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Page 1: ...5 3cw INSTRUCTION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...thewinder onfortheadditional features of fastsequence photography andvarious choices of remote control With your Hasselblad 503CW youhave opened thedoor tothe Hasselblad System that inaddition totheitems already men tioned alsofeatures interchangeability of15different lenses 1 4x and2xteleconverters magazines forditferent image for mats andfilmsincluding Polaroid films viewfinders withor without e...

Page 3: ...23 Winder bayonet mount 24 Straplug 25 Winding crank 26 Winding crank index 27 Frame counter 28 Magazine status indicator 29 Filmwinding crank 30 Magazine driving gear 31 Magazine catch withmagazine type designation continued 3 Screen retaining clip 13 Exposure value scale 4 Flash function indicator 14 Exposure value index 5 Focusing ringandscale 15 Lensrelease button 6 Shutter speed andaperture i...

Page 4: ...ms resp Metering area within 40mm diameter inthecentre oftheimaoe area Tripod coupling 1 4 in and 3 8in socket threads and base plate forquick coupling attachment External dimensions Camera body only see page vi Camera body with Planar CF80mmlens film mag azine 41 2and focusinq hood 180mm Lx 114mm Wx l1Omm H 7x4tlzx41 lain Weight Camera body only 0 6kg 1 3lb Camera body withPlanar CF80mmlens andA1...

Page 5: ...WFINDEfr SYSTEM 2 Front andrearprotective covers 8 Exposure release 9 MAGAZINE OPERATION 9 Loading themagazine 1q Slep bi step filfi bading 12 Magazine load status 12 Removing filmfrom themag azine 12 Film tabholder 13 Installing format masks 13 Film plahe index 14 LENS ANDSHUTTEN FUNCTIONS Accessory mounts Attaching andremoving theWinder CW Accessory charts TROUBLESHOOTINE C_amer4 care service an...

Page 6: ... itdoes lock thereby winding thecamera Front Protectiue Gouer Turn the cover bayonetfitting in the direction of the arrow and lift it out Do not remove it until you areready to attacha lens Thefrantprofective csvetr canonly be remaved when the camera is ullv wound Rear Prstective Couer Depressthe catch tilt the cover backwards and lift it off Do not remove it though until you are readyto attacha m...

Page 7: ...ling slot and rotate it clockwise until it locks about4 5 of a turn When you havealigned the red index on the lens with the one on the cameraas shownin the illus tration the lens will drop easily into the bayonet fitting You can then rotate it clockwise until it stopswith a faint click asthe lenscatchlocks it in place Remouing lheLens Depressthe lensreleasebutton androtatethe lens counter clockwis...

Page 8: ...magazinetowards the camera body and check that the camera s upper supporthooks fit into the slotsin the maga ztne Push the magazine gently but firmly against the hooks while sliding the magazine catch to the right Releasethe button when the magazinehas madecontactwith the camerabody andthenpush the button to the left to ensurethat it hasreached the locked position Removethe slide to positive ly lo...

Page 9: ...agazineis ready to operateand RED when the film has not been advanced after an exposure If the status indicator shows red release the camera first before attaching the magazine Then winding the cameraagain will automaticallyadvancethe film by one frame Themagazins cannot heremoved wifft outfirstinsefting themagazine stide Notealsothat the camera cannotbe nperated whnna m gazine with slide inserted...

Page 10: ...ration To fold the magnifier down simply pressit back down towardsthe lid until it locks into place It can easily be exchangedto suit individual eye sight seepage2l focusing Screen andUiewfinder lmage The 503CW is fitted with the Acute Matte D focusing screen featuring unrivalled brightness and the highest resolution among the Hasselblad focusing screens The centreof the screenis indi catedby a ha...

Page 11: ...k down Removing thet finding erank Pushthe catchleverdownwardswhile rotatins the crank counter clockwise Then pull the c rank straightout from the shaft Attaching tileWinding Crank Attach the crank to the shaft aligning the smaller triangular index mark against the red dot just abovethe mount Keep the crank pushedagainst the camera while turning it clockwise until the largertriangular mark is alig...

Page 12: ...thout a Winder CW attached mav find that holding the camerain your left hand is the most convenient grip operating the exposure release button with your index finger Your right hand is then free for focusing setting the exposure rewinding and changingthe lens or magazine Exposure Release Before you can take a photograph you must remove the magazine slide The magazine will then be locked on the cam...

Page 13: ...chanism and consequently only when attached tothecamera body Therefore when separated themagazine andcamera bodycouldbecome unmatched Thiscanbe deter mined bychecking themagazine status indicator see page 5 orbythewinding crank status see page 2 Trytoadopt a routine thatsuits youregarding winding andremoval aswell aschecking onthestatus ofeach item Thiswillensure thatthecamera lens magazine combin...

Page 14: ...sert 1 0 Magaz ine Operation 3 Placean empty take upspool underthe groovedknob of the spool clamp bar Insert a roll of film under the other end of the bar turnedthe sameway asin the illus tration Be sure to remove all of the paper band sur roundinsa new roll of film 4 Turn the film holder key GWto open the film clamp Pull 8 l0 cm 3 4 in of paperbackingoff thefilm roll and slidethe edgeunderthe cla...

Page 15: ... it is correctly posi_ tioned Turn the film holder key cw to lock the film hold_ er in the magazineand then fold the key back into place 8 Fold out the film crank androtateit GWaboutten turns until it stops Then turn it C GW and fold it in The fisure 1 will now be displayedin the automaticframe_couiter window indicating that the magazineis loadedandready for use The magazine sfilm winding crank is...

Page 16: ...osedandwound on the magazine blocks the camera for further release Wind off the film by folding out the film winding crank and rotate it clockwise until you can feel the film leaving the supply spool You can now withdraw the film holder from the magazineand remove the exposedfilm The frame counteris automaticallyresetwhen the film holder is withdrawn from the masazine FilmTabHolder The end tab of ...

Page 17: ... be usedhorizontally or vertically Each format mask has a correspondingviewfind er mask which is placedover the focusing screen FilmPlane lndex The film planeindex on the right hand sideof the magazine body indicates the position of the film plane to facilitate accurate determination of the film to subject distance This can be particularly important in close upphotography t o Magazine Operation 13...

Page 18: ...mera in the 200 or 2000 serieswith a focal plane shutter The opera tion of the diaphragm is not affected The F set ting can only be engaged disengaged when the greenleveris pressed If the F settingis usedwith the 503CW exposureerrors will occur since the shutterremainsopen The aperturesettingring is the secondclosestring to the front of the lens The aperturevalue is also set againstthe centrallens...

Page 19: ...ossibleexposureeffors asdetailedabove The auxiliary shutterwill terminatethe exposure prematurelyif you relax the pressureon the but ton too soon Listen to the buzzing soundof the delay escape ment in the lens shutterandmaintainthepressure on the releasebutton until the soundstops Tt flrRl u ut9 Lens and Shutter Functions 15 ...

Page 20: ...he lens Interlocked hutter peed Apef ute If you want to changethe shutterspeedor aper ture while still keeping the same shutter speed aperture combination EV you can inter lock the speedand aperturesettingrings by hold ing down the interlock button which is on the right of the aperturescale When interlocked the rings move together increasingor decreasingthe apertureto compensate for a decrease or ...

Page 21: ...imits of this field of sharp focus i e depth of field vary with the aperture The depth of field available at any given f stop can be read off the depth of field scaleon both sides of the central index As an example the rings in the illustration indicate how to read the depth of field scaleat an apertureof l 1 Depth of Field Preview Depth of field can be visually checked on the focusing screen The ...

Page 22: ...nly the shutterthen operatesat the presetspeed As shownin the illustration you can alsoattacha cablereleaseto further reducevibrations Double Exposure As the camerahasbeendesignedto preventacci dentaldoubleexposureyou will haveto carry out the following procedurein orderto makemultiple exposureson the sameframe 1 Depressthe main releasebutton and make the initial exposure 2 Insert themagazineslide...

Page 23: ...to iapfty Infrared IR rays wavelengthslonger than 800 nm form an image on a plane further away from the lens than the image plane for visible light To compensatefor this differenceyou have to align the chosendistanceagainstthe red IR index and not the normal centralindex Proceedasfollows 1 Focusasusual on the focusing screen 2 Note the distanceon the focusing scalethat is oppositethe centralindex ...

Page 24: ...arpimage Whilethis coversmostneeds the native viewfinders including theprism finders which Hasselblad system offers arange ofalternative screens produce a laterally conected image forvarious specific applications Thefocusing hoodonthestandard vievyfinder hasa built in 4 5xmagnifier foraccurate focusing andthis Each item iseasily and quickly interchangeable without caneasily bechanged tosuitindivid...

Page 25: ...a spring loadedcatch until you havereattachedthe masazine Changing theMagnifier Mounted lenseswith dioptre correction from 3 to 4 arc available and are easily interchangedas follows 1 Remove the focusing hood from the camera and openit by lifting the lid 2 Releasethe magnifier by pushing the catch to the right 3 Push the magnifier halfway back down to its foldedposition 4 Grip the lower edge of th...

Page 26: ...rp edgedcornersdown Ensurethat all four cor nersof the screenarepositively seatedon their supports You need not return the screenlatches This is done automatically when the viewfinder is replaced Should the screenrefuse to drop out by itself ensurethat the camerais fully wound remove the lens and check that the mirror is in the down position Put a finger throughthe lensmount and push gently on the...

Page 27: ...finders are basically the samedesignbut are differently adjusted at the factory The two viewfinder typesaredistinguishedby the letteringPME3 PME5 or PME5l respectivelyon 3the rear of the viewfinder body above the eye piece The PME hasno suchinscription On page 24 yol will find instructionson how to adjust the PME and PME3 PME5 PME51 Meter Prism Viewfinders to compensate for the light level differe...

Page 28: ...reading one fullstop when setting itonthelens EVscale Acute Matte designed by MINOLTA B Ground glass orolder focusing screen olnon Acule Matte Dtype combined wilh VIEWFII DER MODEL ACTION REOUIRED TOOBTAIN ACOHRECT EVVALUE PME3 PMES PME51 INCREASEhhe ASA S0 setting totwice the film speed value as indicated onthefilm package 0r REDUCEthe MAX lens alrerttretetting one fullstop 0r INCREASEthe EVreadi...

Page 29: ...sselblad D Flash 40 is attached or a System SCA300or 500dedicated flashunitiscon nected through theSCA390 or590flash adaptors the FIash system controls theflashunitandcutsofftheflash when theexposure iscorrect Under thelefthand edge ofthefocusing screen anindicator light shows when theflash isready tobeoperated andalsoconfirms if theflash output wassufficient togivea correct expo sure Theflashunit...

Page 30: ...torto the PC flashterminal of the lens the connectingcord is attachedto the hand held unit Selling theFilm peed The film speedis setvia the ISO selector This is divided into ISO ASA settingsfrom 16 1000 the equivalent in DIN ratings can be found on page27 Certain films require compensationfor differences in reflection In these instances the compensationis madeby changingthe film speed selectorsett...

Page 31: ...elow Beady Signal A steadyred light indicatesthat the flash unit is chargedandreadyto be fired Absenceof any sig nal indicatesthe needfor fresh batteries Gonlirnation Signal A flashingred light occurringforjust over a sec ond immediately after exposureconfirms that the light output was sufficient for a proper exposure It then remains dark until the flash unit has recharged The steadyred light will...

Page 32: ...selblad Product Catalog for comolete information Accessory Mounts The coupling plate on the bottom of the camera body hasboth a ll4 rn and a 3 8 in tripod thread lt also fits the useful and reliable Hasselblad Tripod Quick Coupling S The front of the lenseshaveexternaland internal bayonet mounts for filters close up lenses and lensshades Other close up accessoriescan be attached betweenthe lens an...

Page 33: ...e camera strap if attached Remove the winding crank andthe lens Align the winder coup ling to the camera body coupling ensuring that the straplug is insertedin the winder s mounting plate Rotatewinder clockwise until it snapsinto position The winder immediately sensesthe sta tus of the camerabody this reactioncan be faint ly heard and then winds the camera automatic ally if necessary Removing theW...

Page 34: ...EI to ffitr trtrtrtrffi ffi 6 0 0 Q 7 0 4 9 3 30 ...

Page 35: ...EI CI cF1o5ffi CF12AW cF135w cF15ow cF180ffW CF25OM CF2SOSAM m K 4 6 0 V L 4 7 0 il l l lL_l 493 3 Proshade 60937 Converter2XE Accessories ...

Page 36: ...till in place The film isfinished Thecamera isnotrewound Thecamera isinthepre released orreleased position Thelens capisstill inplace Thecamera isinthepre released orreleased position Thelens isinthereleased position Theca nera bodyis in the Pre released orreleased position Thecamera bodyis in thepre released orreleased position The magazine slideis notfully inserted REMTDY Remove themag azine sli...

Page 37: ...asselblad AB Allrights reserved Nopartofthis material naybereproduced stored inaretrieval systen ortransmitted inany form orbyany neans electronic mechanical photocopy recording orotherwise without thepriorwritten permission oltheclnpany ...

Page 38: ... 114 318 46 Lenslocating index 35 Filmloadindicator 41 Quick coupling plate 47 Accessory rail 36 Filmtabholder 42 Dedicated flash connector 48 Strap lug 37 Magazine support slots 43 Connector cover 49 Filmspeed selector Acute Matte designed byMINOLTA I ln the text thepositions 0fclmplnents aredescribed tnrelation tothecamera asylu see it when takrng aph0t0graph i e thelens isatthefront theviewfind...

Page 39: ...urfaces withyour fingers Thesurface of themirror iscoated andcanbeblown clean butshould notbewiped Gamena CaFG enuice and Guarantce lmpact Your camera canbedamaged bysevere phys icalshocks While youwillobviously trynottodrop it youshould also take care nottoleave itwhere itcan fall or beknocked totheground or rollabout asonthe back seat ofacarforexample SERVICE Faultless camera performance isessen...

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