Camera Care, Service and Guarantee
Camera
Care
Your Hasselblad camera is designed
to
with-
stand the rigours of professional use
in
most
environments.
In
order
to
avoid the possibility of
damage however, the camera should be pro-
tected from the following.
Extremes of temperature. High temperatures
can have an adverse effect on both the film and
the camera. For this reason you should not keep
your camera
in
places where it will get hot, such
as
in
direct sunlight or on a shelf above a radiator.
Frequent rapid and severe temperature changes
can cause problems such as the corrosion of
electrical contacts, and should therefore be
avoided.
Dust and grit. You should take care
to
prevent
dirt of any kind from getting into your camera.
When taking photographs
in
coastal areas for
example, the camera should be protected from
sand and salt water spray.
You can blow away any dust on the lens glass,
magnifier or focusing screen, or wipe it off gently
with a soft cloth if necessary. Smears on the lens
glass should
be
removed with a high quality lens
cleaning solution on a tissue. Be careful not to
scratch the lens or touch any of the glass sur-
faces with your fingers. The surface of the mirror
is coated and can be blown clean but should not
be wiped.
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Impact. Your camera can be damaged by se-
vere physical shocks. While you will obviously try
not to drop
it,
you should also take care not to
leave it where it can fall or be knocked
to
the
ground, or roll about,
as
on the back seat of a car
for example.
Service
Faultless camera performance
is
essential to the
professional photographer.
It
is
therefore advis-
able
to
check that your camera is functioning
correctly before an important assignment. You
should also return your camera
to
a Hasselblad
service centre for occasional checking and pre-
ventive maintenance. If your camera
is
used
constantly and intensively, exposing for example
hundreds of rolls of film per week, check-ups
every six months are recommended. Hasselblad
service centres have the expert staff and special-
ized equipment necessary
to
ensure that your
camera remains
in
perfect working order.
Guarantee
Provided that you bought your camera from
an
authorised Hasselblad outlet, it
is
covered by
an
international guarantee for one year. The guar-
antee document and a registration card are
supplied with the camera. Keep the guarantee
document carefully, but fill
in
the registration card
and return it to your Hasselblad distributor.
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