Contents
PREFACE xiii
1 HASSELBLAD FROM FILM TO DIGITAL 1
History of the Hasselblad Camera System 1
The Updated Camera System 2
Content in the New Hasselblad Manual 3
The Hasselblad Camera Systems 3
Selecting the Shutter Type and Camera Operation 5
Holding and Supporting the Camera 7
2 IMAGE SIZE AND FORMAT IN DIGITAL IMAGING AND FILM PHOTOGRAPHY 11
Digital Image Quality 11
Sensor Size and Focal Length of Lens 14
Image Size in Film Photography 14
Deciding on the Image Shape in Digital and Film Photography 19
3 DIGITAL IMAGING WITH HASSELBLAD 21
Digital or Film 21
Digital Imaging in the Medium Format 21
Hasselblad’s Advantages in Digital Imaging 22
Photography’s Two-stage Process 24
Recording a Perfect Image in the Camera 25
Helpful Computer Manipulations 28
Hasselblad Digital Cameras and Camera Backs 28
Hasselblad Digital Cameras 30
The Different Hasselblad Digital Backs 31
Hasselblad Film Cameras 32
Recording the Digital Image in the Camera 32
Lenses for Digital Recording 34
Digital Recording Media 36
File Formats 39
Digital Black and White Photography 39