Hasselblad H2 manual

1 U ser Manual (Manual (V1/English) for c amer a firmwar e v ersion 9.1.0 or later .)[...]

2 I n t r o d u c t i o n 3 P a r t s & C o m p o n e n t s 6 Q u i c k S t a r t 7 F u n c t i o n C o n t r o l & D i s p l a y 1 3 G r i p L C D 1 5 V i e w f i n d e r L C D 1 7 C a m e r a B o d y 2 2 C a r r y i n g s t r a p 2 3 B a t t e r i e s 2 3 R e c h a r g e a b l e b a t t e r y g r i p 2 3 V i e w f i n d e r s c r e e n 2 [...]

3 Co n gr at ulat io n s ! W el c ome to t he fl ag s hip of th e H S ys t em. The H 2 bui ld s on t he H 1 , ad ding th e ab ility t o u tili ze th e l at est adv anc emen ts in dig it al backs, i ncr eas ed mobi lity , i nt egr ate d po we r , and impr ov ed im age q ual ity. The H 2 i s t he m os t ad v anc ed digi tal or film med ium f orma t[...]

4 name, symb ols, etc., immediate cable -free compatibilit y with digital backs , presentation of dig it al in for mat ion s uch as h is tog ram s and gre y balan ce o n t he L CD , ex tr emely a cc ur ate elec - tr onic l eaf shu t t er , fl as h s yn c at a ll sh utt er s peed s to 1 /800s, eye lin e v iewfi nde r wit h 1 00 % vi ew , dot matri[...]

5 Wha t ’ s in t he b ox Y our new Has selblad ca mer a may have been supplied in kit form or as separa te it ems. There are a number of p os sible combi- nat ions dependin g on fa ctors su ch as offers, bund les et c. Plea se en sur e that all t he it ems n ot ed on the ac compa ny ing packin g inf ormat ion ha v e been supplie d an d ar e co r[...]

6 1 . Flash unit hot-shoe 2. Rubber eyec up 3. Exp osure mode and meter ing metho d se lec tor but ton 4. Exp osure compe nsat ion b ut ton 5. Eyepiece adjus tment dial 6. Magazine LCD 7 . Magazi ne LCD i llumin ation but ton 8. Magazine cont rol but tons 9 . Maga zine set ting s lo ck 10 . AE-L b utto n 1 1. Film w ind- off but ton 1 2. User but [...]

7 Q u i c k S t a r t 1 Thi s secti on is a qu ic k st ar t gui de to a sse mbl ing an d pr epari ng yo ur new . F r om sepa ra t e it em s, t he as sem - bl y pro cess shou ld take no m ore th an se veral mi n- ut es to c omplet e and you wi ll be able to t ake s imple and str aig htfo rwar d pho tog r aphs immed iat ely . Y ou can, of cours e, sk[...]

8 H2- Kit only / H2- Separate items If y ou r n ew H 2 wa s su p pl ie d i n k it f o r m, y ou w il l o nl y ne e d to i n se r t t h e c am er a bat ter ie s t o ma ke i t u sea ble im me dia tely. Af ter co mpl et ing s tep s 1- 4 , yo u c an go st rai ght to 6 -7 and 9 - 10 (mar ked in r ed) and the n di rec t ly to th e s ec ti on a f ter ste [...]

9 1 3. Rest the magazine reten tion groove on the magazine sup - por t on the camera body ensuring that they are correctly positioned. 1 4. Swing the magazine towards the camera body and firmly press into place with a click. If there is resist ance, the magazine retaining hook has probabl y been inadvertently released. Push the magazine retaining [...]

1 0 32 3 1 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 2 1 23. Pull 8 – 1 0 cm (3– 4 in) of paper backing f rom the film roll and insert the tongue of the backing paper into the slot in the take-up spool. 2 4 . T urn the take-up spool one complete turn to ensure the tongue is firmly held i n place by the overlying paper back- ing. Check diagram for correct film[...]

1 1 3 3 . F rom the inactive mode, press the ON.OFF button until you see the H2 lo go on the grip L CD. The LCD then in turn dis- plays the ‘main’ screen. If the camer a is already in ‘standb y ’ mode (the H 2 lo go will be vis ible on the grip L CD) click o n either the shut ter release button or the ON.OF F but ton to activate it again. ([...]

1 2 Familiarize yours elf with the H2 T ak e a few m inut es t o f amiliar ize yourself with t he H 2 a nd its v arious con trols. Note the differenc e be- tween a lon g pres s, a short pres s and a ’ click’ w ith some buttons. For example from the main screen a clic k of t he ON. OFF button wi ll t ake y ou to Profile s wh ile a l onger pres[...]

1 3 Fu n c t i o n C o n t r o l & D i s p l a y 2 ■ LC D and LE D displays on c amera and viewfinder ■ Pixel based display ■ Upgradeable firmware ■ Rapidly accessible menu ■ Int erac tive displa y ■ Customi zable func tions Al l f u nc ti o ns a nd s e t ti n gs o n t h e H2 a re a cce sse d an d al ter ed by the co ntr ol b ut t[...]

1 4 Belo w i s an o verview of t he pr imary funct ion s of t he c ontr ol wh eel s and butto ns. So me c ont rols hav e dual or tr iple func - ti on s ac co r ding to t he s tat e of t he men u or setti ng. A fu ll des crip tio n c an be fo und f urther on in t his m anual. M.UP but ton Ra is es a nd lo wers mi r ror . Ca n be reas sig ned to a no[...]

1 5 T ypic al c amer a grip di spl ay w hen ch angin g se t tin gs. T ypic al c amer a grip di spl ay . (The in forma tion i n br ack ets des cri bes th is partic ular examp le) . Flash cond ition i ndication (No e xp osure c ompen sati on, nor mal fla sh s ynchroni satio n ) Focus s etti ng ( Autofocu s s et ting, sing le shot mode) Aper ture set[...]

1 6 Th e bas ic p rin ci pl e be hi nd m ak ing c ha ng es is th at th e ap p rop ri ate b ut to n is fir st pressed to acc ess the m enu an d then se tti ngs altered by way o f the control wheels . The ap prop riate control whee l is desig nated by a rrowhe ads a lon gside t he se tti ng description.  Some bu ttons have a toggle function, the [...]

1 7   FL ASH  AF  DR IV E EX P +/- Some exa mples of variou s viewfinder L CD sc reens v isible with standar d setting s and when specific c ontrol button s are press ed. Normal scree n Normal screen i n AE lock state Normal screen with �xp osure compensation set Flash mode AF mode Drive mod e Men[...]

1 8 Me nu c ha r ts – ge ne ra l Througho ut this manual you will fi nd char ts to e xpla in the steps a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e q u i r e d t o a l t e r t h e v a r i o u s s e t t i n g s . T h e s e ch ar t s a re l ai d o ut t o g rap hi cal l y il l ust rate in a si mp le ma nn er how t o n av iga te thr ou gh th e men us . Whi le th e[...]

1 9 Shutter releas e but ton A  is but ton ha s ha lf-pre ss a nd fu ll- pre ss po sit ions. By pressi ng h a l f- way (or so l y ) t he ca mera , auto foc us f u nct ion a nd ex po sure met er ca n be ac t ivate d. By p re ssi ng a l l t he w ay down (or more fir m ly ) t he shutter w i l l be rele ase d (or t he chosen ex posu re proce dur[...]

20 On the rear of t he grip , as well as the rear control wheel, there are a fur ther t hree con trol b uttons: AE-L button J i s button c a n lock a l ig ht read ing made in b ot h automatic a nd ma nua l ex po sure modes . It c a n a lso be use d in Zone mode to ta ke a new read ing. Can be rea s sig ned in Cus tom Set tings to anothe r fu nct[...]

2 1 There are al so two c ontrol but tons on the viewfinder , as well as the eyes ight cor - rection a djustmen t wheel: Ey esight corr ection adjust ment wheel P e pers ona l eyesi ght adjust ment faci l it y ha s a diopter r a nge of -4 – +2. 5, to su it most use rs. EV cor rectio n adjus tment button Q Pres s t hi s button to ac ces s t he[...]

22 ■ A luminium cast in one piece ■ S tainless s teel shell ■ I ntegral Q uick coupling plate ■ Di gitally controlled ■ U pgr adeable sof tware ■ M odular design ■ I ntegral er gonomic grip ■ Pixel based LCD user interface C a m e r a B o d y 3 The H2 came ra b od y is a ro bust const ruc tion o f cast alu mini um with a stainles s [...]

23 C ar ryi ng st r ap 1 , 2 e c a rr y i ng s tr ap i s at ta ched by fi rst l y w it hd raw i ng t he s a fet y col la r . e hook is t hen f reed a nd at ta ched to t he st rap lug (fig. 1 ). Slide bac k t he sa fet y col la r (fig. 2) to ensure t he hook remai ns i n t he locke d posit ion. e c ol la r is pu r pos ely a t ig ht fit [...]

24 T h e b att ery ch ar ge r 1 , 2 e bat ter y charger unit is supplied w it h five plug at tac hments to suit v a rious t y pe s of domest ic elec t ric a l so cket s ava i lable worldwide. Ot her t y p es of soc ke t w i l l re qu ire a dome st ic s ock et c onver ter. Att ach t he cho sen plug (fig 2 , A ) by s lid i ng i nto position, ens[...]

25 • Long-ter m storage of bat terie s with ver y low charge is not recommende d. • The b at te r y ha s a lim ite d li fe and it s per fo rm ance is gra dual ly red uce d ove r time. • It is advi sable to f ollow the re commendat ions and pre caut ions in this manual for produc t per f ormance and saf et y reasons. Rechar geable bat tery gri[...]

26 1 2 1 1 A c ce ss ory co nn ect i on 1 1 , 1 2 On t he le hand side of t he c a mera b ody a re t wo ac ces sor y ret a in- ing screw t hread s (M5), as well as a d atabus connec tor , protecte d beneat h a cover . e sc rew t h reads are a f ut ure-s a fe desig n feat ure for new produc ts wh i le t he con nec tor i s for s er v ic e on ly[...]

27 ■ M ulti-mode light metering ■ F ull e xposure information ■ 1 00% image ■ 90 ° viewing angle for ey e-line composition ■ F ull image for spec tacle wea rers ■ I ntegral dioptre adjustment ■ I ntegral flash unit V i e w f i n d e r 4 The 9 0° view fi nder provi des a la terally correc ted 100 % i mage at eye- line level. It fea[...]

28 A B C D E F G H 1 2 P arts & C omponents A. Rubber eye cup E. Exposure method / mode button B. Hot shoe F . Integ ral flash unit C. Eyesight adjustment wheel G. F lash unit button D . Exposure c ompensation button H. Viewfinder r elease button Attac hing and remov ing the viewfinder Wh i le hold i ng t he v ie w fi nder at a s li ght a n[...]

29 ■ R apid and accurat e automatic focusing c apability ■ C entral elec tronic shutter ■ I ns tant manual focus override with natural f riction ■ I ns tant automati c -focus return capabilit y ■ N on-rotation of filter or accessory when focusing ■ N on-rotation of lens barrel in autom atic focusing mode ■ S hut ter speeds 1 8 hours [...]

30 P art s a n d c om po ne n ts 1 A. Lens shade index B. Manual focus ring C. F ocusing distance scales D . Depth-of-field scales E. Lens index A tt ac h in g a le n s 2 , 3 Remove the f ron t protect ive c over on t he ca mera body by depressi ng t he lens relea se but ton a nd keepi ng it depres sed wh i le tu r ni ng t he cover cou nter -cloc [...]

3 1 De pt h-of -fi el d c a l c ul at io n 7 ere a re two dist a nce sc a les ( in feet a nd met res) v isible t h roug h t he foc us d ist a nce w indow on t he upper pa r t of t he lens ba r rel . ere is a lso a centra l lens index ma rk and a de pt h-of -field sc a le. e focu si ng d ist anc e is read off t he chosen sca le f rom t h[...]

32 is i ncorre ct if only one ar rowhead i s v isible. If t he focu s c an not be est abli shed , then bot h ar rowheads fla sh. CF Adapter e CF ad apter i s a n optiona l acce ss or y t hat a l lows v i r t ua l ly a l l C t y pe lense s from t he V -sy stem to be use d on H-sys tem ca mera bod ies .  is automatic a l ly ex pa nds the poten[...]

33 ■ A utomatic 1 20/22 0 compatibil it y ■ A utomatic wind on / wind off ■ A utomatic film advance ■ L CD information panel ■ I ntegral dark slide ■ C ustomizable data imprinting ■ I lluminated LC D ■ Ba rcode recognition ■ Count -up or count -down film frame reminder choice Fi l m M a g a z i n e s 6 The film magazine is a s[...]

34 A B C D E D C B A F E Par t s an d co mp one nt s A. L CD panel G. Darkslide key B. L CD illumination button H. Darkslide indicator C. Change up button I. F ilm tab holder D . Change down button J. Film holder key E. F unc tion selector K . Magazine settings lock F . Film plane index L. Databus inter face L C D p an el A e v a r iou s f u nc [...]

35 G H J I K L a t ime -out of five se conds of non-ac t iv it y , t he d is play ret ur ns to t he mai n screen.  Change s can only be made when the setting s lock swit ch i s i n the unlock ed posi tion. F il m p la ne in dex F Prov ides a measu r ing point for t he ac tu a l posit ion of t he fi l m pla ne in t he maga zi ne. Used f or ca l[...]

36 2 1 3 4 2 1 O p era t ion Battery e ma gaz ine u ses a b atter y to re ta in informat ion a nd se tt i ngs when un att ached f rom t he ca mera . When at t ached to t he ca mera body , the magaz ine ta kes its power requ i remen ts f rom t he ca mera batter ies. e maga zi ne batter y wi l l no rm a l ly b e effect ive f or 1- 2 yea rs dep[...]

37 M aga z in e se t t ing s Pre ss th e fu nct ion se lec tor ( but ton ) re peate dly to s ucc es sively acc es s: A. Film speed (ISO / Bar C ode) B. Film length (120/220/ Number of fr ames) C. Data (on/off ) D . Frame c ounter (count down / c ount up) E. Low-battery warning symbol Fi lm speed setting / Barco de e fi l m s pee d (I SO / ASA)[...]

38 Manu al film spe ed set ting. 220 film length se tti ng. Data imp rinting se ttin g. ‘ Frames re mai ni ng ’ counter set tin g. Data imprin t setting Data impr inting c an be a ct ivated or d ea ctivated through th e maga- zine menu . T o acc es s data set ting : 1 ) Ensure the magazine settings lock is in the unlocked p osit ion. 2) Pr es[...]

39 3 1 2 5 2 4 Fil m l oa di ng e fi l m ma ga z i ne ca n be loa de d e it he r o n or off t he c a me ra . Reg u la rly chec k t he i nter ior of t he mag az i ne a nd re move dus t, pa r ticle s or any scr aps of paper from prev ious roll s of fil m. L oad a nd un load fil m maga zi nes away from di rect l ight source s. 1 ) Fold o ut the[...]

40 ■ Ex cellent compatibility with both Hasselblad and third- par ty backs ■ I nfor mation visible on camera LCD ■ T ethered and untethered solutions for maximum flexibilit y D i g i t a l P h o t o g r a p h y 7 Th e H s y ste m ca me ras we re de sig ne d wit h di gi tal p hot o - gr aphy in m ind r igh t from t he outset s o a digit al ba[...]

4 1 Has selbl ad prov ides a number of digi tal solu tion s , both integ ra l and as third - par t y comb inati ons . This p rovisio n ex tends e ven beyo nd the me dium f orma t a nd the reby creates th e m ost compre hensi ve r ange of digit al solu tion s for high e nd pho togr aphy . Th e H2 o f f er s a ve rs at il e p l at f or m f o r b ot h[...]

42 Three modes of operat ion and stor age Opt i mum por ta bil it y a nd i mage s torage a re c rit ica l for t he profes- siona l photogr apher . e I x pres s CFH offer s a f ree choice of t he por table CF ca rd stora ge, t he flex ible Fire Wire d rive , or tethered ope rat ion w it h ex te nde d, sp ec ia l c apt u re c ontrol s . Wit h t [...]

43 Appro va l Arch itec tu re (I A A ), an en ha nced set o f f e edback tools, de signe d to l iberate the photographer to focu s on t he shoot r at her t ha n t he s elect ion proce ss. IA A t rig gers aud ible a nd v isible sig na ls for e ach i mage c apt ured , tel l i ng t he photogr apher im med iately whe t her t he i mage ha s a r ed , yel[...]

44 ■ T hree metering methods ■ F ive ex posure methods ■ Extremely accurat e light metering L i g h t M e t e r i n g & E x p o s u r e C o n t r o l 8 Th e li g ht me te ri ng s yst em is ca p ab le o f se le c ti ve se nsi tiv - it y pro duc ing three ref l ec tive mete ring me tho ds: Averag e, Cen tre weighted and Spot. All methods ar[...]

45 Lig ht me te ri ng an d e xp os ur e co nt ro l T wo primary fac tors have to be con sidered when making e xposure c ontrol choice, namely , me ter - ing method and exp osure me thod: Met er ing m et ho d determines in which manner the light measurement is made and how much of the image is t a ken in to ac count( Av erage, Cen tre W eighted and [...]

46 2 3 1 2 3 1 �   E XP E XP �   Selectin g metering method Proce ed as follows w it h the ca mera i n act ive mode: 1 . Press the E XP button o n the view finder . 2. T urn the rear contr ol wheel (in either direction 2a) to suc ces- sively acc ess the three choices: Average, Cent re Weig [...]

47 4 1 E XP 3   2 � A ‘ + 0. 3’ above t he sca le i n t he di splay , as i n i l lust rat ion 4 for ex - a mple, would i ndic ate a ‘0. 3 E V overexp osu re’ set t i ng. C onversely , a ‘- 2’ , for ex a mple , wou ld i nd icat e a ‘2 EV u nd erex p os ur e’ s et- t i ng. Note t hat t he app ea r a nce of[...]

48 A E- L bu tto n 1 , 2 i s button ha s t wo ma i n f unc t ions t hat c an b e i ncorp orated i n va rious worki ng met hods involv ing exp osure lock ing. I t a lso has a n e x tr a f u nc tion f or t he flash meter c apabi lit y ( s ee AE-L sect ion under Fla sh). e AE- L button ca n: a) lock an EV setting in manual and automatic modes .[...]

49 1 A B 3 +/-   4 � � 2 A lternat ively , you c a n a ls o pre-set the i nit ia l z one read ing in order to save t i me a nd effor t where t here i s no f reely ava i l able ‘zone 5’ subject for lig ht mea sur i ng. For ex ample, you m ig ht be on a sa ndy beac h where you k now t hat sand is norma l ly clas si[...]

50 ■ M anual and autofocus modes ■ T hree drive modes ■ Qui ck adjust wheel ■ P r ofiles G e n e r a l Fu n c t i o n s 9 T hi s se c t i on d e sc r ib e s th e b a si c a nd g e n e ral f u n c t io n s us e d in mos t si tuat ions. By unders tan ding t he c apabilities of th e H sys tem you w ill be able to gain a gre at dea l of contro[...]

5 1 Power The camer a can be set at two active power modes − ON or St and by − as well a s OFF . In active modes, battery c ons umpt ion is le ast in Sta ndby mode and mo st in ON mode. The c amera enters Sta ndby mode au toma tic ally after 1 0 s econ ds (defaul t) t o pr eserve ba ttery con sumptio n bu t t his interval can be changed in Cust[...]

52 1 2 � AF 3   Manual focus mode The Man ual foc us mod e is set by the front contr ol wheel on t he grip in t he following manner: In came ra active mode : 1 ) Press the AF button on the grip. 2) T urn the front contr o l wheel to: Manual 3) Pr ess Save to store the setting.  Y ou can a lso use the shu tte r relea [...]

53 C onti nuous At C ontinuous sett i ng ( AF C ), the sh utt er c a n b e rele ase d r apidly before t he lens i s focu sed i n order to c aptu re a spl it -s econd shot (in Sin gle S hot , a n ex posu re ca n not be made u nti l t he ca mer a has had ti me to f oc us). How ever , t he ca mer a w i l l conti nue to focu s if a mov ing subject is w[...]

54 D rive There are thr e e drive m odes: Singl e, C ont in uou s and when a film mag- azi ne is at tach ed, M u lt i e xp osure. Th ey are all accessed by pressi ng th e DR IVE button on the gr ip. Single In Si ng le mod e, a n e x po su re is mad e wh en t he s hut ter rele a se button is presse d, t he fi l m is adva nce d to the nex t f ra me[...]

55   ON .OF F (PR O FILE S /E S C) � �   1 2 3 4   5 Pro fil es The p rofiles fe ature all ows rapid acc ess to pre - determin ed combina tions of set ti ngs that inc rease the spe ed and se curit y of wo rk flow. O ne e xam - ple m ight be in a so cial situa ti[...]

56 ON .OF F (PR O FILE S /E S C) 1 � � 2   AF Lo ad 3 ON .OF F (PR O FILE S /E S C) 1 � � 2   AF Lo ad 3 ON .OF F (PR O FILE S /E S C) 4 5   you wa nt a nd then p re ss the Load ( AF ) button. A l l t he saved se t- t ings w i l l then be auto mat ica l ly impl[...]

57 ■ P r ogrammable self timer ■ P r ogrammable bracketing ■ P r ogrammable interval set ting ■ M ore than 25 custom options ■ Data and tex t imprinting A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 10 This sec tion descri bes the featu res th at m ight not need to be ac - ce ssed ev er yday bu t should be exploited w isely t o obtai n th e opt i- mum [...]

58 Ge ne ra l over vie w of ca me ra me nu C ust om Settin gs Impr int opti on s and se tting s Sel f timer opt ions Bra cket ing optio ns Int er v al opt ions Date & Ti me setti ngs Setti ngs opt ions Th e ‘ Di gi ta l ’ sc ree n wi ll o nl y ap p ea r w he n a di gi tal b ac k i s at ta ch ed ! Ple as e see d ig ita l ba ck u ser ma nu al[...]

59 There are a numb er of more advanc ed featur es that while not nec essarily used ever y day st ill remain immediately access ibl e through the menu system. They provide the integral finess es that make the H2 a powerful and sophistic ated tool to sa tisfy a variety of profess ional demands. There are four main functions: 1 . Se l f time r 2. Br[...]

60 Se lf t i me r s et t i ng The Self timer function is set in the following manner: 1 ) P ress the ME NU button on the grip. 2) T urn the front cont rol wheel until Se lf Tim er appears . 3) Press E NTER ( DR IVE button) o n the grip. 4) T urn the front cont rol wheel to acc ess the o ptions, that are: De lay Mi rror se que nce Mi rror Up / Mir r[...]

6 1 Br ac k et in g op ti o ns a vai la b le op ti o ns a vai la b le op ti o ns a vai la b le 2 fra me s or 3 fra me s or 5 fra me s 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV or 1 EV 2 B rac ket in g e bra cket i ng f aci l it y prov ide s a n automat ic ser ies of ex po sure s ; one at t he s ta nd a rd ex posu re se tt i ng (Ma nua l or Auto ) a nd t he ot hers w it [...]

62 B rac ket in g s et t i ng The Brack e ting function is set in the following m anner: 1 ) Press the M EN U but ton. 2) T urn the front contr o l wheel until Brac ket ing appea rs 3) Pr ess E nter ( D RIVE ) but ton on the grip 4) T urn the front cont rol wheel to acce ss the o ptions, that are: N u m b e r of E x p o su r e s (th e n um be r o f[...]

63 In t er v al op ti o ns a vai la b le 2 fra me s - 32 fr ame s op ti o ns a vai la b le 1 sec ond - 24 ho ur s 3 I nt e r val By using the i nterval set ting, yo u can allow the camera to take a series of ex posures automati cally over a se t pe riod . This is of ten requi red fo r time and motion studies , security sur veillance, nature study, [...]

64 Se t t in gs / C us t om Opt io ns op ti o ns a vai la b le CUS TOM OP TI ON S 4 S et t i ngs F rom t he Settings s cr een y ou ca n ac ces s four main sub-sett ings: Custom opt ions , Image I nfo , Date & Time and S ystem st atu s by t urning the front control w heel. From ea ch of these four sub -se ttin gs you can a ccess further s creens[...]

65 Standby tim eout 1 • 5s • 1 0s • 1 5s • 30s Deter mi nes t he a mount of t i me t he ca mer a rema in s ac ti ve before it automat ica l ly re ver t s to st a ndby mo de (ind icat ed on t he g r ip LCD by the H2 logo ) . Mi ni m ise s batter y consumpt ion. EV incr eme nt 2 • 1 St ep • 1 /2 Step • 1 /3 Step Deter mi nes t he a moun[...]

66 jus tment is ma de an d appe ars on both LCD s a s a ± sy mbol be twee n the shut t er s pee d a nd a pe r tu re valu e s. e amou nt of de v ia tio n al so appea rs above the scale to the le of the aper ture value on the vie w finde r LCD. No tur ns the f uncti on off complete ly . Contro l lock 1 7 • All controls • Wheels • Off [...]

67 AE lock / Quic k adjust 22 • Exp reset • Saved A l lows either t he A E-L ock or Qu ick adjust mode to rema in ac tive a er an ex posu re or im med iately ret ur n to sta nda rd set ti ng. Ex p Re set cle ars th e set tings and produce s an automatic retu rn to stand ard sett ing aer an ex posu re. Saved re tain s t he A E -Lo ck or Qu[...]

68 Cust omi za bl e bu t to n f un ct io n l is t e US ER , AE - L , STO P D OWN a nd M .U P but t ons c a n a l l be reas sig ned to d ifferent fu nc tions . e USER button has no fu nct ion unti l speci fic a l ly assig ned one ( defau lt is ‘N one’). e AE - L , STOP D OWN a nd M.UP b uttons , however , by default are assig ned t he[...]

69 Im age Inf o 4. 2 Im age Info (film magazin es only!) Th e Im p rin t fac il it y co ntr ol s the te x t th at wi ll a p pe ar a lo ng t he e dg e of each fr ame on a film. It is possible to imprint approximately 40 char ac ters at one time. I mp r i nt T y pe re cords te chn ica l i nfo rm ati on au tom ati cal ly cre ate d by the c amera. T [...]

70 Im pr in t / T e x t 4 . 2 . 2 T e x t In Tex t yo u can co mp os e you r ow n com bi nat io n of l et t er s, w ords , s ym - bo ls , e tc fo r f i lm ed ge in fo rm at io n . T he sa me p ro ce du re is a lso use d t o change a Profile name. T e x t s et t i ng / Pro fil e na me c ha ngi ng 1 ) P ress the ME NU button on the grip. 2) T urn t[...]

71 2) Find the character you want by scrolling with the rear contr o l wheel until it appear s on the screen. ( The ‘space’ character is the ‘empty space’ to the lef t of the e xclamation mark, top row fur thest to the le ft). 3) M ove the selector cursor with a combinat ion o f the f ront and rear control wheels until the desired char acte[...]

72 Da te & Tim e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 . 3 D at e & Ti me Adjust date and time set tings by the fo llowing procedure: 1 ) P ress the ME NU button on the grip. 2) T urn the front cont rol wheel until Se tt ing s a ppears. 3) Press the D RIV E ( E nte r ) button on the grip. 4) T urn the front cont rol wheel to acc ess Dat e & Ti me . 5) Press [...]

73 S ys t em S t at us 4 . 4 Syste m St at us Check component usage for ser vicing reasons as follows: 1 ) P ress the ME NU button on the grip. 2) T urn the front cont rol wheel until Se tt ing s a ppears. 3) Press the D RIV E ( E nte r ) button on the grip. 4) T urn the front cont rol wheel to acc ess I nfo . 5) Press the E nte r ( D RI VE ) but t[...]

7 4 ■ S ync at all shut ter speeds to 1 /800s ■ I ntegral fill-flash ■ S CA 300 2 compatible ■ F lash measure capability ■ R ear sync capability Fl a s h 11 The H s ystem meet s p rofessiona l de mands for a vari et y of situ a- tion s where flas h is r equir ed. It includ es a n in tegr al fl as h pr imarily inten ded f or fil l-fl[...]

7 5 Th e H2 c an b e u se d to g et he r w it h mo st f l as h u ni ts i n m a nu al mo de . H o we ver, to m a ke us e o f a T T L au tom ati c fu nc ti on , y ou mu st en sure t he flas h u ni t is com pa tib le wi th the SC A 3 0 02 s yste m. Connection i s either b y the PC socket or by t he hot s hoe (see warning no te below). The vie w find[...]

7 6 1 ) Ac tiv ate the camera and press the FL AS H but ton once. 2 ) T u rn th e f ro nt c on tr ol w he el t o s et t he am ou nt of c omp en sa ti on r eq ui re d: • fr om + 3 EV t hr ou gh - 3E V ( am oun t de pe nd en t o n I S O se tt in g) • press Clr ( AF but ton) to clear the set ting quickly if required. 3 ) T u r n t h e r ear c on t[...]

77 Separ ate flash unit connectio n and use Sepa r ate fla sh u nit s c an be elect r ica l ly c onnec ted eit her by way of t he h ot shoe access or y ho lder ( s ee prev ious war ni ngs) on the top of t he v iew fi nder or v ia a cord to the P C conne ct ion por t on t he le ha nd side of t he ca mera body . Slave u nit s w itches / t ra ns[...]

78 ■ I ns tant film back ■ C onverter ■ Extension tubes ■ R ec hargeable batter y grip ■ R elease cord ■ F ilters ■ T ripod quick coupling ■ S upp ort strap ■ Grid focusing screen ■ C F adapter ■ P r oshade O p t i o n a l A c c e s s o r i e s 12 Optiona l ac ce ssor ies pr ovid e t he opportunity to ex tend the capa- bilit [...]

79 There are a number of optional acc essories av ailable for t he H 2 with more be ing de velo pe d to suit a varie t y of phot ograp hic situ ati ons and ne eds . Please see ww w . hasselblad.c om for the latest information. The figures in brack ets after the headings ar e the product codes. HM i 1 00 ( 30 3 3 1 00 ) e H M i 1 0 0 i s a n i n[...]

80 ■ Glo ssar y of T erms ■ P and Pv explanatory char ts ■ T echnical specifications ■ E quipment C are , Ser vice & Guarantee A p p e n d i x 13 This section prov ides an ins ight int o the more tec hnic al a spects of the H syst em as w ell as s ome importa nt r eferenc e informa tion.[...]

8 1 G lo ss ar y of T e rms For the s ake o f c larit y, here are shor t and sim ple e xpl anati ons of several terms, it ems and features men tioned in the manual that m ay be unfamil- iar to s o me. Bar code Some rol l fi l m bra nd s have a Ba r co de wh ic h t he H 2 m aga z i ne ca n recog ni z e a nd i nterpret .  is automatic a l ly t ra[...]

82 As an examp le you migh t regula rly take outd oor portra its of wed- ding cou ples w ith a lo ng le ns. Y ou wa nt a specific aperture to restrict depth-o f- field a nd a fairly fast shu t ter speed to f reeze a ny mo vem ent. Y ou are conce rned about the coup le blin k ing d u ring the ex posure and so want to t ake several sho ts in succes[...]

83 T ru e e xp os ur e T rue exposure e effec t ive shutter spee d for a centra l lens shutte r is defi ned a s t he leng t h of t i me bet ween t he openi ng a nd c losing when mea sure d at t he ha l f heig ht posit ion when ex pres sed i n d ia g ra m form (see d iag r a m ). e fac t t hat it w i l l t a ke some ti me to open a nd c lose[...]

84 Au tom at ic e x po su re — P & P v M od e P Mod e Pv Mo de Lig ht me te ri ng me t hod s en si ti vi t y d is tri bu t ion 8 S h u tte r s p e e d 10 0 0 50 0 25 0 12 5 60 30 15 8 4 2 1s 2s 4s 8s 16 s 32 s 64 s 2. 0 2. 8 4. 0 5. 6 11 16 22 32 45 64 90 1. 4 A p e r tu r e 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 E V 12 23 22 21 20 19 18 17[...]

85 Auto-focus, auto-exposure SLR camera with int erchangeable magazines , viewfinders and lenses. One piece stainless steel shell. Die-cast aluminium internal struc ture . T ripod sockets (1/4 and 3/8”) and quick coupling tripod plat e for rapid mounting . Hasselblad HC lenses with built-in electronically contr olled shutter and aperture. Automa[...]

86 Bracketing using pr edetermined number of exposures (2, 3 or 5) in 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV step differ ence intervals. Number of frames from 2 t o 255 and inter val from 1 sec ond to 24 hours. Film speed range ISO 6 t o 6400. Automatic setting with Bar code film. The camera fea tures two dot-matrix L CD’ s that provide clear and easy-to-understand[...]

87 ap prox . 1 55 mm 6.1 ins ap prox . 207 mm ( 80 mm le ns) 8 . 2 ins ap prox . 1 35 mm 5. 3 ins Aperture Shutter speed Light metering mode Exposure mode Exposure adjustment (Not printed if value = 0) Flash symbol (If flash is used) Flash exp . adjustment (Not printed if value = 0) Focus mode Frame number Focal length Aperture Shutter speed Exposu[...]

88 Ex p.mo de A (Ap er ture pr iorit y) LM mo de C entre weig hted Ex p. adjust 0 Focus mo de AF-S Drive m ode S Flash syn c Nor mal (be ginnin g of exp. ) Flash adjust 0 Sel f timer delay 10 sec Se quen ce M irror up / D elay Mirror mod e Mirro r goes dow n Bracketi ng Frames 3 Se quen ce N ormal - over - un der EV di ff 0,5 E V Inter val tim er [...]

89 Proble ms , Equ ipm ent Care, Ser vi ce & G uara ntee The H 2 is a very sophistic ated c amera that relies on much information be - ing p assed and processed to an d from each mo dular unit to produce the correct behaviour. It is therefore ess ential that reasonable care is t aken in attaching, detaching and sto ring the view finde r , le n[...]

90 Vi c to r H as se l bl a d AB a nd H as s el b la d A / S re se r v e t h e ri gh t to m a ke ch a ng es i n d es cr i pt io n s, t ec hn i ca l sp e ci f i ca ti o ns a nd i ns tr u c ti on a l inf orma tio n witho ut pr ior n otice a nd acce pts n o resp onsi bili t y what- so eve r, fin an ci al or o th er w ise , f or any da ma ge s or lo s[...]

9 1 Vic tor Hasse lbla d AB Box 220, SE - 40 1 23 Göte borg , Sweden Hasse lbla d A/S Hejrevej 30, DK - 2400 Cope nhagen , Denm ark[...]