Hasselblad Super Wide User Guide
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1. aooaa Examples pbotograpbed by Pal Nils Nilsson Sweden with Hasselblad SW and Hasselblad 1000 F Camera illustrations photographed by Bert Brikell Printed in Sweden Nordisk Rotogravyr 1954 Hasselblad Super Wide Interchangeable roll film magazine Magazine lock View finder with level control Distance scale setting Focus setting Self timer Shutter setting Neck strap lug Magazine slide Roll holder lock Film indicator We reserve the right to make changes in design and execution without prior notice 108962. VICTOR HASSELBLAD Do bhishotag GOTEBORG SWEDEN ie Signed with your name With the compliments of You can have your signature put on the name plate on the inside of the film indicator your Hasselblad dealer will be pleased to arrange this for you t Ss 28 9 Say 11 12131415 5678 910 CUOONAH AWN amp Hasselblad Super Wide Loading key Interchangeable roll film magazine Magazine lock View finder with level control Depth of field scale Distance setting Trigger Focus setting Self timer Shutter setting Exposure counter Exposed film signal Winding knob Film advance signal Neck strap lug Cable release socket Shutter release button Flash and strobe synchronizer connection Carl Zeiss Biogon 38 mm 11 2 in f 4 5 lens picture angle 90 CODBNAG AWN ou TEELE TER Loading key Interchangeable roll film magazine Magazine lock View finder with level control Depth of field scale Distance setting Trigger Focus setting Self timer Shutter setting Exposure counter Exposed film signal Winding knob Film advance signal Neck strap lug Cable release socket Shutter release button Flash and strobe synchronizer connection Carl Zeiss Biogon 38 mm 11 2 in f 4 5 lens picture angle 90 This little brochure announces a camera sensation Hasselblad s SW camera with Zeiss Biogon 38 mm 11 2 in 4 5 lens the first 6X6 camera that gives you the extr
3. You want an inclusive picture of a new chapel With a normal 8o mm lens the photo looks like this and on the opposite page is a picture taken from the same place with Hasselblad SW at f 4 5 1 sec See what sharpness you get at the edges even though you ve focused at full opening 6 and takes it all in at one glance Now we ll assume that you re a press photog rapher or amateur out to get a picture at the Opera With a normal lens your image is restricted to a tiny sector which doesn t really get across the idea that the audience is waiting for the conductor to appear But using the Hasselblad SW you got in the whole orchestral pit the royal boxes and the audi ence Picture taken at f 4 5 1 sec Note the great depth of focus here too one of the great advan tages of the SW under similar conditions 9 erent ented al BD 125039 DW po COMPUR J Meet the Hasselblad Super Wide tens The Hasselblad SW uses a Zeiss Biogon 38 mm 1 1 2 in f 4 5 lens which gives you all of the fol lowing Picture angle 90 Aperture f 4 5 Absolutely uniform illumination of entire image even at full opening Exceptionally good correction of all distortion Picture angle The picture angle go is greater than any other me dium size camera with fixed lens has offered yet The focal distance is only half as long as the diagonal of the negative Aperture Because of its fast lens f
4. broader and deeper image of the room which is also absolutely sharp over the whole distance These pictures from a high tension lab really bring home the great possibilities of the SW Here good use has been made of the len s superb depth of focus to obtain a unique effect The normal 80 mm 3 1 8 in lens was below Both pictures were taken from exactly the same spot abst s A ae quite inadequate is one would have been impossible A medieval alley in Stockholm s Old t ng but a 90 wide angle Town as seen by the Hasselblad camera Nor could hardly any camera SW Observe how it exploits the but the Hasselblad SW have man extraordinary depth of focus of the aged it it is a free hand candid wide angle f 4 5 lens shot from real life taken at f 4 5 I IQO Filters Wratten Series VIII The Hasselblad SW serves a double purpose The combination of wide angle lens and roll film magazine make it a cameraman s camera indispensable for journalistic SW anew component ofthe Hasselblad system architectural Leather carrying case research and ad vanced amateur work By itself the wide angle lens is a new and Cable release allowing technically perfect PICTURE STIMULATING ACCESSORIES time exposures accessory to the save time and trouble make it easier for you to Hasselblad 1600 F 3 a dE get perfect pictures with your Hasselbad SW or 1000 F 32
5. film roll and seal it A friendship that lasts The Hasselblad SW can be looked at in two different ways In cer tain situations it is the indispensable prerequisite for taking a picture at all In other situations it offers you new artistic possibilities it is a new means of expression and since the camera is so easy to handle you ll readily think up new var iations on old themes and even create entirely new photographic values A few pictures will indi cate better than a thou sand words of ours some of the nuances and pic ture possibilities that this camera makes available to you 250 mm 135 mm 80 mm T hese pictures give you a good idea of how the perspective seems to shift with different lenses With a 250 mm ro in telescopic lens the background creeps forward depth of focus is shallow background diffuse With a 135 mm 5 1 4 in lens the background has taken a step to the rear Depth of focus is greater A sense of spaciousness makes its appearance with the normal 80 mm 3 1 8 in lens The perspective is shifted even more with Hasselblad s normal wide angle 60 mm 2 3 8 in 66 picture angle and the depth of focus is greater The Hasselblad SW 38 mm 1 1 2 in conveys a wonderful impression of depth as well as overall sharpness and striking definition of the windows 60 mm Bringing out the perspective SW 38 mm 250 mm 135 mm 80 mm T hese pictures giv
6. 4 5 Hasselblad SW is superior to all other wide angle cameras for medium and larger size negatives Miumination The pictures in this brochure show that despite its high speed the lens is a model of uniform illumination no more vignetting even at full opening The special de sign of the lens actually serves to en large the opening the greater the en tering light angle the greater the compensation This makes up in part for normal transmission losses Correction of distortion The lens is exceptionally well corrected for all kinds of distortion monochromatic and chromatic This is of particularly great importance in reproducing de tails for architectural and technical purposes Despite the large picture angle the Biogon lens gives as flaw less reproduction as can be obtained in photography Depth of focus Here s something else worth pointing out the extreme depth of focus At f 22 complete sharp ness is obtained from o 65 meter 25 1 2 in to infinity Shortest fo cusing range 1 2 meter 19 1 2 in The Camera The Hasselblad SW has many of the refinements which made the Hasselblad 1600 F and the Hasselblad 1o00 F famous like the interchangeable roll film magazines That s because they re all parts of the same camera system However the SW differs in design on many essen tial points since it is made to perform specialized tasks The Hasselblad SW is a 6X6 2 1 4 lt 2 1 4 camera a
7. e in the view finder Let s take a look at the picture on the right Depth of field can be read off the scale 5 Shutter speed is set with the ring 10 The self timer is brought into operation by pulling the catch 9 back and moving the trigger past it Exposure for shutter set ting B and for the self timer is obtained by pressing the shutter release button 17 see inside front cover flap You wind each new film frame forward by turning the winding knob 13 see inside front cover flap clockwise until you hear a click 21 22 Insert the magazine slide in straight if you push it in corner first the light might get past the otherwise extreme ly efficient seals Remove the maga zine by moving the lock to the right and folding the magazine backwards Attach a new magazine by guiding it onto the tongues underneath the cam era and swinging it upwards into position until it clicks home Move the magazine lock over to the left Now to the camera Don t forget that you can fit magazines any time no matter how much of their film has been ex posed But remember you must al ways see to it that both the magazine and the camera signal the same color Guard against d nd unintentional exposure However much you try you can t shoot unless you ve wound forward a new film frame It can happen that the signals 12 and 14 show different colors after a ma gazine change This means that you have either forgo
8. e you a good idea of how the perspective seems to shift with different lenses With a 250 mm ro in telescopic lens the background creeps forward depth of focus is shallow background diffuse With a 135 mm 5 1 4 in lens the background has taken a step to the rear Depth of focus is greater A sense of spaciousness makes its appearance with the normal o mm 3 1 8 in lens The perspective is shifted even more with Hasselblad s normal wide angle 60 mm 2 3 8 in 66 picture angle and the depth of focus is greater The Hasselblad SW 38 mm 1 1 2 in conveys a wonderful impression of depth as well as overall sharpness and striking definition of the windows 60 mm out the perspective SW 38 mm 1 This urban motif clearly shows the difference in picture field between a normal lens and 90 wide angle A crazy pattern effect note the leaning church steeple has resulted from not holding the camera level Not at all a bad idea if you want to stress an ar tistic approach 2 This example is from an exhibition Note the distortion of the lamp globe This can t possibly be avoided when there are round objects out towards the edges of wide angle pictures It s therefore best to avoid people at the edges unless of course you intend to trim afterwards The Hasselblad SW is your best guarantee against this kind of distortion a Here we have another pair taken with these lenses The wide angle gives a
9. ect you see in the view finder you can dispense with a tripod and the need for checking with your ground glass screen You can be dead certain that even your snapshots will give you accurate perspectives The view fin der is adequately corrected gives a brilliant image and is easy to fit and remove accurate perspecti Make friends with your SW O nce you ve learned to master the Hasselblad SW to exploit all of its fantastic possibilities it will become your lifelong friend And once you fa miliarize yourself with these instructions you ll find that the Hasselblad SW is just as casy to handle as any other ama teur camera For one of its big advantages is that it is so convenient and practical and saves you time and labor As you will see from the next few pages loading is simple a gt 2 Pull out the roll bolder You can insert the film when the magazine is on or off the cam era Turn the roll bolder lock back clockwise so that the film clamps open gt Loading 4 Turn the roll bolder lock coun ter clockwise SB Open up the spool bolders so that lt the film spool and empty spool can be inserted Your camera is now loaded Getting refidy tor your picture Now s the time to sight your subject Get it in the view fin der and at the same time check with the prisma that the level bubble is in its circle A similar circle marks the center of your pictur
10. eme picture angle of 90 and a fast lens in one Technically minded photo enthusiasts will find these data sensational in themselves the more so since pictures can now be taken at full opening without vignetting This is also the first wide angle camera to offer interchangeable roll film magazines and built in level control However we want to tell you more than just a few technical details The purpose of our brochure is to show what the Hassel another link in the Hasselblad chain of fine cameras y 4 SW can do for you For the first time you will now be able to take extreme wide angle pictures in color or black and white without a tripod or other help just as if you were taking an ordinary picture And you can go ahead even if you re faced with unfavor able lighting conditions This means new pic ture possibilities for you simpler and speedier operation and far better chances of good results 60 mm o mm When the photographer took these pictures his back was literally up against the wall In other words he didn t have enough elbow room to get the all inclusive Sometimes your back is to the wall scenes he wanted So this is what he gor using in the one case a normal 80 mm 3 1 8 in lens and in the other a normal wide angle 60 mm 2 3 8 in lens 2 picture angle 66 A normal lens could do no better with this fascinating bigh tension laboratory Sieverts Cable Works Swede
11. n than make it look like a piece of a fig saw puzzle bere we see a few more details but even in this case a wide angle of 66 was inadequate An architect saw a spiral staircase be wanted to photograph But using a nor mal lens be could give no impression of its spacious design He got a little more with a normal wide angle but not enough to convey the real character of the staircase 80 mm the Hasselblad SW The pictures you see here were taken with a Hasselblad SW from the same spot and under the same condi tions as those on the previous page with no more than a snapshot tech nique required Let s go over the main points once again With an extreme picture angle you can take in sweeping heights and ex tensive widths without having to in cline the camera bursts through ordinary picture limits The fast lens plus the level control see page 14 enable you to take snap shots with the camera held in your hand No bothersome accessories like tripods or bulbs required P S that s how all the wide angle pictures in this brochure were taken Thanks to the advanced design of the lens you avoid cut off even when taking pictures at full opening as were many of the pictures shown in this brochure Sees more than the eye itself Make believe you were behind the camera when these pictures were taken Let us say you re an architect or a professional photographer
12. nd has a Synchro Compur shutter with ro speeds B 1 1 2 1 5 1 10 1 25 1 50 1 100 1 250 and 1 s00 It is completely synchronized for the use of flash bulbs and strobe speedlights It has a self timer The scales are extra easy to read The controls are well placed and easy to get at The housing boasts some typical Has selblad refinements such as the interchangeable roll film magazines which enable you to change over in stantly from black and white to color film from one emulsion to another and from an exposed roll to an un used one The film indicator on the back tells you what kind of film you ve loaded into the magazine you re using And of course the camera gives you niceties like a safe guard against double exposure a film advance signal exposed film signal exposure counter etc View finder with level control guarantees The view finder with level control is a typical Hasselblad refinement which permits you to make wide angle pictures with no other help than your own hands A wide angle camera as you probably know is particularly sensitive to deviations from the verti cal film plane In focusing on an object like the fa ade of a building for instance you must al ways make sure that the film plane is vertical otherwise you get an abnormal perspective Thanks to the level control which is a built in spirit level which can be viewed through a pris ma at the same distance as the obj
13. tten to turn up a new film frame after you used the magazine last or that you haven t turned forward the winding knob be fore fitting the magazine You put this right by remoy ing the magazine again and turning the winding knob or cocking and clicking the shutter so that the colors are alike If the maga zine slide is in the inner position it prevents unintentional exposure How ever if you want to you can double expose by freeing the magazine and turning the winding knob The ex posed film signal then shows red the loading signal white 24 FI ght photos The Compur shutter is fully synchronized for flash Setting to M is done with the lever The X setting is used for speed lights and certain types of flash bulbs You must remember however that most standard flash reflec tors have a smaller light angle than 90 and therefore cannot be used for direct lighting You would otherwise get a circle of light in the picture You can get round this by bouncing the light for instance off the ceiling or arranging several flash bulbs to make sure that the whole scene is illumi nated The special wide angle reflectors now on the market are used in the same way as when taking flashlight photos When the r2th film frame has been wound past the figure 12 disappears from the counter window 11 You now open the film window 22 and wind forward until the paper also disappears Empty the maga zine take out the
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