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II A 5 5 f T B T A D
ArcBody
lnstructionMonuo[Gebrouchsonweisung,Brugsonvisning,Manuoldelnstrucciones,Manud{lnstructions,
Kiiyttdohjekirjo,Monuoled'lstruzioni,Gebruiksoonwijzing,Monuoldelnrtrug1es,BruksanvisningView original page 2Page 3 · Read text
HasselbladArcBody
- a new way of thinking
Thankyoufor choosingtheHasselblodArcBody.Youcannowpractisethephiloso-
phy thot liesbehindit,breokingnewgroundwith theopportunitiesthat areopento
you.Thispowerfuland versatilecomerais o broodeningof therevolutionarythink-
ing thot createdthe HasselblodFlexBody.Thegenerousshiftcopabilitiesnaturally
placeit first choicefor architecturaland industrialphotography,thoughin practice
the listeasilyincludesproduct,landscope,portroitphotographyonda surprising
numberof otherphotographicfieldstoo.Essentiollya problemsolvingcamero,the
HasselbladArcBodyis olsoa veryresourceful creativetool,producinga broader
spectrumof image voriotionsond effectsthan conventionolmediumformat
comeras,
Thecreotivepossibilitiesbroughtaboutby theArcBodycanbeo newchapterfor
thosemoreusedto conventionolmediumformotphotogrophy.lmageshopingand
othereffectsconbe usedto creativeodvantage,oftenoddingo winningedgeover
comparableimages.lnthiswaytheArcBodycanbe seenasa doubleinvestment,not
onlybysolvingproblemsbut alsobyprovidingadditionalcreativeinputinto image
making.
Therearstandardshiftof asmuchas28 mm ensuresthe virtual eliminationof di-
vergingor converginglinesin theimagein standardpractice,whichis a pointof ma-
jor importancein orchitecturalandindustrialphotography.Therearstondardtilt of
+ 15"providesthe often muchneededextrocontrolconcerningdepth-of-field.
Togetherthey produceresultsnormallyonly associatedwith bulkyand awkword
systems.
Theextensiveshiftfacility is permittedby the lorgeimagecircleproducedby the
threeinterchangeoblelenses:the RodenstockApo-Grandagon4.5/35,Rodenstock
Apo-Grondagon4.5/45and the RodenstockGrandagon-N4.5/7s.Thesesuperbop-
ticsaresuppliedcompletewith accessoriesto maintaintheirsuperbhighcontrost,
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coloursaturationandevencoverage.Thecombinationfilterholder,forexample,is a
valuableassetthat ensuresa smoothandrapidworkingmethod.Thelensshutters
provideflashsyncronizationat all shutterspeeds.
Toproducethebrightviewfinderimoge- o standardrequirementon all Hosselblad
cameras-the ArcBodyusesan ingeniouspatentedfocusingscreensystemincorpo-
ratingan Acute-MotteD screen.Thisensuresimageclarityvirtuallyregordlessof the
amountof shiftor tilt.TheHasselbladRMfxviewfinderisparticularlyiecommended,
providingboth a verticallycorrectimageand a comfortobleworking position.All
otherHasselblodvievvfindersore alsocompotible,includingprismvievvfinders.
All Hasselbladfilm magazinesarecompatibtewith theArcBody,thusprovidingyou
with a widechoice.6x6cm and 6x4.5cm formatsarecateredfor, | 20,zzo aid zo
mmperforatedfilm typesas wellasPolaroidtype instantfilms.
TheArcBodyservesequallywellaso main cameroor asan extraversotitetoot.tt is
ruggedenoughto be usedprofessionallyon o daily basisyet compactand tight
enoughto beincludedasan extroresourceon all ossignments.TheArcBodyshinesas
a stunningexompleof o professional,superblycraftedandreliablecame:racapoble
of producingextremelyhigh qualityand originalimages.
TheArcBodyis veryeasyto use.ltsploin,solid constructionoffersa no-nonsense
methodof working.Thisinstructionmonualdescribesoperationin detailand covers
mostquestionsthat shouldorisefrom thecamera'suse.Pleasereodit carefutlyand
keepit with thecameraat all timesfor reference.
Themanualassumesa certainfamilioritywith camerahandtingand a moderate
levelof photographicknowledge.Operationoldetailsthereforespecificallydescribe
the ArcBody,but alsoincludegeneraldescriptionsof theArcBotdyin prictice. The
numbersin greyboxesin the textreferto theappropriateillustrotionsin theaccom-
panyingmanual.lfyou hovea querythenfeelfreeto contactyourHasselbladdealer
- we wantyou to be | 000ftsatisfied!
Theknowledgegoinedfrom thismanualwill giveyou full accessto the Hasselblad
ArcBodypotential.ExpIoiting thepotentioI is teft toyour i magi n ation!
WelcometothenewHasselbladArcBodywayof thinking!
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1 . Lens afignment index ":"':'::::::::::::::::'::::::'::':":':':::"'
2. Spiritlevel
TheHasselbladArcBodycomeraand lensesare 3. Filmwinding crank lock avoilablein a varietyof combinationsandthere- 4. Filmwinding crank foretheaccessoriesthat oresuppliedvoryac- 5. Spiritlevel cordingly.Figs.3,4illustratethe accessoriesthat 6. Tilt scale orecompotiblewiththeArcBody.Theseinclude
7. Tilt control lock accessoriesspecificto theArcBodysystemand
8. Tilt control itemsfromthestandardHasselbladsystem.The
9. Lensreleasecatch followingliststhesecombinationsandthende-
10.Shiftcontrol lock scribesthefunctionof eachitemwhererelevant,
1 1 .Shiftcontrol Checkthemogainsttheillustrationsandfamit-
12. Shiftscale iariseyourselfwitheochitem.
13.Spiritlevel
|.||..':ii.|:.|.|''::::'::::.':':::::i.:::i:i:|'.:|.HasselbladArcBody complete - lTOl s 14.Quick-couplingplate 't5. Magazinesupports TheHasselbladArcBodycompleteis suppliedasa pack-
16.Straylight mask age and includesthefollowing accasories:
17.Rearstandard 41057 Focusingscreenadapterstandard
18.Magazinehooks 47003 Cnrrectionslide- S (small).
47007 Correctionslide- M (medium).
47011 Cnrrectionslide- L (large).
in'iD['ilig'.iifforid,'[a#pd;.;dli"dh1'ttftf$#th.t#d# 57689 Cablerelease
scrhedin relationtothecamerdas seenwhentokinEa pthCIw, 57695 Filterholder
graph,i.e.thetensat thefrontand vievvfinderat therear. 47018 Centrefilter holder
f he figuresbesidethe smaltheadingsin the textreferto thte 47024 Lensshade35/45 appropriateil Iustrationsi n the accompanying il I ustration
m o n u o l ' ' : ' : ' : : : : : . . . : ' ' i : : ' ' ' . ' ' ' . : : . ' ' ' ' - : 72422 Straylight mask
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51070RearcoverMultiControl :..:::::|:':.|'.:.:|:.''j'|i.|.|i:|.|..|j|:|:::::':':::::'.''.':::':':.:';','|::'.'|.:i'.'i:|'|..:.::i:.:.:|1'::|j|.|.Optional accessories:
57692FrontcoverArcBody 47033Camerainvertermount
58480Carryingcase 47040ExtensiontubeArcBody8
Hasselblad ArcBody1,4'ii:;t:ta ltr Kit - l75l I 47045ExtensiontubeArcBody16 i!a!!ll:t4ta.!4:,jat ::i:.ia:ijliia!:t:::: r.: t:: t:. 47049 ExtensiontubeArcBody26TheHasselbladArcBodykit consistsof the Hasselblad
ArcBodycomplete- 17015packageas listedabove,plus 47057Centrefilter
thefolloning 47070 ReflexviewfinderRMfx
27045 RodenstockApo-Grandagon4.5/45mm Accessorydescription
47057 Gntrefilter 4rr:rr!.tn:iiltttr!trtt:4tJan4na:+r..ij,r.r;art:4tttar:ttt:t:4:t:rti:rtii:r:t4nt4 41057Focusingscreenadapterstandard.Thisdevice
47070 Reflexviewfinder RMft not onlyprovidestheviewingsystembut also
servesasa holderfor thecorrectionslidesand
n$sRodenstock Apo-Grandagon4.5/35 mm viewfinders.
including57692FrontcoverArcBodyand 50571rear 47003Correctionslidesmall.Usedto improveimage
lenscap. brightnesswhenshiftadjustmentis no greater
thanca.5mm.
47007Correctionslidemedium.Usedto improve 27045RodenstockApo-Grandagon4.5/45mm imagebrightnesswhenshiftadjustmentis ca.5
including57692Front coverArcBodyand 50377rear - 15mm.
lenscap. 47011Correctionslidelarge.Usedto improveimage
brightnesswhen shift adjustmentis greater
27075RodenstockGrandagon-N4.5/75mm than 15mm.
including57692Front coverArcBodyand 50377rear 47018 Centrefilter holder.Specificfilter holder for lens
lenscap,plus: centrefilter.
47027LensshadeT5 47024Lens shade 35145.Speciallydesignedlens
shadefor the 35 mm and45 mm lenses. 47049 Fxtensiontube ArcBody26
47033Camerainvertermount.Simplyand quicklyal- 724II Straylight protectionslide
lowsArcBodyto be mountedupsidedown via
72413 Conectionslide10' an integralTripodquick-couplingS attachment
72415 Cmrectionslide20" without resorting to any changein tripod
configuration.
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47040Extensiontube ArcBodv 8. For close-up RodenstockGrandagon-N4.Sl7Smm on\r:
photography. 724II Straylightprotectionslide.Usedwhenno cor-
47045Extensiontube ArcBody 16. For close-up rectionslideis in position.
photography. 72413Correctionslide10".Usedto improveimage
47049Extensiontube ArcBody 26. For close-up brightnesswhentilt adjustmentis nogreater
photography.Suppliedas standardwith the thanca.10".
RodenstockGrandagon-N4.5175 mm. 72415Correctionslide20'. Usedto improveimage
47057Centrefilter. A centrallygraduatedfilter to neu- brightnesswhentilt adjustmentis greaterthan
tralisecoverage. ca.10'.
51070RearcoverMultiControl.Rearprotectivecover
for camerabody.
57692FrontcoverArcBody.For camerabody and
Rodenstocklenses.
57689Cablerelease.Thereis no releasebutton on
the ArcBody.The cablereleaseprovidesa
smooth and vibration free action when
making an exposure.
57695Filterholder.Generalmulti-compartmentfilter
holder for all types of M77 standard filters,
both 100x100mm and 100x150mm. Special
fitting for rapid attachmentand removal.
58480Carryingcase.Compartmentalisedto facilitate
storageandrapid access.
72422 Straylightprotectionmask.Preventsstraylight
problemswhen cameramovementsarenear
maximum.
72530Thereflexviewfinder RMfx is the recommend-
ed viewfinderfor generalwork providing a ver-
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Only Rodenstock lenses with a
Hasselblad bayonet fitting can be
used with the ArcBody.
Always use an ArcBody camera and
Thischapterdealswithgettingto knowthevari- lens front protective cover (57692)
ousitemsin yourequipment,theirfittingand with Rodenstocklensesand not con-
function.TheArcBodyissuppliedwitha frontpro- ve ntio na I HasselbIad f ro nt p rotective
tectivecoverand a RearcoverMultiControl.
WhenstoringtheArcBodywithoutlensor focus- a lens Removing
|4rtta.aitttaa+tti:i.t)::::::l ingscreenadapterit isadvisableto keepthecov- i.tia-tt:!t:..1t
ersin placeforprotection.SetuptheArcBodyon Depressthe lens releasecatch and rotate the lens
0 tripodor camerastandandproceedasfollows: counter-clockwiseuntil it stopsand lift it out of the
l7'ti!Lrrlil!!,!, mount.
jilsliii l"!'*?:!-rp-..!,o,::..,9:.!.,y:.!,:'..,,?:,,,,,.*r.,..,!'4!'..,!.r.J.M!.r'.r,,,,
Turnthecover(bayonetfitting)in thedirectionofthe
arrowin theillustration,andlift it out.Toavoidleaving
thecamerabodyunprotected,donotremovethecover
until youarereadyto attacha lens.Reattachby fitting
andturningclockwise.
' ''",'.iffi RedrcoverMultiControl:.:. i.'iij.4.,,!i,ntirr!.!rttt/&t/@,,lil.tii:i'j;.'.iii;.1
Whiledepressingthe top section,tilt the coverback- The focusing screenadapter & wards,and lift it off. To avoidleavingthe camerabody
correctio unprotected,do not removethe coveruntil you are
ready to attach the focusing screenadapter or a TheArcBodyemploysa removablefocusingscreensys-
magazine. tem. In the caseof the RodenstockApo-Grandagon
4.5 l35,andRodenstockApo-Grandagon4.5/45,this
consistsof a focusingscreenadapterand threecorrec- AI-t?:.!,,-lL"?*!.:.-nj,,...'*,--,m
Align the red index on the lens with the index on the tion slides.TheRodenstockGrandagon-N4.5/75uses camerabody as in the illustration and allow it to drop two differentcorrectionslidesand a straylight protec- I
into thebayonetfitting. Rotateit clockwiseuntil it stops tion slide.The Acute-MatteD focusingscreen,stan- I
with a faint click as the lenscatchlocksit into place. dard on all Hasselbladequipment,is an innovationin
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imagebrightnessand clarity,evenin poor light condi- Toremove,depressthe focusingscreenadapterrelease
tions.Theseeffectsarenaturallyslightlydirninished catchand swing the top of the adapterback awayfrom
whenshift or tilt areappliedasthey dependon the film the camerabodywhilelifting it offthe lowersupports.
planeremainingparallelto the lensplaneand in line
with the lensaxis.Correctionslidesaresuppliedwhich
simplyand rapidly return the image to virtually the .r,!!ing-rg.:!-s.s:!-o.-r-.rl,d-"r-********,,,.,original quality. They are easy to fit and extendthe Correctionslidesarechosenand insertedaccordingtoworkingrangeof the HasselbladArcBody evenfurther. the lens and movementsused.The basicdifferenceis
In fig.8 you can seethat whenthe imageplaneis par- that the 4.5135mm and 4.5145mm lensesusethe
allelwith the lensplaneand in line with the lensaxis Small,Mediumand Largecorrectionslidesexclusively
thenfull effectis achievedand a bright, clearimageis whereasthe4.5175mm lensusesthe 10" and20" cor-produced. rectionslidesexclusively.
In figs.9,10movements- shift and tilt respectively- As eachcombinationof lens/amountofmovement/di-
withoutcorrectionslidescreatelossin imagebright- rectionof movementdiffersin requirements,it is not
nessas the light raysare not in line with the viewing possibleto mentioneveryeventuality.Therewill al-axis. waysbe caseswheretheserequirementsoverlapso a
Figs.ll,l2 demonstratesthat when the correction generalunderstandingofthe systemprovidesa better
slidesarein position,the light raysarere-directedto- basisfor correctionscreenchoice.
wardsthe eyeaxis and thereforecausea return in full Correctionscreensprovidean improvementin the im-imagebrightness. ageas seenon the focusingscreen,they haveno effect
Theimageis composedon the focusingscreen,withor on the imageon the film plane.This meansthereis no
without a hood or reflex viewfinder. The focusing risk involvedin using the'wrong' screenor using a
screenadapter is removed and exchangedfor a screenthe'wrong'way.
Hasselbladfilm magazinefor exposure. The screensaresimplyinsertedinto the slot in the fo-
cusingscreenadapter,only onescreenat a time being
I!:!::--v-:it.s-.:,-::..?,,!-,9-!-9.?-::-!,,,--.".ry"-,=ffibutused.alwaysTheysomaythatbetheinsertedtext canfrombethereadleftwhenor theviewedright
Restthefocusingscreenadapteron theArcBody's from a positionbehindthe camera,fig 14.Look at the
magazinesupportsensuringthatit is properlylocated. lists belowfor a startingpoint and then experiment.
Carefullyswingit towardstheArcBody,checkingthat TheSmall,MediumandLargescreenswork by refract-
theuppersupporthooksonthecamerabodyfit into ing light raysupwards,while 10" and 20" correction
theslotsin theadapter.Pushit againstthehookswhile screenswork by refractinglight raysdownwards.Refer
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downwardshift requiresthe light to be refractedup- ln all cases, insert the correction
wards.Apositivetilt requiresthe light to be refracted screenswith the inscription visible
downwards.A combinationof the two howevermay when viewed from behind the camero.
createanothersituationwhich requiresanothersolu-
tion.0f coursewhenthe camerais turned on its sideor !j"r,,q*u*tietlhtpl,?::,:!i"n1t!!p*.*,,!y
invertedthen the screensmust alsobe insertedat 90" Whennomovementsareusedandthereforenocorrec-
or 180"to followthe underlyingprinciples.As an ex- tion slidefitted,thenthestraylightprotectionslide
ample,fig. 15demonstratestwo cameraset-upsre- shouldbefittedto ensurea clearimage.ltis insertedin
quiringdifferentsolutions. theslotin thefocusingscreenadapter,eitherfromthe
Rememberto handleand storethe screenswith care. left or fromtheright.
Vievvfinders
(Genemlrulesfor4.5/35mmand 4.5/45mmlensaonly) All viewfindersin theHasselbladsystemwill fit thefo-
Correction slide- SMALL cusingscreenadapter.Theyaresimplysliddowninto
Forusewhenthe amountof shift is no greaterthan ca. positionfor attachmentandupwardsfor removalwhen
5 mm. theArcBodyis in thenormalposition.Theyareauto-
Correction slide- MEDIUM maticallysecuredin placeby a catchon thefocusing
screenadapterthatmustbedepressedforremoval.An For usewhenthe amountof shift is no greaterthan ca. additional-1dioptrecorrectionis recommendedwhen 5 - 15mm. a standardHasselbladfocusinghoodis used.Therec-
Correction slide- TARGE ommendedreflexviewfinderfor theArcBodyis the
For usewhenthe amountof shift is greaterthan ca.15 HasselbladreflexviewfinderRMfx (72530)thatpro-
mm. videsbothaverticallycorrectimageanda comfortable
workingposition.Asit canbefitted'inverted'italso Theselensesrequirethat oneofthe screensshouldbe worksequallywellwhentheArcBodyis invertedvia in placeat all times. theCamerainvertermount(47033)or otherwise.
( Generalrulesfor 4.5/75 mm only)
Correction slide l0' Light metering with a Prism meter
Forusewith moderateamountsof shift andtilt. !!!:||,:i.j:i.i:?'::..:...,....:|:|.|.':|.|!].||..':||4|!]|||lj:||ini:i|.i'|:i.i||l:.4|J+i.i|i:l;|i::}:i:..:|:i:iJ.i:|.|..|:||,|.|..!|viewfinder PMES | /PME90
Correction slide 20' The prism meter viewfindersPME5l( incl. earlier
For usewith largeamountsof shift and tilt. models)andthe PME90canbe usedfor light measure- i
This lensdoesnot needany correctionslidewith small ment when attachedto the focusingscreenadapter.
amountsof movement. Proceedasfollows: JIIII
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l. Setshiftandtilt controlsto zeroasaccuratelyas
possible.
2. Removecentrefilter
3. Inserta correctionslide'Small'whenusinga 35
mmand45mmlenses,ora straylightprotection
slidewhenusinga 75mmlens. Withthelensnndthefocusingscreenndnpterat-
tachedto theArcBody,thecombinotionbecomes Astheprismmetersweredesignedfor usewith stan- o completecomero.As thereis no mirror,the dardHasselbladcameras,slightadjustmentsshould ArcBodybehavesin thesomemanneroso view bemadeto theexposurereadingwhenfittedto an 'PM' clmeroin the sensethata directinvertedimage ArcBodyaccordingto thetable at theendof theil- isformedon thefocusingscreenandthatthefo-
lustrationbooklet.ColumnArepresentstheprismme- cusingscreenhos to be exchangedfor a film
tertypeor modewhilecolumnB repr6sentsthelens magazineforexposure.
typesandtheamountof adjustmentin EVrequired.
Thereorethreelensesto choosefromthatfit the
ArcBody:theRodenstockApo-Grandagon4.5/35,
theRodenstockApo-Grondagon4.5/45ondthe
RodenstockGrandogon-N4.5/75.Thelattertwo
lenseshavea similaioppeoranceandareoperat-
ed in thesomemonner.TheApo-Grandagon
4.5/35hasslightdifferencesin bothoppeorance
andoperationthatarementionedseparatelybe-
low.Fig.l7illustratesthefeaturesof theApo-
Grandagon4.5/45.
Apo-Grandagon 4.5/45 F,f./,!ltitJ.l+n''#r,Tiiu,
l. Releasecatch
2. Shutterspeedscale
3. Shutterwindinglever
4. 0pen/closeshutterlever
5. Flashsyncterminal
6. Focusingring
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7. Focusingscale Focus: Focusthe lens by rotating the focusingring
until you obtain a sharpimageof the subjectin the 8. Centrallensindex {. viewfinder.The distancebetweenthe subjectand the
9. Depth-of-fieldscale film planeis readoffthe focusingring'sdistancescale
10. Aperturelever oppositethe centrallensindex. I
l ll. Aperturescale Shutter: To set the shutter speed,rotate the shutter
12. Cablereleaseport speedring until the red index mark is alignedwith the
desiredspeed. 13. Shutterspeedring
Aperture Movethe aperturering until it aligns with 14. Accessorymount the desiredpositionon the aperturescale.
Apo-Grandagon4.5/35 Depth-of-field: Objectscloseror farther awaythan
the selectedfocusingdistancemay alsobe rendered Thecompactnessof the Apo-Grandagon4.5135re- sharp,within specificlimits. The limits of this field of quiresslight differencesin designand operationwhich sharpfocus- the depth-of-field- vary accordingto
areasfollows: the aperturesizeand focussetting.This field canbe vi-
a. Thefocusingring hasan extensionin the form of a suallycheckedon the focusingscreenwhenthe desired
leverto facilitateadjustment. aperturehasbeenselected,or readoff the depth-of-
b. The open/closeshutterleverhas an extensionto field scaleon the lens.
facilitateaccess. The depth-of-fieldavailableat any givenapertureset-
c. Thelensmust be attachedand removedwithout ting canbe readoffthe focusingscaleoppositethe ap-
propriatemarks on the depth-of-fieldscaleon both the cablereleasein position.
sidesof the centralindex.As an example,fig. 18indi-
at an aper- scale read the depth-of-field how to cates i-r3-7,!a,eon-',,\*!;?,ffi f0. m (ca.6.5 focus settingof ca.2 a of I and ture f /l Althoughremovable,the Extensiontube 26 ArcBody This combinationwould providea zoneof acceptable is intendedto be an integralpart ofthe Grandagon- N sharpnessstretchingfrom ca.1.4m (ca.4.5ft) to ca.5 t 4.5 175and must alwaysbe attachedto the lenswhen m(ca.16.5ft)
in use. Flash synchronization: Attachcordfrom flash unit
to the flash syncterminal.Thereis flash synchroniza-
Lensoperation is as follows: tion at all shutterspeeds.
Fit the lensto the camerabody asalreadydescribed. To ensure the brightest possible
Viewing: 0pen and closethe lens by moving the viewfinder image, remove all filters.
open/closeshutterlever.
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Do not forget to stop down to the de- By pulling the knob on the filter holdercatchtemporar-
siredaperture setting before exposure. ily, the holdercanalsobe orientedat a 90'click-stop
position,or freelyat any anglein the vertical plane.
Do not remove the slide from an at-
tached magazine before you have A deviation from the vertical orienta-
closed the shutter (open/close shut- tion of the filter holder may affect the
ter lever). performance of the lensshade caus-
ing slight vignetting and so should
be checked a ccordi n g Iy. When using large amounts of shift
with the 35 mm or 45 mm lenses, AnachingthefiIterholderassembly: stop down to f/l6 or beyond to en-
l. Wth thelensin place,aligntheindexmarksonthe sure even il lu mi nation.
centrefilterholderandlenssurroundandrotatethe
filterholdercloclauiseuntilit clicksintoplace.
2. ScrewtheM77centrefilter intoplacein thecentre
Tomaintainthebrightnesson the focusingscreen filterholder.
whilefocusingandcomposing,it is easierto addany 3. Ensurethetwolowerlugsonthefilterholderarefiltrationrequiredjustbeforeexposure.Tofacilitate seatedproperlyin theprotrudingrim of thecentrethisoperationaswellassimplifygeneraluse,boththe filter holder.Whilelifting theknobof thefiltercentrefilter,additionalfiltersandlensshadescanbe holdercatch,gentlypushthewholeassemblyintoattachedandremovedasa combinedunit.Thispro- place,releasingtheknobsothatthecatchis posi-ducesa veryrapidandconvenientwayofworking. tionedin theslotin thecentrefilterholder.Thelens(e)hasanaccessorymount(d) (bayonetfit-
ting)that holdsthecentrefilterholder(c).Thecentre
filterholderhasa screwfittingto holdthecircularcen- Removingtheflter holderassembly.
trefilter(b) aswellasa surroundingflangeto holdthe Pressthecatchonthelensaccessorymountwhilero-
filterholder(a).Together(a),(b)and(c)combineto tatingthefilterholderassemblycounterclockwise.To
producetheremovablefilterholderassembly. removethefilterholderonly,leavingthecentrefilterin
Thefilterholderis a Leetypesothereareseveralcom- position,pull theknobof thefilterholdercatchup-
partmentsto accommodatenotonlydifferentthick- wardsandpull thefilterassemblyawayfromthelens.
nessesandtypes,butalsoseveralfilterssimultane- In thisway,all theaccessoriescanberemovedandre-
ously.All standard100x100mm andt00xt50mm placedasoneunit,veryrapidlyandwithoutanyneed
filterswill fit andcanbeadjustedvertically,for exam- forfurtheradustment.Anaccessorypouchthatcanbe
ple,ifgraduatedfiltersareused. attachedto a beltis availableto temporarilystorethe
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combinedfilter unit whilefinaladjustmentsaremade.
Thismaybemoreconvenientthanfindinga cleanand
stablesurfaceto restit onwhenonlocation.
Thecentreflter
Thecentrefilter shouldbe usedat all timeswith the 35 IJ mm andthe 45 mm lenses.ltneutralisesthe light fall- AIIHasselbladfilm magazinesarecompotible
off naturallyinherentin wide-anglelensesof this kind withthe ArcBody,thusprovidingyouwitha wide
and so producesan evenlight coverageoverthe film choice.6x6cmand6x4.5cmformotsorecotered
plane.ltsuseis alsorecommendedwith the 75 mm for,120,220and70mmperforatedfilmtypesas
lenswhenmaximumshift is beingused. wellasPoloroidtypeinstantfilms.Seerespective
AnotherM77 filter can be fitted insteadof, or as well instructionmanuak for operationaldetails.
as,the centrefilter for specialeffects.However,an ad- (Certoinaspectsof thefollowingworkingproce-
ditional filter screwedonto the centrefilter will cause duredo not applyto Polaroid,PoloBasic/Plus
somevignetting. magazines,seerelevantPolaroid monuols)
lf you remove the centre filter to im- liiiljiiiiitiiittli.lji.:!..r:*
prove imoge brightness in the f:!:.,S*1-i"qL!,mag-q-7-!.*1,,?*,i***F,*ffi*:!j"$*,Iitt & vievvfin der,do n ot fo rg et to repIace it. Ensurethat the magazinestatusindicatoris white.If
the indicatoris red then seesectionbelow.
Do not forget to increase the expo- After removing the focusing screenadapter,rest the
is used. magazineon the magazinesupportsmaking surethat & sure by 2 EVif the centre filter
,:a;t:i:ii.i!i:fft theyareproperlyengagedin the recesseson the under-
adjustment Lens shade iii*ffi sideof the magazine.Carefullyswingthe magazineto-
t:4:ltir:4fry/!lq:rr.,!tf./..ffrffiii;i:iit:xri; 1tuil!.;t tt ttt:t:rlt ttarllt::tr!;:rt!:r!t.ti!.ri!.r:it::i:iii:.:ti:itiiiitt:+4:rt
Thefront compartmentis reservedfor the lensshade. wardsthe camerabody and checkthat the camera's
This is placedin the holderso that the engravedscales uppersupporthooksfit into the slotsin the magazine.
arevisiblefrom a positionbehindthe camera.Whenshift Pushthe magazinegentlybut firmly againstthe hooks
is used,the amountis readoffthe shift scaleon the cam- while slidingthe magazinecatchbutton to the right.
erabodyandthis amountis transferredto ttrerelevant Releasethe button whenthe magazinehasmadecon-
scaleon *re lensshade.Do this by sliding the shadeup- tact with the camerabody,and then pushthe button to lI wardsto align with the indexcorrectly.This ensuresthat the left to ensurethat it hasreachedthe lockedposi-
the correctamountof shadingis providedaccordingto tion. Removethe slideso that the magazinepositively
the amountof shift applied.Makesureyou usethe cor- locksonto the camerabody.The camerais now ready
rectscaleon the shadeaccordingto the lensin use. to use.
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All recentfilm magazineshavea slideholder on the The red line in the illustration marks the location on
backthatstoresthe slidewhennot in use.Insertit, with the film magazinesthat coincideswith the film plane
thegrip facing the rear of the magazine,folding the position.
gripintoplaceoverthe protrusions.
Film advance
lock(a) to freethe crank.Rotatecrankby onefull revo-
lution.Thehandlecan be foldedout or remain folded
awayin crampedsituations.The crank hasa ratchet
drivesoit canbe'pumped'with smallmovementsif it
is easierto do so.Onefull rotationwill advancethe film
by oneframeand will automaticallylock at the correct
position,regardlessof format. Naturally,a multiple ex-
posurerequiresthat the film be advancedonly after
thefinalexposure.
Removinga magazine
Afteradvancingthe film oneframe,insert the maga-
zineslidefully. Slidethe magazinecatchto the right,
swingthe magazineback and lift it off the lower
supports.
!-l:nflg,*?:A?-.1:s!-y:.!,1-!-!f:!:l*,.,*-,*ffi
Thestatusindicator on the right hand sideof the mag-
azineshowswhitewhenthe magazineis readyto oper-
ateandredwhenthe film hasnot beenadvancedafter
anexposure.Ifthe statusindicatorshowsred,attach
themagazineto the cameraand advanceit oneframe
by turning the film winding crank one complete
revolution.
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ing the +7" tilt, vignetting occurs.Vignettingcaused
by accessoriesshouldbe checkedseparately.
Certain combinations of shift and tilt
are not possible owing to the con'
stroints of the bellows.Try to find a
TheHasselbladArcBodyhastwocameramovement compromi se combi n ati o n i nstead.controls- shiftandtilt.lt is thesetwomovementsthat
theArcBodyutilisesto exercisecontroloverimage Seelatersectionon cameramovementsin practiceand
their effecton the image.shapeandsharpness.
Theamountof movementneededvariesaccordingto ji-::i:,i-::!itt:i.,.::::!i:it4ttiJ/igi!wshift
thedesiredeffect,thereis no formulaandeachcase Tolowerthecameraback,loosentheredshiftcontrolmustbejudgedaccordinglybywhatis seenonthefo- lockinglevers(clockwise)androtatetheshiftcontrolcusingscreen.Certainrestrictionsapplyhoweverre- clockwise.Usetheappropriatecorrectionslide(seegardingthepossibilityof vignetting.Normallythisis relevantsection),if necessary,to improvethebright-
immediatelyapparentin theviewfinderandyouwould nessof theimage.Theamountof shiftcanbereadoff
thereforetaketheappropriatestepsto makecorrec- theshiftscale.
tions.If youprefeqthediagram'S+T'at theendof the Thebackcanbeshifteddownwardapproximately28illustrationbookletprovidesa secureandconvenient mmfromthezeroposition.Toproducetheoppositere-methodof checking.Theverticalaxisrepresentsthe sult,namelyto shiftthebackin anupwarddirectionamountof shiftin millimetreswhilethehorizontal fromthezeroposition,thensimplyinvertthecameraaxisrepresentsvariousamountsof tilt in degrees.The usingthe47033Camerainvertermount.shadedareasrepresentvignettefreeshiftandtilt com-
binations. Tilt
Crossreferencetheamountof shiftin millimetreswith The camerabackis tilted by looseningthe red tilt con-
theamountof tilt in degreesappliedto seewhethervi- trol knob lockinglevers(clockwise)and then rotating
gnettingislikelyto occur.Thediagramassumesthelens the tilt control.A clockwisemovementof the control
is focusedat infinityandtheaperturesetat f/16and causesthe top of the rear standardto movetowardsthe
positivetilt occurswhenthetopof therearstandardis lensand the bottom of the rearstandardto moveaway
tiltedawayfromthelenswhenthecamerais in theup- from the lens.Rotatingthe controlin a counter-clock-
rightposition. wise mannerwill producethe oppositeresult.The tilt
Example:Whenusinga 35mmlens,therearstandard scaledisplayshow muchtilt hasbeenput into effect,ap-
is shifted15mm andtilted+7" withoutproblem. proximately+ 15"beingpossible.Usea correctionslide,
Whentheshiftis increasedto 20mmwhilemaintain- if necessary,to improvethe brightnessof the image.
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of tubesthat includesa 26 mm to a 35 mm or 45 mm 9]:::vpnn?::p:g!-!r--*-,ffilens,the useof a Correctionslide 10"or a Correction
Whenthe lensis very closeto the subject,sufficient slide20' to improveimagebrightnessin the viewfind-
shupnessmaynot be produced.This canbe corrected er is recommended.
s by fittingthe appropriateextensiontubes.Theyfit be-
tweenthelensand the camerabody and are attached Bellows
andremovedin the samemanneraslenses.However, The bellowsis madeof natural fabric and is designed
thefocusanddepth-of-fieldscaleson the lenswill then to permit a combinationof shift andtilt movements.
notapply,soa visualcheckmustbe madeon the focus- Howevera combinationof near maximum settings
ingscreen. shouldbe avoidedasthis may causethe bellowsto dis-
Choiceof tube can simplybe determinedby experi- tort.lt is alsoadvisableto keepthe bellows storedat
mentationor by checkingthe table'CU'atthe end of theheutral' (10mm shift) positionwhennot in use.
theillustrationbookletthat illustratesthe extension
tube/lens/magnificationratio possibilities.Thecol- !_xn9lure:eq_uen9...e*E*s**w*w
umn to the left (A) denotesthe extensiontube while TheArcBodyis a very simplecamerato operate,how-
thehorizontalheading(B) refersto the imagescale ever,to avoiderrorsit is advisedthat you try to adopta
rangefor eachlensin threeseparatecolumns.Look up specificroutine that you alwaysfollow.
the amountof magnificationrequiredunder the cor- 1. After settingup the ArcBodycompletewith lens
rectlensheadingto read off which extensiontube and focusingscreenadapteron a tripod or stand,
shouldbe used. settilt and shift controlsto zero.
Example.Toproducean imagel/4 originalsize(image 2. Adjustthe camerapositionusingoneof the inte-
scale0.25)youcouldcombine: gral spirit levels.This ensuresthat thebackis verti-
'4.5/35lens+ 8 mm extensiontube cal and simplifiesthe needfor further adjustments
'4.5/45lenst 8 mm extensiontube whenworkingwith architecturalper- spectivecon-
trol,for example.
'4.5l75lens+ 16mm extensiontube 3. Screwthe cablereleaseinto the cablereleaseport..
If youcombinetwo or more extensiontubes,position 4. Push the open/closeshutter lever to open the
theshortesttube closestto the lensto minimize vi- shutterandobtainan imageon the focusingscreen.
gnettingproblemswhenshift is used.
5. Composethe photograph.Focusthe cameraby
Usetheminimal amountof shift with close-uppho- turning the lensbarrel.Adistancescaleand depth-
tography.Thiswill then allow a greateramountof tilt of-field scaleareengravedon the lensto providea
tobeusedwithoutvignettingproblems. roughguideand are sufficientfor generalpractice
Whenyouadda 26 mm extensiontube or combination but of coursethe useof the focusingscreenis ad-
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visedfor accuratework. Stopdown to the chosen the magazinecatchto the right.
workingaperture. 15. Releasethe catchwhenthe magazinehasmadecon-
6. Make necessaryshift or tilt adjustments.Insert tact with the rear standard,and pushit to the left to
suitablecorrectionslideifrequired.Carefullycheck ensurethat ithas reachedthe lockedposition.
the imagefor both imageshape,depth-of-fieldand 16.Removethe magazineslide.
anypossiblevignetting.Adjustfocusaccordinglyif 17.Makethe exposureby pressingthe cablerelease.
necessarybut rememberit is much easierto check 18.Insertthe magazineslidefully. the focuswith little or no shift used.
19. Advancethe film. 7. Lockshiftandtiltcontrols.
20. Pushthe magazinecatchto the right, swing the 8. Ensurethat the centrefilter is in placeif required magazineback and lift it off the lower supports.
and attachfilter holderwith lens shadeand other
filter if required.
Youmay of coursepreferto alter the order of someof 9. Checkthat adjustmentof lensshadeis in accor-
the above,but therearesomemajor pointsyou should dancewith shift amount,if necessary.
alwavsremember:
10.Makefinal checkfor vignetting,particularlyif a
combinationof shift andtilt movementsareused. Ensurethot the shutteris in the closed
11.Closethe shutterwith the open/closelever,setthe position before you withdrow the chosenshutterspeedand aperturesettingsand & slidefrom an attached magozine.
wind the shutter.Ifthe centrefilter is in position,
increasethe exposureby 2 EV Do not forget to remove the maga-
12.Removethe focusingscreenadapter. zine slide before exposure. &
13.Ensurethat the film magazineindicatoris white.If
the indicatoris red,the magazinewill haveto be Do notforgetto replace the slide be-
wound onefull revolutionafter ithas beenattached fore you remove the mogazine. &
to the cameraunlessyou aregoingto makea mul-
tiple exposure. Advance the film after exposure (un-
14.Restthe magazineon the magazinesupports,en- less you are making a multiple suring it is properlylocatedon them. Carefully A exposure).
swingthe magazinetowardthe camerabody and Failure to observe atryof thesep ointsw ill result checkthat the camera'supper supporthooksfit inlost acposures! into the slotsin the magazine.Pushthe magazine
gentlybut firmly againstthe hookswhile pushing
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- the zoneof an imagethat is acceptablysharp - is
controlledby the aperturesetting.The angleof the
planeofthis zone,however,can be alteredto achieve
greatersharpnessin the image,and that is in effect
what tilt produces.
Unsharpnessof the near and far limits of an imageat a
specificaperture/focussettingis causedby insufficient
Shiftondtilt,familiartermsto technicalcomero distancesbetweentheselimits andtheir respectivepo-
users,quickly becomesecond noture to sitions on the film plane,fig 3l.The solutionto the
HosselblodArcBodyphotogropherstoo.A few problemis to alterthesedistances.Infig.33 you can
minutesthoughtovertheexamplesshownhere seethat by tilting the backof the camera,the distance
willhelpto explaintheideasbehindthemethod. from the top of the film planeto the near limit hasnow
increased. (Remember the image is irtverted!) Shiftsimplymovesthefilm planethroughtheplaneof Likewise,the distanceof the lower part of the film a projectedimageandplacesit wheremostsuitedfor planeto the far limit hasnowdecreased.Bottrdistances thatparticularimage.Asanexaggerateddembnstra- now fall within the zoneof acceptablesharpnessand tion,imaginethecameraimageasa projectedimage the result is an apparentincreasein depth-of-field ona wallin a darkenedroomfig.z9.Movea squareof
paper- thefilm - overthewalluntil youhavethede- fig3a.
siredframingandthat,in essence,is shift.So,whilethe
lensandimageplaneremainparallelto a building,for In practice,caremust be taken.Whenthe back of the
example,youcanplacethefilm overtheareathatis camerais movedin this manner,the planeof sharpfo-
showingthetop of a buildingwithoutresortingto cus is angledawayfrom vertical objects.Fig.35 illus-
pointingthecameraupwards,whichwouldcausecon- tratesthis effect.While objectsin the imagethat lie
vergenceof verticalsin theimage.Thisextremelyuse- closeto the cameraarenow sharper,the topsor bot-
ful correctiveeffectis facilitatedby theunusuallylarge tomsof tall objectsmaynowbe lesssharpbecausethey
, circleofcoveragecreatedbytheRodenstocklenses. havenow fallenout of the zone,fig.36.
So,more simply describedin this example,by tilting
Tilt is a cameramovementthathasmosteffectonthe the top of the rear standardof the camerabackwards, ' sharpnessof the imagecausedby controllingthe you will get an increasein depth-of-field.Conversely,
depth-of-field.Theoriginalprinciple,determinedby by tilting the bottom of the rear standardof the cam-
Scheimpflug,is demonstratedin fig.30.Inthisexam- era backwards,you will get a decreasein depth-of-
ple,themaximumeffectivedepth-of-fieldis achieved field,eacheffect beingachievedwithout resortingto a
whenallthreeplanesmeetatonepoint.Depth-of-field changein aperture.This extremelypracticalcapability
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is facilitatedby the patentedbellowson the Hasselblad of building includedon the focusingscreen.Theverti-
ArcBody,allowingfor a largeamount of movement calswill remainparallelto eachotherbecausethe rear
without causingvignetting. standardhasremainedparallelto them.
In short,variationsin shift andtilt in both the horizon-
2.Problem: Youwant to photographan arrangement tal andverticalplanes,separatelyor together,produce
of pipesat an industrial site.Youronly vantagepoint is resultsand effectsimpossiblewith conventionalmedi-
from the top of an adjacentand fairly closebuilding.A um format cameraconfigurations.Look at the exam-
problemoccursin that the areaof interestis part way pleshereand imaginewhat kind of imagesyou could
produce.Perhapsyou havea recurringproblemyou down the arrangementso when the camerais tilted
recognizethat couldbe solvedinstantlyor perhapsyou downward,the parallelpipesdisplayan unacceptable
canimaginea creativeeffectthat you havebeenstriv- amountof divergenceat the top of the picture.
ing for in your picturesto catchthe art directorb eye. Solution: The ArcBodyis mountedin the iriverted
TheHasselbladArcBodyis a powerfultool that canbe 180' positionand levelledto ensurethe rear standard
consideredfor a surprisinglylargenumber of assign- is parallelto the pipe arrangement.The rear standard
ments,displayinga versatilitythat is unique in the is then shiftedupwardsbringing the desiredareainto
mediumformat! view on the focusingscreenwhile not producingthe
apparentdivergenceofthe pipes.
Shift exdmples
3.Problem:Youwantto photographthefacadeof a
buildingacrossa river.Youcannotmoveyourcamera
l.Problem:Youwantto photographtheexteriorof a positionfurtherto therightin orderto besquareon
tallbuilding.In theconventionalplacingof cameraon (to ensureright anglesremainsowith in window
a tripodatgroundlevelandfairlycloseto,thecamera frames,architecturaldetails,etc)asotherobstructions
hasto bepointedupwardsif thetopof thebuildingis arein yourway.Therighthandsideof thebuildingis
to beincludedor a wideanglelenshasto beusedor notvisibleonthefocusingscreenbutyoudonotwant
both.Convergenceoftheverticalsthenoccurscausing to pointthecamerato therightasthiswouldcause
anunnaturaleffect. convergenceandruin thedesiredeffect.
Solution:MounttheArcBodyandlevelitby checking Solution:MounttheArcBodyat 90" with the'toy'of
theintegralspiritlevelsonthecamerabodyandlens thecameraonyourleft handside.Checkto seethatthe
mount.Composeasnormalandthenshifttherear rear standardis parallelto the buildingfacade.
standarddownwarduntilyouseethedesiredamount Composeasnormalandshifttherearstandardto the
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left.Theright hand sideof the building shouldnow be
visibleon the focusingscreenbut the film planere-
mainssquareon to the facade,thereforeno conver- S.Problem: Youwant to photographa ceiling.The
genceis caused. camerahas to be positionedat one end of the room
and all the detailsmust be renderedsharply.Youcan-
not obtain sufficientdepth-of-fieldfrom the camera
Thethreesituationsaboveareessentiallyidentical. positioneventhoughthe minimal apertureandhyper-
Thesecondproblemis reallythe first problembut'in- focalsettingis used.
verted'180'. The solutionis thereforealsothe same Solution: Setup the camerato includeasnormal.Wth
except'inverted'.Thethird problemis alsothe same shift setat the zeroposition,tilt the bottom of the rear' butthis time at a differenceof 90" and is accordingly standardawayfrom the camerabody and re-compose
solvedby turning the camera90" . Try to visualizepho- the imageon the focusingscreen.Adjust the focus
tographicsituationssuchas thesein terms of vertical againif necessary.Therewill be a noticeableincrease
andhorizontalplanesto determinethe appropriate in depth-of-field.
solution.
5.Problem: Youwant to photographthe wholelength
Tiltexamples of a wall at an angle.Alldetailson the wall mustbe ren-
deredsharply.Youcannotusea smalleraperturefor
exposurereasonswhich in turn createsinsufficient
4.Problem:Youwant to photographa garden.ltis im- depth-of-field.
portantthat detailis sharpimmediatelyin front of the Solution: Setup theArcBodyat 90'.Mth shift setat
lenswhile beingjust assharpmany metresaway.A very the zeroposition,tilt the top of the rear standardaway
smallaperturecannotbe usedand insufficientdepth- from the camerabody and re-composethe imageon
of-field is achieved,evenusing a hyperfocaldistance the focusingscreen.Adjustthe focusagainif neces-
setting. sary.Therewill be a noticeableincreasein depth-of-
field without resortingto a smalleraperture.Solution:Setup the ArcBodyasnormal.With shift set
at the zeroposition,tilt the top of the rear standard Again,the threesituationsaboveareessentiallyidentical.
awayfrom the camerabody and re-composethe image The secondproblemis reallythe first problembut'in-
verted180",andthethird problemat a differenceof90'.on the focusingscreen.Adjustthe focusagainif neces-
sary.Therewill be a noticeableincreasein depth-of-
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