Preface
Since the fi rst edition of The Hasselblad Manual was published more than 20 years ago,
Hasselblad has taken giant steps into high-tech electronics and introduced updated and
sophisticated digital cameras with the automation, the operating conveniences, and the pro-
gramming possibilities that let you customize the camera operations to your personal photo-
graphic approach.
I have had the opportunity over many years to conduct lectures and workshops in the
United States and in more than 50 other countries on fi ve continents. This activity encour-
aged me to fi nd better ways for operating and using Hasselblad equipment to produce effec-
tive images of the highest quality in any fi eld of photography and these ideas, which apply to
digital and fi lm photography, are discussed in this seventh edition. The Hasselblad Manual
can also serve as an instruction book for the major Hasselblad items that can be especially
helpful to photographers purchasing equipment on the used camera market where the origi-
nal instruction manual is often missing.
Because Hasselblad items are frequently changed and updated and some items are dis-
continued, do not consider the Manual as an updated Hasselblad catalog listing. The book
describes the use and operation of all important Hasselblad items whether they are still man-
ufactured today or not. You can obtain the latest catalog from a Hasselblad agent or by visiting
the Hasselblad websites, www.hasselblad.com or www.hasselbladusa.com. Besides updated
product specifi cations and a wealth of information that can be helpful in your photography,
these websites also include a gallery of great Hasselblad photography that can be an inspira-
tion to your own photographic efforts.
I would like to thank the photographers who enhanced the visual effectiveness of
the Manual with examples of their photographic accomplishments. Some of these pictures
were created on fi lm, many others digitally, and if so, they were created in the camera with
little or no manipulations in the computer. I mention this specifi cally because the purpose
of The Hasselblad Manual is to show how Hasselblad cameras and lenses, not computers,
can help create great photographic images. For the same reason, the captions for most pho-
tographs do not mention the recording media, fi lm or digital, that was used to produce the
image. I did this purposely to emphasize that the same camera techniques and approaches
could have produced the images either digitally or on fi lm. I hope that these photographs will
inspire you simply for their visual effectiveness regardless of whether you work digitally or
with fi lm.
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