Hasselblad 501CM - Removing film from the magazine

at a time not to switch housings and holders.
The last three figures of the housing serial
number should correspond with the serial
number on the film holder.
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Load and unload the magazine away from di-
rect light sources.
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If you keep the slide inserted in an attached
magazine, it will act as an exposure lock to
prevent inadvertent exposures when the cam
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era and shutter have been wound on.
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Align the arrow on the paper backing of all
Ilford black & white films against the oblong
index (and no further) on the spool clamp bar
and not the triangular index as normal.
Magazine load status 27
In the centre of the film holder key there is a
crescent-shaped indicator window that shows
white when the magazine is freshly loaded. It
gradually changes to red as the film is wound
through. An all red indicator shows that ei
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ther the film is used up or that the magazine is
empty.
Removing film from the magazine 28
When the last frame has been exposed and
wound on, the magazine blocks the camera
for further release.
Wind off the film by folding out the film wind
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ing crank, and rotate it clockwise until you can
feel the film leaving the supply spool.
You can now withdraw the film holder from the
magazine and remove the exposed film.
The frame counter is automatically reset
when the film holder is withdrawn from the
magazine.
Film tab holder 29
The end tab of the film pack can be inserted
in the holder on the back of the magazine as
a reminder of the kind of film that has been
loaded into the magazine.
Installing format masks 30
e body’s rear plate has an accurately machined
mount that accepts the 6 x 4.5 and 6 x 3 panoramic
format masks.
To install a mask, push it in place in the
mount. e masks can be used horizontally or
vertically.
Each format mask has a corresponding view
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finder mask which is placed over the focusing
screen.
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Do not forget to install the corresponding view-
finder mask and align according to format
mask orientation.
Film plane position 31
In close-up photography the film-to-subject
distance can be an important factor when de
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termining an accurate focus setting.The red
line in the illustration marks the location on
the film magazines that coincides with the film
plane position.
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