Hasselblad FLEXBODY User manual

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         FIexBody


             lnstructionMonual,Gebrauchsanweisung,Manual de lnstrucciones,
Manual d'Instructions,Man uole d'Istruzioni, Gebruiksaanwijzing, Bru ksonvisni ng

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                       HasselbladFlexBody

   TheHasselbtadFlexBodybridgesthe gap betweentwo photo-   The titt facitityallowsa changein the angle of the film plane in
   g raphi c systems. lt com bi n es th e comp actn ess,eose-of-use   regardto the lens.Theresultof thisactioncouseson apparent
   and economyof the medium format with someof the versatili-   changein the depth of field without having to resort to a
    ty ond controlsthot normally only view comerausersenioy.     changein the lensaperture.
    Significantimageadiustmentscon easilybe made,not only for   The shiftfacility allowsa changein positionof the film plane
   imagecorrectionsbut also creativeeffects.TheFlexBodythere-    with regard to the proiectedimage while maintaining the
    foreappealsto a wide varietyof photographersinvolvedin ad-   sameongle.Theresultof thisactioncan be that convergingver-
    vertising,architectural,scientific,nature photographyand be-     ticals,for example,in on image can to a certain extent be
   yond.Most typesof work can benefitfrom what the FlexBody   corrected.
    offersin termsof imagecontrolby broadeningthe photogra-                                                  TheFtexBodyalsoboastsan integralcontinuouslyvariablebel-
    phels scopeforboth technicallychallengingphotographyand                                                         lows extensionproviding a valuableclose-upfacility without
    creativeexpression,                                                              the needfor additional equipment.Digitalphotographyis also
   TheFlexBodywosconceivedaround two basicphotogrophic   cateredfor with a variety of different modelson the morket
    conceptsfamiliar to viewcamerausers,namely,'tilt'and'shift'.     that simplyreplacethe conventionalfilmmagazine.



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AltogetheltheFlexBodyoffersa combinedversatilitythat many    explanationof featuresand sequences.Thereis also a pocket-
photographerswiII g reatly app reciate.                         sizedfoldersuppliedwhich outlinesbasicprocedures.
Needlesstosoy,theFlexBodyfollows on in the tradition of the   Themanual ossumesa certain familiarity with the Hasselblad
Hasselblad ph i Iosophyby ensu ri n g comp Iete compati bi Iity    systemregardingthe fitting ond removalof items common to
withinthe system.All ZeissCFand C lenses,Hasselbladfilm    both Hasselbladcamerasand the FlexBodysuchas film mogo-
magazinesand viewfindersare compatibleand attach to the    zines,viewfinders,protectivecovers,etc.Whereany suchopera-
tlexBodywithout ony needfor odapters.                         tion differsfromthe normalHasselbladroutine,itispointedout.
TheFlexBodyis light and compoct,making it a very usefulad-   Eachsectionbeginswith a sketchof the placing of the illustra-
ditiontoyouroutfit,bothin the studioand out on location.       tions that are relevantto that particularsection.
Thisinstructionmanual describesin detailhow to operateyour   Theknowledgegainedfrom thismanualwill giveyoufull access
FlexBodyand coversmost questionsthat shouldariseabout its    to the HasselbladFlexBodypotential.Exploitingthe potential is
 use.Pleaseread it carefullyond keepit with FlexBodyat all      left to your imagination!
 timesfor reference.lt has beendesignedto fit the FlexBodycar-
 ryingcaseand featuresfold-out illustrations to facilitate the

lndex                                  FlexBodyComponents


     L  lntroduction                                     1. Rearstandard       13. Shutterwindingknob
         |il.  FlexBodycomponents                            2. Windingcranklock      14. Cablereleaseport
      t.  Accessories                                   3.  Shiftindex            15. Shiftcontrolknob
    2.  GettingStarted                                   4. Windingcrank         16. Lensextensionlocking
    3. TheFocusingScreenAdapter                       5.  Tiltindex              SCTCW
                                                                            17. Quick-couplingplate      & CorrectionScreens                              6. Frontstandard
                                                                            18. Tripodthread1l4in.     5.  Basic0peration                                   7. Driveshaft
                                                                            19. Tripodthread3/8in.     6.  ExposureSequence                              8. Lensreleaselever
     8.  FlexBodyMovements                              9. Lensextensionwheel    20. Magazinesupports
    10. CameroMovementsinPractice                   10. Lensalignmentindex    21. Straylightprotection
                                                              mask    12. TheRearcoverMultiControl                     11. Tihcontrollock
                                                                            22. Supporthooks    13. DigitolPhotography                          12. Tiltcontrolknob
    14.  Troubleshooting
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hefocusingscreensystemand accessoriesthat aresupplied                       Accessories
ith theFlexBodyconsistof:

  Stray light protection mask Usedto preventstraylight     6.  Front protective cwer.
  from dulling the imagewhenlargeamountsof shift and/                                                            7.  Carrying case.
  or tilt are put into effect.(Suppliedalreadyfitted to rear
                                                            8.  Stray light protection slide. Usedto preventstray light  standard).
                                                    from dulling the imageon the focusingscreenwhenno  Format mask 4x5 cm. Usedboth as a compositionalaid                                                            correctionscreenhasbeeninserted.
  andasa film maskto avoidvignetting.It is advisableto en-
                                                            9.  Correction screen l0o. Usedto improvescreenimage  surethat the maskhasbeeninsertedwhenthe shift facility
                                                           brightnesswhentilt adjustmentis between10. and 20o.   is to be usedand especiallywhen usinglensesof focal
  lengthsfrom 40mm- 60mm,inclusive.                 10. Correction screen20o. Usedto improvescreenimage
                                                           brightnesswhentilt exceeds20o.  Focusingscreenadapter. This devicenot only provides
  theviewingsystemfor the FlexBodybut alsoservesas a    1 1 . Cablerelease. Thereis no releasebutton on the FlexBody.
  holderfor the correctionscreensandviewfinders.            Thecablereleaseprovidesa smoothandvibrationfreeac-
                                                                  tion whenmakingan exposure.Itis suppliedwith an open          Focusing screen adapter and correction
                                                       L-connectorto facilitateuse.   f::"::t
  Rearcover MultiControl.  With integralvignetting con-
   trol facility.

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                   GettingStarted  Removing a lens
                                                     Depressthe lensreleasebutton and rotatethe lenscounter-
                                                            clockwiseuntil it stopsand lift it out of the mount.

   TheFlexBodyis suppliedwith a front protectivecoverand a
   RearcoverMultiControl.Theyare attachedand removedin the     Fitting the format mask
   samemanner as with a conventionalHasselbladcamera.                                                                     First removethe stray light mask from the recessin the rear
   Whenstoring the FlexBodywithout lensor focusingscreenit is                                                           standard.Thenfit the format maskinto the samerecesswith    advisableto keepthe coversin placefor protection.                                                            the smooth,inscriptionsidefacingyou (in otherwords,so that
    Attaching o lens                                                                       it canbe read)as in fig.3.It canbe alignedin eitherdirection
                                                  and is simply pressedinto the recessprovideduntil it is level
   Whenattachinga lens,makesurethat it is fully wound.Fig.1    with the rear standard.Replacethe straylight mask after re-
   showsthe correctrelationshipbetweenthe drive shaft,the lens   movingthe formatmask.Again,ensurethat the smoothsideis
    drivecouplingand their indexes.                              facingyou.
       If the lensis not wound,you can insert a coin in the coupling
     slotand rotateit clockwiseuntil it locks(about 415of a turn).
   Whenyou havealignedthe red index on the lenswith the red
    indexon the FlexBodyas shownin fig 2,the lenswill drop easi-
     ly into the bayonetfitting.Youcan then rotateit clockwiseuntil
       it stopswith a faint click as the lenscatchlocksit in place.

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Note the orientation of the lens in relation to the       TheFocusingScreenAdapter&
FlexBady           in fig.2.This                     orientotion                                differsfrom                                          the                  CorrectionScreensconventional             lens/ camera                      body attachment                                        po-
 sitio n s (for vig n etti n g reatson s).

Youcan only removethe lenswhen the shutteris
fullywound.

When fitting the formatmask,focusing screen    h e Fo c u si n g Scr ee.n  a pt er                                                 -T                .Adadapter ond correction screens,ensure that you
would be able to read the inscriptionson them     Restthe focusingscreenadapteron the FlexBody,smagazine
when viewed from behind the camera.            supportsfig.4,ensuringthatit is properlylocated.Carefully
tf you seeno inscription,then you are fitting the     swingit towardsthe FlexBody,checkingthat the uppersupport
                                           hookson the camerabodyfit into the slotsin the adapter.pushaccessory i nco r rectly !
                                                                                   it againstthe hookswhile depressingthe focusingscreen
                                             adapterreleasecatch.
Thestraytight maskshould be fitted at alltimes    To remove,depressthe focusingscreenadapterreleasecatch
when the format mask is not fitted.              and swingthe top of the adapterbackawayfrom the camera
                                          bodywhilelifting ir off the lowersupports.

when tiltingthetop of thebackaway fromthelensasin fig.5,    All viewfindersin the Hasselbladsystemwill fit the focusing
the correctionscreensshouldbe insertedfrom the right sideof    screenadapter.Theyaresimplyslid down into positionfor at-
the focusingscreenadapterwith the inscriptionvisiblewhen   tachmentandupwardsfor removal(flg'Z)'
viewedfrombehindthecamera.                     An additional-1 dioptrecorrectionis recommendedwhenthe
However,whentilting the top of the backtowardsthe lensasin    standardfocusinghood is used'
fig.6,the correctionslidesshouldbe insertedfrom the left side      If you areusinga PMEviewfinderand youwant to usethe me-
of thefocusingscreenadapterwith theinscriptionvisiblewhen    teringfacilityyou shouldtemporarilyremoveanycorrection
viewedfrombehindthecamera.                         screenand set the tilt control to zero to improvemetering
In both casesthe correctscreenis chosenaccordingto the   accuracy'
amountof tilt applied:
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C=o1ycti2n                                  Theuseof a Polaroid'magazinewith the FlexBodypresentsno
                                                                                     tof/l I or
Forusewhentheangreoftiltissreaterthanr0"butressthan20o.   ill"#:tH::    ;l'"i*TlH  [;:11if H:l"-n

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Forusewhenthe angleof tilt is greaterthan 20'.

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                                                Screwthe cablereleaseinto the cablereleaseport,with or                 BasicOperation 3.
                                                           withoutthe openL-connector.
                                                                                                           T.A   Rotatethe shutterwindingknob clockwiseonefull turn, to
                                                     wind andopenthe shutter.
Withthe lensand the focusingscreenadapterattachedto the    5.  Insertformatmask,if necessary.
FlexBody,the combinationbecomesa completecamera.ltbe-
                                                           6. Composethe photograph,carefullyobservingthe changeshavesin the samemanneras a viewcamerain thesensethat a
                                                                       in the imageon the focusingscreenasyou makethe neces-directinvertedimage is formed on the focusingscreen,and                                                         saryadjustments.If appropriate(that is,whenshiftingthethoto film magazinehas to be attached wherethe focusing                                                 camerabackor evenwhenusinglensaccessories),removescreenis situated.TheconventionalHasselbladroutinesre-
                                                           the focusingscreenadapterand replacewith the Rearcov-gardingoperationthereforedo not apply thoughyou should                                                              er MultiControlto checkfor possiblevignettingproblems,findcertainaspectsveryfamiliar.Readthrough the description                                                 seepage 12.If necessary,replacethe focusingscreenthatfollowsto familiariseyourselfwith the basicoperationbe-                                                        adapterto makenecessaryreadjustments.foremovingon to the later sectionson cameramovements.
                                                           7. Locktilt controlandlensextensioncontrolknobs.
                                                     B. Presscablereleaseto first positionto closeshutter.
1. It is advisableto adjustthe camerapositionon the tripod                                                           9. Removethe focusingscreenadapter.   or standusingthe integralspirit level.Thisensuresthat the
  backis verticaland simplifiesthe needfor furtheradjust-   10. Ensurethatthe film magazineindicatoris white.If the in-
  mentswhenworkingwith architecturalperspectivecon-        dicatoris red,the magazinewill haveto be woundonefull
    trol,for example.                                         revolutionafterit hasbeenattachedto the cameraunless
                                                   you aregoingto makea multipleexposure.2. Aftermakingyourlenschoice,checkwith thetableon the
   illustrationfold-outsto seehow muchshiftis permissible.       I l . Restthe magazineon the magazinesupports,ensuringit is

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properlylocatedon them.Carefullyswingthemagazineto-                                       ExposureSequence
   wardthe camerabodyand checkthat the camera'supper
   supporthooksfit into the slotsin the magazine.Pushthe
   magazinegentlybut firmly againstthe hookswhilepush-
    ing the magazinecatchto the right.
12. Releasethe catchwhenthe magazinehasmadecontact
    with the rearstandard,andpushit to the left to ensurethat
      it hasreachedthe lockedposition.Removethe magazine                                             Theexposuresequencerequiresthat you pressthe cablere'    slide.                                                      leaseall the way down in order to activatethe variousstages
13. Maketheexposureby pressingthecablereleaseall thewayin.     of the procedure.However,thismust be donein two stagesin
14. Advancethe film.                                       orderto be able to attach the film magazine.
15. Insertthe magazineslidefully with the grip towardsthe   Thetext on the top of the winding knob is to be read when
    frontof the camera.Pushthe magazinecatchto the right,   viewedfrom behindthe camera.Theknob automaticallyro-
   swingthe magazinebackandlift it off the lowersupports.    tatesfor eachstageof the exposuresequenceand signifiesthe
                                                         currentlensstatus.Allexposurecontrolsare governedby set-
                                                            tingson the lens.
                                                          Afterpicturecompositionandexposuresetting,pressthe cable
                                                     releaseto its firstposition.
                                              By pressingthe cablereleasepart way,but no further,the aper-
                                                        ture closesto the requiredsettingand the shutterclosesin
                                                   preparationfor magazineattachment.Thetext CLOSEwill
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nowbe readableon the shutterwindingknob (insteadof    10.Depresscablereleasepart wayto closethe shutter.Ifyou
0PEN).                                                     unintentionallypressthe releaseall the waydownandcom-
Youmaywantto practisethis a little withouta film magazine      pletethe sequence,you only haveto rewindthe shutterand
 attached.                                            depressthe cablereleaseagain.As the slidehasnot yet been
                                                 removedfrom the magazineyouhavenot lost a film frame!Seefig.9 for how the text on the knob denotesthe camera
 status.                                               11.Removeslidefrom magazine.
                                                        12. Depresscablereleaseagain,this time to fire the shutter.
OPEN(red - stop ) = Theshutterandapertureareboth open    13.Reinsertthemagazineslide.
s0thatan imagecanbe formedon the focusingscreen.Do not    14. Rewindthe shutter.
attacha magazineandwithdrawslide.                                                        15.Advancethe film oneframeby depressingthe lockingcatch
CLOSE(green- Ko ) = Theshutteris closed.A magazinemay     andwindingthe crankby onerevolution.
nowbe attached,the slidesafelyremovedand an exposure
made.
                                                   Whilecertainpartsof this routinecanbe changed,for example
EXPOSE(black- neutral ) = Theshutterhasfired(or is still   you may advancethe film beforereplacingthe magazineslide,openif a time exposureis beingmadeandthecablereleasere-                                                        otherpartsmaynot.Rewindingthe shutterbeforereplacingthemainsdepressed).                                              magazineslidewill causeyou to losea film frame,eitherthe
0PEN/EXPOSE/CLOSE= Theexposuresequenceis com-   oneyou havejust exposed,or if you havealreadywoundthe
plete.Theshutteris closedandreleased.                        film on,the oneyouareaboutto expose.
TheFlexBodyexposuresequenceis illustratedin fig.l0-15and      It is thereforevery importantto followa correctroutinethat
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FlexBodyMovements



               Remember:
                                           TheHasselbladFlexBodyhas two movementcontrolsplus an
                                                          integral bellowsextensionfor close-upwork.Thetwo move-
?e   Do not forgetto reinsert themagazine slide      ment controlsare tilt and shift and it is thesetwo movements     before you rewind the shutter.
                                                          that the FlexBodyutilisesto exercisecontrol oversharpness
                                            and imageshape.
    The conventional Hasselbladroutines,with
     multi-exposure safeguards built inta the      Theomount of movementneededvariesaccordingto the de-
    mechanism,do not apply.                         siredeffect,thereis no formulaand eachcasemust beiudged
                                                    accordinglyby what is seenon the viewingscreen.Certainre-
                                                            strictionsapplyhowever,in particularaccordingto whichlens    Da not forget to advance the film before re-                                                                  is beingused.Thetableon the illustrationfold-outsdemon-    moving the magazine.                                                      stratesthe amount of movementpossiblebeforevignetting
                                                      occurs.
                                                          Aiter a descriptionof how thesemovementscan be made on
                                                     the FlexBodyin particular thereis a short generaldescription
                                                          of cameramovementsin practiceand their effect on the
                                                 image.
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Mountthe FlexBodyon a standor tripod and setup asprevi-   To raisethe cameraback, rotatethe shift controlknob in a
ouslydescribedon page5.                                 counter-clockwisemanner.
Youmaywishto ensurethatthe camerais levelif photograph-  Tolowerthe back,rotatethe shift controlknob in a clockwise
inga building,for example,and this canbe achievedby using   manner,frg.17.
theintegralspirit level.                                            Thebackcanbe shiftedapprox.+ l4mm.
Thecamerais tilted simplyby looseningthe tilt controlknob
lockandthenrotatingtheknob,Iig16.
A clockwisemovementof the knobcausesthe top of the rear            Shiftingthe biiiis  siliecttothe  limitsof the
standardto movetowardsthe lensandthe bottomof the rear          chosen lens regording the possibility of
standardto moveawayfrom the lens.
                                                                         I ::  :'.6ffiRotatingthe knobin a counter-clockwisemannerwill produce            *iiatensesqrep,afticuttaiigi.i:li;'ffiiiii'-1
theoppositeeffect.                                                   lo thiseffectand carefutstudy Aoth iith the
Thetilt indexdisplayshow muchtilt hasbeenput into effect,          .   ReorceverMulticontrot ond the focusing
approx.+ 28'beingpossible.                                                      \     ,,rrrrntisadvisable.
Usetheappropriatecorrectionscreen(seepage4),if necessary,
toimprovethebrightnessof the image.                            table showingthe amount of snifi poisi1tei,
                                                         with Hasselbladlensesbefore iigieit{iig
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LensExtenlon Control                     CameraMovementsin Practice
Toextendthelensbellowsfor close-upphotography,loosenthe
iensextensionlockingscrewandrotatethelensextensionwheel
clockwise(whenstandingbehindthecamera).
Thelenscanbe extendedup to 22mm.


                                                           Depth-of-field- the zoneof an imagethat is acceptablysharp-
     Thebe{t,ows.is'rnadeaf n:atafalfab'rie'a*d'is        is controlledby the aperturesetting.Theangleof the planeof
     designaedta permit a carribin*tiOni.r',fillcsn'trt     this zone,however,canbe alteredto achievegreatersharpness                                                            '.t  ',,,
      and extensionmougm?,ft.{t;.,"t,t   ",,,,,,,,,,..,',,,',      in theimage.
      uawiveraraiu;nt*aiiiriiiiiaiili'l*ttinsr,,, Fig.1B-19illustratesa landscapephotograph.Whenmaximum
                                                          depth-of-fieldis required,partsof the subjectcloseto andfar   tC   sLtch',oi   | 4' g1,sy7'5 f1:ift a nd 2 8"' tilt',ta'g,efh,e{,,      should be avoided as this moy causethe bet'      awayfrom the camera(thenearand far limits respectively)re-
      lows to distort.                               main unsharp,evenwith the lenssetat the hyperfocaldistance.
           It is alsoadvisable to keep the bellows exten-      Theproblemis causedby the distancesbetweenthe nearand
       sianretracted tothe neutral (0-) positionwhei         far limitsandthelilm planeat thatfocussetting.
       not in use.                               Thesolutionto theproblemis to alterthesedistances.Infig.20-
                                                                2l youcanseethatby tiltingthe backof the camera,the dis-
                                                   tancefrom the top of the film planeto the nearlimit hasnow
                                                       increased,therebyallowingit to fall into the zoneof acceptable
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sharpnessfor the lens at that specificfocusingposition.  Thesolutionto this problemwouldbe to movethe lensup-
 (Remembertheirnageis inverted!)Likewise,thedistanceof the   wardsin relationto the lilm plane,whileensuringthat all three
 lowerpartof the {ilm planeto the far limit hasnowdecreased,  planes- building,lensandfilm plane- remainparallelto each
 alsoallowingit to fall into the zoneof acceptablesharpness.      other.
 Inpractice,caremustbe taken.Whenthebackof the camerais    Fig.26-27demonstratesthis ideain practice.Shiftingof the
movedin this manner,the planeof sharpfocusis angledaway   camerabody,andtherebythe film plane,downwardcausesthis
 fromverticalobjects.Fig.22-23illustratesthis effect.Whileob-    to occurin a relativemanner.
 jectsin the imagethatlie closeto the cameraarenow sharper,  Therearelimitations,however.Eachlenshasa specificcircleof
 thetopsof tallerobjectsmaynowbe lesssharpbecausethey   coverage,that is to say,a circleof evenilluminationof the pro-
havenowfallenout ofthe zoneofacceptablesharpness.        jectedimageat the film plane.Somelenseshavea largecircle
                                               andcanthereforeallowa moderateamountof film planeplace-
                                            ment within that circlebeforea fall-offin light is noticed.
 Shift                                             Othershavea muchsmallercircleand thereforeprovidevery
                                                                                  little in thewayof movement.Bothshift andtilt canbe usedto-
Apartfrom lenseifects,imageshapedistortioncanbe caused   getherto providea combinedeffect,bearingin mind theprevi-
bythefilm planenot beingparallelto the relevantplanewithin    ouslymentionedlimitations.
theimage.A commonoccurrenceis foundwhenphotograph-    If the camerais turned9O"ontoits side,similarproblemsoc-
ingthe front of a building,for example.With the cameraat    curringin the horizontalplanemaybe resolved.Forexample,
groundleveland closeto the building,it is oftennecessaryto     Iig.28 illustratesthat while photographingthe lengthof a
anglethecameraupwardssoasnot to missthetop of thebuild-    building,thewholeof the facadeat angleto the cameramaybe
ing,fig24-25.Itthenappearsthatthetop of thebuildingis nar-    in focusat onetime withoutresortingto stoppingthe lens
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Likewise,lig29,illustrateshow the right handsideof a building   Whileit is not intendedthat the FlexBodyshouldhaveall of the
facadecouldbe includedwhileremainingundistortedby shift-   possiblemovementsthat someview camerashave,you may
ing thebackwhenthecamera'spositioncannotbe changed.     wish to readingrelevantarticlesaboutcameramovementsin
                                                       the photographicliterature.Theyshouldprovideyou with a
                                               deeperinsightinto the conceptsthat lay behindwhat takes
Thephotographicsituationsjust mentionedarenormallycon-                                                          place,and in doingso broadenyour scopeto be ableto takeon
sideredasfaultswhichhaveto be corrected.Howeverthe very                                                          technicalandcreativechallenges.
samevisualchangescanalsobe classifiedascreativeadditions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   I
andcanbe usedto positiveeffect.
                                     concerning                       alreadymentioned             in the exampleForinstance,                                                 the                  TheRearcover                                                to photo-                           you maywish                      in a landscape,lack     of depth-of-field
graphthesamescenebut this time greatlyreducethe depth-of-                       MultiControl
 {ield.Thiscanbe doneby tilting the camerabackthe opposite
 way,thatis to say,the top of the camerabacktowardsthe cam-
 erabody.Theeffectwouldbe to isolateonepart of the scene
 within a zoneof sharpness,while throwingthe remainderof
 thesceneinto varyingdegreesof softness.                                              The RearcoverMultiControlhasa vignettingcontrolfacilityin
 Similarly,youmaywish to increasethe convergenceof verticals   the form of four holes,positionedat eachcornerof the frame.
in a building,for example,for dramaticeffect.By shiftingthe                                             As vignettingcannot only be causedby shiftingthe lensbut
backupwards,the camerawouldhaveto be pointedupwardsat                                                       alsoincorrectlypositionedor adjustedaccessoriessuchaslens
an evengreaterangleto includethe top of the building,thereby                                                shades,Iilter holders,etc,a checkon the FlexBodyQuick
exaggeratingthe convergenceeffect.                                                  Referencetablemaynot be sufficient.                                                                                                                                    (
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Asa quickand efficientcheckagainstvignetting,proceedas      vignettingis startingto occur.Howeverthis amountis
 follows:                                                acceptablefor a vignettefreeresult.
 l. Setup the cameraand completepicturecompositionas     Thelenshasbeenstoppeddownto the workingaperture
  normalwith anyfilter or lensshadein position.              and morethan 500/ohasbeencovered.Vignettingwill occur
 2. Removethe focusingscreenadapter.                     andwill producea visibleresult.
 3. Replacewith the RearcoverMultiControl.
4. Depressthe depth-of-lieldbuttonon the lensso that the
   lensstopsdownto the workingaperture.
5. Lookthrougheachholein the RearcoverMultiControlin
   thedirectionof the lensand comparewhatyou canseewith
   theillustrations,fig 30.                       TheFlexBodyandDigital
6, Experiment              to find whether                                               it is the                             degree                                           of shift applied                   Photography  and/oran accessory                     that is causing                               the                                problem.


                                           The FlexBodycanbe usedwith digitalimagingbacks.Your
 lllustrntions                                       Hasselbladdealeror distributorwill havemoreinformation
                                                   aboutcompatibility.a. Theapertureis fully open.No vignettingwill occur.
                                       Somedigitalbacksattachdirectlyto the FlexBodyin the sameb. Thelenshasbeenstoppeddownto the workingaperture
                                             mannerasa film magazinewhileothersmakeuseof an adapter  producingthe idealsituation.No vignettingwill occur.
                                                        plateof somekind. Followthe manufacturer'srecommenda-
c. Thelenshasbeenstoppeddownto theworkingaperturebut                                                            tionsfor attachment.

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Youcannotattachthelens.                        LensorFlexBodynotwound.

Youcannotremovethelens.                    Sameasabove.

Thereis noimageonthefocusingscreen.              Lenscapstillin place.Shutterunwound.

Tiltcontrolknob/lensextensionwheelcannotbemoved.     Releaseappropriatelockingscrews.

Theimageisdarkwhenthebackistilted.                                Insertappropriatecorrectionscreen.

Theimagebecomesveryunrharpwhena correctionscreenis    Correctionscreeninsertedincorrectly.
inserted.

Theimageisdarkat thecornersof thefocusingscreen.       Vignettinghasoccurred.

Shutterwill notfirewhencablereleaseis pressed.          Shutterhasnotbeenwound.

Filmframeshavebeenfogged.                     Magazineslideremovedwhileshutterstillopen.
                                                Shutterrewoundbeforemagazineslidereplaced.
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EQUIPMENTCARE                                bellowssectionof the FlexBodyis particularlyvulnerableto
TheHasselbladFlexBodyis designedto withstandthe rigours  physicaldamageandcareshouldbeexercisedin thevicinityof
ofprofessionalusein mostenvironments.Inorderto avoidthe   pointedor sharpobjects.TheFlexBodyis beststoredwiththe
possibilityof damagehowever,it shouldbeprotectedfromthe   bellowswithdrawnandtheshiftandtilt intheneutralposition.
following.
                                    SERVICE
Extremesof temperature.High temperaturescan havean  Youshouldreturnyourequipmentto a Hasselbladservicecen-
adverseeffectonboththefilmandtheequipment.Tryto avoid   tre for occasionalcheckingand preventivemaintenanceto
frequentandseveretemperaturechanges.              ensureoptimalreliability.lfyourcameraisusedconstantlyand
                                                    intensively,periodiccheck-upseverysix monthsarerecom--
Dustandgrit, Youshouldtakecareto preventdustandgrit  mendedat oneof the"HasselbladAuthorisedServiceCenters'l
fromgettingintoyourequipment.Incoastalareastakemea-  Theyhavethe expertstaffandspecialisedequipmentneces-
suresto protectyourequipmentfromsandand saltwater  saryto ensurethatyourFlexBodyremainsin perfectworking
spray.                                             order.
Duston the lensglassandfocusingscreencanbe removed
                                GUARANTEEwitha blowerbrushorverysoftlensbrushif necessary.Smears                                            ProvidedthatyouboughtyourequipmentfromanAuthorisedonthelensglassshouldbe treatedwith greatcare.lnsome
                                            Hasselbladoutlet,it is coveredby an internationalguaranteecasestheymaybe removedwitha highqualitylenscleaning
                                                        for oneyear.Theguaranteedocumentanda registrationcardsolutionon a tissuebut be carefulnot to scratchthe lensor
                                              aresuppliedwiththeFlexBody.Keeptheguaranteedocumenttouchanyof the glasssurfaceswith yourfingers.lf in any                                                     carefully,butfill in the registrationcardandreturnit to yourdoubt,donotattemptto cleanlensglasssurfacesyourself.
                                            Hasselbladdistributor.
lmpact.Yourequipmentcanbe damagedby severephysical
shockssopracticalprotectiveprecautionsshouldbetaken.The

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TechnicalSpecifications- FlexBody
Bodytype:              Technical,withatiltableandshiftableback.
Design:               Mechanical,withcontrolsfortiltandshift.
tilmadvante:          Manualadvancewithwindingcrank.
Tripodcoupling:          1/4"and3/8"socketthreadsandbaseplateforquickcouplingattachment.
Externaldimensions:             l l0xl40x140cm(4.2x5.5x5.5")- LxWxH.
Weight             700g (1.5lb),
Focusingscreen:         AcuteMatteScreenwithtwoconectionscreens(patentpending)
                                  '14Ba*shift/ tilt control:       Shift:max.+ mm(vertical)
                                Tilt:max.+28"(verticalplanetilt)
Lensextension:        22mm,built-in.
Shutterwinding:        Manual
(ompatibility:             AllHasselbladprismviewfinderswithorwithouta built-inlightmeterormagnifinghood.
                     15interchangeable(Flenses,withbuilt-inleafshuttersprovidingflashsynchronizationatall
                    speedsfrom1to1/500s.
                   The6x6cm(2tlax}rl+")and6x4.5cm(2tftx 1sft")formatmagazines.Filmtypes120,220,
                70mmdoubleperforatedfilm,sheet,andPolaroidofilm.
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