4 THE HASSELBLAD MANUAL
focusing, and lens shutters synchronized up to
1
/
800
second for fl ash. To produce a compact,
medium-format camera for handheld photography with the speed and convenience of smaller
DSLR models, Hasselblad created a completely new compact camera design and made it for
the 6 4.5 cm rectangular fi lm format and for electronic imaging with the largest sensor
available at this time.
The H1 camera was updated to the H2 and H3 models for more integration with digital
backs. The latest H3D and even newer H3D-II models provide the most professional integra-
tion between camera and digital sensor unit so that they can be considered digital medium-
format cameras, not fi lm cameras with an attached digital back. For the fi lm photographer,
Hasselblad produces the H2F, a camera with the quality, the controlled automation, and the
most updated operating features that produce great 6 4.5 fi lm images in the simplest way
on 120 or 220 roll fi lm. Some digital backs can also be attached to the H2F.
The H cameras are the fi rst Hasselblad cameras since 1957 that do not offer compo-
nent interchangeability with the existing 500 and 200 series cameras, except for the tripod
coupling. An adapter is available for using CF, CFi, CFE, and CB lenses on the H camera mod-
els. The aperture, shutter speed, and focus settings must then be made manually; exposure
readings must be made with the aperture manually closed down. This operation somewhat
reduces the benefi ts of the H operating features, but allows you to use the complete assort-
ment of Carl Zeiss lenses that you may have from your fi lm photography.
Since the H cameras are made in cooperation with the Fuji Photo Film Co., the H lenses
are made by Fuji. The lenses are made to the same standards and precision as those produced
by Carl Zeiss, and their quality is constantly controlled and verifi ed by the optical experts at
Hasselblad. The lenses of the H system therefore provide the photographer with the ultimate
image quality in the 6 4.5 cm image format as well as in digital recording.
The Hasselblad V Camera System
The V system line of cameras includes all the 500 models, including the current 503CW model,
all the motor-driven EL models, the Superwide cameras, the FlexBody and ArcBody, all the 200
models with focal plane shutter, and the cameras from the 2000 series. The V system cameras
let you record fi lm images in the 6 6 cm square or in the 6 4.5 cm rectangular format by
simply changing the fi lm magazine. You can attach Hasselblad digital backs with sensor sizes
36.7 49.0, 36.7 36.7, or 33.1 44.2 to V system cameras for electronic imaging.
The V system cameras are completely mechanical and battery independent. Batteries are
used in the 200 series for the metering system and in the EL models for the fi lm transport.
The V system cameras are still superb cameras for controlled photography in the studio and
for handheld photography on location.
The Hasselblad X Camera System
The Hasselblad X system includes the XPan cameras, lenses, and accessories that were devel-
oped in cooperation with Fuji Photo Film Co. and involve a camera concept completely
different from that of any other Hasselblad camera. There is no component or lens inter-
changeability between the XPan and any of the other Hasselblad camera systems.
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