User manual HASSELBLAD 500ELX

[. . . ] the design of the HCd 28mm and 35-90mm lenses have been optimized for the actual 36×48mm area of the sensor to make it more compact and to work in conjunction with daC. the highly renowned HC/HCd lens line uses central lens shutters, which adds flexibility by allowing flash to be employed at shutter speeds up to 1/800s. the central shutter also improves image quality by reducing camera vibration. and thanks to the large format of the H System cameras, there is a considerably shallower depth of field range, making it much easier to utilize selective focus to creative effect. Ultra-Focus and Digital Auto Correction for image perfection Using the Ultra-Focus engine of H4d-50MS the full HC/HCd lens program is further enhanced, bringing a new level of sharpness www. hasselblad. com digital CaMERaS View-camera work the H4d-50MS has been designed to allow the digital capture unit to be detached and used on a view camera by way of an H system adapter. [. . . ] · Moiré Removal Technology automatically applied directly on the raw data, leaving image quality intact and eliminating the need to carry out special masking selections or other manual procedures, saving hours of tedious post-production work. The Phocus GUI features easy-to-use options that allow you to customize your set-up to suit a range of different workflow situations, such as choice of import source, browsing/comparison functions, file management, image export in a number of file formats, pre-setting of options for upcoming shoots, and much, much more. · New Metadata (GPS, HTS 1. 5 etc). The extended metadata included in all Phocus images provides for accurate and detailed cataloging and indexing, easy image management, and includes added gPS data functionality in order to allow a range of new functions. Phocus links gPS data directly to google Earth, for example, making geographic reference a snap and image storage and retrieval much easier. With the HtS 1. 5, all settings are stored as metadata in the image file for full function with daC lens corrections. The Phocus Viewer delivers image viewing quality that matches every detail of what you will see later in Photoshop. in addition, the Phocus Viewer allows you to customize layout and composition to suit your current or desired work flow, providing a wide range of options including full view, compare, browse, horizontal, or vertical view, and so on. You can have multiple folders open simultaneously for side-by-side viewing, comparison, and selection. Medium format digital capture in digital photography, the advantages of larger format cameras have become even more obvious. the 6×4. 5 cm window allows the Hasselblad H4d-50MS to use one of the largest image sensors currently available in digital photography ­ up to more than twice the size of a 35mm camera sensor. Consequently the sensor holds more and larger pixels, which deliver the highest possible image quality in terms of moiré-free color rendering without gradation break-ups in even the finest lit surfaces. A choice of bright viewfinders One of the important traditional advantages of the medium format is the extra-large and bright viewfinder image, enabling extremely precise compositions and easy operation in dim lighting. to set focus outside of this center area, the photographer is still forced to focus first, and then shift the camera to reframe, with the resulting loss of focus as a result. to overcome this problem, Hasselblad has used modern yaw rate sensor technology to measure angular velocity in an innovative way. the result is the new absolute Position lock (aPl) processor, which forms the foundation of Hasselblad's true Focus feature. the aPl processor accurately logs camera movement during any re-composing, then uses these exact measurements to calculate the necessary focus adjustment, and issues the proper commands to the lens's focus motor so it can compensate. the aPl processor computes the advanced positional algorithms and carries out the required focus corrections at such rapid speed that no shutter lag occurs. the H4d's firmware then further perfects the focus using the precise data retrieval system found on all HC/HCd lenses. The plane of focus changes when the camera is tilted for composition. The middle image shows the result when not using True Focus. While this image looks relatively sharp, the rightmost image where True Focus has been used, is razor sharp. Photo: Marcel Pabst www. hasselblad. com digital CaMERaS technical specification digital FEatURES Sensor size Sensor dimensions image size File format Shooting mode Color definition iSO speed range Storage options Color management Storage capacity Capture rate Color display Histogram feedback iR filter acoustic feedback Software Platform support Host connection type View camera compatibility Operating temperature dimensions Weight 50 Mpixels (6132×8176 pixels) 36. 7×49. 0 mm RaW 3FR capture 65 MB on average. tiFF 8 bit: 150 MB lossless compressed Hasselblad RaW 3FR Single shot / Multi shot (4×) 16 bit iSO 50, 100, 200, 400 and 800 CF card type U-dMa (e. g. Sandisk extreme iV) or tethered to Mac or PC Hasselblad Natural Color Solution 4 gB CF card holds 60 images on average 1. 1 seconds per capture. 33 captures per minute (single shot) Yes, 3 inch tFt type, 24 bit color, 230 400 pixels Yes Mounted on CCd sensor Yes Phocus for Mac and Windows Macintosh: OSX. Windows: XP (32 and 64 bit), Vista (32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit). FireWire 800 (iEEE1394b) Yes, Mechanical shutters controlled via flash sync. [. . . ] HC80 mm lens: 153 × 131 × 207 mm [W × H × D] 2450 g (Complete camera w. HC80 mm lens, li-ion battery and CF card) CaMERa FEatURES Camera type lenses Shutter speed range Flash sync speed Viewfinder options large sensor full format dSlR Hasselblad HC lens line and HCd 28 with integral central lens shutter. 32 seconds to 1/800 second Flash can be used at all shutter speeds. ·HVD 90x: 90° eye-level viewfinder w. [. . . ]