Hasselblad

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

Beauty/Fashion shoot using using the Hasselblad H4D-40 with some pieces from the collection of Designer Marko Mitanovski.

To make a long story short w/o being all snazzy: I want to purchase a polaroid back for my Hasselblad body, but don't know exactly what it is for. Can someone explain to me? Thanks!
so you can actually produce polaroids with a polaroid back. what type of polaroid film does it take? does it usually depend on the the back itself?

thanks guys!

The polaroid backs were developed in order to provide 'instant' feedback to the photographer. They were test shots. When the polaroid looked good, you switched to film and had at it.

If Polaroid film is still available for them, then you would use them the same way. In a very valuable, but more limited way, they give the film photographer the same type of feedback that you get off your LCD with digital. Also, they helped speed up production. No waiting for development and then printing of a contact sheet only to discover that you needed to do something different. Not every concept, no matter how good it looks through the viewfinder, turns out wonderful as an image. You can suspect and even believe that you have a great shot, but you don't know until you see it. Polaroids weren't perfect, but they sure kept down the less than pleasant surprises.

I am always curious about this with everyone. If you don't know what it's for, what is the basis for wanting one? Just curious.

Vance

2010-02-08 13:18:48 by John S

Ultra-fast auto focus with True Focus with Absolute Position Lock allows true, accurate focusing throughout the image field.
Camera also features AF Assist Illumination for working in dark environments
Rear uni-body housing for improved local servicing

I'm looking to be able to swap out either b & w for color, or low speed to high speed, vice versa. Do you know of any model camera that is 35mm that allows this? I'm thinking it would work just like a Hasselblad back that can be removed and swapped out.

The Kodak Ektra was the only 35mm camera I know of with a removable back, allowing use of different films.
http://www.cameracenter.net/index.php?pa ge=feature&id=5

The usual way to accomplish what you want is to use two or more bodies, each loaded with different film. And almost all 35mm cameras with manual film advance and some with automatic advance allow you to rewind the film into its cassette and remove it. It can then be reloaded later and advanced to where you stopped (plus one or two frames to be on the safe side). Finally, though not 35mm, some higher end APS cameras would rewind film at the press of a button and later precisely reload it automatically.

2008-04-06 00:48:25 by Adam S

Price: $59.95

I shoot a lot with a TLR and am looking into either a Rolleiflex or Hasselblad waist level SLR. I'm not asking which one to get, so please don't shout out opinions on that debate. The question is if when looking down into a waist level SLR, is the image backwards like a TLR or is it like looking into a regular SLR?

Sure just like a TLR unless you are using a prism viewfinder...The prism viewfinder will then be just like a 35mm SLR view.

2008-03-11 21:37:29 by Adam S

I understand that the real deal is the brain behind the viewfinder, however, more than just rich hobbyists are buying H3D cameras I would guess. They must be attractive to professional photographers as well. Why?

Quite simply because 'blads are great quality cameras.
They cannot help your business be more successful - that is purely down to the individual or team running the business.

2009-06-29 11:59:58 by Mere Mortal