Hasselblad Prism

I bought a used hasselblad metered prism veiwfinder for my 500c and i'm not sure how to work and read it. I also dont know what kind of battery it takes. Help would be much appreciated. Thanks

i hate those dam things at lest the one i have.
ok so assuming we have the same one
on the right hand side of the prism there should be a couple of circular dials a total of 3. the outer one dial (1) deals w/ the shutter speeds
the 2nd dial deals w/ aperture and the 3rd dial the most inner one deals w/ ISO
there should be a button that clicks when you push on it also on the right side
so you set the the most inner dial to your iso speed
take a meter reading by pushing on the button
on the most inner dial there should be an arrow
line up all the other dials to this arrow untill you get a perfect exposure
you should match up the aperture and shutter on your prism to your lends as well

hope this helps good luck

2009-02-02 18:54:23 by Siege P

This video is meant as supporting documentation vis-a-vis the Hasselblad 500CM medium-format kit that I am concurrently listing on Amazon, at ...

for the old Russian Hasselblad copy

No, you don't need it, although from what I've seen, it's pretty unusual to find one for sale without a TTL prism included.

I think you'll find that for a 6x6 camera, prisms are very heavy and awkward to use anywhere but on the tripod. I'd suggest, if possible, skipping on any prism, and just using the waist level finder. Of course, prisms are nice to have, but for general use, it's my opinion that the waist level is far more convenient and useful. This is true for any medium format SLR or TLR.

2008-12-18 12:37:21 by Rocket13

Hasselblad PME90 Prism Finder Original Instructin Manual # 42290
Hasselblad PME90 Prism Finder Original Users Manual # 42290