Hasselblad 1000 F Downloadable Instruction Book
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1. length Lens lock release Red dot on the lens Red dot on the camera An attachment for Flash and Strobe lights is inserted in the bracket shown Be sure the attachment is pushed in all the way till it clicks otherwise there will be no contact Focal plane flash bulbs should be used Set the pointer for the synchronizer adjustment according to the table If the negatives should be less exposed on the side with the two small notches move the pointer towards the next higher number And vice versa Sunchronizer Connection Connection r adjustment for flash bulbs for strobe For strobe no adjustment is necessary However you must shoot at speeds 1 25 or slower when the shutter is fully EXPOSURE TIMES opened 125 1 50 1 1000 1y250 1 1000 FLASH BULBS Bulbs class F can be used with the Strobe contact shutter at 1 25 or American types No 6 No 26 Wafa 5 No 31 No 2 A 5 Ww 5s ls 5 longer time The unusual type of De European types layed strobe equipment can be used PF 24 S 2 3 4 5 with the Flash contact PF 45 Lis j 5 5 5 When using contact type A be sure that Nos 6 26 PF24 and 52 should not be used at 1 25 your flash gun is insulated from the Note that 71 and 2 are out of use camera 14 Type A American contact Type D German contact PC This is the flash shoe with its Flash and Strobe contacts Both A an2. easily turnable soft rubber eye piece and a coated magnifier allowing 2 2 power critical focusing The magnifier is adjustable for in dividual eyesight The magnifying hood per mits accurate focusing even in intense light It covers the whole picture area Possible purpose first set the camera dioptre change 3 5 f 80 mm winding knob no B After screwing the cable release into the camera depress the red pin on the side of the cable release then press the button on the end and the shutter is now opened To complete the expo sure press the button on the side of the cable release The extremely flexible wire wrapping of this fine cable release is pro tected against kinking by a strong and clear plastic cover Standard cable release A fine precision made cable re lease measuring 10 inches in length and covered with fine nylon Designed to give years of service Sports viewfinder For action and sports photography a frame viewfinder is available that fits into the uni versal accessory bracket on the lett side of the camera Parallax correction is provided for all lenses by sliding the aperture sight along the graduated scale seen in the upper right of the picture below For the 135mm and 250mm lenses there are blue lucite masks that reduce the field of view but permit you to follow the action right up to the instant of exposure Flash and strobe contacts are built into the finder s base Two
3. INSTRUCTION BOOK HASSELBLA DITWOOF i 2 3 4 5 678 910 1112 13 OOOO MOOOOOQOOOOHO Hood and magnifier release Magnifier Magazine slide Roll holder lock i Lens release button 22 Synchronizer adjustment 23 Universal accessory bracket Flash and strobe synchronizer connections Loading key Interchangeable roll film magazine Magazine release button Hood and magnifier release Removable hood Depth of field scale Focusing scale Focusing ring Exposure counter Exposed film signal Shutter release signal Neck strap lug Shutter winding knob Shutter setting Automatic film transport Cable release socket Shutter release button Pre selection of aperture Trigger 4 18 19 20 22 23 24 J Cocking the shutter Turn the large winding knob clockwise until it stops When this is done several things will j have happened the mirror is lowered into viewing position film is advanced to the next exposure and both film and shutter signals are actuated White in these windows means that both are ready for exposure red that film is exposed and that the shutter has been released hi Shutter release signal Practise making a complete turn of the knob in one move ment Hold the camera with the left hand with the lens pointing downwards then as you turn the knob with your right hand turn the camera with your left hand in the opposite direction Shutter winding knob Shutter
4. d D types available Be sure to use the proper contact for the type of light you are working with There are two separate cir cuits This is the sports viewfinder describ ed more fully on page 99 Flash and Strobe contacts are built into the base of the finder and elimi nate the need of the standard flash attach ment Both A and D types available Filters oars The HASSELBLAD original fil ters include correction con trast as well as Haze and Pola rizer filters of homogeneous glass The filters are mounted in a black enamelled aluminium holder matt finished to absorb extraneous light The same fil ters can be used for the 60 80 135 and 5 6 250 mm Jenses Color indication codo Uses Yellow Y 1 5 50 Landscapes snow cloudy skies Yellow green YG 2 50 Color effects distance shots green lighter Green G 3 50 Multicolored subjects portraits i Orange O 4 50 Sky contrast absorbs ultraviolet Red R 6 50 Dark sky in e g architectural pictures Haze HZ 0 50 Precludes ultraviolet dominance e g in color pictures Polarizer POLA 2 50 Eliminates reflections corrects skylight J 1 16 Cable release for time exposures Magnifying hood The Magnifying Hood is provided with an This 6 inches special Hasselblad cable release apart from ts use as a standard cable release has a special locking device for long time exposures For this latter
5. e image you see is so bright that it permits critical focusing under almost any light condition First the ground glass itself is so fine that it is practically grainiess Second under the ground glass is that wonderful light gathering Fresnel lens that increases overall brightness by 250 and brightens the corners by more than 1000 As a result composing your picture is a great deal easier since you need not move your head from side to side in an effort to see the corners and focusing is speeded up tremendously Under poor conditions of light you ll appreciate these advantages You can be sure that you re getting all possible light through your faster 2 8 lens where you ll need it most on the ground glass Lack of these fea tures have in the past restricted the use of the single lens reflex 10 Rofl holder partly pulled out Roll holder lock opened Loading the film magazine The magazine slide has to be inserted and puiled out at right angles to the magazine The curled end of the magazine slide should always point towards the camera body To release the roli holder turn lock counter clockwise Pull out the roll holder and turn the lock back clockwise to open up the clamps Open up the arms so that the film roil and the empty spool can be inserted How to fit the paper under the clamps Fit the empty spool to the arm with the knur led knob and the film roll to the other Now keep
6. l windows are of the same color before attaching the magazine Changing magazines Press the lock button to the right and lift with your right hand when you want to detach the film magazine Attaching To attach the magazine correctly hook it on the lower tabs of the camera push the button to the right swing the magazine forward to the camera body and press the button to the left The slide This is your safeguard against fogged film Treat it carefully and free of dust It is part of a foolproof system when the slide is in you cannot fire the shutter there are no missed shots with the Hasselblad when the slide is out you cannot detach the magazine Always insert the slide at right angles to the body of the camera to avoid light leakage Intentional double exposures Designed to prevent accidental double exposure the Hasselblad does permit them when you want to Simply remove the magazine cock the shutter again and re expose on the same film frame 11 To remove a lens grasp the milled collar Changing lenses at its base with your right hand Press the lens lock release turn the lens 1 of a full turn counter clockwise as far as it will go Now lift the lens out To insert a lens be sure the red dot at the base of the lens mount is opposite the red dot on the camera Turn the lens 1 3 of a full turn clockwise until the lock clicks The lens will then be secured and what is more properly set for its focal
7. rigger arrangement permits pre setting the stop at which you want to shoot focusing at full aperture and then stopping down without taking your eyes from the subject Just slide the trigger all the way to the left With your right hand turn the aperture ring to the stop you want For infra red film the extremely small red not between 2 8 and 5 6 on the depth of field scale shows the amount of focus that must be shifted Using the depth of field scale This scale engraved on the lens mount enables you to be sure that everything in the picture will be in focus and sharp This is how you do it Focus on the nearest object in the picture and note its distance from the camera Then focus on the furthest object and note that distance With these two points in mind revolve the focusing ring until both of them lie between the same stop on either side of the red triangle that shows the point of focus If the two points lie out side the stop that you had planned to use you ll have to stop down further reducing shutter speed to compensate The lens therefore is focused on that imaginary point which gives wou all the depth of field you want Stopping down As soon as you ve composed the picture to your liking slide the trigger to the right and up until it stops The lens will now be stopped down to the stop you had selected Then press the shutter release button You can always be sure you ve stopped down if the red rec
8. setting Automatic film transport lt a Exposed film signat Remember Shutter seiting Shutter speeds are selected by pulling clockwise to the speed desired This can be done either before or after the shutter has been cocked There are ten shutter speeds from 1 second to 1 1000 in addi tion to B Film advance After loading the magazine the film is automatically advanced by winding the shutter The signals The film signal and shutter signal on the right side of the camera show White when the film is advanced and the shutter is cocked red when the film is exposed and the shutter is released 2 Pre selection of aperture Focusing ring Trigger Focusing Focus now by turning the focusing ring as wou watch the ground glass The diaphragm will remain wide open Always cock the shutter immediately after exposure Then you will be ready for the next expo sure The mirror will be down and you are ready for view finding and focusing The shutter like any other fine precision mechanism can be damaged by rough handling Be careful with it Constructed not of cloth but of selected Swedish stain less steel 6 10 000ths of an inch in thick ness it offers advantages no other camera has No wonder U S Camera called it a miracle of workmanship When you do not intend to use the camera for some time we advise you to release the shutter Pre selection of aperture An ingenious t
9. tangle on the thin ring is op posite the red dot on the diaphragm scale Focusing scale The distance between the subject and the film plane is indicated in feet and meters There are two buttons on top of the camera The front or smaller one operates the focusing hood The back or larger one releases the magazine To open the hood press the smaller button to the right To close the hood fold down the side panels one after the other then the back panel then the hood cover until it clicks When the hood is open the magnifier is raised by pushing the same button again to the right Always fold down the magni fier into its closed position before closing the focusing hood To avoid fingerprints be careful not to touch the Hood button glass surface The ground glass hood and magnifier Opening the hood will expose the ground glass with a clear parallax free image When the hood button is pressed again to the right the magnifier will spring up ready for the most critical focusing To clean the ground glass surface first remove the roll film magazine see page 20 Then push the hood towards the back of the camera and it will slide off easily The magnifier is easily cleaned by pull ing it gently out of its grooved socket If desired an optician can replace the mag nifier lens with one ground to your eye glass prescription Why the image is so bright and clear There are two good reasons why th
10. the thumb on the film roll and pull the film paper out about 4 in The black side of the paper should be towards you Be sure to push the paper under the clamps Turn the roll holder lock counter clockwise and the paper is locked in this position Fasten the paper tongue into the empty spool and turn the knurled knob so the paper lies flat The loaded roll holder can now be in serted in the magazine Turn lock clockwise How to thread the film Loading key Exposure counter Fiim window opened and then the holder will be locked and the paper released Open the window at the rear of the magazine and wind the film with the loading key until figure 1 appears Now turn the loading key counter clockwise until stop when figure 1 will appear in the film counter window The film indicator reminds wou of the film speed ASA and DIN By turning the centre part all types of film are figuratively marked the Remember Wind after every exposure that film and shutter signal win dows are the same color before attaching the magazine shutter Be sure as black and white sun for daylight lamp for tungsten for positive and for ne gative color film After the 12th picture the exposure button is automatically locked Cock the shutter with the winding knob and the signals in camera and magazine will be on white Now wind up the film with the loading key Be sure that film and shutter signa
11. types available see page 15 Extension tubes Available in two sizes No 20 and No 40 Can be used sepa rately or combined for close up photography where greatly in creased image size up to actual size is desired Supplied with image scale tables for 80mm and 135 mm lenses shown on the next page 18 Depth of fields in mm at f 41 stops Expose increase times Magni fications times Extension in cm 0 2 4 6 8 W 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 Close up photography in The data given in the table are for lenses set to v m Ea Lt e n z x MI 3 i I AAA Te Vi oc SE LL 0D DLL oao SOm opFsoEsasoS Go O m5 z Er ql gt E S 330 H h SO az 3 cg F O v 0 G oc yEOMo Oca 0 Z E QEE Y oFS5BZOrPrHsSaveecvsee IFoo Ma 20q3s i xz pl asi CLE 29 nc cu e cat O ER PEPE ct amp De D Oj x22 Eo cn O53 OO vil Qo a 3500007305332 ES La NO A9O0008 6 pol RC OIDO RAS ASANT E Oo 3 oO GS 2c o oac gow ESZ cag aar EXDOcoS y aco EE ZO0ESCOBROR LD FZuZZ2ES3YS GFE ewe OVS SOE ALO gt OA O ae
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