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WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS Hasselblad 903 SWC User manual
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il A S S f L B T A D
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Instructionmanual;Gebrachsanweisung;Manueld'instructions
Manualde instrucciones;Manualed'instruzioni;Gebruiksaawijzin
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Contents
2 lntroductian HyperfocalSetting
Parts& Components MagazineOperation
1 LoadingtheMagazine 3 GETTINGSTARTED B FilmLoadIndicator
LensProtectiveCover B RemovingJilm{romtheMagazine
RearcoverMultiControl B MagazineSlideHolder
AttachingtheMagazine I FilmTabholder
IA RemovingtheMagazine q FilmPlaneposition
+ MagazineStatusIndicator q MagazineforPolaroidFilm
1+ AttachingtheVieMinder I Viewfinder
A+ RemovingtheViewfinder I SoiritLevel
TheWindingCrank lmageParallax
6 StrapLugsandStrap I OtherHasselbladViewfinders
Holdingthe903SWC I FocusingScreenAdapterSWC
10 HasselbladMeterPrismViewfinders
5 OPERATINGDETAILS
10 OPTICALPROPERTIES 5 Exposure
5 TimeExoosureLock 1 0 MTF-function
5 CableRelease 1 0 Relativeillumination
5 MultipleExposures 1 0 RadialDistortion
6 LensandShutterFunctions
6 ShutterSpeeds 1 1 ACCESSOFTES
6 Aperture 11 AccessoryMounts 6 ExposureValues 11 HasselbladAccessoryChart 6 InterlockedShutterspeedandAperture
6 FocusingandDepth-of-field 11 Cameracare
7 InfraredPhotography 12 Troubteshooting
7 FlashSvnchronization 12 ServiceandGuarantee
13 TechnicalSoecifications
Copyright@1997,VictorHasselbladAB
AIIrightsreserved.Nopartsof thismaterialmaybereproduced,storedin a retrievalsystemor transmitted,inanyform
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6 GD)
Welcometo theHasselbladCameraSystem
As a Hasselbladovmer,youhavein yourpossessiona FocusingscreenadapterSWCtogetherwithanyoneof
cameraof exceplionalquality,he productof an interna- themanyHasselbladviewfinders.
tionallyrenownedfiaditionof excellencein the worldof TheHasselblad903SWCacceptsalldifferenttypesof
ptntograptty-ltgivesyouaccessto he world'slargest Hasselbladfilmmagazinesfor 120,220and Polaroid
mediumformatcamen system,he HasselbladSys- typefilmswith6x6cmand6x4.5cm imageformats.
tem,whichsuccessfullyhasbeentakento the endsof The Lens he earh andbeyond- intospace- to eam its world-
widereputationbr qualityandreliability. LikeallHasselbladlensessincetheearly1950'switha
A rangeof accessoriesaffordgreatflexibilityand singleexception,the BiogonCF 114.538 mm lensis
potentialfor successfulphotographyin almostany manuhcturedby CarlZeissin Germany,Thelenscan
application. befocuseddownto 0.3m (1ft.)andprovidesa fullim-
Amongthe differentcameramodelswithinthe agecoveragewitha 90"diagonalanglefieldofview,an
HasselbladSystem,the 903SWChasa uniqueposi- exceptionallyhighdistortioncorrectionanda highlyim-
tion,beingtre onlymodelhatis nota singlelensreflex provedilluminationdistribution.Thelenselementshave
type.Thereasonis the famousZeissBiogonCF f/4.5 thehighlyefficientCarlZeissT. multi-layeranti-reflec-
38 mm wide-anglelens.Thesymmetricaldesignand tioncoatingon allglass-to-airsurfaces,
veryshortfocallenghof thislensleavesno roomfora Seealsopage22 fordetailedinformationon theopti-
viewfindermirrorbetweenhe rearof the lensandthe calproperties!
film.Insteadof beingattachedto a singlelens reflex Thisinstructionmanualprovidesa detaileddescrip-
camerabodythe lensis permanentlyattachedto the tionof howtooperatetheHasselblad903SWCcamera.
shortandveryrobustdiecastmetalhousing. Theknowledgegainedfromcarefullystudyingit willgive
The Hasselblad903SWChas a detachableoptical youaccessto theHasselbladpotential.Exploitingthat
potentialis leftto yourskillandimagination! viewfinderwitha built-inspiritlevel.Through-the-lens
viewingis possibleby meansof thespeciallydesigned
Congratulationson yourchoiceof a uniquecamera!
SERVICEANDMAINTENANCE GUARANTEE I
:rWhileHasselbladequipmentisextremelyreliableand tlf yourcamerawas purchasedfroman authorized
:,durable,camerasand lensesthat are in constant Hasselbladoutlet,it is coveredby an international
iintensiveuseina professionalenvironmentshouldbe guaranteeforoneyear.Furtherdetiilsontheguaran-
i maintainedandservicedbyanauthorizedHasselblad teecanbefoundon page12.
i $erviceCenteratregularintervals.Furtherinformation
j.onserviceandmaintenancecanbe foundon page
11-12.
Introduction
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i l, e $055 C'Feft;CndComponents i
1 Viewfinderwithbuilt-inspiritlwel 14 Eryosurevaluescale(EV) 2s Sraphtg
2 Rubbereyepiecestnylightprotection 15 Internallersaccessoryrnunt 29 PcfldrbmiC
3 ShutterreleasebuttonwithttrreadedcaHe 16 Aperturedng il l@aziresppce
releasesocket 17 Shutterspeedscah 31 TlFodsodcts,Iry dd 3,filre*
4 Magazinecatchbutton 18 Extemallensa@ssorymount 32 Aic*nprrg@
5 Magazinedesignation 19 Shutterspeeddng 3} Magazircsleffi
6 TimeexposureffTL viewinglock 20 Aperturescale 34 Filmtabhottu
7 Filmwindingcrank 21 Lerscentralindex 35 Magazirrcsldehoderdd
8 Framecounter 22 Deptrcf-fiebscale S Flnloadhftfrr
9 MagazineStatusindicator 23 Exposurcvalueinterlockfufron S/ Filmholderkry
10 Windingcrank 24 Vieryfindermount 38 Filmholder
11 Focusingring 25 Vlervfinderrcleasecadr
12 Focusingdistancescale,irrches/bet and 26 illagazineslitb
meters 27 Magazinehoolcs
13 Exposurevalueindex
mnete
takinga photqraph,i. e. the lensis on thefront,theviewfinderon he W, andhe wirdtrgcrank E I
is on theight handside
p3 LensPiotectiveCovef ' 1148:E
Thissectiondescribesthestepsyoumusttaketo make Turn the cover (bayonet fitting) in the direction
he camerareadyto use.Youwillfindcomprehensive of the arrory (counter-clockwise) and remove-
informationon howto operatehe camen in thefollow- 'ffi
Paragraphingsections. numbers in italic in he heaG € 4 Aiar Cover MultiGontrol ]Elines andinthe textreferto conesponding illustrations in Depress the catch, tilt the cover backwards, and lifttheattachedillustrationsbooklet. itoff.
Withthecamerabody(completewithlens)andhe film
magazineunpackedbutnotassembledensurchatthe u,oAttachingthe l$lagazinecamerais wound.Thewindingcrankon he dghthand E
sideof thecamerais lockedagainstdockwiserotalion Ensure that the magazine slide is fully inserted and
ifthecamerais fullywound.Counter+lockudserotation that the magazine status indicator is white.If the
ispossibleas the windingcrankis on a lzttdtet.lf he indicator is not white, refer to the instmction on
crankis not locked,rotateit clochriseuntilit stops. page+
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Rest the magazine on the camera's magazine been advanced after the latest exposure.
supports and ensure that it is properly located. 9. Do not attach a magazine showing white to a
Carefully swing the magazine towards the camera camera that is not wound! Wind the camera first
body and check that the camera'smagazinehooks by u full turn of the winding crank, otherwise you
fit into the magazine slots. Push the magazine will lose one frame.
gently but firmly against the hooks while sliding
the magazine catch button to the right. 70. Do not attach a magazine showing red to a
fully wound camera! It could result in an uninten-
Releasethe magazine catch button when the ma- tional double exposure, since the frame in posi-
gazine makes contact with the rear plate of the tion in the magazine probably already is exposed.
camera,and push it to the left to ensure that it has
reachedthe locked position. Removethe magazine If the status indicator shows red, releasethe cam-
slide and insert it in the slide holder on the back era (page 5) before attaching the magazine.Then,
of the magazine(seepage 8). when you wind the camera, the film will be ad-
vanced to the next frame.
the magazinestatusindicator showing white.If the With the catch facing forward slide the viewfinder
magazinestatus indicator shows a red signal, then into the accessoryand viewfinder mount until it
wind the camera first. positively latchesonto the stud located at the front
end of the mount.
Insert the magazine slide into the magazine with
the hinge towards the front of the camera.
Slide the magazine catch button to the right, tilt
the magazineback and lift it off the magazinesup-
ports, catch in the direction of the arrow while sliding
the viewfinder towards the rear of the camera. ,{_ilffilWelli#,llteiatyi effiintffiywnbffi111qffir.littwd'
iffil#rtn',t ii6,:,:,lWi,1Elat$lliffiiitsortsid I 'iiii,,aafiaiina eannotherem,ovedwith-
fti,,ft,,ilinlierf,W1,1 , ratchet to enable the operator to rotate the crank
counter-clockwise.This design allows you to po-
sition the crank to any desired starting point and
operate it either by one full turn or by u pumping
magazine shows whether the magazine is ready to action. The latter is necessarywhen the camera is
operate (white) or not (red), i.e. the film has not used with a magazine for Polaroid film.
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14,15$trapLugs;,Attachingthe - Normal setting used for all shutter speedsex- cept'B'
Placethe main body of the strap clip over one of - T The releasebutton locks after being depressed
the camera'sstrap lugs. Press the tip of the clip and remains locked until the lever is returned
towardsthe camerawhile pulling back on the strap to the'O'setting
sothat the strap clip slides over the strap lug and
locksinto position. The'T' setting can be used for time exposuresin
conjunction with the shutter speedbeing set to'B'.
The winding crank is locked until the lever is re-
turned to the'O' settirg.
Lift the clip locking plate high enough to passover
the strap hg. Slide the clip forward in the direc- ,
tion awayfrom the strap until it is free. t 1fhen69&bl$i,, I',with; ih''o'B'',se,'#ing1,,,an
Youwill find that holding the camera in your left
handas shown in the illustration is the most con-
venientgrip when the camera is hand held. The Normally the combined use of a cable releaseandright hand is then positioned to steady the grip a camera support is recommended for shutterand the index finger on the right hand is used to speeds slower than ll60 s. The cable releaseisoperatethe camera releasebutton. attached by screwing it into the threaded socket
in the shutter releasebutton.
The camera is designed to prevent accidental
double exposures. However, intentional double
17 Expos,ure:l and multiple exposureson the sameframe can be
carried out as follows:Theshutter releasebutton for the 903SWCis situ- 1. Depressthe shutter releasebutton and make theatedon the top of the camera. initial exposure.The magazine status indicatorEnsurethat the camera is wound and the maga- will changeto red.zineslide removed before an exposure is made. 2. Insert the magazineslide, remove the magazine.
'-'t$-/1l4t| 3. Wind the cameraby rotating the winding crank
one full revolution or by using a pumping ac- "
The time exposure lock lever has two settings: tion until the crank stops.
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4 Replace the magazine and remove the slide.
The unit is now ready to make a second expos-
ure on the sameframe.You can make additional
If you want to change either the shutter speed or
aperture without changing the EV (Exposure
Value), you can interlock the shutter speed and
aperture setting rings. This is carried out by de-
pressing the interlock button on the right of the
aperture scale,then turning the interlocked rings
to the desired aperture and speed combination.
When interlocked the rings move together,
increasing or decreasing the aperture and shutter
speed while maintaining the EV for correct ex-
posure.
The shuffer speed selector ring is the ring located
closestto the front of the lens. The desired shutter The focusing ring is the wide ring with a knurled
speedis set opposite the lens index. rubber grip, set closest to the camera body. The
The white scale shows the shutter speeds,and the distance scales appear on this ring. The lens is
orange scale the exposure values (EV). focused by rotating the focusing ring until the
measured or estimated distance between the sub-
The aperture ring is located behind the shutter ject and the film plane appears opposite the lens
speed ring. The desired lens aperture is also set index. The distance is shown in white for metres,
opposite the lens index. and in orange for inches/feet .
Objects closer or further away than the selected
distance will appear sharp, within certain limits.
The combination of aperture and shutter speed set The range of sharp focus, i.e. depth-of-field varies
opposite the lens index, determines the exposure. with the aperture.
Every combination of shutter speed/aperture has The depth-of-field available at any given aperture
an equivalent exposure value (EV) which you can setting can be read off the depth-of-field scale on
read or set against the orange EV index on the side both sides of the central index. The setting in the
of the lens. illustration indicates how to read the depth-
Exposure values can also be determined by using of-field scale at an aperture of flll, i.e. approxi-
an exposure meter having an EV scale. mately from 0.65m (2.3 ft.) to l.5m (5 ft.).
Lens and Shutter Functions
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Infrared (IR) rays (wavelengths longer than 800 ering'Focusing and depth-of-field'. The distances
nm) form an image on a plane further awayfrom limiting the sharply defined areaareknown as the
'near thelensthan the image plane for visible light. To limit'and the'far limit'.
compensatefor this difference you have to align To usethe hyperfocal distancesetting method, first
the chosendistance against the red IR index in- determine the EV-setting and then selectthe slow- steadof the normal lens index. Proceed as follows: est applicableshutter speed.This will give you the
l. Establishthe distance to the subject either by smallestpossible aperture, and therefore the larg-
measuring or by focusing on the focusing est depth-of-field. Rotatethe focusing ring so that
screenadapter (seepage 9). the infinity mark is set to the far limit, i.e. oppo-
site the selectedaperture number to the right of 2, Note the measured distance or mark the dis-
the lens index. Now you can read the near limit tancepoint on the focusing scaleopposite the
distance opposite the aperture number to the left lensindex line.
of the lens index. Using this method you will get
3. Adjust the focusing ring until the established an image that is sharp from the near limit to in-
distancepoint is opposite the red IR index. finity.
Example: The measured EV is 13. The selected
shutter speedis 1/60 s. This results in an aperture
value of fll l. By setting the infinity mark at flLLThebuilt-in shutter in the Biogon CF lens is fully
on the far limit, the near limit will land at a dis-synchronized.A flash connected to the PC ter-
tanceof t .2 m (4 ft.).minal fires when the shutter is fully open.
ThePCterminal has a rubber bushing that secures At the widest apertur e (fla.s) the near limit is 3 m
the cable connector. Always push the connector ( I 0 ft. ) and at the smallestaperture (f122)the near
all the way in! limit is as closeas 0.65 m (26 in.).
Electronicflash units can be used at all shutter
speeds(B and I s -11500s).
Thevery short focal length of the 38 mm Biogon
CF lens provides both a 90o angle and a large
depth-of-field. This allows successfuluse of the The magazine may be loaded on or off the cam-
hyper-focaldistancesetting method.It is basedon era. If it is to be loaded off the camera, then the
the fact that the sharply defined area of a photo- magazine slide must be inserted, its flat side
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towards the rear. This allows removal of the film The figure ( 1) will now be displayed in the frame
holder for loadirg.Follow the procedure below in counter window, indicating that the magazine is
correct order to load the magazine loaded and ready for use. The magazine's film
winding crank is blocked, but only at frame (1).
tu"t"',lr':ri'l'jtH'jff!f#fff A partially exposed film may be wound off at any
frame after that.
3I. Fold out the film holder k y. The frame counter is automatically resetwhen the
32. Rotate the key C-CW and withdraw the film film holder is withdrawn from the magazine.
holder.
33. Place an empty take-up spool under the
grooved knob of the spool clamp bar. Insert a i; ;h;;l"trf or the film holder k y there is a cres-
roll of film under the other end of the bar, cent-shaped indicator window that shows white
turned the sameway as in the illustration. when the magazine is freshly loaded. It gradually
Be sure to remove all the paper band sur- changes to red as the film is wound through. An
rounding a new roll of film! all red indicator shows that the film is used up or
34. Turn the film holder k y CW to open the film that the magazine is empty.
clamp. Pull 8-10 cm (3-4 in.) of paper back-
ing off the film roll and slide the edge under
the clamp. After the last frame has been exposedand the film
35. Insert the tongue of the backing paper into the advanced,the magazineblocks the camera against
slot in the take-up spool. further release.To remove the exposed film fold
out the film winding crank and rotate it clockwise 36. IMPORTANT!
until you can feel that the film is leaving the sup- Turn the grooved knob CW until the arrow
ply spool. Withdraw the film holder from the on the paper backing is aligned opposite the
magazine and remove the film. triangular film load index on the spool clamp
bar, but no further.
37. Turn the film holder k y C-CW and insert the
film holder into the magazine. Ensure that it On the rear of the magazine is the slide holder
is correctly positioned. Turn the film holder where the magazine slide could be stowed away
k y CW to lock the film holder in the maga- when not in use.Turn the slide with the hinge to-
zine and then fold it back in place. wards the rear to fold the bow fullv into the slide
holder recesses. 38. Fold out the film winding crank and rotate it
CW about ten turns until it stops. Turn the
crank C-CW if necessaryand fold it in.
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42 FilmTabHolder #,f,tt''r,'t11,y9;,;6itil1i'f]i*i;ru,:,r:tttiu$ ll!
Theendtab of the film pack can be inserted in the A transparent spirit level is built into the top of
holderon the back of the magazine as a reminder the viewfinder body. The spirit level is displayed
of the kind of film that has been loaded into the beneath the viewfinder image area.It has an ac-
magazlne. curacy of 1o for each mm of bubble travel, i.e. as
long as the bubble stays within the centre circle
Fifm Planeposition , , :; :: '::: the deviation of the camera position from hori-
zontal does not exceed1o.
The film plane position is represented by the
chromeand leatherette contact line behind the
magazineslide insertion slit.
The position of the viewfinder - aboveand slightly
behind the lens causesa minor deviation between
the area covered by the viewfinder and that cov-
When a magazine for Polaroid film is used with ered by the lens. This area covered by the view-
the903SWCthe film winding crank cannot com- finder is coloured red in figure 46. The centre of
pletea full revolution. the viewfinder areais located about7 .5 cm (3 in.)
In order to wind the cam era, fold out the film above the centre of the lens area.The differences
winding crank and move it up and down with a in location and size of the viewfinder and lens
pumpingmotion until it stops. image areas are illustrated in the figure. At suc-
cessivelylonger object distances the parallax
becomes small compared with the field of view.
For accurate composition and focusing use the
focusing screenadapter (seebelow).
The optical viewfinder can be attached to the
mount on top of the camera body. It shows an
imagethat is slightly larger than the image re-
cordedon the film. There are corner marks that All Hasselblad viewfiders can be used on theindicatethe height of th e 6x4.5 cm format and also 903SWC together with the Focusing screena centremark. The lens scalescan be seenthrough adapterSWC (Cat.No.41050).a crescent-shapedbifocal optical system in the
lower part of the viewfinder image. The optical 47"'FoC.u;.e'i.fg...'$i.ien....'.n.u.aftQf.',:....'..,",,systemallows the wearing of spectacleswithout ....$WC'
You can usethe Focusingscreenadapter SWC toproblem. The rubber eye-cup, which protects
check the depth-of-field, the exact area coveredagainststray light, may be folded forward if
and image composition.preferred.
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The adapter attaches to the camera body in the
samewayasthe magazine.The image on the screen
can be viewed through any Hasselblad viewfinder
and focusing hood. Even at the widest aperture the image produced
uri'|,ubyacterizedthe Biogonby T*extraordinaryCF 4.5135mmsharpnesslens is char-and ,,,,',rtt'ffi'ffiiffififi,i,i:liyFd#fis{*i#,;'##inffiilrlffi brilliance. This together with the very low radial
1. Set the shutter to B. distortion and the remarkablywide focusing range
2. Set the lens to the maximum aperture (f14.5). from 0.3 m to o makes it very suitable for archi-
'T'and tectural, fashion, industrial and technical photo- 3. Setthe time exposurelock to pressthe graphy or whenever the highest image quality is
shutter releasebutton. required. The graphs (figs 49-51) represent the : : . - : , : typical characteristicsof MTF (Modulation Trans- ' "':79,g:':::';t
! fer Function), Relative Illumination and Radial
Distortion. In the graphs the horizontal axis
representsthe distance from the image centre. 4. To check the depth-of-field selectthe appropri-
ate working aperture.
5. After checking return the time exposure lock
'O'. This closesthe shutter. The graph shows the Modulation Transfer Func- to
tion, which is a representation of the overall lens 6. Wind the camera to cock the shutter. Replace quality, for a spatial frequen cy of 2Dline-pairs/ mm the focusing screenwith a magazine. at an aperture of f/S. A flat curve with a relative
value near 1.0 indicates a high quality recording
with small lossesonly.
Meter prism viewfinders PME51 and PME90 can
be used for accurate light metering on the screen This graph representsthe fall-off of illumination
of the Focusing screen adapter SWC. from the image centre,which is given the value 1.0,
The Meter prism viewfinders PME3 and PME5 towards the edges.It includes "natural fall-off" as
also provide correct metered values. However, well as vignetting.
older Meter prism viewfinders, Focusing screen
adapters or their combined use require a reduc-
tion of the metered value by I - 2 stops.
Experiment to determine the precise reduction! distance from the image centre of an image point
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from its theoretical position. Translated to abso-
lute values the max. distortion of the Biogon CF
lensis far less than 0.1 mm. Hightemperaturescanhavean adverseeffecton both
thefilmandthecamera.Forthisreasonyoushouldnot
keepyourcamerainplaceswhereitwillgethot,suchas
indirectsunlightorona shelfabovea radiator.Intropical
environmentsfungusgrowthcanbepreventedbyensur-
ingyourequipmentis keptin an areawheretheair is
circulating.Frequentrapidand severetemperature
changescancauseproblemssuchasthecorrosionof
electricalcontacts,and shouldthereforebe avoided.The underside of the camera body has 3/8" and Whenworkinginextremelycoldtemperatures,cameras ll4" thread tripod sockets in the centre of the andespeciallylensesshouldbe protectedas muchasquick coupling plate. The plate and socket accept
flash gun brackets and the plate also fits and
easilylocks into the Hasselblad Tripod quick-
couplings.
Youshouldtakecareto preventdirtof anykindfromThe lensesaccept A60 filters and lens shades on
gettingintoyourcamera.Whentakingphotographsinthe front bayonets.
coastalareasfor example,thecamerashouldbe pro-
tectedfromsandandsaltwaterspray.
Duston thelensglasssurfacecanbe removedwitha
Theaccessorychart indicates the range of access- blowerbrushor a verysoftbrushif necessary.Smears
ories available within the Hasselblad System. on thelensglassshouldbetreatedwithgreatcaution.
Pleaserefer to the Hasselblad Product Catalogue Lightsmearscouldbe removedwitha highqualitylens
for completeinformation on the entire Hasselblad cleaningsolutionona soft,cleantissue.Heavysmears
CameraSystem. shouldbetreatedby a Hasselbladservicecenter.lf in
doubtdo notcleanlensglassyourself.
Alwaysbeverycarefulnotto scratchthelensor touch
anyof theglasssurfaceswithyourfingers!
l.'*t*.tl'".t."'t='"'-t"t'"t"
Yourcameracanbedamagedbyseverephysicalshocks.
YourHasselbladcamerais designedto withstandthe Whileyouwillobviouslytrynotto dropit,youshouldalso
rigoursof professionaluse in mostenvironments.In takecarenotto leaveit whereit canfallor beknocked
orderto avoidthe possibilityof damagehowever,the totheground,or rollabout,suchasontheseatofa car.
camerashouldbeprotectedfromthefollowing.
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Yourcameraisbuilttogivelongandtrouble{reeseruice.lf howeveryouencounteranyoperatingdifficultiesbecause
youarenotlamiliarwiththeHasselbladcamerasystem,thelollowingtablemayhelpto resolvethem.
YOucannotoperatethe Rdm'ove,the,,sl[det,,t'
shutterreleasebutton
t l
lLoada newrollof film
Windthecamera
Youcannotremovethe flhe.ma$ T'ilil/e:,:lidq,fb..lnfi.'fu,lty l.n'$ert.tlte',ma$.alrihd,,$|id:e,c0m-
magazine inserte-d pletely
Faultlesscameraperformanceisessentialtotheprofes- lf you purchasedyour camerafrom an authorized
sionalphotographer.lt is thereforeadvisableto check Hasselbladoutlet,it iscoveredbyaninternationalguar-
thatyourcamerais functioningcorrectlybeforean anteefor oneyear.The guaranteedocumentanda
impoftantassignment.You shouldalsoreturnyour registrationcardaresuppliedwiththecamera.Keepthe
camerato a HasselbladAuthorizedServiceCenterfor guaranteedocumentcarefully,butfillintheregistration
occasionalcheckingand preventivemaintenance.lf cardandreturnit to yourHasselbladdistributor.
yourcamerais usedconstantlyandintensively,expos-
ingforexamplehundredsof rollsoffilmperweek,check-
upseverysix monthsare recommended.Hasselblad
ServiceCentershavetheexpertstaffandspecialized
equipmentnecessaryto ensurethatyourcamerare-
mainsin perfectworkingorder.
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Forcomprehensiveinformationon accessoriespleasereferto theHasselbladProductCatalogue.
Hasselbladreseruestherightto makechangesin thepublishedspecificationswithoutpriornotice.
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