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Hasselblad 503c User manual
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fl A S S f T B I A D
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lnstructionManual,Gebrauchsanweisung,Brugsonvisning,Manualdetnstrucciones,Manueld'lnstructions,
Manualed'lstruzioni,Gebruiksaanwiping,Manualdelnstrugoes,Bruksonvisning,Kriyttdohjekirja.View original page 2Page 3 · Read text
Hasselblad503CW
- the'workhorse'motorized
Thankyoufor choosingo Hosselblod51iCW.Thiscomeracontin-
ues the Hasselbladtradition of well-known ond appreciatedfea-
turesthat havecorriedthe Hasselbladname beyondthe endsof
the earth ond into space:reliabilityand absolutefidelity.
Severolmuch sought-afterfeatureswereincorporatedin this fur-
ther development of the Hasselblad S11-seriescomeros.
Motorization is an avoilable option simply by the addition of the
HasselbladWinderCW.Thelargemirror of the GMS(GlidingMinor
System) provides o full viewfinder imoge with virtually oll
HasselbladCF lenses.Further enhancement of the image is
'Acute-Matte achievedby the new improved D" focusingscreenfor
more evenillumination as well as easierand more occurotefocus-
ing.Originallyfeaturing the 6 x 6 cm (21/t x 2rh in) formot the
503CWalso acceptsformat masksfor 6 x 4.5 cm and 6 x 3 cm
(ponoromic)formatsto broadenoptions.
With o Hosselblad503CWyou have opened the door to the
HasselbladSystemwith its compatibility secondto none in the
mediumformat.lt feoturesinterchangeabilityof | 9 differentlenses,
1.4x and 2x teleconverters,magozinesfor differentimage formats
and filmtypesincludingPolaroidfilms,viewfinderswith or without
exposuremeteringproperties,a numberof focusingscreensand a
vorietyof accessoriesto fit your speciolrequirements.
TheHosselbladWinderCW,specificallydesignedfor the503CW,has
an SAI(SelfAdjustinglnterface)function which sensesthecameral
status,ensuringmechanicalreliability.Justdetochthewindingcrank
and hook the winderon for the odditionalfeaturesof fast sequence
photographyand voriouschoicesof remotecontrol.
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Thecompleterangeof accessoriesaffordsalmost limitlessflexibili- ty and potentialfor superiorphotogrophyin any application. Sincethe early | 950's,Hasselbladlenseshavebeenmanufactured by CarlZeissin Germany,renownedfor extremelyhigh quality. With the exceptionof F and FE-typelenses- designedfor usewith the Hasselbladfocalplane shutter cameros- ollHasselbladlenses manufacturedsince 1957can be usedwith the 503CW. Thisinstructionmanual describesin detail how to operateyour 503CWso pleasereod it corefully.lfyou have a query do not hesi- tote to contoctyour dealer- we want you to be 100o/osotisfied! Yourdealercan alsoprovideyou with the latestin newsand tech- nicol developmentsfrom Hasselblad.A quarterly mogazine - FORUM- ispublishedwith the emphasison photogrophicimagery featuring photographersfrom all over the world to provideyou with inspiration!Our internet site- www.hosselblod.com- is a sourceof generaland technicalinformation and you can e-mail us - info@hasselblad.se- for further inquiries. Yournew 503CWprovidesaccessto the Hasselbladpotential.The realizationof thispotential is only dependantuponyour skill,care andjudgement os a photographer. Congratulationson o fine choice!View original page 4
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Contents
lntroduction 11. Exposurevalues
Contents 12. Interlockedshutterspeed/aperture
1. Parts& components 12. Focusinganddepth-of-field
12. Depthoffieldpreview2, GETNNGSTARTED 12. Pre+eleaseandcablerelease
2, Frontandrearprotectivecovers 12. Multipleexposure
3. Attachingandremovingthelens 13. Flashsynchronization
4. Attachingandremovingthemagazine 13. Infraredphotography
5. Themagazinestatusindicator
6, Openingthefocusinghood 13. THEVIEWFINDERSYSTEM
6. Thebuilt-inmagnifier 14. Changingthefocusinghoodorviewfinder
6. Focusings(reenandviewfinderimage 14. Changingthemagnifier
7. Closingthefocusinghood 14. Changingthefucusingscreen
7. Removingandattachingthewindingcrank 14. Meterprismviewfinderadjustments
8. Attachingandremovingthestrap 15. FLASH 8. Lefthandgrip
8. Exposurerelease 15. AttachingHasselbladflashadaptors
15. Seningthefilmspeed
9. MAGAZINEOPERATION 15. Viewfinderindicator
9. Loadingthemagazine 16. ACCESSORTES 9. Step-by-stepfilmloading
10. Magazineloadstatus 16. Accessorymounts
10. Removingfilm fromthemagazine 17. WinderCW
10. Filmtabholder 17. RearcoverMultiControl
10. Installingformatmasks
10. Filmplaneindex 19,Acute-MoneDadjustmenttable
20. Troubleshooting
I 1, LENSAND SHUTTERFUNCT'ONS 21. Technicolspecifications
11. Shutterspeedandaperture 22. Comeracare,serviceondguarontee
11. Exposure
11. Wamingmark
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30. Magazinedrivinggear
31. Magazinecatchwithmagazinetypedesignation
32. Focusinghoodmagnifier
33. Magazineslide
34. Filmholderkey
Iti:,tl, 35. Filmloadindicator
36. Filmtabholder 1. Focusinghood * 37. Magazinesupportslots 2. Focusingscreen:Acute-MatteD screen 38. Magazinesupports 3. Screenretainingclip 39. (amerasupport 4. Flashfunctionindicator 40. Tripodthread1|4"&318" 5. Focusingringandscale 41. Quick-couplingplate 6. Shutterspeedandapertureinterlockbutton 42. Dedicatedflashconnector 7. (entrallensindex 43. Connectorcover 8. Depth-of-fieldscale 44. Lenscouplingshaft 9. Apertureringandscale 45. Depth-of-fieldpreviewknob10. Shutterspeedselectorring 46. Lenslocatingindex11. PCflashterminal 47. Accessoryrail12. Externalandinternallensaccessorymount 48. Straplug13. Exposurevaluescale 49. Filmspeedselector14. Exposurevalueindex
15. Lensreleasebutton * Acute-MatteD designedbyMINOLTA16. Driveshaft
17. Threadedcablereleasesocket
18. Shutterreleasebutton
19. Viev'rfindermirror
20. Nameplate
21. Windingcrankandwindercoupling
22. Pre-releasebutton
23. Winderbayonetmount ln thetext,positionsof componentsandorientationore24. Straplug describedin relotionto thecameraos seenwhentaking
25. Windingcrank a photogroph,i.e.thelensat thefront,theviewfinderon
26. Windingcrankindex thetopandthewindingcrankon therighthandside.
27. Framecounter
28. Magazinestatusindicator Theapproprioteillustrotionsore indicatedby thefigures
29. Filmwindingcrank besidethesmollheadingsin thetext.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
is not wound,youcaninserta coinin the couplingslot s
androtateit clockwiseuntil it locks(about4/5 of a turn) s
Whenyouhavealignedthe redindexon thelenswith the T
oneon the cameraasshownin fig.6,the lenswill drop
R
Thissectiondescribeshow to preporeyourcomero easilyinto thebayonetfitting.Youcanthenrotateit clock-
for useas wellos thebasicoperations.Followthe wiseuntil it stopswith a faintclickasthelenscatchlocks R
instructionsstep-by-stepto ovoiddomogingthe it in Place' ta ,,:,, , itequipment. Rlmo -uin! mCheckthlt the windingcrankon theright hond Depressthe lens releasebutton and rotatethe lens Ssideof thecomerois lockedthusensuringthot the counter-clockwiseuntil it stopsand lift it out of the thcnmerois fully wound.lfthecrankis not locked,ro' mount. Intateit clockwiseuntil it doeslock,therebywinding
ththecomera. Youcan only removethe lenswhen the cam- to era is fully wound and not in the pre-released
Fron;t protec'.tive_covy1 ',t, , mode (see'Pre-releaseand cable release)" lo
Turnthecover(bayonetfitting)in thedirectionofthear-
rowandlift it out.Donotremoveit untilyouarereadyto Attaching and removing
attach a lens. the magazine 8r9
The front protective covet can only be re- E;;;;J;;;h;;&i;l'iriJ' i"ii;il; ;il ;;
moved when the comerais fully wound. hingetowardsthe front of the camera(seefig l9) and
that the magazinestatusindicatoris white.lf the indica-
Rlar Multicontrol tor is redthensee'Magazinestatusindicator'.ltis also ,co'v-,er ,=;il',,ri T advisableto havethecamerafully wound.
Depressthe catch,tilt the coverbackwards,andlift it off. ThDonot removeit until youarereadyto attacha magazine. Restthe magazineon the magazinesupportsmaking zi
Alwaysreplacethe coverto protectthe auxiliaryshutter surethat the lugsareproperlyengagedin the recesses" an
when storingthe camerabody without a magazine Carefullyswingthe magazinetowardsthe camerabody ex
attached. andcheckthat the cameratuppersupporthooksfit into cal
:il:::::i:::::::::: ',9;:S the slotsin the magazine. inlAttachingthe lens Pushthe magazinegentlybut firmly againstthe hooks by
Makesurethat both cameraandlensarefully wound. whileslidingthe magazinecatchto the right.Releasethe
Fig.5showsthe correctrelationshipbetweenthe drive buttonwhenthe magazinehasmadecontactwith the
shaft,thelensdrivecouplingandtheir indexes.lfthelens camerabody,andthenpushthebuttonto the left to en-
6
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surethatit hasreachedthelockedposition.Removethe Do not attach a magazine showing white to
slideto positivelylockthe magazineto the camerabody. a camera that is not rewound! Wind the
Thecamerais nowreadyto use. camerafirst or you will losea frame.
Remo,yi ng h yem ag azin .t Do not attach a magozineshowing red to a
Removingthe magazineis simplythe reverseof the at- f ully wound camera! Thiscould resultin a
tachingprocedure.|ust aswhenattachingthe magazine, double exposure.
it is advisableto havethe camerafully woundandthe
magazineindicatordisplayingwhite. uffi Openingth..e.f,ocu_singho,od
See'Magazineoperation'fora generalexplanationof
Lift the lid by firmly grippingthe tab on its rearedge, thesemagazinefeatures.
andswingit up to a verticalposition.Thehoodunfolds Insertthe magazineslidefully with the hingetowards automaticallyandlocksin the openposition. thefrontof thecamera(figl9). Slidethemagazinecatch
to the right,swingthe magazinebackandlift it off the The built-in mognifier =ffi;
lowersupports.
Themagnifierflips up into the viewingpositionwhen
Themagazinecannot be removedwithout the ovalbuttoninsidethe lid is movedto the right,asin
first inserting the magazineslide. the illustration.Tofold the magnifierdownsimplypress
it backdowntowardsthelid until it locksinto place.
Notealso that the cameracannot be operat- It caneasilybe exchangedto suitindividualeyesight(see
'Changing ed when a magazine,with slide inserted,is themagnifier').
attached to the camera.
Focusingscreenonduiewfinderimoge #
Themagazine statu_sindicator lii ' The503CWis fittedwith an Acute-MatteD focusing
Thestatusindicatoron therighthandsideof the maga- screenfeaturingunrivalledbrightnessandthe highest
zineshowswhitewhenthemagazineis readyto operate resolutionamongthe Hasselbladfocusingscreens.The
andredwhenthe film hasnot beenadvancedafteran centreofthe screenis indicatedby a hairlinecross.
exposure.Ifthe statusindicatorshowsred,releasethe Thescreencaneasilybe exchangedfor othersspecially
camerafirst beforeattachingthe magazine.Then,wind- designedfor variousapplications(see'Changingthefo-
ing thecameraagainwill automaticallyadvancethe film cusingscreen').
by oneframe.
Closing_ focusing ho_od ''i,4., lhe
Foldawaythemagnifierby pressingit backdowntowards
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Themagazinecanbeloadedon,or offthecamera.Ifit is
to beloadedoffthecamera,thenthem agazineslidemust
beinsertedfirst.
Hasselbladfilm magazinesprovidetheopportuni- In eithercase,wheninsertingtheslideensurethatits flat
ty to voryformat,lengthondtypeof film used.They sideis towardstherear(seedetailin illustration)asthis
conbequicklyand easilyswitchedmid-film with- facilitatesthe removalof thefilm holder.
out the lossof a singleframe.
Step-by-stepfi Im loading .I9--..26.,Operationof themagazinesis not difficultbut poy
particularattentionto thesectionon loading.Go Followtheprocedurebelowin thecorrectorder.
throughtheprocedureonestepat a timeandprac- 19.Foldout the film holderkey.
ticea little untilyou feelconfident.Noteespecially 20.Turnthekeycounter-clockwiseandwithdrawthe
whichwayroundthe spoolof film is placedand film holder(magazineinsert).
the positioningof the bockingp0perunderthe 21. Placean emptytake-upspoolunderthe groovedclompbor.
knobof the spoolclampbar.lnserta roll of film un-
Thefilm is outomaticallyadvancedframe-by- derthe otherendof thebar,turnedthesamewayas
framein the magazineby the comerowinding in theillustration.Besureto removeall of thepaper
mechanismandconsequentlyonlywhenattached bandsurroundinga newroll of film.
to thecomerobody.Thereforewhenseparated,the 22.Turnthe film holderkeyclockwiseto openthe filmmogazineand camerabodycouldbecomeun- clamp.Pull8 -10cm (3 - 4 in.) of paperbackingoffmatched.Thiscanbedeterminedby checkingthe thefilm roll andslidetheedgeunderthe clamp.mogazinestatusindicatoror by the windingcrank
stotus. 23. Insertthetongueof thebackingpaperinto the slotin
thetake-upspool.Tryto odopt a routinethat suitsyou regarding
windingand removalas wellas checkingon the 24.Turnthegroovedknobclockwiseuntil thearrowon
stotusof eachitem.Thiswill ensurethat thecam- thepaperbackingis alignedoppositethetriangular
era/lens/mogazinecombinotionstltus is always indexonthe spoolclampbar,but no further.
fully operative. 25.With the film holderkeystill in the counter-clock-
wiseposition,insertthefilm holderinto the maga-
zine.Ensurethat it is correctlypositioned.Turnthe
film holderkeyclockwiseto lockthe film holderin
themagazineandthenfoldthekeybackintoplace.
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ten turns until it stops.Thenturn it counter-clock- androtateit clockwiseuntil youcanfeelthe film leaving
wiseandfoldit in. Thefigure( I ) will nowbe dis- the supplyspool.
playedin the automaticframe-counterwindowindi- Youcannowwithdrawthe film holderfrom the maga-
catingthatthemagazineis loadedandreadyfor use. zineandremovethe exposedfilm.
r Themagazine'sfilm windingcrankis onlyblockedat Theframecounteris automaticallyresetwhenthe film
frameI . A partiallyexposedfilm maybe woundoff at holderis withdrawnfrom themagazine. ffffff
anyframeafterwards. T
r Do not put the film holderdownon an uncleansur- c
faceor whereit canattractdust. Theendtab ofthe film packcanbe insertedin the hold- a
r Cleanout the magazinehousingregularlyremoving er on thebackof the magazineasa reminderof the kind c
not onlydustandparticlesbut alsoanyscrapsofpa- of film thathasbeenloadedinto themagazine. 5
perfrompreviousrollsthatmayhaveremainedinside. :i:tj::::i:::;:i:ii; d lns.tallingform.at.masksr Eachmagazinehousingandfilm holderform a care- .. .. iifl$i n
fully matchedpair.Becareful,therefore,whenloading Thebodyt rearplatehasa recessthatacceptsthe6 x 4.5 c
morethanone magazineat a time not to switchhous- and6 x 3 panoramicformatmasks. s
ingsandholders.Thelastthreefiguresofthe housing Toinstalla mask,ensureit is facingthe right way(soyou b
serialnumbershouldcorrespondwith the serialnum- canreadthe text asin the illustration)andpushit in C
beron thefilm holder. placein the recess.Themaskscanbe usedhorizontally
r Loadandunloadthe magazineawayfrom directlight or vertically. 5
sources.
:i,:;:: :;:::tl::il: : :: Eachformatmaskhasa correspondingviewfindermask T
Maggzine.loadsta.tus ffin whichis placedoverthefocusingscreen. t0
In the centreofthe film holderkeythereis a crescent- ti Do not forget to install the corresponding
shapedindicatorwindowthat showswhitewhenthe th viewfinder mask and align according to for-
magazineis freshlyloaded.ltgraduallychangesto redas T mat maskorientation.
the film is woundthrough.An all redindicatorshows s
thateitherthe film is usedup or thatthe magazineis Filmplane,..p,:g1li.tio-.n Tempty. ,S0'. ta
In close-upphotographythefilm-to-subjectdistanceRemovingfilm fro_mthe mag,gzin w canbe an importantfactorwhendeterminingan accu- al
Whenthe lastframehasbeenexposedandwoundon, ratefocussetting.Theredline in the illustrationmarks 8i
themagazineblocksthecamerafor furtherrelease. the locationon the film magazinesthat coincideswith F
Windoffthefilm by foldingoutthefilm windingcrank, thefilm planeposition. o
1fi
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Theaperturesettingring is the secondclosestring to the
front ofthe lens.Theaperturevalueis alsosetagainstthe
centrallensindex.CF lenseshavean automaticdi-
aphragmthat stopsdownto thepresetworkingapenure
at the startofthe exposuresequence.
The503CWis compotiblewith lensesfrom the CE
CBandC lensseries.CFserieslensesorementioned As a generalrule for all shutterspeedsettingsexceptB,
andillustratedhereastheconventionalchoice. you shouldkeepthe releasebuttondepresseduntil the
lensshutterhasopenedandclosedfully.Thisis especial- CBlensesolthoughverysimilarto CFlensesdiffer ly importantat shutterspeedsfrom ls to l/4s,astheaux- slightlyin specificationand appelronceondso are iliary shutterremainsopenonlywhenthe buttonis kept describedseparltelyin the CBlensesinstruction depressed(seealso'WarningMark below). monuol.
Youcanseetheauxiliaryshutter,consistingof twoblinds,
C lenseshaveno'F' setting,interlockedshutter coveringthe rearopeningof the camerabody.ltprotects
speed/aperturefacilityor colouredlensmorkings thefilm from unwantedexposureasthelens'shutternor-
but otherwiseareverysimilorin oppeoranceto the mallyis openfor focusing.
CFlenses. ::+t:a:-i
Warning mark :Eg
Shu;ltel spee,!and ape-.rture it Youwill find a redmark on the shutterspeedscaleabove
Theshutterspeedselectorringistheringlocatedclosest thel,ll2,and l/4s settings.Thisis to warnyouof possi-
bleexposureerrorsasdetailedabove.Theauxiliaryshut-to thefrontofthelens.Tosetthespeed,turntheringun- ter will terminatethe exposureprematurelyif yourelax til thedesiredmarkedshutterspeedpositionalignswith thepressureon thebuttontoo soon.thecentrallensindex.
Listento thebuzzingsoundof the delayescapementinThewhitescaleshowstheshutterspeeds,andtheorange the lens'shutterandmaintainthepressureon the releasescaletheexposurevalues(EV). buttonuntil the soundstops.Thegreen'F'setting is usedonly when the lens is at- Exposurevalues ,lj.tached to a Hasselblad camera in the 200 or 2000 series
with a focalplaneshutter.Theoperationof the di- Theapertureandshutterspeedcombinationsetopposite
aphragmis notaffected.The'F'settingcanonlybeen- the centrallensindexdeterminesthe exposure.Every
gaged/disengagedwhenthegreenleverispressed.Ifthe combinationof shutterspeed/aperturehasan equivalent
F settingis usedwiththe503CWexposureerrorswill exposurevalue(EV)whichyoucanreadandsetagainst
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ln.te.rlockeds;hyut'tersplee!/.aperture 34 by pushingthe depth-of-fieldpreviewleverdownwards
until it locks.
If youwantto changethe shutterspeedor aperturewhile Toreopenthe diaphragm,depressthe lowerpart of the
still keepingthesameshutterspeed/aperturecombina- lever.
tion (EV),youcaninterlockthe speedandapertureset-
ting ringsby holdingdownthe interlockbuttonwhichis Pre-releas
on the right of the aperturescale.Wheninterlocked,the Considerableeffortshavebeenmadeto reducecamera
ringsmovetogether,increasingor decreasingthe aper- vibrationscausedby movingpartsin the exposurese-tureto compensatefor a decreaseor increaseof speed quence.However,if youwishto avoidthesevibrationsrespectively.
completely,youcanpre-releasethe mechanismby push-
Foc1sing_and depth-of-fietd. f5. ing thepre-releasebuttonupwards.Thiscausesthe fol-
lowingsequence:Thefocusingring is closestto the camerabody.It hasa
knurledrubbergrip andengraveddistancescalesin feet l. themirrorfoldsup
(orange)andmetres(white).Focusthe lensby rotating 2. the shutterclosesandremainsclosed
the focusingring until youobtaina sharpimageof the 3. thediaphragmclosestoitspresetaperture 4subjectin theviewfinder. 4. the auxiliaryshutteropens
Thedistancebetweenthe subjectandthe film planeis Whenyou subsequentlypressthe releasebutton,only
readoffthe focusingring'sdistancescaleoppositethe the shutterthenoperatesat the presetspeed.
centrallensindex. As shownin the illustration,youcanalsoattacha cable
0bjectscloseror furtherawaythanthe selecteddistance releaseto furtherreducevibrations.
will be sharp,within certainlimits.Thelimits of this
fieldof sharpfocus,i.e.depthof field,varywith the aper- Multiple exposure i.,38,i
ture. As the camerahasbeendesignedto preventaccidental
Thedepthof field availableat anygivenf/stopcanbe multipleexposureyouwill haveto carry out the follow-
readoffthe depth-of-fieldscaleon both sidesof the cen- ing procedurein orderto makemultipleexposureson
tral index.Asan example,theringsin theillustrationin- thesameframe:
dicatehowto readthe depthoffield scaleat an aperture l. Depressthe main releasebuttonandmakethe initial
off/l l. exposure.
Dept h -of .lfiel d.p r eyie' 2. Insertthe magazineslideandremovethe magazine.
Depth-of-fieldcanbe visuallycheckedon the focusing 3. Windthecamerawith onefull revolutionof thewind-
screen.Thediaphragmcanbe stoppeddownto thepre- ing crank.
setaperturefrom its normallywideopenpositionsimply 4. Replacethe magazineandremovethe slide.
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Theunit is nowreadyto makea secondexposureon the
sameframe.Youcanmakeadditionalexposuresin the
samemanner.
FIa! synch.ro1..ization F=
TheC,CB,andCFserieslenseshavebuilt-in leafshutters
withspeedsfrom ls to l/500sandB.Flashsynchroniza- The503CWis suppliedwith a light,compactand
tionoccursat full shutteropeningvia the PCflashtermi- foldable viewfinder,p rovi di ng o through-the-lens
nal.Suitableelectronicflashunitscanbeusedat all shut- laterallyreversedimage.ltis easilyinterchange-
terspeedsfrom ls -ll500saswellasB. able with alternativeviewfindersincludingthe
prismfinders,whichproducea laterallycorrected
tnfraredphot-og_.r.ap-hy il*gjl image.
Infrared(lR) rays(wavelengthslongerthan800nm) Thefocusinghoodon thestandardviewfinderhas
formanimageon a planefurtherawayfromthelensthan a built-in4.5xmagnifierfor occurotefocusing
theimageplanefor visiblelight.Tocompensatefor this and thiscaneasilybe changedto suit individual
differenceyouhaveto alignthe chosendistanceagainst eyesight.
the red IR indexand not the normalcentralindex. The503CWis equippedwith on Acute-MatteD fo-
Proceedasfollows: cusingscreenwhichproduceson exceptionolly
l. Focusasusualon thefocusingscreen. brightand sharpimoge.Whilethiscoversmost
2. Notethe distanceon the focusingscalethatis oppo- needs,theHasselbladsystemoffersa rongeof al-
sitethecentralindexline. ternativescreensfor variousspecificapplications.
3. Nowrotatethe focusingringto setthis distanceoppo- Eachitem is easilyand quicklyinterchangeoble
sitethe redIR indexline insteadofthe centralindex withouttheneedfor specioltoolsor focilities.
line.
Changing the focusing hood :ii::::!!:::ii!::i:::!i:
or.ubyfi1
Toremovethe focusinghoodso asto attachanyother
viewfinderin the Hasselbladsystem,proceedasfollows:
l. Detachthemagazine.
2. Folddownthe focusinghoodto protectit from dam-
ageandremoveit by slidingit to the rearin its guide
slots.
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3. Slidethe replacementviewfinderinto the slotsand Shouldthe screenrefuseto dropout by itself,ensurethat
pushit forwarduntil it stops. the camerais fully wound,removethe lensand check
Whenfully insertedtheviewfinderis retainedin position that the mirror is in the down position.Put a finger
by a spring-loadedcatchuntil youhavereattachedthe throughthe lensmountandpushgentlyon the screen
magazine from underneath,preferablywith a softclothbetween
the screenandthefinger.Changing
Mountedlenseswith dioptrecorrectionfrom +3 to -4 PME / PME3 / PME, / PME,|/ PMEqO
areavailable,andareeasilyinterchangedasfollows: Mele1 p ri sm uie;wfind e.r"adi u 1tments
l. Removethe focusinghoodfrom the cameraandopen TheHasselbladmeterprism viewfindersmeasurethe
it by lifting thelid. light levelon the focusingscreen.Theyarecalibratedat
2. Releasethe magnifierby pushingthe catchto the the factoryto givean accuratereadingwith oneparticu-
right. lar typeof screen.If thatfocusingscreenis replacedwith
3. Pushthe magnifierhalfwaybackdownto its folded anothertypewhichgivesa differentlight levelunderthe
position. sameambientconditions,the meterhasto be adiustedto
4. Gripthe loweredgeof the magnifierplate(through compensatefor the difference.
theundersideof thehood),andpull firmly. Thetableon pagel9 showstheadjustmentsthatshould
5. Keeptheplateholderhalfi,r'aydownandinsertthe re- be madewith the PME and PME3/PME5/PME5l/
placementlensplatewith theprintedsideup.Foldthe PME90meterprismviewfindersto compensatefor the
hooddownandreplaceon thecamera. lightleveldifferenceswith the differentfocusingscreens.
: ' : . ! . ! i : : : . : . . . ! ! l , l Pleasereferto yourviewfindertoperatinginstructionsChangi-ng- the focusi ng.s..cr-e-.en iur4E; 44
for furtherinformationaboutotherfunctions.
l. Detachthemagazineandviewfinder.
2. Pushthetwoscreenclipsto thesideintotheirrecesses. I
I
3. Placeyourhandoverthe screen,andinvertthe cam-
era.Thescreenwill nowdropinto yourhand. I
4. Insertthe replacementscreen,ensuringthat the I
smoothflat sideis uppermostandthe sharp-edged
cornersdown.Ensurethat all four cornersof the
screenarepositivelyseatedon their supports.
Youneednot returnthescreenlatches.Thisis doneauto-
maticallywhentheviewfinderis replaced.
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Setting the film speed #
Thefilm speedis setvia the IS0 selector.Thisis marked
in IS0/ASAsettingsfrom 64 - 4000(seefig.55for the
equivalentin DIN ratings).Certainfilms requirecom-
Automaticflashcontrolisprovidedby thecamera's pensationfor differencesin reflection.In theseinstances,
built-inflashsensor(fig 46)andelectronicsthot the compensationis madeby changingthe film speed
me0surethe light reflectedfrom the centralpor- selectorsetting.Theamountof compensationhasto be
tion of the film surface;a circlewith a diameterof determinedby experiment.
40mm.Themeteringsystemis connectedto a se- Pleasereferto yourflashunit'soperatinginstructionsforlectorfor settingfilm speed.
moreinformationaboutotherfunctionswhenusingthe
Wheno HosselbladD-Flash40 is attached- or a D-Flash40,automaticflashlight meteringthatconforms
System\CA 300dedicotedfloshunit is connected to SystemSCAflashphotographywith flashsensors,or
throughthe SCA390flashadaptor- the system with non-automaticflashunits.
controlsthe floshunit and cutsoff the flashwhen i,:ili:i:!ii:i:i:!:
theexposureis correct.Undertheleft handedgeof Viewfinderlndicator :i,l*r.
thefocusingscreenan indicatorlight showswhen Flashoperationandflashbattery-checkareindicatedby
theflashis reodyto be operotedond olsoconfirms a redlight, locatedunderthe left edgeof the focusing
if thefl0shoutputwassufficientto giveo correct screen.ltis operativeonlywhena dedicatedflashis con-
exposure.Theflashunitpowersthecamera'selec- nectedto the TTL socket.It indicatesthreeseparate
tronicsand alsothe flashadaptor,whenthot is statesasdescribedbelow.
used. Ready Signal
A steadyredlight indicatesthatthe flashunit is charged
andreadyto be fired.Absenceofany signalindicatestheAttaching the Hasselblad flosh adaptor
i:ri:!.!r:::::iiil: needfor freshbatteries.
Confirmation Signal
Forhand-heldflashunits,eitheradaptoris attachedas A flashingredlight occurringfor just overa secondim-
shownin theillustration: mediatelyafterexposureconfirmsthat the light output
. the6-polecontactfrom the spiralcordis connectedto wassufiicientfor a properexposure.ltthenremainsdark
thecamera'ssidesocket until the flashunit hasrecharged.Thesteadyredlight
. the synccordis connectedfrom the adaptorto the PC will thenreappearindicatingoperativestatusagain.The
flashterminalof the lens time of reappearancehowevermayvaryaccordingto the
. theconnectingcordis attachedto thehand-heldunit conditionof thebatteries.
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No Result Signal
Absenceof theflashingconfirmationsignalafterexpo-
sureindicatesthattheflashemittedwasnot sufficientfor
correctexposure.Theaperturemustthenbe opened
more or the flash distanceto the subjectreduced. All accessoriesincludedin thepresentHasselblad
Changingto a fasterfilm is alsoa possibility. ProductCataloguecon be usedon the 503CW
Seesectionon RearcoverMultiControlfor descriptionof (whennot specificallynotedotherwise),exceptthe
flashexposurecheckfacility. FE-typelenses.Asthe 503CWis a furtherdevelop-
ment of previousmodels,it featurescertoinim-
provementsand differencesi n construction.This
meansthat certainolderond now discontinued
accessoriesconnotbeusedand anyforcedattempt
ot mountingthemmoydomageyourequipment.
Figs51 ond52 showthe widerongeof accessories
availablewithin the HasselbladSystem.Pleasere-
fer to the HasselblodProductCotaloguefor more
comprehensivei nformation.
Thecouplingplateonthebottomof thecamerabodyhas
botha I I 4 in.anda 3/8in.tripodthread.It alsofitsthe
usefulandreliableHasselbladliipod Quick-CouplingS.
Thefrontofthelenseshaveexternalandinternalbayo-
netmountsforfilters,close-uplensesandlensshades.
0therclose-upaccessoriescanbeattachedbetweenthe
lensandthecamerabody.
0n thelefthandsideis theaccessoryrailforthespirit
levelandtheadiustableflashshoe.
'Ai,gr:,iia' WinderCW
TheWinderCWis a compact,ergonomicallydesigned
unit providingnot onlya motordrivefacilitybut alsoa
comfortableandrobustgrip for the Hasselblad503CW.
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It featuressingleexposure,continuousexposureaswell 2. Removethe magazine/focusingscreenadapter.
asmulti-exposuremodes.Remotecontrolis achievedby 3. Replacewith the RearcoverMultiControl.
a simplereleasecordor by the uniqueinfraredtransmit- 4. Depressthe depth-of-fieldbuttonon the lenssothat
ter - the HasselbladIR Remotecontrol(fig.50).Both thelensstopsdownto theworkingaperture.
provideconsiderablefreedom,with the IR Remotecon- 5. Openthe shuttersetat'B'.
trol offeringan extraremotemodechoicefacility.Each 6. Lookthrougheachholein theRearcoverMultiControlwinderis governedby a uniquecodefromthe IR Remote in the directionof the lensandcomparewhatyoucancontrolsothereis no risk of controllingothercameras seewith theillustrations.unintentionally.However,oneIR Remotecontrolcancon-
7. If vignettingis occurring,experimentto find whethertrol severalcamerasat the sametime if desired.
it is the degreeof shift appliedand/oran accessoryAsthewinderis setcloseto the camerabody,it produces that is causingtheproblem.stabilityandbalancefor optimumhandheldefficiency-
Illustrations:theperfectrequirementfor vertical6x4.5shots.A re-
movablestrapoffersextrasecurityandis adjustableto a. Theapertureis fully open.Novignettingwilloccur.
suitpersonalrequirements. b. Thelenshasbeenstoppeddownto the workingaper-
A specialfeatureis the SAI (SelfAdjustingInterface) ture producingthe idealsituation.No vignettingwill
whichsensesnot onlywhetherthe camerais woundbut
alsothe uniquemechanicalstatusof eachcamerabody. c. Thelenshasbeenstoppeddownto the workingaper-
Thisunusualcapabilityconsiderablyreducesmechani- turebut vignettingis startingto occur.Howeverthis
calwear. amountis acceptablefor a vignettefreeresult.
SeetheWinderCWinstructionmanualfor furtherdetails. d. Thelenshasbeenstoppeddownto the workingaper-
:1:r,:;:,:l:::.:i:.::;: ture andmorethan 5070hasbeencovered.Vignetting
Rea.rcoverMultiControl i$$ii will occurandwill producea visibleresult.
TheRearcoverMultiControlhasa vignettingcontrolfa-
cilityin theformoffour holes,positionedat eachcorner
of theframe. FlashExposureControl Facility
Vignettingcanbe causedby incorrectlypositionedor TheRearcoverMultiControlhasa flashexposurecontrol
adjustedaccessoriessuchaslensshades,filter holders, aidin the form of a greypanelprintedon the inside.It
etc.ltcanalsooccurwhenshiftingthe lensaswith the simplyreplacesthe magazinetemporarilyto providean
PC-Mutarl.4X ShiftConverter,forexample. inexhaustiblestandardreferencefor flashexposuretest-
Asa quickandefficientcheckagainstsuchan occur- ing at no costin termsof film.lt is particularlyuseful
rence,proceedasfollows: whenexposingfilms with a narrowexposurelatitude,
L Setup the cameraandcomposepicture. suchastransparencyfilm.
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Thecamera'sflashcontrolsystemreadslight reflecteddi-
rectlyoff the film plane,andis governedby the reflective
characteristicsof the film emulsionthatthe greypanel
simulates.
Whenusinga dedicatedflashunit proceedasfollows:
l. Setup theflashunit with the cameranormally,using
theTTL/OTFfunctionsetting.
2. Replacethe magazinewith the RearcoverMulti-
Control.
3. Makea testexposure.
4. Notethe exposureindicationsin the viewfinder.If
warnedby thecamerafor over-or underexposurethen
maketheappropriatechangesby alteringtheaperture
or flash-to-subjectdistance.Makefurthertestsuntil
thecameraindicatescorrectexposure.
5. Replacethe RearcoverMultiControlwith a magazine
andproceedasnormal,usingthe adjustedexposure
settings.
Althoughthis methodshouldprovidea generallyaccept-
ableexposure,adjustmentof the settingsmaystill be re-
quiredto obtaina resultthatsuitsyourpersonalprefer-
ence.Seeflash unit's instructionmanualfor more
information.
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iffitiffff'f#Huif EilffiHn,:|,comb,ihi firg,::pri:qffii'ffi
viewfinders with Acute-Matte D* focu
PME3 Integral Spot
PME5 Metering Metering
PME5l PME9O PMEgO
Acute-MatteD Theexposureshouldbe Theexpozureshouldbereduced
42244 increasedbyoneEV byoneEVvaluewhenusing value.** lenslteleconvertercombinations 422A7 whichreducetheeffectiveaper- ', 42210, turetof18orsmaller,
42213 Note:l.4Xand2Xtsnvert-
ersrequiretestexposures.
Acute-MatteD Theexposureshouldbe Norestrictionswithinthef/2.
inrrearedbyoneEV f/56 mnge {2215 value.**
42:217 Note:Notrecommendedforlenses
, 42219 orIens/snverterconbinatians
Note:l.4Xand2Xconvert- wherethemoximumeffective
enrequiretestexposures. opwrureissmollerthanf/5.6
** Theeasiestwayto increasetheexposureby oneEV valueis to reducetheASA/ISOsettingto half thefilm speed
valueasindicatedon the film package,e.g.400ASAfilm is setat 200ASA,100ASAfilm is setat 50ASA,etc.
To reducetheexposureby oneEV value,increasethe ASA /ISO settingto doublethefilm speedvalueas indicated
on the film package,e.g.400ASAfilm is setat 800ASA,100ASAfilm is setat 200ASA,etc.
*Acute-MatteDdesignedbyMIN0LTA
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:: :i r::; It: a::: ': ::: r::: l: i 1::i: l: i:: i: :i ir !i::::: j:
Froblem Porsibieiauie Remedy
Youcannotoperatethe . Themagazineslideisstillin place . Removethemagazineslide
exposurereleasebutton ' Thefilmisfinished completely
. Thecameraisnotrewound ' Loada newfilm
' Windthecamera
Thereis no imageon the . Thecameraisin thepre-reieased . Completethecamerareleaseand
focusingscreen or releasedposition rewindthecamera
. Thelenscapisstillin place ' Removethelenscap
Youcannotremovethe . Thecameraisin thepre-released . (ompletethecamerareleaseand
front protectivecover or releasedposition rewindthecamera
Youcannotattachthe lens . Thelensisin thereleasedposition ' Windthelens
. Thecamerabodyisinthepre- ' Completethecamerareleaseand
releasedorreleasedposition rewindthecamera
Youcannotremovethe lens . Thecamerabodyisin thepre- ' (ompletethecamerareleaseand
releasedorreleasedposition rewindthecamera
Youcannotremovethe . Themagazineslideisnotfully . Pushthemagazinerslideuntilit
magazine inserted positivelystops
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r,,,,:,,.T€Ghniral e$ffi#- ,ffiil
(ameratype; Singfelensreflexcamerawith6 x 6 cm{21lex21l+in) max.filmsize.
lnterchangeablelensetfilmmagazines,viewfinders,andfocusings(reens.
-7
Design: n Mechanical,withanatuminumalloycamerabodyshellcastinonepiece.
V ewfinderg: Foldingfocusinghoodinterchangeablewith reflexviewfinder,prism
viewfinderswithorwithoutbuilt-inlightmeter,ormagnifiinghood.
Filmadvance: Manualadvance0r m0t0rdrivenwith WinderCW.Simultaneousshutter
windinstime:1.05se(,approx.0.8frameslsecin
;';.|ilo,rT[i::(w
Flashcontroll TTl/0TF-metering.15064- 4000with HasselbladD-Flashor flashadap-
tor 5CA390connectedto flashunitcompliantwith theSCA300system.
Meteringareawithin40mmdiameterin thecentreof theimagearea.
Tripodroupingr 1lqin.and3/ain. socketthreadsandbaseplatefor quickcoupling
attachment,
Externaldimensions: Camerabodyoniy- seefig53.
Camerabodywith PlanarCFE80mmlens,filmmagazineA12andfocus-
inghood:180mmLx 114mmWx 11OmmH(7 x 41lzx4r/ain ).
Weight Camerabodyonly:0.6kg (1.3lb).Camerabodywith PlanarCFE80 mrn
lensandA12filmmagazine:1.5kg(3.3lb).
Focuringfcreen: HasselbladAcute-MatteD*focusingscreen
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