Viewfinder System - Hasselblad 553 EL Instruction Manual

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Magazine Load status
In ihd centre of the film holder key Is e crescent*
s haped t nd icato r that dtsp lay s whi le whe n trte fi l iti
Is loaded into ihe magazine, and progressively
changes to redae the film is woundor. A coiripletely
red indicator shows that either the final frame is
exposed o r the m agailn e i s empty.
Removing the Film
When the last frame tias been exposed, the
mag azm e blocks the cameratorfu rm e r«^ posures.
Wind off the film by folding out the film winding
crank, and rotating tldockwise until you can feel the
fil m le aving the supply s poo I. Now you can withdraw
the film holderfrom the magazine and remove the
exposed 'I'lm,
Orenglng the Magazine Status lr)dicator
To ch an ge ih e magazi ne ino icator fro m red to wh ite
atanyoiherframe number than
1
you fold out the
film winding crank and turn It clonkwis©. Tho indi-
catorchanges after approx. 3/4 turn, but you should
continue (or about half a turn until the new frame
number Is centered in the counter window to avoid
overlapping frames.
Film Tab Holder
T he e nd tab
Of
the fil m pac K can be inse led i n the
h old er
0
n the back of the magazi n e as a remi nder of
thekindofftlmyou have loaded into the magazine.
Film Plane Index
The film plane index on Ihe right hand side of the
magazine body indicefes the position of the film
plane to (acilitafe accurate det^minaUon of ihe
fiim-to-subjeci distance, which is very important in
c 1 we -u p ph otog raphy
Viewfinder System
Changing the Viewfinder
The film magazine or rear cover must be de*
taohed Defo r© th e focu sing hood or oth er vi ewII n-
der can be removed Tho focusing hood should
be folded down before being removed, to prevent
W from being damaged.
Remove the hood by sliding it to the rear in tis
guide slots.
Slide the replac^ent finder into Ihe slots and
push it forward.
Attach a magazine or rear cover to the camera.
Changing ihe Magnifier
The complete magnifier plate In the locusing
ftood can easily be interchanged with other
platus with correctiori lenses to compensate for
different eyesight. Correction lenses with powers
ranging from +3 to —4 diopters are available
mounted in plates and marked with the correc¬
tion power of the lene. The change Is ©astly
carried out by following the procedure below.
Remove the focu^ng hood from the cameraand
open it by lifting the lid firmly at the rear edge.
Bring the magnifier to ihe viewing position by
moving the Oval button in the direction of the
arrow.
Push the magniffer half way back down to its
folded position.
Grip me lower edge o( the magnifier between
thumb and forefinger (through the underside of
the hood), and pull firmly.
The replacement lens is inserted by reveroing
the above procedure.
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