User manual HASSELBLAD A24TCC

[. . . ] Not Just Bigger, But Better The natural choice for any application where image quality is important, the H4D-40 provides the platform for the ultimate in creative expression and delivers images that will satisfy even the most demanding customer. The H4D-40 features a 33 × 44 mm CCD sensor with 40 million pixels, providing almost twice the capture area of the largest 35mm DSLR sensors. These 40 million pixels provide the perfect landing site for the large light path delivered by the high performance HC/HCD lens line, capturing more detail and clarity and delivering perfect color rendering without gradation break-ups in even the finest lit surfaces and cleaner images even at long exposures. This interaction between large scale sensor and lenses forms the foundation for a multitude of image quality enhancements. What You See is Really What You Get Hasselblad's Natural Color Solution Unlike most competeing solutions, Hasselblad's Natural Color Solution (HNCS) gives you outstanding and reliable out-of-the-box colors, with correct natural skin tones, specific product colors and other difficult tones reproduced easily and effectively, with no need for special color profiles or templates. "Choosing a Hasselblad is not a matter of how good you are, it's a matter of how good you want to be. " MARCEL PABST Photo: Marcel Pabst HASSELBLAD DSLR ADvANTAGE: FOCUSING AND COMPOSING 6 7 Photo: Marcel Pabst Photo: Kevin Then If there is no difference between 35mm DSLRs and Medium Format DSLRs, then why do so many of the world's leading photographers still choose to invest in a Hasselblad system? A New Approach to CloseUp Focusing - True Focus and Absolute Position Lock True Focus helps solve one of the most lingering challenges in the photographic world: achieving true, accurate focusing throughout the image. [. . . ] These features, like the legendary Hasselblad craftsmanship and design, the modularity of the system and accessories, or the choice of large, bright viewfinders, provide things in addition to image quality. Things like creative freedom, professional flexibility, or simple peace of mind. Things that help you take your photography further. viewing Freedom With a Hasselblad system you get a modular system that allows you to customize or alter your gear set-up to suit your particular shooting style or needs. You can easily detach your digital capture unit for cleaning, for instance, or attach your H4D-40 to a view camera for advanced studio work. You can also choose between an eye-level or waist-level viewfinder, enabling you to see your subject the way you wish and widening your creative possibilities. A Bright and Personal view ­ Choose Your viewfinders One of the important traditional advantages of the medium format is the extra-large and bright viewfinder image, enabling extremely precise composition and easy operation in dim lighting. The H4D-40's HVD 90x viewfinder provides just that, having been designed to provide full performance over the large sensor area. Or you can choose to shoot with the HVM waist-level viewfinder, which also provides a bright and large viewfinder image, ideal for creative composing. This choice of viewfinders enables you to shoot in the fashion that suits you or the shoot the most; maintaining eye contact with the model, or gaining impact by shooting from a lower perspective, for example. Photo: Thomas Morel HASSELBLAD DSLR ADvANTAGE: EASE OF USE 10 Easy to Use ­ Difficult to Beat One of the most common myths regarding Medium Format systems is that they are difficult to learn and hard to use. In fact, Hasselblad DSLRs are no more difficult to use than highend 35 systems. Both our software and hardware are surprisingly easy to use; many photographers even claim that Hasselblad gear is simpler and easier to use than 35mm set-ups. This lens Lens HCD 4/28 HC 3. 5/35 HC 3. 5/50 HC 2. 8/80 HC 2. 2/100 HC 4/120 35 mm equivalent 22 mm 27 mm 39 mm 63 mm 78 mm 94 mm Lens HC 3. 2/150 HC 4/210 HC 4. 5/300 HCD 4-5. 6/35-90 HC 3. 5-4. 5/50-110 35 mm equivalent 117 mm 165 mm 235 mm 27­70 mm 39­86 mm H Accessories v Lenses All C-type lenses from the v system with optional CF lens adapter "When you look in the viewfinder everything is huge - It's crystal clear. . . I call my camera my baby. " KEvIN THEN 16 17 CF Adapter The CF lens adapter allows all C-type (lens shutter) lenses from the V system to be used on any H system camera. See under `Lenses' for further details. GPS Recording Flexibility Hasselblad's Global Image Locator (GIL) can be used with any Hasselblad H-System DSLR. The GIL device tags all images captured outdoors with GPS coordinates, time, and altitude. This data then serves as the basis for a number of subsequent applications involving image archiving and retrieval, the direct mapping of images in Phocus software to the Google Earth application for example. HvM viewfinder The HVM waist level viewfinder allows for a comfortable working position at low camera positions and good eye contact with many types of portrait work. Proshade 6095 v/H The Proshade 6095 V/H is an adjustable bellows lens shade that provides highly efficient protection against stray light. By using the Proshade adapters, this shade can be fitted to all Hasselblad H-system lenses as well as to all V-system lenses except the Distagon CFi 30 mm and Tele-Superachromat FE 300 mm. The shade features a filter holder for glass, gelatin, or plastic filters. The bellows folds down for easy access to the filter holder or for viewing without filter. The Hasselblad Proshade 6095 V/H is supplied with one Proshade mask for V-cameras and one Proshade mask for H-cameras. Angle finder H Angle finder for the HV 90x and the HVD 90x viewfinders. Requires a minor modification to the viewfinder eyepiece. SIzE STILL MATTERS #6: PROFESSIONAL ACCESSORIES FOR CREATIvE AND TECHNICAL FLExIBILITY Hasselblad DSLRs provides a range of features, options, and accessories designed to help you get the most from whatever shooting situation you are in and take your shooting to new creative heights, such as the ability to use different viewfinders, integrated control of all electronic shutters, central lens shutters, the HTS 1. 5 tilt and shift solution, and much more. HTS 1. 5 tilt and shift adapter The HTS 1. 5 tilt/shift adapter provides a powerful new focusing and creative tool that can help you take your photographic expression to entirely new levels. The tilt/shift adapter works with the following range of lenses and extension tubes: HCD28mm, HC35mm, HC50mm, HC80mm, HC100mm and H13, H26, H52. [. . . ] Metering range Spot: EV2 to 21, Centre Weighted: EV1 to 21, CentreSpot: EV1 to 21 Power supply: Rechargeable Li-ion battery (7. 2 VDC / 1850 mAh). SanDisk extreme IV) or tethered to Mac or PC Storage capacity: 4 GB CF card holds 75 images on average Capture rate: 1. 1 seconds per capture. 50 captures per minute Color display: Yes, 3 inch TFT type, 24 bit color, 230 400 pixels Histogram feedback: Yes Phocus software: For Mac and Windows Platform support: Macintosh: OSX. Windows: XP (32 and 64 bit), Vista (32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit). [. . . ]