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Hasselblad 905 SWC User manual
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Welcometo theHasselbladCameraSystem
As a Hasselbladowner,you have in your possessiona cameraof
exceptionalquality, the product of an internationallyrenowned
tradition of excellencein the world of photography.lt givesyou
occessto the world'slargestmedium formot camerasystem,the
HasselbladSystem,whichsuccessfullyhas beentaken to theends
of the earth and beyond- into space- to eorn itsworldwiderepu-
tation for quality and reliobility.
A rangeof accessoriesafford greatflexibilityand potentialfor suc-
cessfulphotographyin almostany applicotion.
Amongthedifferentcameramodelswithin theHasselbladSystem,
the 905SWChas a unique position,being the only modelthat is
not a single lensreflextype.Thereasonis the famousZeissBiogon
CFi4.5/38 mm wide-angle lens.Thesymmetricaldesignand a
veryshort focal length of thislensleovesno room for o viewfind-
er mirror betweenthe rear of the lensand the film. tnsteadof be-
ing attached to a single lens reflexcomerobody the lensis per-
manently attoched to the short and very robust die cost metal
housing.
TheHasselblad905SWChaso detachobleopticalviewfinderwith
a built-in spirit level. Through-the-lensviewing is possibleby
meansof the speciollydesignedFocusingscreenadapterSWCto-
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TheHasselblod905SWCocceptsall different typesof Hasselblad
film magazinesfor 120,220and Polaroidtype films with 6x6 cm
and 6x4.5cm imageformats.
Like all Hasselbladlensessincethe early 1950'swith few excep-
tions, the BiogonCFi4,5/38lensis manufacturedby CarlZeissin
Germony.The lenscan be focuseddown to 0.3 m (l ft.) and pro-
videsafullimagecoveragewitha 90"diagonalanglefieldof view,
on exceptionallyhigh distortioncorrectionand a highly improved
illuminotion distribution. Thelenselementshave the highly effi-
cient CarlZeissT*multi-loyeranti-reflectioncoatingon allglass-
to-air surfaces.
Seealso page 14for detoiledinformation on the optical prop-
erties! ii;t;ii:i:r,i:!:i
Thisinstructionmanualprovidesa detaileddescriptionof how to
operatethe Hosselblad905SWCcamero.Theknowledgegoined
tltitil
i:li: from corefullystudying it will give you occessto the Hasselblod
,lt:t!!.|: potentiol. Exploiting that potential is left to your skill and
imaginotion!
Congratul ationson your choiceof d unique camero!
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Contents
lntroductian 10, FlashSynchronization
(jontents 10. HyperfocalSetting
5. PartsandComponents 11, LoadingtheMagazine
6:,. STARTED 12. FilmLoadlndicator .G.ETTNG
6. Lensshade 12. RemovingtheFilm
6. LensProtectiveCover 12. MagazineSlideHolder
7. RearCoverMultiControl 12. FilmTabholder
7. AttachingtheMagazine 12. FilmPlaneposition
7. RemovingtheMagazine 12, MagazineforPolaroidFilm
7. IheMagazineStatusIndicator 12. ViewfinderSWC
7. AttachingtheViewfinder 12. SpiritLevel
7. RemovingtheViewfinder 13. lmageParallax
8. TheWindingCrank I3. OTHERUIEWFINDEf,S.
8. StrapLugsandStrap 13. FocusingScreenAdapterSWC
8. RemovingtheStrap 13. UsingtheFocusingScreenAdapter
8. Holdingthe9055WC 14. MeterprismviewfindersPME45andPME90
8, OPERATINGDETAILS I 4.. OlTrcAL PROPERTIES
8. Exposure 14. MIF-function
8. TimeExposureLock 14. Relativeillumination
8. CableRelease 14. RadialDistortion
9. MultipleExposures 15. ACCESSOR'ES
9. [ENs AND SHUTTERFUNCTIONS 15. AccessoryMounts
9. ShutterspeedsandAperture 15. HasselbladAccessoryChart
9, ExposureValues 16. Comerocore
9. InterlockingofShutterSpeedandAperture 16. froubleshooting
10. FocusingandDepth-of-field 16. TechnicalSpecificotions
10. InfraredPhotography 17. ServiceondGuoranteeView original page 6Page 7 · Read text
1. Viewfinderwith built-inspirit level 1&2 22. Lenscentralindex
2. Rubbereyepiecestray-lightprotection 23. Focusingdistancescale,inches/feetand
3. Shutterreleasebutton with threadedcable metres
releasesocket 24. Viewfindermount
4. Magazinecatchbutton 25. Viewfinderreleasecatch
5. Time exposure/TTLviewing lock 26. Magazineslide
6. Filmwindingcrank 27. Magazinehooks
7. Framecounter 28. Straplug
8. Magazinestatusindicator 29. Pcflashterminal
9. Windingcrank 30. Magazinesupports
10. Focusingring 31. Tripodsockets,1/4" and3/8" threads
11. Exposurevalueinterlockbutton 32. Quick-couplingplate
12. Exposurevalueindex 33. Magazineslideholder
13. Exposurevaluescale(EV) 34. Filmtab holder
14. Aperturering 35. Magazineslideholderslot
15. Externallensaccessorymount 36. Filmloadindicator
16. Lensshade 37. Film holderkey
17. Internallensaccessorymount 38. Filmholder
18. Shutterspeedring
19. Shutterspeedscale
20. Aperturescale
21. Depth-of-fieldscale www.butkus.us
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ln the text, the positions of components are
describedin relotion to the camera as you seeit
when toking a photograph, i. e. the lensis on the
front, the viewfinderon the top, and the winding Thissectiondescribesthe stepsyou must take to
crank is on the right hand side. mokethe comerareodyto use.Youwillfind com-
prehensivei nformation on howto operatet hecam-
erain thefollowingsections.Paragrophnumbersin
italicin theheodlinesandin the textreferto corre-
spondingillustrationsin the attachedillustrations
The relevant illustrations to a particular sec- booklet.
tion are indicated by the figures beside the Ensurethat thecomerois woundbeforeottaching
smoll headings in the text. o mogozine.Thewindingcronkon therighthond
sideof thecomeroislockedagainstclockwiseroto-
tionif thecameroisfully wound.Counterclockwise
rototionis possibleos the windingcronkis on a
ratchet.lf thecrqnkisnot locked,rotateit clockwise
untilit stops.
Removethelensshadebypushingit againstthelens
frontandrotatecounterclockwiseto stop.Thelens
shadeis nowfreefromthebayonetandcanbe re-
movedfromthelensfront.
Attachingthe lensshadeis madeby reversingthe
procedureabove.Aligntheindexonthelensshade
vertically.
'
Front protective cover 4i
Turnthecover(bayonetfitting)in thedirectionof
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Reor cover MultiControl Note thatthe camera cannot be operated when o magozine with the slide inserted is attached fi
z-:J 1e it. The mogazine connot be removed with-Depressthe catch,tilt the coverbackwards,and lift
out first inserting the magazine slide.
it off.
Attaching the magozine 6, i The magazine stotus indicotor g, lA;,;;ll,:;,;,
Ensurethat the magazineslideis fully insertedand The statusindicatoron the right hand sideof the
that the magazinestatusindicatoris white. If the magazineshowswhetherthe magazineis readyto
indicatoris not white. refer to the instructionon operate(white)or not (red),i.e.thefilm hasnot been
page7. advancedafterthe latestexposure.
Restthe magazineon the camera'smagazinesup- Do not attacha magazineshowingwhiteto a camera
portsandensurethatit is properlylocated.Carefully that is not wound!Wind the camerafirst by a full
swingthe magazinetowardsthe camerabody and turn of the winding crank,otherwiseyou will lose
checkthat the camera'smagazinehooksfit into the oneframe.
magazineslots.Pushthe magazinegentlybut firmly Do not attach a magazineshowingred to a fully
againstthe hookswhile slidingthe magazinecatch wound camera!It could resultin an unintentional
buttonto the right. doubleexposure,sincethe framein positionin the
Releasethe magazinecatchbuttonwhenthe maga- magazineprobablyalreadyis exposed.
zinemakescontactwith the rearplateof the camera, If the statusindicatorshowsred,releasethe camera
and pushit to the left to ensurethat it has reached (page8) beforeattachingthe magazine.Then,when
the lockedposition.Removethe magazineslideand you wind the camera,the film will be advancedto
insertit in the slideholderon the backof the maga- the nextframe.
zine(seepage8).
Attaching. the uiewfinder l.tRemoving the mogazine C ,
With the catchfacing forward slide the viewfinder
It is advisableto havethe camerafully woundand into the accessoryand viewfindermount until it
the magazinestatusindicatorshowingwhite.If the positivelylatchesonto the stud locatedat the front
magazinestatusindicatorshowsa red signal,then endof the mount.
wind the camerafirst.
Insertthemagazineslideinto the magazinewith the Removingtheviewfinder ,i$.
hingetowardsthe front of the camera. Releasethe viewfinderby pressingthe viewfinder
Slidethe magazinecatchbuttonto the right,tiltwww.butkus.usthe catchin the directionof the arrowwhile slidingthe
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The winding cronk l4
The permanentlyattachedwinding crank has a
ratchetto enablethe operatorto rotatethe crank
counter-clockwise.This designallowsyou to posi- Exposuretion the crankto any desiredstartingpoint and op-
erateit eitherby onefull turn or by a pumpingac- The shutter releasebutton for the 905SWCis situ-
tion.Thelatteris necessarywhenthe camerais used atedon the top of the camera.
with a magazinefor Polaroidfilm. Ensurethat the camerais woundand the magazine
Strap lugs, attaching the strap 15,16 slideremovedbeforean exposureis made.
Placethe main bodyof the strapclip overoneof the Time expo1ur-e- loc_k 1gt,,
camera'sstraplugs.Pressthe tip of the clip towards Thetime exposurelockleverhastwo settings:the camerawhile pulling back on the strapso that
the strapclip slidesoverthe straplug and locksinto O = Normal setting used for all shutter speeds
position. except'B'.
T = The release button locks after being de-
Removingthestrap Ii pressed and remains locked until the le-
'O' ver is returned to the setting.Lift the clip lockingplatehigh enoughto passover
the straplug.Slidethe clip forwardin the direction The'T' settingcan be usedfor time exposuresin
awayfrom the strap until it is free. conjunctionwith the shutterspeedbeingsetto'B'.
The winding crank is lockeduntil the leveris re-
Hotding the ilL\SWC 18 turnedto the'0' setting.
You will find that holding the camerain your left Thislockingfunction'T'willnot operatewhen
hand as shownin the illustrationis the most con- a cablereleaseis used.With the'B' settingon /\
venientgrip whenthe camerais handheld.Theright 4*:J the shutterspeedthe useof a coblereleoseis
hand is then positionedto steadythe grip and the recommended(seebelow).
indexfingeron the right handis usedto operatethe
camerareleasebutton. Cable release *4.
Normallythe combineduseof a cablereleaseand a
camerasupportis recommendedfor shutterspeeds
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screwingit into the threadedsocketin the shutter
releasebutton.
:ii'Multiple exposures
Thecamerais designedto preventaccidentaldouble
exposures.However,intentionaldoubleand multi- Shutterspeedand aperture- ,2i,pleexposureson the sameframecanbe carriedout
asfollows: The shutterspeedselectorring is the ring located
closestto the front of the lens.The desiredshutterl.Depress the shutter releasebutton and make
speedis setoppositethe lensindex. the initial exposure.The magazinestatus indi-
cator will changeto red. The white scaleshowsthe shutterspeeds,and the
orangescalethe exposurevalues(EV).
2.Insert the magazineslide,removethe magazine.
Theaperturering is locatedbehindthe shutterspeed
3.Wind the cameraby rotating the winding crank ring. The desiredlensapertureis alsoset opposite
one full revolution or by using a pumping ac- the lensindex.
tion until the crank stops.
4.Replacethe magazineand removethe slide. Exposure volues 23
Theunit is nowreadyto makea secondexposureon Thecombinationof apertureand shutterspeedset
thesameframe.Youcanmakeadditionalexposures oppositethe lens index,determinesthe exposure.
in thesamemanner. Everycombinationof shutterspeed/aperturehasan
equivalentexposurevalue(EV),whichyou canread
ln this case an exposure is made with o maga- or setagainstthe orangeEV indexon the sideofthe
zine showing a red status indicator. This repre- lens.
sentson exception to the norm.
Exposurevaluescanalsobe determinedby usingan
exposuremeterhavingan EV scale.
lnterlocking of shutter speed
and aperture #
Ifyou wantto changeeitherthe shutterspeedor ap-
erturewithout changingthe EV (ExposureValue),
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settingrings.This is carriedout by depressingthe
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interlockbutton on the right of the aperturescale, distanceagainstthe red IR indexinsteadofthe nor-
then turning the interlockedrings to the desired mal lensindex.Proceedas follows:
apertureand speedcombination.Wheninterlocked l.Establish the distance to the subject either
the rings movetogether,increasingor decreasing by measuring or by focusing on the focusing
the apertureand shutterspeedwhile maintaining screenadapter (seepage 13).
the EV for correctexposure. 2.Note the measured distance or mark the dis-
tance point on the focusingscaleoppositethe
Focusing_and depth-of-fietd 2i, lens indexline.
The focusingring is the wide ring with a knurled 3.Adjust the focusingring until the established
rubbergrip,setclosestto the camerabody.Thedis- distancepoint is oppositethe red IR index.
tancescalesappearon this ring. Thelensis focused
Flashsylchronization tt,by rotatingthe focusingring until the measured
or estimateddistancebetweenthe subjectand the The built-in shutter in the BiogonCFi lens is fully
film planeappearsoppositethe lensindex.Thedis- synchronized.A flashconnectedto the PCterminal
tanceis shownin whitefor metres,andin orangefor fireswhenthe shutteris fully open.
inches/feet. Wheninsertinga flashcordinto the socket,keepthe
Objectscloseror furtherawaythan the selecteddis- lock button pressedin. 0n release,the cordwill be
tancewill appearsharp,within certainlimits. The lockedinto place.To remove,pressin the lockbut-
rangeof sharpfocus,i.e.depth-of-fieldvarieswith ton again.
the aperture. Electronicflash units can be used at all shutter
The depth-of-fieldavailableat any given aperture speeds(B and I s *l/500 s).
settingcan be read off the depth-of-fieldscaleon Hyperfocolsetting ,.21y9*,31.;,both sidesofthe centralindex.Thesettingin the il-
lustrationindicateshow to read the depth-of-field Theveryshortfocallengthof the 38 mm BiogonCFi
lensprovidesboth a 90'angleand a largedepth-of-scaleat an apertureof f/l l, i.e.approximatelyfrom
field. This allows successfuluse of the hyperfocal0.65m(2.3ft.) to 1.5m(s ft.).
distancesettingmethod.It is basedon the factthat
lnfrared photography 26;,,fi, the sharplydefinedareaof a photographicimageex-
tendsboth in front ofand beyondthe focusingpoint
Infrared(IR)rays(wavelengthslongerthan 800nm) as describedin the sectioncovering'Focusingand
form an imageon a planefurther awayfrom the lens depth-of-field'.The distanceslimiting the sharply
than the imageplanefor visiblelight. To compen- definedareaare known as the'near limit' and the
'farsatefor this differenceyou haveto align the chosen limit'.
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To usethe hyperfocaldistancesettingmethod,first 34. Place an empty take-up spool under the
determinethe EV-settingand then selectthe slow- grooved knob of the spool clamp bar. Insert
est applicableshutterspeed.This will giveyou the a roll of film under the other end of the bar,
smallestpossibleaperture,andthereforethe largest turned the sameway as in the illustration. Be
depth-of-field.Rotatethe focusingring so that the sure to remove all the paper band surround-
infinity mark is setto the far limit, i.e.oppositethe ing anewroll of film!
selectedaperturenumberto the right of the lensin- 35. Turn the film holder key CW to open the film
dex.Now you can read the near limit distanceop- clamp. Pull 8-10 cm (3-4 in.) of paper back-
positethe aperturenumberto the left of the lensin- ing off the film roll and slide the edge under
dex.Usingthis methodyouwill getan imagethat is the clamp.
sharpfrom the nearlimit to infinity. 36. Insert the tongue of the backing paper into
Example:ThemeasuredEV is 13.Theselectedshut- the slot in the take-up spool.
ter speedis li60 s. This resultsin an aperturevalue 37. IMPORTANT!off/ll. By settingthe infinity mark at f/tl on the far
limit, the nearlimit will landat a distanceof 1.2m Turn the grooved knob CW until the arrow on
(4ft.). the paper backing is aligned oppositethe tri-
angular film load index on the spool clampAt the widestaperture(f14.5)the nearlimit is 3 m bar, but no further.(10ft.) and at the smallestaperture(f|22) the near
limit is as closeas0.65m (26in.). 38. Turn the film holder key C-CWand insert the
film holder into the magazine. Ensure that it
Loading the magazine is correctly positioned. Turn the film holder ;32t31 key CW to lock the film holder in the maga-
Themagazinemaybeloadedon or off the camera.If zine and then fold it back in place.
it is to be loadedoff the camera,thenthe magazine
39. Fold out the film winding crank and rotate itslidemust be inserted,its flat sidetowardsthe rear.
CW about ten turns until it stops. Turn theThis allowsremovalof the film holderfor loading.
crank C-CWif necessaryand fold it in.
Followthe procedurebelowin correctorderto load
the magazine. A Align the arrow on the paper backing of oll
[-* UORD btack& white filmsogainst theoblong
CW= clockwise index (and no further) on the spoolclamp bar
C-CW= counter-clockwise ond not the triangularindexasnormal.
32. Fold out the film holder key. The figure (l) will now be displayedin the frame
33. Rotate the key C-CW and withdraw the film counter window, indicating that the magazineis
lrolder. www.butkus.usloadedand readyfor use.
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Themagazine'sfilm winding crank is blocked,but holderon the backof the magazineas a reminder
only at frame(l). A partially exposedfilm may be of the kind of film that has been loadedinto the
woundoff at any frameafter that. magazine.
The frame counteris automaticallyresetwhen the Film plane positio_nfilm holderis withdrawnfrom the magazine. .
Thefilm planepositionis representedby the chrome
Film toad and leatherettecontactline behind the magazine
In the centreofthe film holderkeythereis a crescent- slideinsertionslit.
shapedindicatorwindowthat showswhitewhenthe
magazineis freshlyloaded.It graduallychangesto Magazine for Polaroid fitm $;'
red asthe film is woundthrough.An all red indica- Whena magazinefor Polaroidfilm is usedwith the
tor showsthat the film is usedup or that the maga- 905SWCthe film winding crank cannotcompletea
zineis empty. full revolution.Inorderto wind the camera,foldout
::::i.:::,::;i:i: the film winding crank and moveit up and down
with a pumpingmotionuntil it stops.
After the last framehasbeenexposedand the film
advanced,the magazineblocksthe cameraagainst
further release.To removethe exposedfilm fold out Theopticalviewfindercanbe attachedto the mount
the film windingcrankand rotateit clockwiseuntil on top of the camerabody.It showsan imagethat is
you can feelthat the film is leavingthe supplyspool. slightlylargerthan the imagerecordedon the film.
Withdrawthe film holderfrom the magazineand re- Thereare corner marks that indicatethe height of
movethe film. the 6x4.5cm format and also a centremark. The
:1:::i:i:::i lens scalescan be seenthrougha crescent-shapedMogazine slide holde bifocalopticalsystemin the lowerpart of the view-
0n the rearof the magazineis the slideholderwhere finder image.The opticalsystemallowsthe wearing
the magazineslidecouldbe stowedawaywhennot of spectacleswithoutproblem.Therubbereye-cuP'
in use. whichprotectsagainststraylight, maybe foldedfor-
Turn the slidewith the hingetowardsthe rearto fold ward if preferred.
the bow fully into the slideholderrecesses. ii:::i::rirri:i!
.::,-:a:::+:: Sp,iritleuel ffi
Film Tab Holder #i A transparentspirit levelis built into the top ofthe
The endtab ofthe film packcan be insertedin the viewfinder body. The spirit level is displayedbe-
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neaththe viewfinderimagearea.It hasan accuracy
of lo for eachmm of bubbletravel,i.e.as longas the
bubblestayswithin the centrecircle the deviation
of the camerapositionfrom horizontaldoesnot ex-
All Hasselbladviewfinderscan be used on theceedlo.
905SWCtogetherwith the Focusingscreenodapter
lmage parallax '4V,'; SWC(Cat.No.41050).
Thepositionof the viewfinder- aboveand slightly Focusings.c-re.en-.a-_d.ap_t-erWC-._ l.behindthe lens causesa minor deviationbetween
the areacoveredby the viewfinderand that covered Youcan usethe FocusingscreenadapterSWCto
by the lens.This areacoveredby the viewfinderis checkthedepth-of-field,theexactareacoveredand
imagecomposition.The adapterattachesto thecolouredred in figure 47. The centreof the view-
camerabodyin thesamewayasthemagazine.Thefinderareais locatedabout7.5cm (3 in.) abovethe
imageon the screencan be viewedthroughanycentreof the lensarea.The differencesin location
Hasselbladviewfinderandfocusinghood.and sizeof the viewfinderand lensimageareasare
illustratedin the figure.At successivelylongerob- Using the focusing screen adapter
jectdistancesthe parallaxbecomessmallcompared
with the fieldof view.For accuratecompositionand l. Setthe shutter to B.
focusinguse the focusingscreenadapter(see 2. Setthe lens to the maximum aperture (f/a.5).
below). 3. Setthe time exposurelock to'T'and pressthe
shutter releasebutton.
Thecablereleosecannotbe used.The'T'lockis /N
IA not operotivewhen thecoblereleaseis used.
4. To checkthe depth-of-fieldselecttheappropri-
ate working aperture.
5. After checking return the time exposure lock
to'O'. This closesthe shutter.
6. Wind the camera to cock the shutter. Replace
the focusing screenwith a magazine.
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Meter prism viewfrndersPME45 MTF-function $0.,
iii prrlei Thegraphshowsthe ModulationTransferFunction,
MeterprismviewfindersPME45and PME90canbe which is a representationof the overalllensquality,
usedfor accuratelight meteringon the screenof the for a spatialfrequencyof 20line-pairs/mmat an ap-
FocusingscreenadapterSWC. ertureof f/8. A flat curvewith a relativevaluenear
1.0 indicatesa high quality recordingwith smallThe Meter prism viewfinders PME3, PME5 and lossesonly.PME5lalsoprovidecorrectmeteredvalues.However'
older meter prism viewfinders,Focusingscreen Relatiue illumination !$'fx'adaptersor their combineduserequirea reduction
of the meteredvalueby l-2 stoPs. This graph representsthe fall-off of illumination
from the imagecentre,whichis giventhe value1.0,Experimentto determinetheprecisereduction! towardsthe edges.It includes"natural fall-offl' as
wellasvignetting.
Radial distortion .EE
This graph representsthe dislocationin % of the
distancefrom the imagecentreof an imagepoint
from its theoreticalposition.Translatedto absolute
valuesthe max.distortionof the BiogonCFilensis
far lessthan 0.1mm.Evenat the widestaperturethe imageproducedby
the BiogonT't CFi4.5138mm lensis characterized
by extraordinarysharpnessandbrilliance.This to-
getherwith the very low radial distortionand the
remarkablywide focusingrange from 0.3 m to oo
makes it very suitable for architectural,fashion,
industrialand technicalphotographyor whenever
the highestimage quality is required.The graphs
(figs a9-51) representthe typical characteristics
of MTF (ModulationTransfer Function), Relative
Illuminationand RadialDistortion.In the graphs
the horizontalaxis representsthe distancefrom the
imagecentre.
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Accessory mounts 55'i
Theundersideof the camerabodyhas318"andll4"
threadtripod socketsin the centreofthe quickcou-
pling plate.The plateand socketacceptflashgun
bracketsand the platealsofits and easilylocksinto
the HasselbladTripodquick-couplings.
Thelensesaccept060 filtersand lensshadeson the
front bayonets.
Hasselblad.ac.cesso.rychart ,fiE
Theaccessorychart indicatesthe rangeofaccesso-
riesavailablewithin the Hasselbladsystem.Please
referto the Hasselbladproductcataloguefor com-
pleteinformationon the entireHasselbladcamera
system.
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Yourcamerais built togive longand trouble-freeservice,especiallywhenyoufollow themaintenanceand care
adviceat theendof thismanual.If howeveryou encounterany operatingdfficultiesbecauseyou arenotfamil-
iar with theHasselbladcameraslstem,thefollowing tablemay helpto resolvethem.lf theproblempersistsand
the camercis still underguarantee,you shouldcontactyour Hasselbladdealer.If theguaranteehasexpired,
you shouldcontacta HasselbladauthorisedServiceCenterfor advice.Youcanobtaintheaddressofyour near-
estservicecentrefrom your dealer,distributor our homepageor by contactingus directly.
PnoeLrfrfi PosstsLECAUsE REMEDY
Youcannotoperatethe shuttet . Themagazineslideisstillin place ' Removetheslide
re|eacebutton..|..:.;l.::':.:.:;:l:..:: ' ' ' . Thrcameraisinthereleasedposition . Windthecamera ,
'
i : : -
, .
ramaint . Thetimeexposurelockisinthe ' ReturnthelocktotheOpposition Uution Iherelease
defresseA '';1.'...'...i,,.i...'''.;..,'..,.i,.T-position ' ' ' : ' , ' ' : '
. . ' . ' . ' ' ' ' '
Youunnotrem3vethemagarine. Themagazineslideisnotfullyinserted ' Insertthemagazineslidecompletely
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE GUARANTEE
WhileHasselbladequipmentisextremelyreliableandlf your camerawaspurchasedfrom an authorized
durable,camerasandlensesthatareinconstantin-Hasselbladoutlet,it is coveredby an international
tensiveusein a professionalenvironmentshouldbe guaranteeforone/ear.Furtherdetailson theguaran-
maintainedandservicedbyan authorizedHasselblad teecan befound onpage 18.
ServiceCenterat regularintervals.Furtherinforma-
tion on serviceand maintenancecanbefound onpage
18.
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EQUIPMENT CARE Service.
Foultlesscameraperformonceis essentioltothe pro-A Hasselblodcamera is designedto withstand the fessionalphotographer.lt is thereforeadvisabletorigoursof professionolusein most environments.To checkthat your comerois functioning correctlybe'avoid the possibilityof damage however,it should fore an important ossignment.Youshould also re-
beprotectedfrom the following: turn your comerato a HasselblodAuthorisedService
Extreme s of tem peratute. Centrefor occasionalcheckingand preventivemoin-
High temperoturescan hove an adverseeffect on tenance.lf your comero is used constontlyond in-
both the film and the comera.For this reosonyou tensively,exposingfor examplehundredsof rolls of
should not keepyour cameroin placeswhereit will film per week,check-upseverysixmonthsarerecom-
get hot, suchas in direct sunlight or on o shelf above mended.HasselbladServiceCentreshave the expert
o rodiator. ln tropical environmentsfungus growth staff and speciolisedequipmentnecessotyto ensure
can bepreventedby ensuringyour equipmentis kept that your cameroremainsin perfect workingorder.
in on area wherethe air is circuloting.Frequentrap- Impact,
id and severetemperaturechangescan causeprob- Your camero can be damoged by severephysical
lemssuchas the corrosionof electricolcontocts,and shocks.Whileyou will obviouslytry notto drop it,you
should thereforebe avoided. When working in ex- should alsotake carenot to leoveit whereit can fall
tremely cold temperatures,camerasand especiolly or be knockedtothe ground,or roll obout, suchos on
lensesshould be protectedas much aspossible. the seatof a car.
Dust and grit. Troubleshooting.
Youshould takecareto preventdirt of any kind from Yourcameroisbuiltto givelong and trouble-freeserv-
getting into your camera.Whentaking photographs ice.lf howeveryouencounterony operatingdifficul-
in coastalareasfor example,the camerashould be tiesbecauseyou ore not familiar with the Hasselblad
protectedfrom sand and solt water sproy. comerosystem,the following toble may help to re-
Duston the lensglasssurfacecan be removedwith a solvethem.
blowerbrushor avery softbrushif necessary.Smeors Guarantee.
on the lensglassshould be treoted with great cou- tf you purchasedyour camero from an authorised
tion. Light smears could be removed with a high Hasselbladoutlet, it is coveredby on international
quality lenscleoningsolution on a soft, clean tissue. guarontee for one year. The guarantee document
Heavysmearsshouldbe treatedby a Hasselbladserv' and a registrationcordoresuppliedwith the comera.
icecenter.tf in doubt do not clean lensglossyourself. Keepthe guaronteedocumentcarefully,but fill in the
Alwaysbe verycarefulnot to scrotchthe lensor touch registrationcard and return ittoyour Hasselbladdis-
any of theglasssurfaceswith your fingers! tributor.
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10304 gOsSWC CAMERA BODY CHROME
Supplied with thefollowing:
ObjektivBiogonCFi4,5/38
52036 Viewfinder
59110 Standardstrap
40668 Lensshade33-60
51643 Frontprotectivecover
51070 Rearprotectivecover
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