainfor'off It
worksonlywhenthecamerais activated.
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automaticallyl6 secondsafterthelastkeyorbuttonop-
eration,butallrelevantdatais storedin thememory.
Focusi n g, exposu r e re I eose
Assuminga freshbotteryis in placeondo lensand and.vie.y.finderdi sptay ttffi'#ii;#Ei1:
film magazineareottachedto theclmerl,you cnn Turnthefocusingring until theimageof the subjectap-
go throughthefollowingproceduresstep-by-step pearssharpin the viewfinder.Depressthe exposurebut-
to becomefomiliarwith operatingdetoils. ton half-wayin to thepressurepoint.
If the modeselectordial is setat the Dor A positionthe
Actiuatlngthe camera and me'tering sysltern. displaynow shows- besidesa fewothersymbolsde-
Beforeyouoperatethe 202FAyouhaveto wind the cam- scribedin a followingsection- the shutterspeedcalcu-
erato cockthe shutter(if it is released)andswitchon the latedasa resultofthe preselectedapertureandfilm sen-
meteringsystem.Tobe ableto releasethe camerayou sitivity.Mth the modeselectorsetat M the displayshows
alsohaveto removethe magazineslide. theletterM,thepre-selectedapertureandthe shutter
Thefully wound202F|canbe switchedon in two differ- speedseton the shutterspeedring.Ifthe exposurebut-
entways: ton is releasedagain,the displayinsteadshowsthe se-
l. Bydepressingthe exposurebuttonhalfwayin, i.e.to lectedshutterspeedandthe differencein EVbetween
the"pressurepoint". the meteredandthe manuallysetvalues.
2.BydepressingtheAE-lockbutton. Youcannowpressthe exposurebuttonall thewayin to
makethe exposure.After releasingthe button,rotatetheActivationasin (l ) abovecanonlybeperformedwhen windingcrankonefull turn until it locks,to rewindthethe magazineslidehasbeenremoved.At normallight
cameraandadvancethe film oneframe.levelsthisactivationoccurswhentheexposurebuttonis
dEressedfor anexposure. However,youdo not needto releasethepressureon the
releasebuttonto windon if youwishto makea rapidse-
At low light levelsthe camerashouldbe ries.Youcaninsteadkeepthebuttondepressedandwind activated a few secondsbeforereleas- on aftereveryexposure.
ing the exposurein one of the automatic
modes. Viewfinderdisp.layan! symb9ls. .'8B','
Activationasin (2) is not possibleif theAE-lockhas Fig.34depictstheactualviewof thedisplayasseenwith-
beenkeptdepressedfor morethan l6 seconds. outa prismviewfinder.Whena prismviewfinderis used
Keepthemagazineslideinsertedto avoidunwantedbat- thepositionof the symbolsbecomesreversed,but the
terypowerconsumptioncausedby unintentionalactiva- microprocessoradjuststheirappearanceto makethem
tionof themeteringsystem. fullv readable.
Theelectronicsystemandtheviewfinderdisplayturn off
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Flash ready signal :8,:ifi,,t;,ifi,,,',tFilm Speed
Theflashsymbolis illuminatedgreenwhena dedicated Indicatesfilm speedseton E-magazine(or TCC-) dialor
flashis connected,turnedon andreadyto befired. insertedmanuallyin Prmode(seelatersection)Sin IS0
:::..:::t:::.:::t:::.:::t:.tt::::::t:::::::,t:: is alsousedto indicatesecondsat very slowshutterManualmode :::::ffi;ilbtl speeds(O.7s to 60 s) or longexposures(l min 30 s to 34
Themodeselectordialis setatM. min).
Selftimerfunction ,;,',,:fi.4;:i:,tflt:;,,Battery check t,::&4:r*:::ir:::
Flasheswhenthe selftimeris activated.Appearsalsoby Appearswhenbatterycapacityislow(see'w.r;iili;;.-
programmingtheselftimerdelayin Prmode. tions').
Differential.mode i1/;{t::li:::#.t Mogazine .::::: :: :::::: :j::::::j:':: ::::.:::: :i::
The mode selectordial is set at D. Indicatesthattheattachedmagazineis not anE (or TCC)
:::t:l:l:::::l:l:::::l:l:l:l:l:::l::::::: -magazine.
PIus/ minus sign ;94,.i;'lfi, ::1 : ::::: ::::::j::::.:::::::::::::::: :::
Appearstogetherwith a correctionor deviationvalue Automatic mo-de ,iti8,#:,it.Iirlit
whenthemodeselectordialis setat D,A,or M andin cer- Indicatesthatthemodeselectordialis setatA.
tain Prfunctions.Therighthandplus/minussigncan
alsobedisplayedtogetherwiththe"Flashreadysignal". Warning symbol '#$lliitfi
Figures ,,:i:ttiflfitir"f1,Flashesredtogetherwith oneor moreof the othersym-
bolsto indicatevariousproblems.Eight7-segmentfiguresindicatecorrections,deviations,
EV shutterspeed,apertureandcertainotherinforma-
tion in operationmodesD,A andM aswellasprogram-
mingfunctionsin Prmodeandcertainwarningsin vari- 0n therighthandsideof thecomerabodyarethe
ousmodesof operation. windingcronk,thepre-releose(to lift themirro0
Fraction indication l:,84.,,,*,:,9l:::,:::::::::::::::::::::.::::t::.::.: ondselftimerlever.
Doubleexposure ,::fr,#:,'0ne or two dashesto the right of the figureindicate1/i
andzltstephighervaluethanindicatedby thefigure. Youcanmakedouble(or multiple)exposuresby rewind-
',$fi:,,i,';'fi1, ingthecamerawithoutadvancingthefilm.Thisis possi-Minutes indication bleby depressingthedoubleexposurebuttonin thecen-
A verticaldashto therightofthefigureindicatesthatthe tre of the crankhub and simultaneouslyturningthe
precedingfigureshowsthenumberof minutesat shutter crankslightlyclockwise.Thenyoucanreleasethebutton
speedsof 60s or slower. andcompletethewindinguntilthecranklocks.
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M i r r o r d m ech a n i sm.pr * r eI ea1.e. :t::8-$::':, .o.n
Bypre-releasingcertaincamerafunctionsandliftingup ':::::::::::::l:::t:::l:l:ll': E_xp,o.su.r.e.r el ease bthemirroryoucanavoidcameravibrations,reducethe
soundlevelandshortenthetime delaybetweenthe de- In the lowerright handcornerat thefront,within com-
pressingofthe exposurebuttonandshutterrelease.Pre- fortablereachofthe lefthandgrip,is the exposurere-
releasingis doneby slidingthepre-releaseleveronce.To leasebutton.Thebuttonhasfourdifferentfunctions:
resetthemechanismandlowerthemirroragainyouper- Whendepressedto the "pressurepoint" it:
formthe operationfor a doubleexposureasdescribed l. activatesthecamera.
above. 2.changesthe displayto indicateapertureand shutter
Sincethe mirror is lifted the light meter- speed.
ing is interrupted and lockedon the lat- 3.locksthelightvaluein A mode.
estrecordedvalue Whendepressedall the way in it:
4. releasesthe shutterto makethe exposurewith presetTheselftimer or calculatedvalues.
Pressingthepre-releaselevera secondtimestartsthe Theexposurebutton is locked when theselftimerfunction.This is indicatedby the selftimer magazineslideis in the magazine.
symbolin the viewfinderdisplayandby a flashingred
lighton thecamerabodyto theleft of thelensmount. :::::::l:.:.1:l:::l:1.::.'11;l$,fi1 Cable releose
Thestandarddelayin theselftimeris l0 s but it canbe
setat intervalsbetween2 s and60s in the Prmode.At the Whenusingshutterrp..a, ri"*.; ih;; i/30 t it is rec-
beginningof thedelaytheli$t flashestwiceper second, ommendedthatyoumountthe cameraon a tripodor
but whentwo secondsremainof the delaytime it in- support.Usea cablereleasetoo,screwedintothethread-
creasesto fourtimespersecondandchangesto a contin- ed mountin the centreof the exposurereleasebutton.
uouslightduringthelasthalf second.Youcaninterrupt Theexposurebuttonretainsits functionswith a cablere-
theselftimerfunctionat anytimeby pressingthepre- leaseattached.
releaseleveragainor by a'blind'rewindasfor double ,,'il.l::42 Lenscatchexposure.
Theselftimerfunctionis inoperativewhenthe shutter Thelenscatchbuttonis locatedon the lowerleft handof
speedis setat B. thecamerafront.Toreleaseandremovethelensyouhave
to keepthe buttondepressedwhilerotatingthe lens
The cushioned grip .89 clockwiseasseenfrombehind.
A rubbercushionalongtheloweredgeofthe righthand
sideprovidesa safeandcomfortablegrip.
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Thefocalplaneshutter lrfi,g;i Quick-couplingplate w" Theopeningintr,...u,li il; ;;;;; t; ;;.;;Iil;;- 0n the undersideof the cameraarethe quick-coupling
eredby theshutterblinds.The202FAhasa mechanical- plate,the tripod threadandthe two supportsthat steady
ly-powered,electronically-controlledfocal-planeshutter thecamerawhenplacedon a flatsurface.Thequick-cou-
withtwotextileblindsrunningfromleft to right across plingplatefitstheHasselbladaccessories,suchasthetri-
theopening.Therunningtimefor theblindsis 1/90s.In pod quick-couplingandthe flashbracket.Thetripod
all modesexceptM,the shutterspeedsarecalculatedby threadisl/4".
themeteringsystemwhichcontrolstheshutter.Theshut-
terspeedsareadjustedin incrementsof l/rz EV-stepin
theintervalfrom l/1000sto l6s and,ll+EVstepin the Theviewingcomponentsoccupymostof tiie iimera top.
intervalfrom I 6 I /4 s to 90s,but for practicalreasons Thecamerabodyis suppliedwith the collapsiblefocui-
onlytheshutterspeedfor eachtlzEV-stepis indicatedin ing hood,whichalsoservesasa protectivecoverfor the
theviewfinderdisplay. focusingscreen.In frontof the'Hasselblad'signis a win-
Whether the shutter is wound or re- dowfor daylightilluminationof the viewfinderdisplay
leased,oneshutter blind is alwaysex- screen.
posedin the opening.Takeutmost core
when handling the camerowhen nei-
ther the RearcoverMultiControlnor o systemprovidesyou with themaiimum
magazine is in place as the blinds are in.exposurecontrol.ltis not onlyconvenientbut
vulnerableto damage. ols.ouersatileproducing0 vorietyof workingmeth-
odsf9r.0v0rietyof situotionsin a comptelelyde-Tothe right of the openingarethe magazinedrivinggear
pendablemonner.andthetriggerfor themagazinestatusindicator. There
arealsothecontactpinsfor thedatabusconnectionbe-
tweenthemagazineandthe centralprocessorin the The mode selector dial |ffit
camerabody.Thecontactpinsaresensitiveto contami- rhemodeselectordi.li i;ih;;;il;iih;;;;;;fi;-
nationandshouldnot betouched.Attheloweredgeof el on the left handside.Toselectanyof the operaiing
thebackarethemagazinesupportsandtowardsthetop modesof the202FAsimplyturn the dial until the sym-
arethe magazinehooks- bothtogetherservingto posi- bol for thatparticularmodeis alignedwith the redindex
tivelyfix themagazineto thecamerabody. mark.Thedifferentoperatingmodesare:
Pr: Programmingmode
A: Automaticmode
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D: Differentialmode Disp.tay.i.ttu.
M: Manualmode In low lightlevelsdepressingtheswitchbuttonon the up-
ML: Manual(lockedshutterspeed) peredgeof thecontrolpanelswitcheson theillumination
Thefunctionsof thesemodesaredescribedin detaillaten of theviewfinderdisplay.Thebuttonhasa togglefunction.
Theoutoma.ticexpo-sure(AE)lock ,:::$;fi,,:;
TheAElock is thepush-buttonin the centreof the mode
selectordial,markedwith a red ring.It hasdifferent
functions,dependingon the modesof operationasde-
scribedlater.Itcanalsobe usedto activatethe camera's
meteringsystemexceptaftertheAE-lockhasbeende-
pressedfor morethan l6 seconds,e.g.if thecamerahas
beenlayingonthelefthandside.lnthatcasethecamera The202FAhason integralviewfindersystemcom-canonlybe activatedfor normaluseby depressingthe prisinga focusingscreenAcute-MatteD for theop-exposurereleasebuttonto thepressurepoint. timumin resolutionond brightnessprovidinga
The adjustment buttons t:tffi;:: through-the-lenslaterallyreversedimoge.Thesup' pliedfocusinghoodislight,compoctqndfoldable
Theadjustmentbuttonsalsohavedifferentfunctionsde- for maximumconvenienceandprovidesprotection
pendingon the selectedmode.Witha fewexceptionsa for thefocusingscreen.ltissuppliedwith o 4xm0g-
singlepushon the upperbuttonincreasesandon the nifierforprecisefocusing.
lowerbuttondecreasesthe valueto be adjusted.If you
keepthebuttondepressedfor morethanhalf a second Thereis a selectionof focusingscreensto choose
thevaluestartsto changeat a rateof4 - 5 stepspersec- from for specialneeds,oll ropidly and easily
onduntilthebuttonis released. chongeoble.A rangeof viewfindersis olsoovail'
::t::::.::.:::,:,:t:l:..:it::t.able,featuring ongled viewing cop abilities,p risms
ondmeteringfacilities.Seefi9.162for avoilobility
ond theHasselbladProductCataloguefor furtherThelargersix-pinTTL-connectorprovidesautomatic details.controlof dedicatedflashunits.TheHasselbladD-Flash
40canbeconnecteddirectlyto the202FAbut otherded-
Changing the focusing hoodicatedflashunitswill requirea suitableadapter,suchas
or viewfinder 11t'E;frtheHasselbladSCA-adapter390,betweenthe unit and
thecamera.Thesmallerconnectoris a commonPCsock- ft ;;;; ii;'i;;;;il'hil"i;; u'infunyo,n..
et for anykind of flashunit.Youcanfind furtherinstruc- viewfinderwithin the TCCsystemdetachthe magazine
tionson flashphotographyin a latersection. (or the RearcoverMultiControl).Alsofolddownthefo-
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cusinghoodto avoiddamagingit. Removethehoodby 3.Placeyourhandoverthe screenandinvertthecamera.
siidingit to therearin its guideslots.Slidethereplace- Thescreenshouldnowdropinto yourhand.
mentviewfinderintothe slotsandpushit forwarduntil (Shouldthe screenrefuseto dropoutby itself,ensure
it stops.Whenfullyinsertedtheviewfinderis retainedin that the camerais fully wound,removethe lensand
positionby a spring-loadedball latchuntil youhavere- checkthatthemirror is in the downposition.Puta fin-
attachedthe magazineor the rearcover. gerthroughthe lensmountandpushgentlyat the
screenfrom underneath,preferablywith a softcloth
Chonging-th.e magnifier ',.;fel';'. betweenthefingerandthescreen.)
Thestandard4.5xmagnifierlensplatecanbe changed 4.lnsertthereplacementscreenwith thesmoothsideup
for a platewith a correctionlensto compensatefor indi- andthe sharp-edgedcornersdown.Ensurethat all
vidualeyesight.Thesuppliedmagnifiermarked- l pro- fourcornersofthescreenarepositivelyseatedontheir
videscomfortableviewingof thefocusingscreenandthe supports.Youneednot returnthescreencatches.This
displayfor mostusers.Correctionlenses,however,are is doneautomaticallywhentheviewfinderis replaced.
availablewith powersrangingfrom + 3 to - 4 dioptres. Always avoid allowing direct light to
Changethemagnifierasfollows: enter the viewfindereyepiecewhen
l. Removethefocusinghoodfromthecamerabodyand making an exposure.
openit by liftingthelid.
2. Releasethe magnifierby pushingthecatchto theleft.
Pushthemagnifierhalfivaydownandpull outthelens
plate.
3. Keeptheplateholderhalfi,vaydownandinsertthe re-
placementlensplatewith theprintedsideup.Foldthe
hoodandput it backon thecamera.
Changin.g the focusing screen i..'':'.ll5:iiiti[r't:l
Your202FAis equippedwith the exceptionallybright
andsharpfocusingscreenAcute-MatteD.Theareain-
sidethedottedcircleindicatestheareameasuredby the
built-inexposuremeter.lfyouwishto replacethefocus-
ing screenwith anyof the otherfocusingscreensin the
Hasselbladsystem,simplyfollowtheprocedurebelow:
l. Detachthemagazineandtheviewfinder.
2.Pushthe two screencatchesto the sideinto their
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'56l,i!i::l Setting the aperture
Theaperturering is the oneclosestto the camerabody.
Useit to pre-setthe selectedf-stop.The full f stops
markedon the ring haveclick stops,but therearealsoHasselbladlensesmadesince1957canbeseparot- clickstopsfor eachintermediatehalf f-stop.Thesetaper-edin two majorgroups,eochwith two sub-groups: turevaluecanbe readagainsttheheavyindexline on the
Lenseswith a built-in leaf shutter: groovedring in front of the aperturering.It will also
C lensesand CF lenses showon theviewfinderdisplaywhenyoudepressthe ex-
Lenseswithoutshutter: posurebuttonhalfwayin, i.e.to thepressurepoint.The
F lensesand FE lenses aperturering hastwo groovedgripsfor handlingconve-
CF,F ondFElensesconbe usedon the202FA,but nience.Oneof thesegripshasa push-buttonwhichhas
only the FElenseswill giveyou lccessto the full no functionon the 202FA.
rangeof exclusiveandsophisticatedfeaturesof the Focusing.anddepth-of-fietd202FA.FElensesarementionedherefirstasit is as- 11S#..
sumedthiswill bethemaintypeof lensused. Thefocusingring is the rotatingring with a knurled
rubbergrip closestto the front of the lens.It hastwo
The built-in leaf shuttersof C and CF scalesfor the focusingdistance,thewhitemetrescale
lensescannot be usedwhen fitted to a andthe orangeinch/footscale.Rotatethefocusingring
202FA.Pleaseseespecificsectionslater until the imageof your subjectappearsabsolutelysharp
in thismanuol about using theselenses. on the focusingscreen.
The depth-o=f-.fi.eld.1ca{e '8...'.. .1
TheHasselbladFElenses,whichhaveno built-inshutter. Thedepth-of-fieldscalerepeatsthe aperturevalueson
caneasilybe identifiedby theirsystemsign,i.e.the dou- both sidesof the heavierindexlinebetweenthe fixed
blebluelineson theleft handsideof the aperturering. ringwith the indexlineandthefocusingring.Whenthe
Anothersign,visibleonlywhenthelensis detachedfrom imageis focusedon the screenyoucanreadthe focusing
thecamerabody,arethefour data-buscontactpinsin the distanceoppositethe indexline in the depth-of-field
bayonetplateat the rearof thelens.Theyareusedfor the scale.Thedepth-of-fieldlimits canbe readoppositethe
datatransmissionbetweenthelenselectronicsandthe left andright valuescorrespondingto the pre-setaper-
electronicsystemin the camerabody.Thecontactsur- turevalue.Theillustrationdepictsthedepth-of-fieldfor
facesof thesepinsaresensitiveto contaminationand thepre-setaperturevalueoff/8.
shouldnotbetouchedwith yourfingers.Attachthepro-
Dep'th.-of-field previtectivecoverafterremovingthelensfromthecameraand
neversetthelensdownontheunprotectedbayonetplate. Thelensis normallysetat the largestapertureto provide
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thebrightestpossibleviewfinderimagewith the shal-
lowestdepth-of-field.Youcanstopdownthe lensdi-
aphragmto thepre-setapertureby pushingdownthe
depth-of-fieldpreviewknobuntil it locks.Tore-openthe
diaphragm,depressthelowerendof the knob. Hasselblodfilm mogozinesprovidetheopportuni-
ty to varyformat,lengthnndtypeof film used.They
lnfrared(tR)ph.o1o-groply ii'.i6fi.ilconbequicklyandeasilyswitchedmid-filmwith-
Infraredlightwith wavelengthsbeyond800nm arere- out the lossof q singlefrome.
fractedby thelensto an imageplanefurtherawayfrom Thefollowingdescriptionoppliesto A- ond Eiype
thelensthantheimageplanefor visiblelight.Whenpho- mlglzine; Elype mlgazineshavetheadditional
tographingwith IR light youhaveto compensatefor this feotureof a film speedsettingdial.Theinformation
differenceby settingthe focusingdistanceat the redIR is outomaticallytronsferredto thecamero'smeter-
indexto theright of the commonindexline.Proceedas ing systemvio thedatobusconnections.
follows: )perationof themlgozinesis not difficultbut pay
1.Focusasusualonthefocusingscreen. particularattentionto thesectionon loading.Go
2.Markor memorisethe distanceon the focusingscale throughtheprocedureonestepot 0 timeandproc-
oppositethecommonindexline. ticea little untilyou feelconfident.Noteespeciolly
3.Rotatethefocusingringto setthisdistanceopposite whichwly roundthespoolof film isplocedond
theIR index. thepositioningof the backingpaperunderthe
:::::l:::::::1.::::::: clampbar.
Exposure value (EV) 6::,fi,,,
Thefilm is automoticallyodvancedframe-by-
Theorangescaleonthe righthandsideindicatestheex- framein the magzzineby the camerawinding
posurevaluefor thesetaperture/shutterspeedcombina- mechonismnndconsequentlyonlywhenattached
tion.Thescalehasno particularfunctionon 202FA.Do to the cnmerlbody.Thereforewhenseporoted,the
not confusetheexposurevaluewith thelightvaluestored magazinelnd comerabodycouldbecomeun-
in themeteringsystemwhenyoudepressandreleasethe motched.Thiscanbedeterminedby checkingthe
AE-lock. magozinestotusindicatoror by the windingcrank
st0tus.
O-the r H o ss e I b-la d I enses
Tryto odopto routinethat suitsyou regarding
Theuseof otherHasselbladlenseswith your202FAis windingandremovalas welloscheckingon the
describedin a latersection. statusof eochitem.Thiswill ensurethat thecam-
ero/l ens/mogazine combinationstotus is always
fullyoperative.
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clockwiseandfoldit in. Thefigure( I ) will nowbe
displayedin the automaticframe-counterwindowThemagazinecanbeloadedon,or offthecamera.
indicatingthatthe magazineis loadedandready If it is to beloadedoff the camera,thenthe magazine for use. slidemustbeinsertedfirst. ' Themagazinetfilm windingcrankis onlyblockedat In eithercase,wheninsertingthe slideensurethat its flat framel. A partiallyexposedfilm maybewoundoff at sideis towardstherear(seedetailin illustration)asthis anyframeafterwards.
facilitatesthe removalof the film holder. ' Do not put thefilm holderdownon an uncleansurface
Step-by-step fi lm loadi ng or whereit canattractdust.
' Cleanout the magazinehousingregularlyremovingFollowtheprocedurebelowin the correctorder. not onlydustandparticlesbut alsoanyscrapsofpa-
62 Foldoutthe film holderkey. perfrom previousrollsthatmayhaveremainedinside.
63 Turnthe keycounter-clockwiseandwithdrawthe ' Eachmagazinehousingandfilm holderform a care-
film holder(magazineinsert). fully matchedpair.Becareful,therefore,whenloading
64 Placean emptytake-upspoolunderthe grooved morethanone magazineat a timenotto switchhous-
knobof thespoolclampbar.lnserta roll of film ingsandholders.Thelastthreefiguresof thehousing
undertheotherendof thebar,turnedthe same serialnumbershouldcorrespondwith theserialnum-
wayasin the illustration.Besureto removeall of beron thefilm holder.
thepaperbandsurroundinga newroll of film. ' Loadandunloadthe magazineawayfrom directlight
65 Turnthefilm holderkeyclockwiseto openthefilm sources.
clamp.Pull8 -10cm (3 - 4 in.) of paperbackingoff Mag.azine the film roll andslidethe edgeunderthe clamp.
In the centreofthe film holderkeythereis a crescent-66 Insertthe tongueof the backingpaperinto the slot
shapedindicatorwindowthat showswhitewhenthe in thetake-upspool.
magazineis freshlyloaded.ltgraduallychangesto redas67 Turnthegroovedknobclockwiseuntil the arrow thefilm is woundthrough.An all redindicatorshows on thepaperbackingis alignedoppositethetrian- thatthe film is usedup or thatthe magazineis empty. gularindexon the spoolclampbar,but no further.
68 Turnthe film holderkeycounter-clockwiseand
insertthe film holderinto the magazine.Ensure Afterthe lastframehasbeenexposedandthe film ad-
thatit is correctlypositioned.lirrnthefilm holder vanced,themagazineblocksthecameraagainstfurther
keyclockwiseto lockthe film holderin the maga- release.Toremovethe exposedfilm fold out the film
zineandthenfold the keybackinto place. windingcrankandrotateit clockwiseuntil youcanfeel
69 Foldout the film crankandrotateit clockwise that the film is leavingthe supplyspool.Withdrawthe
abouttenturnsuntil it stops.Thenturn it counter- film holderfromthe magazineandremovethefilm.
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Film tab holder ffi
Theendtabof thefilm packcanbeinsertedin theholder
onthebackof themagazineasa reminderof thekind of
filmthathasbeenloadedintothemagazine. An eorliersectiondescribedthe voriousoperoting
Filmspeeddiat (E-typ,yem:ag.azine) ,i;i:I::, modesof the202FA,includingthe differentcon-
trolson the controlponelandhow to usethem. 0n the left hand side of the magazine above the film hold-| Thissection describes in detailthe meteringsystemI er key is the film speed dial. Thespeed seton this dial is ond thedifferent operoting modes.
automaticallytransferredto the meteringsystemin the1 u#S'iI camerabodyanddisplayedin theviewfinderin the pr The metering system
mode.Therangeof the film speeddial extendsfrom IS0 seeearliersectionfo,aJe;;fi;;;i;h; Jir.r.nt '.tn-
l2 to IS06400with l/i and2/: intermediatesettings. odsusedto activatethecameraandmeteringsystem.
Thesystemturnsoffautomaticallyl6 secondsafterthe
Magazine slide holder ,1tr$| lastbuttonoperationto savethebatteriesbutalltheim-
portantinformationremainsstoredin thememoryand oil; ;;# ;;;;;;;;i;.it'in.,ritfh;ilffiffi;
magazineslidecanbe keptwhennot in use.Turnthe returnswhenthe camerais re-activated.
slidewith thehingetowardsthe rearto foldthebowfully Theselectivelight meteris the mostimportantfeaturein
intotheslideholderrecesses. themeteringsystem.Themeteringareais indicatedby a
circleofdotsin thecentreofthefocusingscreen.Thecir-
Film plane index ,',:,;,.7 ,:,, clehasa diameterof 28 mm whichis approximately20o/o
of thetotalimagearea. Closeto themagazinefront andmouldedinto the rubber
grip cushionis the film planeindex.ltcanbe usedto Themeteris verysensitiveandaccurate.ltmeasuresthe
light reflectedfrom the subjectwithin the meteringarea, measurethesubjectto-filmdistancewhentheexactfig-
applyinga centre-weightedintegralmethod.Thismeans ureis required,e.g.in close-upphotography.
thatlight from outsidethat areahasverylittle effect.
Owingto its sensitivityandaccuracy,minorchangesof
the meteringareamayresultin significantchangesin
exposurevalues.
Likeallother reflectianexposuremeters
the selectivemeter is adjusted to pro-
vide on exposurevalue that would re-
sult in an'l8ot6grey tone'- the photo-
g rap h i c stand ard mi d-to n e,comp Ietely
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valueof the subiect.lfthe meteredarea
is brighteror darkerthan this 18016grey,
the exposurehas to be adiustedmanu-
ally up or downto'place'thisareaonthe
correctpart of the grey scale. Thedifferent operoting modes lre describedin the
Thevaluethat is storedin the meteringsystemis the order they oppear on the Mode SelectorDiol.'light value.Thismeansthattheshutterspeedcalculated
by the systemis adjustedautomaticallyif the pre-set Pr p ro g.ra m.m.in g. rno.d.
apertureor thefilm speedis changed.Theworkingshut-
ter speedis adjustedinl ltz alt.rlq EV-steps,i.e.much ThePl modeis not an exposuremodebut usedto enter
moreaccuratethanthe half speedstepsthatfor practical certainuserdefinedvalues,differentfromthe standard
reasonsareusedon theviewfinderdisplay. settings,whicharebuilt into the camera.Thestandard
Otherconceptsusedin this manualarecontinuousme- settingsarealwayssetwhenyouactivatethe systemafter
teringandcontinuousindication.Thismeansthatthe thebatteryhasbeenremovedor if no othervaluesare
systemcontinuouslymetersthelight from thepart of the storedfrom previousoperations.Any changemadein
subjectwhichat thatverymomentlieswithin the meter- the Prmodeis effectiveuntil changedagainor until the
ing areaandalsocontinuouslyupdatesthevaluedis- batteryis removed.
playedin theviewfinder.Flashingnumbersor symbols The Pr modeis not intendedto be usedwhile pho-
in theviewfinderindicatethata warningfunctionhas tographing.lfyoumakean exposurewith thecamerain
beentriggered.Seesectionaboutwarnings! Prmode,the cameraautomaticallyshiftsto A modeand
Pre-releasingthe camerain ony of the thenimmediatelybackto Prmodeafterthe exposure.
operating modesalways locks the Iight After a batterychangethesystemolways 71 valuethat is presentat the moment of 4J returnsto the standordsettingsand all
lifting the mirror. previouslyenteredvaluesare lost.
In the illustrationschangingindicationsarenotedwith
greysymbolsandflashingindicationsby raysaroundthe Prl ,,;:fr,:p,
symbol. Tosetthe film speedwhenyouareusingstandardfilm
magazines.Speedvaluescanbe setfrom l2l12" IS0 to
6400/39'IS0 in l/: EV step( l' IS0) increments.The
standardsettingis 100/21"IS0.
Pr2 :78;.
Tosetthe selftimerdelayin the rangefrom 2 secondsto
60 seconds.Theavailablevaluesare:2,4,6,8,10,12,14,
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I 6,20,30,40,50,60 seconds.Thestandardsettingis I 0 value.Theupperbuttonincreasesandthe lowerde-
seconds. creasesthevaluein stepsof 1/r EV
4. Resetthe ModeSelectorDialto the desiredexposure pr3 ,,,r,,1.,,;:,,:.: modeor presstheAE-lockbuttonto switchto nextPr-
Toadjusttheautomaticflashmeteringfunction,facilitat- function.
ingtheuseof fill-inflash. Afilm speed value manually insertedin
Thesettingrangeis-3to + I EV in l/: EV increments. / 7x: \ the Prl function is stored untilchanged
Thestandardsettingis 0. again by the same procedure (or until
the battery is removed).Howto u.1.ethe "Pr"Mode
If an E- (or TCC-)magazineis attachedthe film speedTheprogrammingPl modecanbe selectedat anytime seton themagazinedial overridesthe storedvalue.Whento changethe standardvaluesfor film sensitivity, the magazineis detachedthe storedvalueis automatical-
flash,etc,or to changepreviouslymadesettings.The ly recalled.Thusit is easyto shiftbetweenE-magazines
changedvaluesareeffectiveassoonastheyareentered. andA-magazineswith filmsof differentspeeds(e.g.
ByrepeatedlypressingtheAE-lockbuttonyoucanshift Polaroidfilms).
throughthe Pl-functionsin the sequencePr'l-->Pr2--
>Pr3-->Pr1--)etc.Thesequencealwaysstartson the Settingthe selftimer delay
lastusedfunctionexceptaftera batterychange.ln Pr (Pr2function)
modethecameracanbe startedby depressingeitherthe l. Setthemodeselectordialin thePrposition.
exposurereleasebuttonto thepressurepointor theAE- 2. DepresstheAE-lockbuttonto startthe cameraandlockbutton. thenrepeatedlyifrequiredto selectthe Pr2function.
Setting the film speed ::.::::::::::::::::.:::::::::j::::::::::::::r::::::::::.:::3. Pressthe adjustmentbuttonsto changethe selftimer
(Prl function) delay.Theupperbuttonincreasesthe delayandthe '.80,.*.'8e..,..... Iowerbuttondecreasesit with the predetermined
Settingthefilm speedin Prmodeis possibleonlywhen steps.
an A-magazineis used.Thisis indicatedon the display 4. Resetthemodeselectordialto the desiredexposurebythesymbol"Pr"beforethe film speedvalue.With an modeor presstheAE-lockbuttonto switchto nextPr-E-magazinethefilm speedis seton themagazinedial, function.thePrl functionis inactiveandthe displayshowsthe
magazinedial settingonly. Adjusting the automatic flash
l. Setthemodeselectordialin thePrposition. meteri ng (Pr3 fu nction)
2.DepresstheAE-lockbuttonto startthecameraand Thefunctionis usedto introducea fixedadjustmentin
thenrepeatedlyif requiredto selectthe Prl function. theautomaticflashcontrolto reduceor increasetheflash
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ttt':ffi:"it$fi':,tt l. Setthemodeselectordialin the Prposition. Ho.w.t.ou:: the,,D,,mode .2. DepresstheAE-lockbuttonto startthecameraand ThedifferentialDModeis veryusefulwhenlightcondi- thenrepeatedlyifrequiredto selectthePr3function. tionsarestableenoughto takeseveraldifferentmeter
3.Presstheadjustmentbuttonsto setthedesiredcorrec- readingsin orderto calculatethefinalexposure.Thecon-
tion valuewithin the -3 to + I EV range.Pressingthe trastrangeof a subjectcanalsobe checkedin this man-
upperbuttonincreasesthevalueandpressingthelow- ner.Bylockingandstoringthelight valueson onepart of
erbuttondecreasesthevalue. the subjectandthenmovingthe meteringareato anoth-
4. Resetthe modeselectordialto thedesiredexposure er,the displaycontinuouslyshowsthecontrastdifference
modeor presstheAE-lockbuttonto switchto nextPr- betweenthe initiallymeteredpart andthepresentloca-
function. tion of themeteringarea.Thestoredlightvalueremains
for anynumberof exposuresuntil intentionallyreplaced Takecarethat the setfilm speedcom- or adjusted. bined with the setadiustment would
not producea resultthat would be out- Suggestedprocedure:
side of the flash sensitivitylimits (lSO L Pre-setthefilm speed.Withan E- (or TCC-)magazine
25-1000).For example,a film speedof setthefilm speeddial.Witha standardmagazineuse
ISO400 combinedwith on adiustment thePrmodeto insertandstorethefilm speed.
of -2 EVwould resultin the equivalent 2.Pre-setthedesiredaperture.
of an lSO1600settingwhich is beyond 3.Setthemodeselectordial at Dandaim thecamerato
the upperflashlimit of lSOl000. placethe meteringareaovera selectedpart of the
subject.
4. DepresstheAE-lockbuttonto startthe meteringsys- UDIFF',Functions: tem.Theviewfinderdisplayshowsthe symbol
' Automaticexposurewith aperturepriority,pre-select- thefigure"0" andtheshutterspeed(calculatedfromthe
edfilm speedandcalculatedshutterspeed. pre-setaperture,theIS0 settingandthemeteredlight
level)continuouslychangingthe speedasthe meteringFeatures:
' Continuousmeteringof thelightvalue. areais moved- to brighteror darkersubjectparts.
' Lockingandstoringofthe lightvalueat a selected 5.ReleasetheAE-lockbuttonto locktheexposurevalue andtheshutterspeedon a selected"reference"part of moment. the subjectconsideredto havethe desired"normal"
' Continuousindicationof the differencebetweenthe brightness.Asthemeteringareais movedto otherar-
storedandthepresentlymeteredlight value. easthedisplaycontinuouslyshowsthebrightnessdif-
' Adjustmentof thestoredlightvalue+ 5 EVstepsin l/.1 ferencein + or - EV betweenthe referenceareaand
EV-stepincrements. thepresentlocationof themeteringareawith anaccu-
racyof l/l EV-step.
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