Hasselblad from Film to Digital 7
imaging also. Motor drives eliminate the danger of moving a tripod-mounted camera, help-
ful in all controlled photography outdoors or in the studio where most photographers shoot
more than one picture of the same subject. This is essential in digital imaging when you work
in the multishot mode, when you need two images to reduce excessive contrast, increase the
sharpness range, or combine images in other ways in computer manipulations.
Sequence operation (shooting pictures continuously during a single press of the shutter
release) is another advantage, especially in sport and action photography. The fastest speed is
2 pictures per second on the H models and about 12 pictures in 9 seconds on other motor-
driven models.
For most digital and fi lm photographers a motor-driven camera is benefi cial for mak-
ing a second and subsequent pictures without ever removing your eye from the viewfi nder
whether you work from a tripod or handheld. With a tripod-mounted camera you need not
even look into the viewfi nder but instead look directly at the subject. This is especially help-
ful in fashion and child photography where you must maintain complete visual contact with
your subject.
Motor-driven cameras also present the possibility of remote releasing. You no longer need
to stand behind the tripod-mounted camera. You can be close to the subject, watch expres-
sions closely, play with a child, and snap the shutter whenever the situation is right. Wireless
remote releasing is possible on the H models — the 555ELD and the 503 cameras equipped
with motor winder.
HOLDING AND SUPPORTING THE CAMERA
All Hasselblad models are ideally suited for handheld work and for working from a tripod. The
H models, operated like a 35 mm fi lm or a digital SLR camera, are an exceptionally beautiful
tool for handheld photography.
Handheld Photography
For optimum steadiness, hold the camera with both hands and press the viewfi nder eye-
piece toward your eye and forehead. This creates two forces that oppose each other — the
hands pressing the camera toward the eye, and the eye and forehead pressing in the opposite
direction (Figure1-4). This is also the best handheld approach in digital work and is the main
Figure 1-4 Handheld photography. The best camera steadiness is obtained when two forces
work against each other. With a waist-level fi nder, the hands press the camera upward and the
eye pushes it downward. With a 90-degree eye-level fi nder, as on the H cameras, the hands
press the camera horizontally toward the eye and with the 45-degree prism fi nder, the two
forces work diagonally.
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