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How to use the Hasselblad 500C, 500EL, 1600F, 1000F, Super Wide and Super Wide C

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Introduction
Using 220 Film
The Hasselblad Guide
Hasselblad Guide
By. W.D. Emanuel
London and New York
www.mr-alvandi.com
Third Edition
The Focal Press

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  • Page 1 The Hasselblad Guide Hasselblad Guide How to use the Hasselblad 500C, 500EL, 1600F, 1000F, Super Wide and Super Wide C Third Edition By. W.D. Emanuel The Focal Press London and New York Table of Contents Introduction The Hasselblad System Hasselblad Evolution...
  • Page 2 THE HASSELBLAD SYSTEM The Hasselblad single-lens reflex camera is one of the very few models I this type designed for 2¼ x 2¼ in. size pictures on standard 120 roll film. It is extremely versatile in its application through a system of interchangable film backs for different picture sizes and types of film.
  • Page 3 The Hasselblad Super Wide is an extreme wide-angle camera. It can be considered as a lens permanently fixed to a shallow non-reflex body, using the normal Hasselblad roll or sheet film backs. The lens is a 38-mm. (1½ in.) Zeiss Biogon f4.5, an outstanding eight- element, wide-angle anastigmat with a 90 degree angle of view.
  • Page 4 The standard lens is the 80-mm. Kodak Ektar f2.8 with manual pre-set iris. The camera base has no quick-mounting facility. THE HASSELBLAD 1000F * replaced the 1600F in 1952. It still has a focal plane shutter, but with speeds from 1 sec. to 1/1000 sec., and is generally improved in precision.
  • Page 5 The Square Shape The Hasselblad negative has a square shape. The view of the lens is a circle and this circle is best utilized by the square - but this in itself is a purely technical consideration. Essential, however, from a practical point of view, is the fact that the square, representing the simplest geometrical pattern (next to the circle), lends itself easily to placing and framing almost any subject matter.
  • Page 6 To he ready for quick action, it is best to carry the camera on its shoulder strap round the neck so that it lies on your chest, lens downwards. Lifting it up then takes a split second. For convenience and protection, carry the Hasselblad in its ever-ready case. It is then only necessary to open the flap to get the camera ready for use.
  • Page 7 The Hasselblad has a magnifier built into the focusing hood to determine the point of best definition. To bring it into action push the hood opening cath fully to the right. When closing the hood, fold the magnifier back first.
  • Page 8 THE INTERCHANGEABLE FILM MAGAZINE One of the most important features of the Hasselblad camera is the interchangeable film magazine. This is the film holder which is loaded and unloaded independently of the rest of the camera. The use of film magazines permits film changing at any time.
  • Page 9 The catch secures the magazine to the camera body. The pullout slide closes the film aperture light tight when the magazine is removed from the body. The window flap opens the rear window for advancing the film to the first exposure. It is fitted with a film type an speed indicator.
  • Page 10 4. Re-insert the spool holder into the magazine (as described for loading, step No. 4), or reload with film. Early Magazines Magazines of serial numbers below 20000 are of a somewhat hat different construction and will not fit the Hasselblad 500C or Super Wide C. The current magazines will fit all models These early magazines can be recognized by the exposure counter window which is below the film transport key.
  • Page 11 No. 1 appears in the film counter window on the side. Changing Partly Exposed Magazines One of the main features of the Hasselblad system is the ease of changing from one magazine to another after any number of exposures. The procedure is as follows.
  • Page 12 FILMS AND FILTERS The film used in the Hasselblad is the standard size 120 roll film. It gives 12 exposures 2¼ x 2¼ in. (6 x 6 cm.) in the standard film magazine. In the special 16-exposure magazine the same film produces 16 pictures 1 5/8 x 2¼ in. (4.5 X 6 cm.) and in the 16S magazine it is used for 16 pictures 2 x 2 in.
  • Page 13 The sheet film adapter permits single exposures on sheet film (**). A wide range of emulsions is available. Black-and-white Film This produces a negative in which the colours and brightness range of the subject are translated into black and white. From it, prints or enlargements on paper or black-and-white transparencies can be made.
  • Page 14 Colour Film These films produce an image in colour after appropriate processing, corresponding directly or indirectly to the natural colours of the subject. From the practical point of view, colour film is as easy to use as black-and-white film, but needs a little more care in exposure.
  • Page 15 contrast. Which you prefer is very much a matter of personal taste. Colour Negative Film On processing, this produces a colour negative which shows a negative image of the subject in its complementary colours, e.g, blue appears yellow. red appears blue-green and so on. These colours may sometimes be hidden under an overall orange or reddish tint. The main purpose of the colour negative is the production of colour prints on paper.
  • Page 16 INDUSTRIAL SHOTS like this picture taken in a steel works, prove the versatility of the Hasselblad. Although this utilizes only a part of the film area, the wide angle of view to be covered from top to bottom makes the Hasselblad Super Wide particularly useful. All the prevailing light comes from the glowing steel and the sparks;...
  • Page 17 PORTRAITURE (left) and advertising photography (right) are typical of the versatiltity of the Hasselblad in commercial work. The view on the reflex screen permits judging of the exact lighting effect - whether the aim is to bring out the wisps of cigarette smoke...
  • Page 18 WILD LIFE www.mr-alvandi.com...
  • Page 19 WILD LIFE of shy animals like the elk (left) and rare birds (right) needs a very cautious approach. Usually that also involves shooting from great distances - again with the long-focus lenses up to the 500 mm. Tele-Tessar - L.L.E. RUE and V. HASSELBLAD.
  • Page 20 This screen will prove particularly useful when taking shop windows, literature, wet objects, etc. The effect of the polarizing tiller depends on its orientation in front of the lens, and changes as you rotate the filter. The Hasselblad is ideal for observing this.
  • Page 21 Intermediate settings are also possible. On Hasselblad lenses with exposure value scale the exposure values are marked and set on the shutter rim. Any given exposure value corresponds to a seris of aperture and shutter speed combinations, each combination yielding the same exposure.
  • Page 22 The Self-timer All lenses of Hasselblad 500C and Super Wide C have shutters which incorporate a delayed action release or selftimer. When the release is pressed down with the delayed action in operation, the shutter goes off after 8½ seconds and you have time to take your own picture.
  • Page 23 Using an Exposure Meter To get the best results an exposure meter has to be used intelligently. This may look like a contradiction, since we have already said that it is an accurate light measuring instrument. But light from all parts of the subject - highlights, shadows and middle tones - falls on the meter, so the reading it gives us is an average one for the whole subject area.
  • Page 24 the screen. With outdoor scenes point the meter cell slightly downwards to exclude excessively bright sky areas. For more accurate readings, especially of figures against a very light or very dark background, go close to the subject so that the meter takes in just the subject itself.
  • Page 25 For example, on the standard lens of the Hasselblad 500C, at 25 ft. and f8, you will find the two pointers opposite 15 and 50 ft., so you have a sharp zone from 15 to 50 ft.
  • Page 26 The automatic depth of field indicator fitted to the Hasselblad 500C and Super Wide C consists of two red markers next to the distance scale. These markers indicate the extent of the depth of field available as shown on the distance scale. The field automatically becomes narrower on opening the lens aperture, and gets wider on stopping down.
  • Page 27 The Hasselblad cameras are synchronized for use with flash bulbs and electronic flash. The handling of the camera models using lenses with Compur shutter (500C, Super Wide and Super Wide C) and those with focal plane shutter (1600F, 1000F) is different and therefore described separately.
  • Page 28 The model 500C also carries a further flash contact in the side of the camera (right) for synchronization of the auxiliary shutter in the camera back (#).
  • Page 29 Focusing and Viewing Focusing with the wide-angle or telephoto is much the same as with the standard lens. The Hasselblad reflex screen enables the image to be focused accurately; at the same time the screen shows the exact field of view of the particular lens used. There is no parallax error.
  • Page 30 This diagram indicates the main lenses available for the Hasselblad camera, with their focal lenghts and angles of view. The letters show the models for which the focal length are available. C stands for the Hassselblad 500C, F for the models 1000F and 1600F, and SW for the Super wide and Super Wide C (the lens for this camera is not interchangable).
  • Page 31 THE HASSELBLAD 500C The hood release opens the focusing hood and the magnifier. The rear flash contact serves for synchronizing the auxiliary focal plane shutter in the back of the camera.
  • Page 32 Shooting with the 500C. From left to right: Wind the film transport; view and focus the image on the screen; set the exposure value; select a suitable aperture-speed combination; press the release to expose.
  • Page 33 The motor is powered by one or two rechargeable batteries, each giving 1,000 exposures per charge. The camera uses the same lenses and shutter, finder and magazine unit as the Model 500C. As it is best used with the magazine giving 70 pictures, it is usually supplied as the 500EL/70.
  • Page 34 14 hours. A recharging unit Model II is available, intended for charging batteries in the camera or in the Hasselblad battery box. It is equipped with adjustable timer which automatically stops the charging after the pre-set time has elapsed.
  • Page 35 The 500EL is basically a 500C, but it has additional controls. The time fever, shown at right above, is used for exposures from 1 second to 1 minute and when making exposures with the self-timer. Moving the lever to T (with the shutter set to B) opens the shutter.
  • Page 36 The Hasselblad with focal plane shutter should only be used with focal plane flash bulbs which have a long flash duration. These are generally marked F.P. When working with flash bulbs, connect the flash cable to the outlet socket marked Flash. Then set the synchronization according to the table on page 59.
  • Page 37 THE HASSELBLAD SUPER WIDE C AND SUPER WIDE These Hasselblad models are part of the Hasselblad system. While they are specialized cameras in their own right, they can also be considered as front attachments to the Hasselblad 500C, 1600F or 1000F.
  • Page 38 THE SUPER WIDE C has a Synchro-Compur shutter with speeds of 1,½,¼ 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125,½50, 1/500 sec. and B. The shutter is automatically tensioned on advancing the film by the film winding crank. It carries an exposure value scale and automatic depth of field indicators.
  • Page 39 THE HASSELBLAD SUPER WIDE C The focusing mount is the rearmost ring on the lens and carries the distance scale. The wide-angle finder in distance scale. The wide-angle finder incorporates a prism for viewing the spirit level during shooting. The exposure value lever sets the exposure value;...
  • Page 40 The iris diaphragm on the latest versions of the Hasselblad 500C lenses has a special release lever to stop down the lens to its preselected aperture during viewing. This lever is on the shutter rim on the winding knob side of the camera when the lens is mounted on the Hasselblad, and protrudes between the words "Synchro"...
  • Page 41 For near focusing distances extension tubes ( ** ) and extension bellows are available. This lens accepts Hasselblad filters series 50 with bayonet mount and a 150/250 bayonet lens hood. For infra-red film use a position 4.2 min. to the right from the central distance indication line as the focusing index.
  • Page 42 The Super Wide-angle Lens The 38-mm. BIOGON f4.5 forms part of the Hasselblad Super Wide camera. It can in a way be considered as a lens unit usable with the magazines and other attachments of the Hasselblad system.
  • Page 43 Interchangeable Finder and Focusing Attachments The standard reflex hood of the Hasselblad 500C, 1600F and 1000F can be removed. For this purpose the magazine has to be released. You can then slide the hood backwards out of its grooved fitting.
  • Page 44 THE TIRAC SPORTS FINDER is a simplified version of the above sports finder. It is suitable for the model 500C. It has parallax correction but no reflex focusing prism, and it can be folded flat. The film fits into the accessory shoe. The metal frame is used as a mask for the standard 80-mm.
  • Page 45 FOR THE HASSELBLAD F MODELS two tubes are provided. One is 20 mm. long (No. 20) and one 40 mm. (No. 40). They are threaded to fit the camera body on one end and the lens on the other. They are suitable for all Hasselblad 1600F and 1000F lenses and can be used individually or in combination.
  • Page 46 Extension Bellows The extension bellows for the Hasselblad acts in the same way as the tubes but provides a valuable extension between 3 in. and 8 in. It is intended for large close-ups, macrophotography, and copying of small originals (e.g. postage stamps).
  • Page 47 (see below). The bellows unit for Hasselblad 1600F and 1000F is similar to that of the Hasselblad 500C, but it has a screw mount for the 1600F/1000F lenses and does not employ the double cable release. (The lens and camera mechanisms on these models are independent from each other.)
  • Page 48 THE LINEAR MIRROR UNIT permits extremely accurate parallel alignment between film plane and subject in copying. It consists of a lens flange mirror attached in place of the lens of the Hasselblad 500C and a reflecting mirror placed at the subject plane.
  • Page 49 The quick tripod coupling consists of a base plate which is screwed on top of the tripod. The top of the base is grooved. To connect the Hasselblad 500C or Super Wide C to the tripod, simply place the camera on the base and push it home. It is locked into position by a simple turn of the protruding handle on the base.
  • Page 50 This unit is suitable for the Hasselblad 500C and Super Wide C with the quick tripod coupling. An adjustable flash shoe for the 500C model is designed to hold small flashguns and electronic flash units. It fits the accessory socket of the camera.
  • Page 51 Hasselblad knob with exposure meter, enabling it to be used together with the rapid-wind crank on the 500C and providing a place for it on the 500EL. The spirit level (centre) is particularly useful when short-focus lenses are used.
  • Page 52 THE CUT FILM ADAPTOR www.mr-alvandi.com...
  • Page 53 This also must be done in total darkness. FACTS AND FIGURES This section gives the more important data for Hasselblad films, exposure, close-up data, etc., in handy tabular form for easy reference. Conversion of Feet and Inches to Metric Units Many cameras are marked only in either the metric or Brisith system, while most of the tables in this book are also given in only one system.
  • Page 54 Daylight Exposure Values www.mr-alvandi.com...
  • Page 55 Filters for Black-and-White Film www.mr-alvandi.com...
  • Page 56 Filters for Black-and-White and Colour Film Light Balancing Filters for Reversal Colour Film www.mr-alvandi.com...
  • Page 57 Colour Temperatures and Light Sources Light Balancing Filter Data Filter Equivalents www.mr-alvandi.com...
  • Page 58 Minimum Focus Range without Accessories Focusing Ranges ith the 80-mm. Planar and Proxars Focusing Ranges with Extension Tubes www.mr-alvandi.com...
  • Page 59 Close Ranges with 50, 60-mm. Distagon and Planar 80-mm. www.mr-alvandi.com...
  • Page 60 Close Ranges with 120mm, S-PLANAR; 150, 200-mm, SONNAR www.mr-alvandi.com...
  • Page 61 Focusing Ranges with the Extension Bellows Shutter Speeds to Arrest Movement www.mr-alvandi.com...
  • Page 62 Conversion of Film Speed Systems Colour Films www.mr-alvandi.com...
  • Page 63 Black-and-White Films www.mr-alvandi.com...
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