Hasselblad 2000FC - Camera Handling and Grip; Recommended Left-Hand Grip; Changing Viewfinders

Left-hand
grip
Fig. 5
shows the
best way to
hold
a
Has-
selblad 2000FC
when
photographing.
Cradle the
camera
in
your
lef t
hand
with
your
left
index finger
resting lightly
on
the release
button.
This
leaves
your
right hand free
for
other
operations
such
as
film
winding, shutter
cocking,
focusing
etc. Make
it
a
habit
to
use the
left-hand
grip
when holding
your
camera.
Focusing hood
(Fig.
6 and 7)
The
focusing
hood
(28)
opens automat-
ically when
the catch
(26)
,is
slid
to the
right. The
hood's fine-focus magnifier is'
used
for
critical
focusing. It
pops
up
when
the catch
(26)
is
again
slid
to
the
right
with the
hood
open.
To close
the
hood,
first flip
the
magnifier down until
it clicks
into
place.
Then
fold
the
hood
walls down
over
the
focusing
screen,
side
walls
first,
followed
by the rear
wall
and
finally the
lid.
Changing viewfinders
1. Remove the
film magazine.
2.
Slide
the finder back out
of the
grooves
(only
slight resistance should
be
felt).
3.
Slide
another
finder
forward
into
the
grooves.
4. Reattach
a
film magazine.
Fig.
5
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