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Hasselblad H1 film Pt. 1 User manual
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- Hasselblad H1 film Pt. 1
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- English
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- 36
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Venmo @mike-butkus-camera Ph. 2083 PayPal Name Lynn@butkus.org www.PayPal.me/lynnbutkusView original page 4
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Congratulations!
You have in your possession the result of the most intensive technicol development pro-
gramme ever undertaken by Hasselblad, the most prestigious medium-format comero
manufacturer in the world. lt reflects an unprecedented wealth of knowledge and expe-
rience tightly interwoven with the latesttechnological developments thot combined to
produce an unrivalled world-class creative tool for the discerning photogropher.
Hosselblad had its beginnings during the last fifty yeors of the last millennium. Within
twenty yeors it was present as monkind took the frrst small step on the moon. Now,
Hasselblod makes its own giant leap foruards into the future. A new foundation on which
to build, ensuring the utmost in imoge-quality, handling and versatility resulting from the
most reliable and efficient solutions to meet photographers'expectotions.
The Hl comera system presents a list of features coloured by superlatives. What wos once
considered optionalis now integral.The potential of this outstanding professionol equip-
mentstraight out of the box is dazzling.
But there is no trade-off in quality for the sake of trend technology. The three pillars of the
Hosselblad reputation remain: Reliability,Versatilig, lnterchongeability. Stainless steel
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ond oluminium for no-nonsense professionaluse and durability. Silicon chip controlfor
bosic proctical support as well as sophisticated facilities to spon all demands. A system to
trust and build on, that will develop and grow in poce with tomorrow's discoveries.
The list of feotures is long, varied and comprehensive. Toke a deep breath and read the fol-
lowing: instont 120/220 interchangeobility, automaticfilm advance, shutter speedsfrom
18 hoursto l/800s, automaticfocuswith instant manual override, dot-matrix LCDs, ropid
button and control wheel user interface, integral grip, integralfill-flash, multi-mode expo-
sure metering,nLflash control, outomaticfilm speed setting with bar code, integral dark
slide, automatic film advance ond film wind off, wireless infrared remote release option,
custom imprinting on frame edge including exposure data, name, symbols, etc., immedi-
ate cable-free compatibility with digital backs, presentation of digital information such os
histogroms and grey balance on the LCD, extremely accurote electronic lenf shutter, eye-
line viewfinder with 100% view dot matrix viewfinder LCD, lithium or rechargeable bat-
tery options, user customization of functions. And that's not all! Brocketing, interualtimer,
rapid access user button,flash measure, independent LCD illumination on magozines, in-
tegral diopter adjustment in viewfinder, zone system capability, time-lapse photography,View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
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customized profiles and so on. And, npartfrom the practical aspects, the Ht also exudes o
feeling of superb duign and ergonomics thot mokes the camera o pleasure to own as well
as use. Being Hasselblad, the results are stunning in quality too, of course.
So Hasselblad,the mostdistinguished pioneer in medium-format photogrophy,yetagoin
tokes the vanguard position. We are confident that you are going to incorporate this cam-
era inseparably into your photographic life. We are olso confident that you are going to
produce images you are proud of. Some of these will remoin as o documentation of the
history of our world, perhaps even beyond. That's how it is with Hassetblad.
The primory gool of all comero development is of course the seamless and unobtrusive
production of superb images, regordless of situotion. The Hl has obitities ond feotures
that you moy not think you need, yet. Each individual has their own way of working. But
the Hl has tremendous scope for fine-tuning your technique possibty beyond your present
ambitions so that is why we have decided to get you and your camera acquainted and on
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The Quick Start Guide section of this monual is therefore intended for everybody as a
ropid-occess informational source, regardless of final gotat. With it you snouta be able to
take photographs within minutes of unpacking. The Hl will function equally well as an
outomotic point-ond-shoot or as o total-control, ultra-professional instrument.
The rest of the user mnnual is intended to be the standard bookshelf reference manuol.ln
ityou willfind full user descriptions, LCD chorts, specifications, etc.There is a glossary of
terms at the end of the manuol if some words or terms are unfamiliar.
Tokeyour time to leorn the intricocies ond potentials of the Hl. Go otyour own pace and
explore the possibilities when you feel reody for the next step. Results will be good from
the word go, that's guaranteed, but there is always room for improvement, more efficient
ways of working, etc ond thotwill be up to you to determine and decide upon.
The supreme Hasselblad potential is there, it's up to you to exploit it!
Finally, please check occasionally on the Hasselblad website - www.hasselblad.com - for ony updotesregording user instructions, chonges, news, or other informotion concerning the H system.lf you hove no
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Your new Hl may hove been supplied in kitform or as seporate items. Please ensure
that allthe items noted on the accompanying packing information have been sup-
plied and are correct.
Contact your Hasselblad dealer or distributor immediotely if any of the items are
missing, quoting the serial numbers ond purchase details.
Familiarise yourself with the various parts and components. Leove protective cov-
ers on as much os possible and avoid touching glass surfaces ond inserting fingers
into the camera body. The Hl has a robust construction and is capable of with-
standing foirly rough treatment but nevertheless is a precision instrument and will
serue you longer if treated with respect from the beginning.
Please keep purchose details ond the wananty in a safe place.
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the mogozine towords the comera body ond firmly press into ploce You can now explore the menus, buttons, control wheels, etc
with o click. lf there is resistonce, the magazine retoining hook hos observing the changes on the LCD on the grip as well as the LCD
probobly been inodvertenfly released. Push the magazine rctnining in the viewfinder.
latch to the right and inwords simultoneously agoin to reset it.
Remove the top protective cover from the vievrfinder screen loco- film loadinl!...
tion by lifting o comer.
Fold outthefilm holder key and turn it counter-clockwise 90'.
Remove the protective cover from the viewfinder by depresing the
Withdrow the film holder completely. (Remove the protective slip
viewfinder releose button.
from the internol bottery compnftment if necessnry)
While holding the vievrfinder ot o slight ongle,locate the front
Place an empty take-up spool in he upper spool holder by push-
section into place on thefront edge of theviewfinder screen rccess
ing one end of the spool ogoinst the sprung splol retoining arm
in the camera body ensuring the centrollocoting lug ond databus
to engnge the stud in the spool end. Position the other end ofthe
interface are positioned conectly. Swing the viewfinder downwards spool over the fixed stud in the holder. Rotote the spool o little ifond press firmly until it dicks into ploce. Ensure thot both sides of
necessary until dkks into position.
the viewfinder are seated correcfly.
Completely remove the retoining paper band fron o nail roll of
Point the comeru 0t 0 snooth toned oreo. Turn the eyesight odjust-
film ond place it in the lower spool holder. See diagrom for conect
nent dinl untilyou achieve optimum sharpness of the morkings on
orientation. Ensure you do not place the film spool the wrcng way
fte viewfinder screen.
around!
Putt 8-10 cm B-a iil of paper bocking fron the film roll and
The camera is now complete. lf you press the 0N.0FF button insert the tongue of the bocking poper into the slot in the take-up
for half a second, the camera will activate. lf the camera ente6 spooL Turn the spool one rcmplete turn to ensurc the tongue is
STANDBY mode (the LCD screen will show the H1 symbolonly), firmly held in place by the overlying poper backing.
reactivate it by pressing the shutter release button halfway (or
Re-insert the fitm hotder into the noin body of the film mogaine
the 0N.0FF button or Stop down button).
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Take a few minutes to familiarize yourcelf with the Hl and its various controls.
Note the difference between a long pre*s and a short press with some buttons.
For example from the stondord screen a click of the ON.OFF button will take
you to fuofrles while a longer press will turn the camera off.
You should find that the Hl sits comfortably in the polm of your left hand
leaving your fingers free for eventual manual focus adjustments. With
your right hand on the grip, your thumb and fingers have immediate
occess to all the controls without letting go. Move the rear control wheel
with yo u r thu m b a nd the fro nt co ntrol w heel wit h yo u r i ndex fi ng er.
Note the changes on the LCD as you press the various buttons and con-
trol wheels. Notice too the changes in the viewfinder LCD as you do the
same. You cannot damage the camera by pressing the wrong buttons or
controls or using them in the wrong order. The worst that can happen
is that you might get'lost' in the menu or you might activate a certain
action thattakestimeto complete.ln this case simply clickon the escape
(PROFf LES / ESC) button to return to the'standord' screen again.
Attempt o half-press with the shutter release button with the comero
set at autofocus too see how the lens focuses and the light metering
reacts. Notice that the lens barrel does not revolve in autofocus but you
can immediately changethefocus manually and immediately revertto
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Note the ready accessibility of the very hondy User button for access
short cuts to most functions (investigate how you can exploit this excel-
lent function to the full in o later section) as well as the AE-Lock button
for i m med i ate exposu re I ocki n g.
Note the safety features integral in the magazine so you connot remove
a magazine without the darkslide in place or (unless set otherwise)
make on exposure with the darkslide in ploce.
Feel for the stop down bufton positioned between the lens and the grip.
Press the AF button and then turn the front control wheel to change from
AF singf e fo AF continuous fo Manual to try out the differences in how
the camera behaves in these different modes, for example.
Press the EXP button on the viewfinder and then turn the rear control
wheel to change the metering method to see the chonges in sensitivity
of theexposure meter.
Quite simply, just explore the camera for a little while to feel at home
with the general handling and the idea of control buftons and wheels
and LCD information, etc. The sooner you become accustomed to mov-
ing the controls instinctively the sooner you will be able to effortlessly
usethefinesses on offer.
The remainder of this manual will slowly take you through stage for
stage each feature ond setting so that you can master this marvellous
piece of photographic equipment and exploit it to the full.
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Allfunctions and settings on the Hl are occessed and altered by the readily accessible control
buttons and wheels on and around the grip aided visually by the LCD user-interface. The informa-
tion on the LCD is in menu format and has a great deal in common with those found in modern
computers, cell phones, etc. lt is pixel based and therefore has a greater capacity to produce user-
friendly symbols.Theviewfinder also hos an LCDvisible beneaththeviewingframethat mirrors
someof theinformation onthegrip LCD plus additionalinformation aswellasfour LEDsforwarn-
ing, flash and focus information. The film magazines olso have an LCD panel and setting control
buttons. Pleaseseeseporatesectionsforfurther details abouttheviewfinder andfilm magazines.
There are five buttons that surround the grip LCD combined with two control wheels to access
various parts of the menu and to alter settings. Additionally there is an LCD illumination button as
well as the shutter release button.
The basic principle behind making changes is that the appropriote button is first pressed to access
the menu and then settings altered by way of the controlwheels.The appropriate control wheel is
designated by anowheads alongside the setting description.
/ Som buttons have o toggle function, the ON.OFF button has a quick'click' oction as
well as a longer (holf-second) 'press' action ond the shutter release has two positions:
'half-press' and'full-press' .
/ UanyOuttonshove o dual ortriplefunction accordingtothe stateof the menu.
/ et very low temperatures the LCDs require opproximately a few seconds to disploy
newsettings.
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Menu charts - general
Throughout this manualyou willfind charts to explain the steps and The Hl features the advantage of multiple customization of settings.
procedures required to alter the vorious settings. These charts are This means thot your personal choice of settings, and thereby appeor-
loid out to graphically illustrate in o simple manner how to navigate once of various combinations of symbols on the LCD at any time, will
through the menus. While they include all the information that would not necessarily be the same as mony of the screens illustrated in this
be presented on the LCD relevant to that section, they cannot illustrate manual.
allthe possible combinations of the various symbols seen on a screen ot
one time as that would be impractical and too confusing. lf you ore at To simplify the descriptions, reference is often made to a'standard'
screen. Apart from default settings, there is no actual standard setting allfamiliar with cell phone menus, for example, then the design of the
in the normal sense and therefore you create your own 'standard', which loyout and working practice will not be unfomiliar
of course can be changed at any time.
You should find that, in practice, working your way through a menu on
The'standard' screen is therefore the one you have currently created and the camera is a good deal simpler and more obvious than the written
is the one visible on the LCD when photographing (except where a par- uplanation implies!
ticular mode is in actual operation, such as self-timer, for example).
ln the descriptions, various terms are used regarding menu naviga-
tion. Menus have'trees', for example, which describes their imaginary
graphicol layout where you could troce a navigational path along its
'branches'. Each new section, or stopping off point on the bronches,
seen on the LCD is called o 'screen'. Therefore a screen is the grophical
display on the LCD of where you ore on the menu and represents the
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The following is a list of various terms describing various qctions that appear in the menu:
Enter : moves screen down one level on the menu.
Exit : moves screen back up one level on the menu. Does not save ony settings.
Off : deactivates the particular function being set.
0n : activates the particularfunction being set.
HI Sef . : Select - selects the choracter marked when imprinting text and profile name.
lll ESC : Escape - terminates an action and returnsto the standard screen. Does not save any settings.
Save : saves a setting and also moves screen back up one level on the menu. Can save many changes made in a
setting sequence.
'Quick save'- half-press shutter release button Escape - press ESC b utton ( PR)FI LES /ESC b utto n)
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Several buttons are multifunctionol, according to the state of the menu. For example, if you press
the DRIVE button when the standard screen is visibte, it will access the drive mode choice screen.
The new screen then shows a new description for the bunons and so the DRIVE button now func-
tions asthesAVE buttontemporarily until a new screen isvisibte.
Shutter release button
This button has half-Pressandfull-press positions. Bypressing half-way (or softly) the
camera' auto focus function and exposure meter can be activated. By pressing all the way
down (or harder) the shutter will be released (or the chosen exposure pioceduie will begin, -
as relevant. For example, the self timer is activated with this button)
CONTROL LOCK / FLASH button / GXIT) B
This is a triple function button. Ifyou press the button for one second, the beeper will sound
(if set) and a key symbol will appear on the grip LCD signifying that the controls (except
the shutter release) have been locked and therefore cannot be iltered unintentionally in
use. Press the button for one second again to unlock (this function can be altered to lock all
controls or control wheels only in'Custom options').
Quicklyclickingthe buttonwill access the flash settings screen onthe LCD from the standard
screen. See separate section for full details.
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This is a triple function button. Press this button to go directly to the autofocus/manual focus
choice screen from the standard screen. See separate section for full details. It also acts as
the 0N and SEL. (= select) buttons for many other settings.
This is a triple function button. It will access the drive settings screen on the LCD from the
working screen. See separate section for full details.
It also acts as the SAVE and ENTER buttons for many other settings.
The front and rear control wheels are turned to make changes in exposure settings in the
standard screen as well as to access the various loop sections of the menu for settings. The
effect of the wheels'direction is programmable.
MENU button
Accesses the first level of the menu for settings changes.
:l:1,::l:i:l:l,ii lllumination button G
Press to illuminate the LCD. Remains active until camera enters standby mode.
ON.OFF (PROFILES/ESC) button H
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then the standard screen. After a few seconds (customizable) the camera will enter Standby
mode. A half second press of the button will turn the camera off completely.
The Profiles section ofthe menu is accessed by clicking the button quickly from the standard
screen.
Note the difference between a half second press and a quick click of the this button.
iiiii:ii:iiiiiliiiiiii* The front and rear control wheels are turned to make changes in exposure settings in the
standard screen as well as to access the various loop sections of the menu for settings. Acts
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buttons:
This button that can lock a light reading made in both automatic and manual exposure
modes. It can also be used in Zone mode to take a new reading.
See section on the AE-L button for full details.
Film wind-off button
Pressing this button will automaticallywind-off the remaining unexposed film rapidly
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Press this button to make a visual check of the depth-of-field on the viewfinder screen at
the chosen aperture. The aperture will close according to the setting and remain closed as
long as the pressure is maintained. You can alter the aperture at the same time to see the
changes taking place.
There are also two control buttons on the viewfinder, as well as the eyesight correction adjustment
wheel:
Eyesi g ht correcti o n a dj ustment wh eel
The personal eyesight adjustment facility has a diopter range of -4 - +2.5, to suit most
users.
EV correction adjustment button a
Press this button to access the EV compensation screen. Settings are made with either the
front or rear control wheels. An EV correction symbol appears on the grip and viewfinder
LCD as confirmation.
EXP button
The EXP (Exposure) button accesses the exposure mode and metering method options screen.
Settings are made with the front and rear control wheels and the appropriate symbols appear
on the grip and viewfinder LCD accordingly.View original page 36Related documents and language editions
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