Magazine Load Status; Removing Film From The Magazine - Hasselblad 503CX Manual

Magazine Load Status

In the center of the film holder key there is a cres-
cent-shaped indicator window that shows white when
the magazine is freshly loaded. It gradually changes to
red as the film is wound through. An all red indicator
shows that the film is used up or that the magazine
is empty.

Removing Film from the Magazine

When the last frame has been exposed and wound
on, the magazine is blocking the camera for further
release.
Wind off the film by folding out the film winding crank,
and rotating it clockwise until you can feel the film
leaving the supply spool.
You can now withdraw the film holder from the maga-
zine and remove the exposed film.
Film Tab Holder
The end tab of the film pack can be inserted in the
holder on the back of the magazine as a reminder of
the kind of film that has been loaded into the mag-
azine.
Film Plane Index
The film plane index on the right hand side of the mag-
azine body indicates the position of the film plane to
facilitate accurate determination of the film-to-subject
distance , which is very important in close-up photog-
raphy.