Close-Up Photography on Film or Digital 359
While most close-up work is best done from a tripod or camera stand, handheld photog-
raphy is possible and can certainly be considered with moving subjects, especially with the
automatic focusing in the H cameras. If you need to focus manually you will fi nd that focusing
is frequently easier if you preset the focusing ring on the lens and then move the camera back
and forth until the subject is sharp on the focusing screen. In this approach you can hold the
camera with both hands in whichever way is most convenient. You need not to use one hand
for focusing the lens.
CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY WITH H CAMERAS
The built-in light-metering system, the possibility of automatic focusing, the focus aids, the
extremely smooth lens shutter operation, the mirror lock-up capability, the availability of a
true Makro lens, and the many sophisticated features that can be programmed into the cam-
era make the H camera models great tools for close-up photography digitally or on fi lm. The
HC 4/120 mm macro lens must be the fi rst choice for close-up photography because it offers
automatic exposure and automatic focusing down to this minimum distance. The mirror can
be locked up as in all Hasselblad SLR models. On the latest H3D camera models, you can pro-
gram the delay between the time the mirror is lifted and the time the image is actually taken.
This new feature gives additional possibilities for reducing the danger of camera movement
showing up in the fi nished pictures.
The H camera system includes three extension tubes, 13, 26, and 52 mm in length, that
can be combined while maintaining the electronic coupling to the HC lenses. Although the
tubes can be used with all HC lenses, you want to consider lenses that are 80 mm and longer
for close-up work because they provide the best image quality and provide a longer working
distance.
The 50–110 mm zoom lens can also be used with extension tubes, but the image does not
stay in focus when the focal length is changed. Set the lens fi rst at the focal length that covers
the desired area; then focus the image manually or preferably automatically if the distance is
within the automatic focusing range (see Charts A and B in this chapter).
If the automatic focusing system does not work with a specifi c combination of lens and
extension tubes, you will get a message on the LCD screen, NOT POSSIBLE WITH THIS LENS.
Manual focus may still work and you can then use the Focus Aids for precise focusing.
Complete close-up charts for the HE tubes and HC lenses are included in this chapter.
WORKING WITH THE V SYSTEM CLOSE-UP ACCESSORIES
In addition to the bellows, four extension tubes have been made for Hasselblad 503 and other
V system SLR cameras. The numeral in the designations 8, 16E, 32E, and 56E refers to the
length of the tube in millimeters; the E indicates that the tubes have the electronic connec-
tions for the metering system in 200 camera models and therefore transfer the data from a
CFE, FE, or TCC lens to the camera. You can use the tubes without the E on 200 cameras, but
you must manually close down the lens aperture for the meter reading, whether you use the
focal plane or the lens shutter for the exposure. The E tubes can be used on all V system SLR
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