Operation Manual
6
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Welcome to
the
Hasselblad
Camera
System
As
a
Hasselblad ovmer,
you
have in
your
possession
a
camera
of exceplional
quality,
he
product
of an interna-
tionally renowned fiadition of excellence
in the world of
ptntograptty-lt gives you
access
to he
world's largest
medium
format camen
system,
he
Hasselblad
Sys-
tem,
which
successfully
has
been
taken to the ends of
he earh and beyond
-
into space
-
to
eam
its world-
wide reputation br
quality
and
reliability.
A range of accessories afford
great
flexibility
and
potential
for
successful
photography
in
almost
any
application.
Among
the
different
camera
models within the
Hasselblad System,
the
903SWC
has
a unique
posi-
tion, being
tre only modelhat
is not
a single
lens
reflex
type.
The reason
is the famous Zeiss
Biogon
CF
f/4.5
38
mm
wide-angle lens. The symmetrical design
and
very
short
focal
lengh
of this
lens leaves no
room for
a
viewfinder
mirror
between
he rear of the
lens and the
film.
Instead
of being
attached to a single
lens
reflex
camera body
the lens
is
permanently
attached to the
short and
very robust die cast
metal housing.
The Hasselblad 903SWC
has a detachable
optical
viewfinder with
a
built-in spirit
level. Through-the-lens
viewing is
possible
by
means of the specially designed
Focusing screen adapter SWC
together
with
any one
of
the many
Hasselblad viewfinders.
The
Hasselblad
903SWC
accepts all different
types of
Hasselblad
film
magazines for 120,220 and
Polaroid
type films with 6x6 cm and 6x4.5
cm
image formats.
The Lens
Like all
Hasselblad
lenses
since
the early
1950's with a
single
exception,
the Biogon CF
114.5
38
mm
lens is
manuhctured by Carl
Zeiss in Germany,
The lens can
be
focused down
to
0.3
m
(1
ft.)
and
provides
a
full im-
age coverage
with a 90" diagonal angle
field
of
view,
an
exceptionally
high distortion correction
and a
highly im-
proved
illumination distribution.The
lens
elements
have
the highly efficient
Carl Zeiss
T. multi-layer anti-reflec-
tion coating on
all
glass-to-air
surfaces,
See also
page
22 for
detailed
information
on the opti-
cal
properties!
This instruction
manual
provides
a detailed
descrip-
tion of howto operate
the Hasselblad 903SWC
camera.
The knowledge
gained
from carefully studying
it will
give
you
access
to the Hasselblad
potential.
Exploiting
that
potential
is left to
your
skill and
imagination!
Congratulations
on
your
choice of a unique
camera!
SERVICE
AND
MAINTENANCE
:rWhile
Hasselblad
equipment
is
extremely
reliable
and
:,durable,
cameras and
lenses that are
in
constant
iintensive
use in a
professional
environment
should be
i
maintained and
serviced by an
authorized
Hasselblad
i $ervice
Center at
regular intervals.
Further
information
j.on
service
and
maintenance
can
be
found on
page
11-12.
GUARANTEE
I
tlf
your
camera was
purchased
from
an authorized
Hasselblad
outlet,
it is
covered by
an
international
guarantee
for one
year.
Further detiils on
the
guaran-
tee
can be
found
on
page
12.
Introduction
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