Hasselblad 503CW User Manual

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General points and tips
•  Beforeyoucanmakeanexposure,youmustremovethemagazineslide.Themaga-
zine will then be locked on the camera body, and the camera release button will be
unblocked.
•  Filmisautomaticallyadvancedinthemagazineafterafullturnofthecrank.
•  Youcannotremovealmmagazinewithoutre-insertingthemagazinesliderst.
•  Donotattachamagazineshowingredtoafullywoundcamera!Thiscouldresultin
a double exposure.
•  Themagazine’slmwindingcrankisonlyblockedatframe1.Apartiallyexposedlm
may be wound off at any frame afterwards.
•  Ontherearofthemagazineisaslidepocketwherethemagazinedarkslidecanbe
kept when not in use. Turn the slide with the hinge towards the rear to fold the bow
fully into the slide pocket recesses.
•  Donotputthelmholderdownonanuncleansurfaceorwhereitcanattractdust.
•  Cleanoutthemagazinehousingregularlyremovingnotonlydustandparticlesbut
also any scraps of paper from previous rolls that may have remained inside.
•  Eachmagazinehousingandlmholderformacarefullymatchedpair.Becareful,
therefore, when loading more than one 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.
•  Loadandunloadthemagazineawayfromdirectlightsources.
•  Ifyoukeeptheslideinsertedinanattachedmagazine,itwillactasanexposurelock
to prevent inadvertent exposures when the camera and shutter have been wound on.
•  AlignthearrowonthepaperbackingofallIlfordblack&whitelmsagainsttheoblong
index (and no further) on the spool clamp bar and not the triangular index as normal.
Using infrared film
Infrared (IR) rays (wavelengths longer than 800 nm) form an image on a plane further away
from the lens than the image plane for visible light. To compensate for this difference you
have to align the chosen distance against the red IR index and not the normal central index.
Proceed as follows:
1. Focus as usual on the focusing screen.
2. Note the distance on the focusing scale that is opposite the central index line.
3. Now rotate the focusing ring to set this distance opposite the dashed IR index line
instead of the central index line.
Note
Please observe the special information
that came with your IR film about restric-
tions concerning magazine loading, film
development, etc.

Hasselblad 503CW Specifications

General

Camera Type	Medium format SLR
Exposure Modes	Manual
Focus	Manual focus
Lens Mount	Hasselblad V mount
Shutter Type	Focal-plane shutter
Flash Sync	1/90 sec
Metering	External metering required
Viewfinder	Interchangeable viewfinders (waist-level, prism)
Shutter Speed	1 sec to 1/500 sec, Bulb
Flash Sync Speed	1/90 sec