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Hasselblad 553 ELX User manual
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555ELD
lnstructionMonual,Gebrauchsanweisung,Brugsanvisning,Manualdelnstrucciones,Manueld,lnstructions,
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Hasselblad555ELD
- thestudio'workhorse'
Thankyoufor choosingHasselblad.Awisemove,ifwemoysoyso,
consideringthemorethanfifty yeorsof continuousresearchand
developmentthot haveproducedthefinestondmostwiderang-
ing medium-formotcamerosystemin theworld.Aso Hosselblad
owner,youhavein your possessiona cameroof exceptionolquali-
ty,theproductof on internationallyrenownedtraditionof excel-
lencein the worldof photography.Thequalityandreliobilityof
Hasselbladequipmentwosclearlyendorsedwhenit waschosen
byNASAforthelunarmissions.
The555ELDiso furtherdevelopmentof the 553ELX.lmprovements
havebeenmadeto increaseperformonce,handlingandversotility.
Thereis an lRremotecontrolfacilityto improvefreedomin the stu-
dio andfilm sensitivityhasbeenupgradedto encompossthenew
film emulsions.Themirrormechanismhasbeenimprovementfor
evenlongerlife andreliabilityandstray-lighthasbeenreduced
evenfurtherto meettheincreosedrequirementof digitolphoto-
graphy.Of course,in keepingwith thelotestdemands,thereis o
controlconnectoron thecamerobodyreodyto conformwith digi-
tol boclsto provideoutomoticinformationtransfer.
Forthemodernstudiophotogropher,the 555ELDis in a clossof its
own.The555ELDwill relioblycontinueto producethe resultsthat
professionalsdemand,conventionollyor digitally,timeaftertime.
Simplyput,a solidandcompletelydependobleprofessionaltool
that repeotedlyproducesresultsto placethephotographerin the
foremostpositionin a competitivemorket.
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A rangeof accessoriesoffordslimitlessflexibilityandthepotential for successfulphotogrophyin onyapplication.Thereolisationof thispotentialisof coursedependantupontheskill,careandjudge- mentof thephotographer. TheHosselblad555ELDis a motorizedsinglelensreflexcomere featuringlens,magozine,viewfinder,ondfocusingscreeninter- chongeobility.ltiscapableof TTU}TF(ThroughTheLens/OffThe Film)floshmetering,providingdirectfullcontroloftheD-Flosh40 or non-dedicatedflosh unitsthat conformto EuropeanSystems SCA300with a HasselbladflashadopterSCA390.AIIACB/CF/CF| andCFElensescanbe usedwith the 555ELDprovidingo verywide rangeof lensesto meetoll needs. Thisinstructionmanuoldescribesin detoilhowto operoteyour 555ELD,sopleosereadit carefully.lfyouhovea querydo not hesi- tote to contlct yourdealer- we wantyou to be 1000/osatisfied! Yourdeolercanalsoprovideyou with thelatestin newsandtech- nical developmentsfrom Hasselblad.A quorterlymagozine- FORUM- ispublishedwith theemphosisonphotogrophicimagery featuringphotographersfromoll overthe worldto provideyou with inspirotion!Ourinternetsite- www.hosselblad.com- is a sourceof generalandtechnicolinformationandyoucane-mailus - info@hosselblad.se- forfurtherinquiries. Yournew555ELDprovidesaccessto theHosselbladpotentiol.The realizotionof thispotentialisonlydependontuponyour skill,care andjudgementoso photographer. Congratulationsona fine choice!View original page 4
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€uhtHHtc,i;t1it,11u-riilitll:liit,iitixiiiii:iirii:lrl
lntroduction "14.Focusinganddepth-of-field
Contents "14.Depth-rif-fieldpieview
5. Parts& components 14. Flashsynchronization
"14.lnfraretlphotography 6. GETTINGSTARTED
6. Baueriesandfuse 15. OPERATINGDETAILS
6. Thebatterycompartment 15. Exposure
6. Fittinqthebatteiiesandfuse 15. Iiire exposurcandlocking('L0T')lever
6. Refittingthebatterycover 15. Releasecordsandremotecontrol
7. Frontprotectivecover 15. Manualreleasesocket
7. RearcbverMuhicontrol 15. lRRemotecontrolrelease
7. Attachinqa lens 16;,fisms1*,rntrolsocket
7. Removinla lens 16. Modeselectordial
8. Anachin{andremovingthemagazine 16. Muhipleexposure
8. Themaqazinestatusindicator 17. Batterytypes
9. Openin{thefocusinghood 17. Checkingthebatteries
9. Thebuift-inmaqnifier
9. Focusinqscreenindviewfinderimaqe I 8. THEVIEWFINDERSYSTEIVI
9. 0osinqihefocusinqhood 18. Chanqinqthefocusinqhoodorviewfinder
9. Strapittachmentairdremoval 18. Chandin6themaqnifler
9. Lefthandgrip 18. chan6indthefoctisinqscreen
9. Exposurerelease 19. MeteiprTsmviewfind-eradjustments
10. DIGITALPHOTOGRAPHY lg. FLASH
20. AttachingHasselbladflashadaptorsCA390
IO. MAGAZINEAPERATION 20. Seftinqtfiefilmspeed
11. loadinqthemaqazine 24. Viewfr-nderindicalor
11. Step-bi-stepfilfrrloading
12. Maoazineloadstatus 21. ACCESSORTES
12. Reniovinofilmfromthemaoazine 21. Accessorvmounts
12. Chanqinq-themaqazinestafisindicator 21. RearcovirMulti(ontrol
12. Filmtiblrolder 22. lRRemotereleaseunit
12. Filmplaneposition 22. Magnifringhood4x4DPS
13. LENSAND SHUTTERFUNCTIONS 2i, Acute-MotteDadiustment' toble
11. Shutterspeedandaperture 24. Troubleshootinq
13. Warninqmark 25, Txhnicalspecifi cations
13. Exposurivalues 26. Comerocore,serviceandguarantee
13. lnterlockedshutterspeed/aperture
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30 Controlconnections
31 Filmspeedselector
32 Straplug
33 Accessoryrail
34 Flash(onnectorcover
35 Lenslocatingindex
36 Depth-of-fieldpreviewbutton 1 Magazinecatchbutton 37 Coverlock 2 Modeselector 38 Batterychecklights 3 Magazinegear 39 Batterycheckbutton 4 Filmwindingcrank 40 Batterycompartmentcover 5 Magazinestatusindicator 41 Lensdrivecoupling 6 tramecounter 42 Dedicatedflashconnector 7 Straplug 43 Batterycompartment 8 Remotesocketcover 44 Fuse 9 Remotereleasesocket 45 Fuseholder10 Timeexposureandlockinglever 46 Spare-fuseholder11 Releasesockets,digital/film 47 Tripodsocketthreads,l/4" and3/8"12 Releasebutton 48 Quick-couplingplate13 lRReleaseunitmount 49 Motorhousing14 Exposurevalueindex 50 Filmtabholder15 Exposurevaluescale 51 Magazineslideholder16 Externalandinternallensaccessorymount 52 Filmholderkeyl7 PCflashterminal 53 Filmloadindicator18 Shutterspeedringandscale 54 Magazineslide19 Apertureringandscale 55 Magazinehooks20 Depth-of-fieldscale 56 Focusinghoodmagnifier21 Lenscentralindex
22 Shutterspeedandapertureinterlockbutton
23 Focusingringandscale
24 Lensreleasebutton ln thetext,positionsof componentsand orientationarede-
25 Driveshaft scribedin relationto theumera asseenwhentakingo photo-
26 Flashfunctionindicator gmph,i.e.thelensatthefrant,theviewfinderanthetopandthe
27 Screenretainingclip modeselectoron theright handside,unlessotherwisestoted.
28 Acute-MatteD*focusingscreen Therelevantillustrationsto eachsectionare indicatedby the
29 Focusinghood frguresbesidethesmallheadingsinthetext.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
compartmentsarered in coloursignifyingthe two bat-
teriesthatshouldhavetheir positiveendsuppermost.0n
the front faceof the compartmentis a mouldedrepre-
sentationof a battery,indicatingthe positiveand nega-
Thissectiondescribesthestepsyoumusttoketo tive endsandthe variousdifferentdesignationsofthe re-
makethecomerareadyto use.Youwill find com- quiredbatterytype.
prehensiveinformotionon how to operotethe Fittjls tle b3;1!te_r!esfus;g_ _a_nd ;.i.s;ficomeroin latersections.Unlessotherwisestated, Youwill needfive l.5V alkalinebatteriessizeAA(alter-operatinginstructionsconcerntheuseof filmmag- nativedesignationsareLR6or AM-3).Freshbatteriesazines.Althoughmostof theinstructionsopplyto
clmerooperotionwitha digitalbackaswell,spe- shouldgiveyou up to 4000exposuresat ambienttem-
peraturesabove32oF( 0"C). See'Batterytypestegardingcialnoteshouldbetokenof the'Digitolphotogro-
phy'sectionfortheminordifferences.Also,forsafe- useof otherbatterytypes.
ty reosons,pleasereadthe relevontworning Fit the batteriesinto the compartmentin accordance
sectionsconcerningstudioflashunitsanddigital with the colouring.Oncefittedthepositive(+) endsof
backsbeforeconnectingthem. thetwo uppermostbatteriesandthenegative(-) endsof
the otherthree,shouldbe visible,asin fig 5.Donotattempttoattacha lenstoa camerawith- 'Attaching Thefuseis a 5 x 20mminstrumentfuseratedl.6A medi-outbatteries.Pleaseread a lens'first,-=,_',_,*,
ag119lesgnd umsitionslow-blowin the illustration.(semitime-lag).AFit the fuseredcircleinto itsmarksholderitsatpo-the l11sg iil|iffi
Youcannotoperatethe camerauntil you haveinserted top right handsideof the batterycompartment(a).It is
thebatteriesandthe fuseinto the batterycompartment. alwaysadvisableto havea sparefuse,whichcanconve-
Toaccessthe batterycompartmentyou haveto remove nientlybecarriedin the holedirectlybelowthe fusere-
the coveron the left handsideof the motorhousing,i.e. ceptacle(b).
Unlockthe lowersection of the camera body. the cover by Refittinsthebgtt-eJy- !_g_u:r """..*ni #;*i intoinserting a small coin or something similar the cov-
er lockingbuttonslotandturning it counter-clockwise Whenyou refit the coveryou must ensurethat the two
into a verticalposition.Nowyou canremovethe coverby hooksin the front ofthe coverpositivelyengagein the
openingthe rear end outwardsand disengagingthe correspondingslotsin the front of the motorhousing.
hooksat thefront end. Firmly holdingthe hooksin place,insertthe coinin the
lock button slot.Keepingthe slot strictly verticalyou
Thebattery compartment push the coveragainstthe resistanceof the contact
Whenyouhaveremovedthe covetthe batterycompart- springsuntil the lock pin engagesin the slotin the motor
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wiseuntilit stops(approximately1/4turn)andthecover theadditionaluseof theRearcoverMultiControlregard-
willbelockedin place. ingflashexposuredeterminationandvignettechecking
facilities.
lf the comera hos been releasedusing the
bcAtime (LOT)leverwithout batteriesinsert- Attaching a lens
ed,the mechonism remains in the released
stote.Whenthe coveris positioned after bat- Do not attach a lens to a comera without
terieshave been inserted the power circuit is functioni ng batteries.
closedand the camera will start ond com-
pletethe rewind cycle. Makesurethat both cameraandlensarecocked.If the
camerais not fully cocked(it mayhavebeenaccidentally
While setting upthe camero os describedin pre-released),pressthe releasebutton.Thecamerawill
thissection,it is important that both the mode thenwind on andbe fully cocked.Fig.10showsthe cor-
selectordial and the'LOTleverare setin the'O' rect relationshipbetweenthe driveshaft,the lensdrive
position. Youwi I I fi nd detailed i nformoti on couplingandtheir indexes.Ifthe lensis not wound,you
about theseitems in the section under'Time caninserta coinor similarin thecouplingslotandrotate
exposureand locking'LOT'lever'ond'Mode se- it clockwiseuntil it locks(about4/5 of a turn)
lectordial!
Youwill probablyfind that holdingthe camerain your ,ffinijrleft handandthelensin yourright hand,asshownin figFront protective cover
I l, is the easiestwayof attachingthelens.
Turnthe cover(bayonetfitting) in thedirectionofthe ar- Whenyouhavealignedthe redindexon the lenswith therow andlift it out.Do not removeit until youarereadyto oneon the cameraasshownin fig 12,the lenswill drop
attacha lens. easilyinto thebayonetfitting.Youcanthen rotateit clock-
The front protective cover can only be re- wiseuntil it stopswith a faint click asthe lenscatchlocks
it in place. moved when the comero is fully wound.
Removing a lens #f#jR-e_grcg.uerMllyytticontrg! iii lti Depressthe lensreleasebuttonandrotatethe lens
Depressthe catch,tilt the coverbackwards,andlift it 0ff, counter-clockwiseuntil it stopsandlift it outof the
revealingthe two auxilliary shutterflaps.Do not remove mount.
the coveruntil you arereadyto attacha magazine.
Alwaysreplacethe it to protectthe auxiliary shutter
whenstoringthe camerabodywithouta magazineat-
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Youcan only removethe lenswhen the com- Themagazine cannot be removed without 71 n
I# era is fully wound and not in the pre-released 1#, first inserting the magazineslide.
mode (see'S-pre-release'under'Mode selec-
tordial'). Notealso that the camera cannot be operot-
ed when a magazine,with slide inserted,is
Attoching and removing ottoched tothe camera.
a magazine
See'Magazineoperatiorlfor furtherinformation
Ensurethat the magazrneslideis fully insertedwith the
hingetowardsthe front of the camera(seedetail in fig
g1z1n e a! us i n di coly23)andthatthemagazinestatusindicatoris white.If the Th,e { "m9
indicatoris redthensee'Magazinestatusindicator'.Itis Themagazineindicatorshowswhetherthe film hasbeen
alsoadvisableto havethe camerafully wound. advanced(white)or not (red).Whenthe magazineis at-
Restthe magazineon the magazinesupportsmaking tachedto a camerabody,it canalsobe usedto determine
surethat the lugsareproperlyengagedin the recesses. whetherthe camerahasbeenreleasedbut not woundon
Carefullyswingthe magazinetowardsthe camerabody (red)or is readyto be operated(white).Theexceptionis
andcheckthatthe cameratuppersupporthooksfit into whenthe magazinehasbeenremovedto producea mul-
the slotsin the magazine. tiple exposure,see'Multipleexposure'.If the magazine
Pushthe magazinegentlybut firmly againstthe hooks indicatorshowsred, the film has to be advancedto
while slidingthe magazinecatchto the right . Releasethe changethe indicatorto white.This canbe carriedout in
buttonwhenthe magazinehasmadecontactwith the two differentways.Theprocedurebelowhasto be used
camerabody,andthenpushthe buttonto the left to en- for frame no. I and can be usedon all consecutive
surethat it hasreachedthe lockedposition.Removethe frames.
slideto positivelylockthe magazineto the camerabody. l. Setthe'L0T'leverfrom the 0 (normalposition),to
Thecamerais nowreadyto use. the T (time exposure)position.
Removingthe magazineis simplythe reverseof the at- 2. Attachthe magazineto the camera,leavingthe maga-
tachingprocedure.fust aswhenattachingthe magazine,it zineslidein place.
is advisabletohavethecamerafrillywoundandthemaga- 3. Returnthe leverto the 0 position.Thecamerawill
zineindicatordisplayingwhite.See'Magazineoperation' now start to wind the film on andthe magazinestatus
for a generalexplanationof thesemagazinefeatures. indicatorwill changeto white.
Insert the magazineslidefully with the hingetowards A simplermethodto advancethe film on all framesex-
thefront of the camera.Slidethe magazinecatchto the ceptframeNo.I is describedunder'Changingthe maga-
right,swingthe magazinebackandlift it off the lower zinestatusindicator'.
supports.
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Do not attach a magazine showing white to thehingepointsandthenpushthelid lightlybackwards.
o camera that is not rewound! Ensurethe Thehoodthenautomaticallyfoldsbackdown.
camerois wound or you will losea frame,
Strap attachment and removal
Do not ottach a magazine showing red to a Placethe main bodyof the strapclip overoneof the cam-
fully wound camera! This could result in o era'sstraplugs.Pressthetip of the clip towardsthe cam-
double exposure. erawhilepullingbackon the strapsothatthe clip slides
overthelug andlocksinto position.
iit;y|'y|r1opening_the lb removethe strap,lift the clip locking plate high locusinglroo! . ..
Lift the lid by firmly grippingthe tab on its rearedge, enoughto be ablepassoverthe cameralug.Slidethe clip
andswingit up to a verticalposition.Thehoodunfolds in the directionawayfrom the strapuntil it is free.
automaticallyandlocksin the openposition.
lg;.f-hg!-l-s.r,p..-......The built-inmagnifier ;1*r,;iYoumayfind thatholdingthecamerain yourleft handis
Themagnifierflips up into the viewingpositionwhen the mostconvenientgrip; operatingthe exposurerelease
the ovalbuttoninsidethe lid is movedto the right, asin buttonwith your indexfinger.Yourright handis then
the illustration.Tofold the magnifierdownsimplypress freefor focusing,settingthe exposureand changingthe
it backdowntowardsthe lid until it locksinto place. lensor magazine.
It
'Changing caneasilybeexchangedto suit individual eyesight(see Expo'1y113ylease themagnifier').
Beforeyoucantakea photograph,youmustfirst removeFo_crusi-ng,sc-r,eenandvleyufinderimg.g-e-. the magazineslide.Themagazinewill thenbe lockedon
The555ELDis fitted with an Acute-MatteD focusing the camerabody,andthe camerareleasebuttonwill be
screenfeaturingunrivalledbrightnessand high resolu- operational.
tion. Thecentreof the screenis indicatedby a hairline After exposure,the viewfinderremainsdark until the
cross. camerahasbeenwoundandthefilm advanced.
Thescreencaneasilybe exchangedfor othersspecially
designedfor variousapplications(see'Changingthe fo-
cusingscreenl).
thr h-ood iLiiifto1in.s Lg:-ry:.if.g, il
Foldawaythe magnifierby pressingit backdowntowards
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nreonoturollychoracteristicofdigitalsensorsin the
mediumformat.lthasbeenoptimizedto suita max-
imumCCDsizeof40x 40mm(56mmdiametercir-
cle)andprovideso magnificationof5.5xwitho con-
Theinherentstabilityof the555ELDprovidesthe tinuousdioptreadjustmentfrom+0.5Dto-2.5D.
perfectplatformforbothone-shotondmulti-shot
digitolimoging.Thefurtherdevelopmentof stray- Pleasecheckcarefully before using a digital
light reductionin the555ELDcamerabodyproduc- bock together with a flash unit as some stu-
inganincreasein imagequolityisofporticularin- dio flash units have a sync cord that is not
teresttodigitalusers.The555ELDhosanintegrol electricallyinsulated.Thismay in certain cin
controlconnectorto ensureautomaticonddirect cumstancesinterfere with or damage a digi-
communicationbetweencomerobodyanddigital tal camera back.Consultthe manufacturer
back.Thisdirectinterfacefocilitydoesawaywiththe of the flash unit before attaching the digital
necessityfor connectingcablesandsoimproves back and if in any doubt, usea radio link in-
workingefficiency.Therearea numberof digitol stead of a synccord.Seealso the relevant sec-
backsavailableproducedbyleadingmanufacturers ti o n un d er'Trou b Ie shootin g'.
to suitmostneeds.
Mostof theoperationalinstructionsin thismanuol
olsoopplywhena digitalbackisfitted.Themojor
di fferences concern cer tain procedures regardi ng
filmmagazinesandexposuredetermination.Forex-
ample,theneedto removethemagazineslidebe- Hosselbladfilmmagazinesprovidetheopportuni-forebeingnbletopresstheshutterbuttonnolonger
ty to varyformnt,lengthandtypeof filmused.Theyoppliesandneitherofcoursedoesmagazinestltus
canbequicklyondeasilyswitchedmid-filmwith-regardingfilmtronsport.Asmethodsdifferslightly
betweenthevariousbacksaswellosvorioussoft- outthelossof a singlefrome.
wnreprogrnmmes,youshouldfollowthesugges- )perotionof themagozinesisnotdifficultbutpay
tionsfor exposureprocedurein thespecificuser porticularnttentionto thesectiononloading.Go
guideforyourpnrticul0rmodelandcomputercon- throughtheprocedureonestepot 0 timelnd prac-
figuration. ticea little untilyoufeelconfident.Noteespecially
TheMagnifyingHood4 x 4 DPS(72534)hosbeen whichwayroundthespoolof filmisplacedand
specificallydesignedforusewithdigitalbacksto thepositioningof thebockingpoperunderthe
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Thefilm is automotically advancedfrome-by- In eithercase,wheninsertingthe slideensurethatits flat
framein the magazineby the comerowinding sideis towardsthe rear(seedetailin illustration)asthis
mechanismand consequentlyonly whenattoched facilitatesthe removalof the film holder.
to thecomerobody.Thereforewhenseparated,the
mogozineond camerobody couldbecomeun- sl1 ep fi y oadinsmatched.Thisconbe determinedby checkingthe _g!1-by::t ! !
mogazinestatusindicatoror by thecamerostatus. Followtheprocedurebelowin thecorrectorder.
Tryto odopt o routine thot suitsyou regarding 23. Foldout the film holderkey.
windingond removalas well as checkingon the 24.Turnthekeycounter-clockwiseandwithdrawthe
statusof eachitem.Thiswill ensurethat thecam- film holder(magazineinsert).
era/l ens/magazine combi n ati on stotus i s alwoys 25. Placean emptytake-upspoolunderthe grooved
fully operative. knob of the spoolclampbar.Inserta roll of film un-
Polts& comp der the otherendof the bar,turnedthe samewayas
1. Magazineslide in the illustration.Besureto removeall of the paper bandsurroundinga newroll of film. 2, Filmloadindicator
3. Filmholderkey 26.Turnthe film holderkeyclockwiseto openthe film
clamp.Pull8 -10 cm (3 - 4 in.) of paperbackingoff 4. Magazineslideholder
5. Filmtabholder the film roll and slidethe edgeunderthe clamp.
6. Filmwindercrank 27.Insertthetongueofthe backingpaperinto the slotin
7. Framecounter thetake-upspool.
8. Filmadvanceindicator 28.Turnthe groovedknob clockwiseuntil the arrowon
9. Filmtake-upspool the paperbackingis alignedoppositethe triangular
10. Groovedtake-upknob indexon thespoolclampbar,butno further.
11. Filmclamp 29.Turnthe film holderkeycounter-clockwiseand in-
12, Filmholdernumber sertthe film holderinto the magazine.Ensurethat it
13. Spoolclampbar is correctlypositioned.Turn the film holderkey
14. Filmsupplyspool clockwisetolockthefilm holderin themagazineand
15. Filmloadindex then fold the keybackinto place.
30.Foldout the film crankandrotateit clockwiseabout
ten turns until it stops.Thenturn it counter-clock-
Themagazinecanbe loadedon,or off the camera.If it is wiseandfoldit in. Thefigure(l) willnowbe dis-
to beloadedoffthe camera,thenthemagazineslidemust playedin the automaticframe-counterwindowindi-
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r Themagazine'sfilm windingcrankis only blockedat spoolclampbar andgroovedknob to becomethe new
framel. A partiallyexposedfilm maybe woundoff at takeup spoolforthe nextfilm.
anyframeafterwards. Theframecounteris automaticallyresetwhenthe film
I Do not put the film holderdownon an uncleansur- holderis withdrawnfrom the magazine.
faceor whereit canattractdust. ch,9n9in,9*,!h._?_n"q"9::_a:!!:_st-aius.in
r Cleanout the magazinehousingregularlyremoving
not onlydustandparticlesbut alsoanyscrapsofpa- Ib changethe magazineindicator from red to white at
per from previousrollsthat mayhaveremainedinside. anyotherframenumberthan at " l ", fold out the film
winding crank and turn it clockwise.The indicatorr Eachmagazinehousingandfilm holderform a care-
changesafter approx.3/4turn,but you shouldcontinue fully matchedpair.Becareful,therefore,whenloading
for approx.1/2turn until the newframenumberis cen- morethanonemagazineat a time not to switchhous- teredin the counterwindowto avoidoverlappingframes. ingsandholders.Thelastthreefiguresofthe housing
serialnumbershouldcorrespondwith theserialnum- Film tab holder liilE.:t1i
beron thefilm holder. Theendtab of the film packcanbe insertedin the hold-
. unloadthe magazineawayfrom direct light er on thebackof the magazineasa reminderof the kind
3;$;1, of film that hasbeenloadedinto the magaztne.
::i::i,:i:i,,::i:iiiMagazineloads;ta1rus '#,fll Fitmpp7epositjg7 """"" "i#$it
In the centreofthe film holderkeythereis a crescent- In close-upphotographythe film-to-subjectdistance
shapedindicatorwindowthat showswhite whenthe canbe an importantfactorwhendeterminingan accu-
magazineis freshlyloaded.Itgraduallychangesto redas ratefocussetting.Theredline in the illustrationmarks
the film is woundthrough.Anall red indicatorshows the locationon the film magazinesthat coincideswith
that eitherthe film is usedup or that the magazineis the film planeposition.
empty.
Remouingfilm fromt_hgy?-g:g?-in.
Whenthe lastframehasbeenexposedandwoundon,
themagazineblocksthe camerafor furtherrelease.
Wind off the film by foldingout the film windingcrank,
androtateit clockwiseuntil youcanfeelthe film leaving
the supplyspool.Youcannow withdrawthe film holder
from the magazineandremovethe exposedfilm.
Placethe emptyspool into its newpositionunder the
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Warningmark
Youwill find a redmark on the shutterspeedscaleabove
the l, 1/2,and 1/4ssettings.This is to warnyouof possi-
ble exposureerrorsconcerningthe auxiliary shutter that
will terminatethe exposureprematurelyif you relaxthe
The555ELDis compatiblewith lenseswith integral pressureon thebuttontoo soon.
shutters,nomely,theC/CB/CF/CF|and CFElens se- With the 555ELDhowever,you shouldextendthis recom
ries.CF|/CFElensesaredescribedandillustratedhere. mendationto includealsoli8 and l/15 s dueto thefast
reactionof the camera'smotorizedrewindoperation.Cand CFlensesdifferslightlyin specificationand Theauxiliaryshutter- the two flapsthat coverthe rearappezranceto cFi/cFE lenses,but are verysimilor openingof thecamerabody- protectsthefilm fromlightin operation. foggingsincethe lensis alwaysopenexceptjust before
CBlensesalthoughsimilarin specificationand op- exposure.Theauxiliaryshutterremainsopenonlywhile
p e0r0nceto CFi/CFEIenses Iackthe'F' setting. the releasebutton remainsdepressed.Listento the
Pleaseseerelevantusermanualsforyour lenses. buzzingsoundof the delayescapementin the lens'shut-
ter andmaintainthepressureon the releasebuttonuntil
SinceF serieslenseshave no integral shutters thesoundstops.
they are not suitable for use with the 555ELD. Exposure values
Shutterspee.dald aperl.t..yr_e. ,ig,#i', Theapertureandshutterspeedcombinationsetopposite . the centrallensindexdeterminesthe exposure.Every
Theshutterspeedring is locatedclosestto the front of combinationof shutterspeed/aperturehasan equivalent
thelens.Thedesiredshutterspeedis setagainstthe cen- exposurevalue(EV) whichyoucanreadandsetagainst
tral index.Thewhitescaleshowsthe shutterspeeds,and the redEV indexon the right handsideof thelens.
theorangescalethe exposurevalues(EV). lnterlockedshutte--rsp-eed/ ope_rtur3F#ff1*
TheF settingis usedonly whenthe lensis attachedto a iryr"*r"ii" .rt."l.in.rr'"tt.;p.J ;;p;rturewhileHasselbladfocalplaneshuttercameraof the2000series. still keepingthe sameshutterspeed/aperturecombina-
Whenusingthe 555ELD,the F settingwill causeexpo- tion (EV),youcaninterlockthe speedandapertureset-
sureerrorssincetheshutterremainsopen. ting ringsby holdingdownthe interlockbutton which is
Theaperturering is secondclosestto the front ofthe lens, on the right of the aperturescale.Wheninterlocked,the
the valuealsobeingsetagainstthecentralindex.Theaper- rings movetogether,therebyautomaticallyincreasingor
ture diaphragmis automaticand stopsdownto thepre- decreasingthe apertureto compensatefor a decreaseor
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Focuingandd-epth-o;f-fie$. . ".."""."E f fls:!:x*t:!Fsl!:l" iffi
Thefocusingring is the ring with the rubbergrip posi- TheCB,CF/CFi/CFEserieslenseshavebuilt-in leafshut-
tionedclosestto the camerabody.Thedistancescalesap- terswith speedsfrom ls to 1/500sandB.Flashsynchro-
pearon this ring.Focusthe lensby rotatingthe focusing nizationoccursat full shutteropeningvia the PCflash
ring until a sharpimageof the subjectis obtainedin the terminal.Suitableelectronicflashunits canbe usedat all
vierdnder or the measureddistancebetweenthe subject shutterspeedsfrom ls -ll500s aswellasB.
plane film lensandthe is set opposite the index.Thedis- tnlarydp!9,togrgphy_tance scale is marked in both metres and feet. ._. ii'ffii
In the image,objectscloseror further awaythan the se- Infrared(lR) rays(wavelengthslongerthan 800nm)
lecteddistancewill appearsharp,within certainlimits. form animageon a planefurtherawayfromthelensthan
This rangeof sharpfocus,namelydepth-of-field,varies the imageplanefor visiblelight. Tocompensatefor this
with the aperture. differenceyouhaveto alignthe chosendistanceagainst
Thedepth-of-fieldavailableat anygivenaperturecanbe the red IR index and not the normal centralindex.
readoffthe depth-of-fieldscaleon both sidesof the cen- Proceedasfollows:
tral index. 1. Focusasusualon the focusingscreen.
As an example,thelensin the illustrationhasbeensetat 2. Notethe distanceon the focusingscalethat is oppo-
f/l1 andfocusedat a little overl0 m. By readingthe two sitethe centralindexline.'fll1s'on the depth-of-fieldscaleon both sidesof the 3. Nowrotatethefocusingring to setthis distanceopposite
centralindexyou canseethat they align with approxi- the redIR indexlineinsteadof thecentralindexline.
mately5.5m andinfinity resp.onthe focusingscale.The
depth-of-fieldthereforeextendsfrom approximately
5.5m- "".
Depth-of-fi eI d previ ew ilggii
Depth-of-fieldcanbe visuallycheckedon the focusing
screen.Thediaphragmcanbe stoppeddownto the pre-
setaperturefrom its normallywideopenpositionsimply
by pushingthe depth-of-fieldpreviewleverdownwards
until it locks.
Toreopenthe diaphragm,depressthe lowerpart of the
lever.
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andthe IR Releaseunit mountingsocket.Thelowerre-
leasesocketshouldbe usedfor the releasebuttonor an
FK type releasecordwhenusinga film magazine.The
uppersocket,however,is intendedonly for usein con-
junction with digital bacls and actsasthe trigger for the
Exposure ffi backto startthe e4posure.Pleasenotethat if thereis no
AsageneralruleforallshutterspeedsettingsexceptB, digital backattachedor the backis not read to makean
withthe'LOT'leverin the'0'positionyoushouldkeep exposure,the camerawill not operate.
thereleasebuttondepresseduntilthelensshutterhas At the rearof the cameraon the right hand sidethereis
completedtheexposure.Thisis especiallyimportantat S-poleDlN-socket(fig a8) intendedfor electricalremote
shutterspeedsfromI sto I / I 5s,see'WarningmarlC. releasevia an LK or SKcord.Digitalcamerabacksthat
elpo1 cki,ng_1m9_ -u.!: _qN lo #_oI)!:* : 1###1areDlN-socketnot equippedastheirwithconnection.the 555ELDinterfacealsousethis
Theleverlocatedtowardthe rearof the motor housing
allowsyouto selectlocking(L), normaloperation(0) or Monualrelease socket
timeexposure(T). This is the lowersocketon the front of the motorhous-
(t) - In the [-mode, releaseis blockedto preventinad- ing.Theregularreleasebuttonis simplyinsertedfor use.
vertentexposures. Thejack from an FK type releasecordis insertedin a
(0) - Normaloperatingposition. similarmanner.
(T)- For time e4posures,youshouldsetthelensat B and Whenusinga releosebutton,useonly the
themodeselectorat 0, S,or R5.Thecamerashutteris '[0T' roundreleasebutton(46120)suppliedondmechanicallyopenedwhenthe leveris shiftedfrom not a squarereleaseplate(46345).0 to T.Theshutterthenremainsopenwithoutanydrain
onthebatteries.Whenthe leveris returnedto the O set- lR Remote release unit
tingtheshuttercloses,thefilm is advanced,andtheshut-
teris cockedautomatically. Thisunit(46349)provideswirelessshutterreleasewith
a distanceof upto 10m viasignalsfromthecompactIR
Releasecordsand remote control Remotecontrol(aall3).Afterremovingthereleasebut-
Therearebasicallythreeseparatewaysto releasethe tonor cord,theunitis insertedintothethreesocketson
shutteron the 555ELD- manually,electricallyandby IR thefrontof themotorhousing.Aseparateswitchonthe
transmission. IR unitcontrolswhetherthedigitalor film socketis trig-
Therearethreesocketson the front of the motorhousing gered.Seeseparateinstructionsforuse.
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ThetR Releaseunit is powered by the comero RS- PEPT"{TEDPRE-RELEASE
botteries.Besure to switch the unit off when Thecamerais pre-releasedwhenthe modeselectoris
the comera is not in use or the comero bot- movedto RSwhereit is held,and continuesto pre-re-
terieswillbe drained. leaseafter eachexposureuntil the modeselectoris re-
i.iii::t:iiiti:t:ii turnedmanuallyto the0 or A position.
Rem.o;1t3-c-on!!9Jsgck:: .1:4fi.:! A - AUTOMATIC
At the rearof the motorhousingon the right handsideis Thecameramakesa continuoussequenceof exposures
a 5-poleDlN-socket.Youcanusethis to operatethe cam- aslongasthe shutterreleaseremainsdepressedandun-
eraby meansof SKandLK releasecords,a timer' or any exposedfilm remainsin the camera.Thesequentialex-
meansthatclosesthe circuitbetweenconnectors1 and3 posureratein this modeis aboutI frameisec.
(seeillustrationat endof Accessories').Theexternalre- AS - AUTOMATIC SEQUENTI AL
sistanceshouldnot exceed6 ohmsandthe circuit should Thecamerais pre-releasedin ASandexposessequen-
remainclosedat least0.lsecfor reliabletriggering. tially aslongasthe shutterreleaseis keptdepressed.At
Mode selectordial the endof the sequencethe cameraremainsin a pre-re-
leasedstate.Theexposurerateis slightlyfasterthan in
Theselectordial providesfivereleasemodesfor the cam- theAposition.
eraz
O -NORMALMODE lf you are in RSor AS mode and want to re-
Exposureoccurswhenthe releaseis depressed.Thefilm turn to O mode ofterwards,you con switch
is advanced,the shuttercockedandthe mirror returned back to O mode for the last exposurein the
to viewingpositionwhenthe Pressureon the releaseis series.Thiswoy you will stillhave the benefits
of the up-swungmirrorforthe last shot andremoved.
havethe mirror returned outomaticolly forS-SINGIEPRE-RELEASE
the next sessionin the new mode without los-Whenthe dial is movedto this positionthe lensshutteris ing o frame.Alternatively you con remove theclosed,the diaphragmstopsdownto the pre-selected magazine, setthe mode to O orA,presstheaperture,themirror swingsup andthe auxiliaryshutter shutterreleaseand refit the magazine.opens.Thisleavesonlythe actualoperationofthe shut-
ter to takeplacewhenthe releaseis pressed.Sincemost Mutlipleexprofu!.9.__.".,- ::ll l:! l:: ::: : !::: lof the cameraoperationsarepre-released,thecamera's ."."..."is,liitr
reactiontime betweenreleaseandexposureis reducedto Thecamerahasbeendesignedtopreventaccidentaldou-
a minimum,asis camerainducedvibration.Theselector ble or multipleexposure.Intentionaldoubleand multi-
dial is not retainedin the S-positionbut returnsto the 0 ple exposureson the sameframecanbe carriedout as
positionwhenreleased. www.orphancameras.comfollows:View original page 17Page 18 · Read text
1. Depressthe releasebuttonandkeepit depressed.The canbe inadvertantlyovercharged.Readthe instructions
magazinestatusindicatornow shiftsto red. for the respectivebatteriesand chargerunits.
2. Movethe LOTleverto the L positionand relaxthe Thebatteriesshouldalwaysbe removedwhenthe cam-
pressureon the releasebutton. erais not in usefor longperiods.
3. Insertthe magazineslideand removethe magazine Pleasenotethat for environmentalreasonsalkalinebat-
fromthe camera. teriesshouldnot be disposedof with ordinaryrubbish.
4. Returnthe leverto the 0 position.Thecamerawill
windon. Checkingthe batteries
5. Replacethe magazineand removethe slide.Theunit Whenthe batterycheckbutton is depressed,the green
is nowreadytomakea secondexposureon the same lights indicatethe remainingbattery power.Thefollow-
frameeventhoughthe magazineindicatoris red.You ing indicationsarevalid for alkalinebatteries.
canmakeadditionalexposuresin the samemanner. Twolights:- Good
Themagazinestatusindicatorremainsred until the Onelight:- Fair magazineis left on thecameraandwoundon.
Nolights:- Replace
Batter!.Ap!!_ Thebatterycheckcircuitry cutsoff the lights after I -
Thefive AA size batteriesused can either be non- 1.5sec.in orderto conservebatterypower.
rechargeablealkaline(LR-6,AM-3), or rechargeable
nickel-metalhydride(NiMH) types,butmustallbe of Rechargeablebotteriescannot be checkedin
thesametype and in similarcondition.Rechargeable this way since alkaline batteries and
nickel-cadmium(NiCd)mayalsobe usedbut areenvi- rechargeable batteries have different dis-
ronmentallyhazardousand arethereforenot recom- cha rg e cha racteri stics.
mended.Freshalkalinebatteriesshouldglveup to 4000
exposuresat ambienttemperaturesabovefreezingwhile
freshlyloadedNiMH batterieshavea similar capacity.
RechargeableNiCdbatteries,however,havelessthan
half this capacitywhenfrrlly charged.Commonzinc-car-
bonbatteriescanbe usedbut havea considerablyshort-
er life spanand shouldbe avoidedbecausetheymayleak
andcauseseriousdamageto the interiorof the camera.
Lithium type batteriescanbe usedon conditiontheyare
ofthe correctvoltage.NiCdbatteriescanbe rechargedin
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Whenfully insertedthe viewfinderis retainedin position
by a spring-loadedcatchuntil you havereattachedthe
magazine
t!t: fn.gpilg n.rogrtu: " ;f*.t1
Mountedlenseswith dioptrecorrectionfrom +3 to -4
areavailable,andareeasilyinterchangedasfollows:TheHasselbladSLRviewfindersystemon the
555ELDprovidesa through-the-lenslaterallyre- 1. Removethe focusinghoodfrom the cameraandopen
versedimage.The55iELDis suppliedwith o light, it by lifting thelid.
compactondfoldablefocusinghoodwhichis eos- 2. Releasethe magnifierby pushingthe catchto the
ily interchangeablewith alternativeviewfindersin- right.
ctuding the prismfinde rs,whi chp roduceo Iaterolly 3. Pushthe magnifierhalfwayback downto its folded
correctedimage.Thefocusinghoodhasa built-in position.
4.5xmognifierfor accuratefocusingond thiscon 4. Grip the loweredgeof the magnifierplate(through
easilybe changedto suitindividualeyesight. the undersideof thehood),andpull firmly.
The555ELDis equippedwith an Acute-MatteD fo- 5. Keepthe plateholderhalfiuaydownandinsert the re- placementlensplatewith the printed sideup. Pushcusingscreenwhich produceson exceptionally the magnifierbackdown,foldthehooddownandre-brightond sharpimoge.Whilethiscoversmost placeon the camera.needs,theHasselblodsystemoffersa rongeof al-
ternativescreensfor voriousspecificopplicotions. c!.raping !h:fgy:ing:cr::!. fi$$ffi
Eachitem is easilyand quicklyinterch0ngeable 1. Detachthe magazineandviewfinder.
withouttheneedfor specialtoolsor facilities. 2. Pushthe two screendips to the sideinto their recesses.
3. Placeyour handoverthe screen,andinvertthe cam-Changing the focusing hood
"tW 4. era.InsertThethescreenreplacementwill now dropscreen,into yourensuringhand.that the?frifuq
Toremovethe focusinghoodso asto attachanyother smoothflat sideis uppermostandthesharp-edged
viewfinderin the Hasselbladsystem,proceedasfollows: cornersdown.Ensurethat all four cornersof the
1. Detachthemagazine. screenarepositivelyseatedon their supports.
2. Folddownthefocusinghoodto protectit fromdamage Youneednot returnthescreenlatches.Thisis doneauto-
andremoveitby slidingit to the rearin its guideslots. maticallywhenthe viewfinderis replaced.
3. Slidethe replacementviewfinderinto the slotsand Shouldthe screenrefuseto drop out by itself,ensurethat
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thatthe mirror is in the down position.Put a finger
throughthe lensmount and pushgentlyon the screen
fromunderneath,preferablywith a soft cloth between
thescreenandthe finger.
PME/ PMES/ PME, / PME,I/ PMEgO Automoticflashcontrolisprovidedbythecamera's
Meter pris^ y-i n built-inflashsensor(fig 57)ondelectronicsthat -ryfN:1*1-di^"y-ltr: meosurethelightreflectedfromthecentralpor-TheHasselbladmeterprism viewfindersmeasurethe tionof thefilmsurface;a circlewitha diameteroflightlevelon the focusingscreen.Theyarecalibratedat 40mm.Themeteringsystemisconnectedto a se-thefactoryto givean accuratereadingwith oneparticu-
Iectorforsettingfilmspeed.lartypeof screen.lfthatfocusingscreenis replacedwith
anothertypewhichgivesa differentlight levelunderthe Wheno HosselbladD-Flash40isattoched- or a
sameambientconditions,themeterhasto be adjustedto SystemSCA300flashunitisconnectedthrougha
compensatefor thedifference. SCA390- thesystemcontrolstheflashunitondcuts
Thetabletowardsthe endof this manualshowsthe ad- off theflashwhentheexposureiscorrect.Under
justmentsthat should be made with the PME and thelefthandedgeof thefocusingscreenonindica-
PME3/PME5iPME51/PME90meterprism viewfinders torlightshowswhentheflashisreadyto beoper-
to compensatefor the light leveldifferenceswith the dif- atedandalsoconfirmsif theflashoutputwassuf-
ferentfocusingscreens. ficientto givea correctexposure.Theflashupit
Pleasereferto your viewfinder'soperatinginstructions powersthecamera'selectronicsandalsotheflash
for furtherinformationaboutotherfunctions. odopto1whenthatisused.
Theoperotionof theHasselbladD-Flashiscompre-
hensivelydescribedin itsowninstructionmnnunL
As always when working with studio flash,
please ensure the equipment is in perfect
working order before use.Somestudio flash
units hove a sync cord that is not electricolly
isolated.Thismay in certain circimstancesin-
terfere with, or damage a digital comero
back.Consultthe manufacturerof the flash
unit and if in any doubt use a rodio link in-
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Attaching the HosseIbIad fIash odoPt o,L,,,,,,,,a redlight,locatedunderthe left edgeofthe focusing
l#aiii: screen.It is operativeonly whena dedicatedflashis con- nectedto the TTL socket.It indicatesthreeseparate
Forhand-heldflashunits,eitheradaptoris attachedas statesasdescribedbelow.
shownin theillustration: Reaily Signal
. the 6-polecontactfrom the spiralcordis connectedto A steadyredlight indicatesthat the flashunit is charged the camera'ssidesockg and readyto be fired.Absenceof anysignalindicatesthe
. the synccordis connectedfrom the adaptorto the PC needfor freshbatteries.
flashterminalof the lens ConfirmationSignal
. theconnectingcordis attachedto thehand-heldunit A flashingredlight occurringfor just overa secondim-
Setting the film speed mediatelyafterexposureconfirmsthat the light output
wassufficientfor a properexposure.ltthenremainsdarkThefilm speedis setvia the IS0 selector.Thisis marked
in IS0/ASAsettingsfrom 64 - 4000.Certainfilms re- until the flash unit hasrecharged.The steadyred light
will then reappearindicatingoperativestatusagain.Thequirecompensationfor differencesin reflection.Inthese
time of reappearancehowevermayvary accordingto theinstances,the compensationis madeby changingthe
conditionof thebatteries.film speedselectorseffing.Theamountof compensation
hasto be determinedby experiment. No Result Signal
TheTTI/OTF meteringsystemis calibratedto be used Absenceof the flashingconfirmationsignalafterexpo-
with filrn. Thesystemmeasuresthe light reflectedfrom sureindicatesthat the flashemittedwasnot sufficientfor
the film surfaceandcontrolsthe flashoutput.It canalso correctexposure.The aperturemust then be opened
be usedwith digitalcamerabacks,but dependingon the more or the flash distanceto the subjectreduced.
sizeandreflectionpropertiesof the sensorusedin the Changingtoa fasterfilm is alsoa possibility.
digitalbacktheIS0 settingmayhaveto be adjusted.First Seesectionon RearcoverMultiControlfor descriptionof
try thenominalI S0settingof thedigitalback,takesome flashexposurecheckfacility.
testpicturesandadjustthe ISOsettingon the camera
until the desiredflashpoweris reached.
Pleasereferto your flashunit'sinstructionmanualwhen
usingthe D-Flash40 or a flashunit conformingto SCA
standardswith automaticfacility,or with non-automatic
flashunits. ',{',ffi
ulgy_f1dnr1dicatgl .
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