Hasselblad 504CW User manual

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Hasselblad

503CW

- the'workhorse'

motorized

ThankyouforchoosingoHosselblod51iCW.Thiscomeracontin-

uestheHasselbladtraditionof well-known

ondappreciatedfea-

tures

thathavecorriedtheHasselblad

name

beyondtheendsof

theearthond

intospace:

reliabilityandabsolutefidelity.

Severol

much

sought-after

featureswereincorporatedin thisfur-

ther development of the HasselbladS11-seriescomeros.

Motorizationis

anavoilable

optionsimplybytheadditionofthe

HasselbladWinderCW.The

large

mirrorofthe

GMS

(Gliding

Minor

System)provides o full viewfinder imoge with virtually oll

HasselbladCFlenses.Furtherenhancementof theimage is

achievedbythe

newimproved

'Acute-Matte

focusing

screen

for

even

illuminationaswellaseasierandmoreoccurotefocus-

ing.Originallyfeaturingthe6

x6cm(21/t

x2r

h in)formot the

503CWalsoaccepts

format masksfor 6x 4.5

cmand6x 3 cm

(ponoromic)

formats

tobroadenoptions.

With o Hosselblad

503CW

you haveopened

the door to the

Hasselblad

Systemwith itscompatibilitysecond

tononein the

medium

format.ltfeoturesinterchangeabilityof |9different

lenses,

.4xand

2xteleconverters,

magozines

fordifferentimageformats

and

filmtypesincludingPolaroidfilms,viewfinderswithorwithout

exposure

metering

properties,

anumberoffocusingscreensanda

vorietyof accessoriesto

fityour

speciol

requirements.

TheHosselbladWinder

CW,specifically

designedfor the503CW,

has

an SAI

(Self

Adjustinglnterface)functionwhichsensesthecameral

status,ensuringmechanicalreliability.Justdetochthewindingcrank

and

hook

the

winderonforthe

odditional

features

offastsequence

photography

and

vorious

choices

ofremotecontrol.

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The

completerange

ofaccessories

affordsalmostlimitlessflexibili-

tyand

potentialforsuperior

photogrophy

inanyapplication.

Sincetheearly|950's,Hasselbladlenses

have

been

manufactured

byCarl

Zeiss

in Germany,renowned

forextremelyhighquality.

Withtheexception

ofF

andFE-typelenses

-designedforusewith

theHasselblad

focalplane

shutter

cameros

-ollHasselbladlenses

manufactured

since1957

canbeusedwiththe503CW.

Thisinstruction

manual

describesindetailhowtooperate

your

503CW

please

reodit corefully.lf

youhave

aquery

donot hesi-

totetocontoct

yourdealer

- wewant

youtobe 100o/o

sotisfied!

Your

dealercan

also

provide

youwith the latest

in news

andtech-

nicoldevelopments

from Hasselblad.

A quarterlymogazine

FORUM

- is

published

withtheemphasison

photogrophic

imagery

featuring

photographers

fromallover

the

world

provideyou

withinspiration!

Our

internetsite

- www.hosselblod.com

- is

source

ofgeneral

andtechnicalinformation

and

youcane-mail

- [email protected]

- forfurtherinquiries.

Yournew

503CW

provides

accesstotheHasselblad

potential.The

realization

of this

potential

onlydependantupon

your skill,

care

and

judgement

osa

photographer.

Congratulations

onofinechoice

Contents

lntroduction

Contents

1. Parts&components

2, GETNNGSTARTED

2, Frontandrear

protective

covers

3. Attaching

and

removingthelens

4. Attaching

and

removingthe

magazine

5. Themagazine

statusindicator

6, Opening

thefocusing

hood

6. The

built-inmagnifier

6. Focusings(reenandviewfinderimage

7. Closingthefocusing

hood

7. Removingandattachingthewindingcrank

8. Attachingandremovingthestrap

8. Lefthand

grip

8. Exposurerelease

9. MAGAZINEOPERATION

9. Loadingthemagazine

9. Step-by-stepfilmloading

10. Magazineload

status

10. Removingfilmfromthemagazine

10. Filmtabholder

10. Installing

format

masks

10. Film

plane

index

I 1, LENSAND

SHUTTERFUNCT'ONS

11.Shutterspeed

and

aperture

11.

Exposure

11.Wamingmark

11.

Exposurevalues

12. Interlockedshutterspeed/aperture

12.Focusing

anddepth-of-field

12.Depthoffield

preview

12.Pre+eleaseandcablerelease

12.Multiple

exposure

13.Flash

synchronization

13.Infraredphotography

13. THEVIEWFINDER

SYSTEM

14. Changingthe

focusinghoodorviewfinder

14. Changingthemagnifier

14. Changingthefucusingscreen

14. Meter

prism

viewfinder

adjustments

15. FLASH

AttachingHasselbladfl

ashadaptors

Seningthefilmspeed

Viewfinderindicator

ACCESSORTES

Accessorymounts

WinderCW

Rearcover

MultiControl

Acute-MoneD

adju

stmenttable

Troubleshooting

Technicolspecifications

Comeracare,serviceond

guarontee

15.

16.

17.

19,

20.

21.

22.

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1. Focusinghood

2. Focusingscreen:Acute-Matte

*screen

3. Screen

retainingclip

4. Flash

functionindicator

5. Focusingring

and

scale

6. Shutterspeed

andapertureinterlock

button

7. (entral

lens

index

8. Depth-of-fieldscale

9. Aperturering

andscale

10.Shutterspeedselectorring

11.PCflashterminal

12.External

and

internal

lensaccessorymount

13.

Exposurevaluescale

14.Exposurevalueindex

15.Lensrelease

button

16.

Driveshaft

17.

Threadedcablereleasesocket

18.Shutterrelease

button

19.Viev'rfindermirror

20.

Name

plate

21.Windingcrank

and

winder

coupling

22.Pre-release

button

23.Winder

bayonetmount

24.Straplug

25.Windingcrank

26.Windingcrankindex

27.Frame

counter

28.Magazinestatusindicator

29.Filmwindingcrank

30.Magazine

driving

gear

31. Magazine

catchwithmagazine

type

designation

32.Focusing

hoodmagnifier

33.Magazineslide

34.Filmholder

key

35.Filmload

indicator

36.Filmtabholder

37.Magazinesupport

slots

38.Magazine

supports

39.

(amera

support

40.Tripodthread1|4"

&318"

41.

Quick-coupling

plate

42.Dedicated

flashconnector

43.

Connectorcover

44.Lenscoupling

shaft

45.Depth-of-field

preview

knob

46.Lenslocating

index

47.Accessoryrail

48.Straplug

49.Filmspeed

selector

*Acute-Matte

DdesignedbyMINOLTA

Iti:,tl,

the

text,

positions

ofcomponentsandorientation

ore

describedinrelotion

tothecameraos

seen

when

taking

photogroph,

i.e.thelens

atthefront,theviewfinder

thetopandthe

windingcrankon

the

right

handside.

The

appropriote

illustrotions

ore

indicated

bythefigures

besidethesmoll

headingsinthetext.

This

section

describes

how

preporeyour

comero

foruseaswellosthebasic

operations.

the

instructionsstep-by-step

toovoiddomoging

the

equipment.

Checkthlt the

winding

crank

ontheright

hond

side

ofthecomero

islockedthusensuringthotthe

cnmero

isfullywound.lfthe

crankisnotlocked,

ro'

tate

itclockwiseuntil

itdoeslock,thereby

winding

thecomera.

Fron;t

protec'.tive_covy1 ',t, ,

Turnthecover

(bayonet

fitting)inthedirection

ofthear-

rowandliftitout.

Donotremove

ituntil

you

are

readyto

attachalens.

The

front protectivecovetcanonly bere-

movedwhenthecomera

isfullywound.

Rlar ,co'v-,er

Multicontrol ,=;il',,ri

Depress

the

catch,tilt thecoverbackwards,

andlift it off.

Donotremoveituntilyou

are

readytoattach

amagazine.

Always

replace

the

covertoprotecttheauxiliary

shutter

when

storingthecamerabody

withoutamagazine

attached.

Attachingthelens :il:::::i::::::::::

',9;:S

Make

surethat

bothcameraand

lensarefullywound.

Fig.5

shows

thecorrect

relationshipbetweenthedrive

shaft,the

lensdrivecouplingandtheir

indexes.lfthe

lens

isnotwound,

you

can

insert

coininthecouplingslot

and

rotateitclockwiseuntil

itlocks

(about

4/5ofaturn)

When

youhave

aligned

thered

index

onthe

lenswiththe

oneon

thecameraasshown

infig.6,thelenswilldrop

easily

into

the

bayonetfitting.Youcanthen

rotateitclock-

wiseuntil

itstops

withafaintclickasthe

lenscatchlocks

itin

Place' ,,:,, ,

Rlmo

-uin!

Depressthelens

releasebuttonandrotatethe

lens

counter-clockwise

untilit stops

andlift it outofthe

mount.

You

can

onlyremovethelenswhen

the

cam-

eraisfullywoundandnotin the

pre-released

mode

(see'Pre-release

andcablerelease)"

Attaching and removing

themagazine 8r9

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;h;;&i;l'iriJ' i"ii;il; ;il ;;

hinge

towards

thefrontofthe

camera

(see

figl9) and

thatthemagazinestatus

indicator

white.lfthe

indica-

torisredthensee'Magazinestatus

indicator'.ltisalso

advisableto

havethecamera

fullywound.

Restthe

magazineonthemagazinesupports

making

surethat

the

lugs

are

properlyengagedinthe

recesses"

Carefullyswingthe

magazinetowardsthecamera

body

andcheck

thatthecameratupper

supporthooks

fitinto

theslotsinthe

magazine.

Pushthemagazinegentlybut

firmlyagainstthe

hooks

while

slidingthemagazine

catchtotheright.Releasethe

button

whenthe

magazinehasmadecontact

with

the

camerabody,andthen

pushthebuttontothe

lefttoen-

lo'

zir

cal

inl

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sure

thatithas

reached

thelocked

position.

Remove

the

slide

topositively

lock

themagazine

thecamera

body.

The

camera

isnow

ready

touse.

o,yin

azin

Removing

themagazine

simply

thereverse

ofthe

at-

tachingprocedure.

|ust

aswhen

attaching

the

magazine,

itis

advisable

have

thecamera

fully

wound

and

the

magazine

indicator

displaying

white.

See'Magazine

operation'for

ageneral

explanation

thesemagazine

features.

Insert

themagazine

slidefully

with

thehinge

towards

thefront

ofthecamera(fig

l9).

Slidethemagazine

catch

theright,

swing

themagazine

back

andlift it off

the

lower

supports.

The

magazine

cannot

beremoved

without

first

inserting

themagazine

slide.

Note

also

that thecamera

cannotbeoperat-

edwhen

amagazine,

with slideinserted,

attached

tothecamera.

The

magazine

statu_sindicator lii '

The

statusindicator

ontheright

hand

sideof

themaga-

zine

shows

white

when

themagazine

isready

tooperate

andred

when

thefilmhasnot

been

advanced

afteran

exposure.

Ifthestatusindicator

showsred,

release

the

camera

first before

attaching

themagazine.

Then,

wind-

ing

thecamera

again

willautomatically

advance

thefilm

oneframe.

Donot attachamagazine

showingwhiteto

a camera

that isnot rewound! Wind

the

camerafirstor

youwill lose

aframe.

Donotattach

amagozine

showingred

toa

ullywound

camera!

This

could

result

ina

double

exposure.

Opening

th..e.f,ocu_sing

ho,od uffi

Liftthelidbyfirmly

gripping

the

tabonitsrear

edge,

and

swingit upto

avertical

position.

The

hood

unfolds

automatically

and

locksinthe

openposition.

Thebuilt-in mognifier =ffi;

Themagnifier

flips

upinto

the

viewingposition

when

the

ovalbutton

inside

thelidismoved

totheright,

asin

theillustration.

Tofold

themagnifier

down

simplypress

itback

down

towards

theliduntilitlocks

intoplace.

Itcaneasily

exchanged

tosuitindividual

eyesight

(see

'Changing

the

magnifier').

Focusing

screen

onduiewfinder

imoge #

The

503CWis

fitted

with

anAcute-Matte

Dfocusing

screen

featuring

unrivalled

brightness

and

thehighest

resolution

among

theHasselblad

focusing

screens.

The

centre

ofthe

screenis

indicated

ahairline

cross.

The

screen

can

easily

beexchanged

for

others

specially

designed

for

various

applications

(see'Changing

thefo-

cusing

screen').

Closing_

lhefocusingho_od ''i,4.,

Fold

away

themagnifier

bypressing

itbackdown

towards

theliduntilitlocks

intoplace.'Pinch'in

theside

plates

thehingepoints

andthen

push

thelidlightly

backwards.

Thehoodthenautomaticah

foldsbackdown.

Rem.o'ving

thewinding

cr_o.n-.k. ,'fi,

Push

thecatch

lever

downwardswhilerotating

thecrank

counter-clockwise.

Thenpullthecrank

straightout

from

theshaft.

Attaching the winding.cr-ank.. ' 16,1

Attach

thecranktothe

shaft,aligningthesmallertrian-

gularindexmark

againstthereddot

just

above

the

mount.Keep

thecrank

pushed

againstthecamera

while

turningitclockwiseuntilthelargertriangularmarkis

alignedwiththereddot.

Strap attachment and removal trv"

Flace

the

main

bodyofthestrapclip

overoneofthecam-

era'sstraplugs.Press

thetipofthecliptowards

the

cam-

erawhilepulling

backonthestrapsothattheclip

slides

overthe

lug

andlocksintoposition.

removethestrap,lift thecliplocking

platehigh

enoughto

beable

pass

overthecameralug.

Slidetheclip

inthedirection

away

from

thestrapuntilitisfree.

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-Lg';f

hand

9lp ,t, ,,,,

Without

aWinderCWattached,mayfind

that

holding

thecamerainyour

left

handisthemostconvenientgrip;

operating

theexposure

release

buttonwith

your

index

finger.Your

righthandis

then

freeforfocusing,

setting

theexposure,

rewinding,

andchanging

the

lens

magazine.

Exp_91-yrer,e,lea1e

Before

youcantakeaphotograph,you

mustremovethe

magazine

slide.Themagazinewillthenbelockedonthe

camera

body,andthecamerarelease

buttonwillbeun-

locked.

After

exposure,theviewfinderremains

darkuntilyou

haverewound

thecamera

byone

full

turnof

the

crank,

whichalso

advancesthefilrn. a?_

ffi

ff,

lf'

ffl

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Hasselblad

film

magazines

provide

the

opportuni-

tytovoryformat,length

ondtype

film

used.They

con

quickly

andeasily

switchedmid-film

with-

outtheloss

ofa

singleframe.

Operation

ofthe

magazines

notdifficult

but

poy

particular

attention

tothesection

onloading.Go

through

the

procedure

one

stepatatime

and

prac-

ticea

little

until

you

feel

confident.Note

especially

whichway

round

the

spooloffilmis

placed

and

the

positioning

ofthe

bocking

p0per

under

the

clomp

bor.

Thefilm isoutomatically

advancedframe-by-

framein themagazine

bythecomero

winding

mechanism

andconsequently

onlywhen

attached

tothecomero

body.Thereforewhen

separated,the

mogazine

and

camera

bodycould

become

un-

matched.This

canbedetermined

checking

the

mogazine

statusindicator

orbythewinding

crank

stotus.

Try

toodopt

aroutine

that suits

youregarding

winding

andremoval

aswell

aschecking

the

stotus

ofeachitem.This

will

ensurethat

thecam-

era/lens/mogazine

combinotion

stltusis

always

fully

operative.

The

magazine

can

loaded

on,

oroffthe

camera.Ifitis

tobeloaded

offthe

camera,

thenthemagazineslide

must

beinsertedfirst.

Ineithercase,

wheninserting

theslideensure

thatitsflat

side

towards

therear

(see

detailinillustration)

asthis

facilitates

theremoval

ofthefilmholder.

Step-by-step

fiImloadi

ng .I9--..26.,

the

procedure

below

inthe

correctorder.

19.Fold

outthefilmholderkey.

20.

Turnthekey

counter-clockwise

andwithdraw

the

filmholder

(magazine

insert).

21.Place

emptytake-up

spool

under

the

grooved

knob

ofthespool

clampbar.lnsert

aroll

offilmun-

derthe

otherend

ofthebar,

turnedthe

sameway

inthe

illustration.

Besure

toremove

allofthepaper

band

surrounding

new

roll

offilm.

22.Turn

thefilmholder

key

clockwise

toopen

the

film

clamp.

Pull

-10

in.)ofpaper

backing

off

thefilmroll

andslide

theedge

underthe

clamp.

23.Insert

thetongue

ofthe

backingpaper

intothe

slotin

thetake-up

spool.

24.Turn

thegrooved

knob

clockwise

untilthe

arrowon

the

paper

backingis

alignedopposite

thetriangular

index

onthe

spoolclamp

bar,butnofurther.

25.

With

thefilmholder

key

stillinthe

counter-clock-

wiseposition,

insert

thefilmholder

into

themaga-

zine.Ensure

thatitis

correctly

positioned.

Turn

the

filmholder

key

clockwise

tolock

thefilmholder

themagazine

andthenfold

thekey

backintoplace.

26.

Fold

outthefilmcrankandrotate

it clockwise

about

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