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Hasselblad 203 FE Instruction Manual

1. Mode The M L E mode is completely manual The metering system is disabled The display indicates the manual settings Suggested procedure 1 Set the Mode Selector Dial at M 2 Depress the exposure release bution or the AE lock button to start the camera 3 Depress both adjustment buttons at the same time to select long exposure 4 Determine the appropriate exposure and set the aperture and the shutter speed manually The display shows the letters M and L E to indicate the long expo sure function and the selected shutter speed in minutes and seconds 5 Depress the exposure release or the pre release button to the pressure point The display changes to show the pre set aper ture and shutter speed 6 Depress the exposure release button all the way in for an exposure with the set values 7 Rewind the camera to cock the shutter and advance the film for the next frame All settings remain until you change them manually The long exposure function re mains active until 4 seconds after the camera auto switch oft Flash Photography Warnings In dedicated flash photography the indication Hi FLASH or Lo FLASH is displayed to gether with the flashing warning triangle and display backlighting if the flash was too bright or if it was insufficient This warning is on for 2 seconds after the exposure If the pre set film speed exceeds the range for the automatic flash control ISO 25 1000
2. At faster speeds the PC terminal is discon nected and the flash is not triggered Use the camera s M made and the 1 90 s shutter speed to ensure that the flash will fire Since the metering system automatically calculates and sets the correct shutter speed in the modes Ab A and D you must monitor the viewtinder display closely to check that the shutter speed Is 1 90 s or slower before making the exposure Change the pre set aperture or use the adjustment buttons to change the shutter speed if necessary C Flash set at Manual Mode The flash unit should be set tor manual contro see the flash unit instructions Functions Exposure with pre set aperture and shut ter speed determined by the operating mode Viewlinder indication when the flash unit is charged and ready to flash Viewlinder warning at over and under exposure and disabled flash triggering Suggested procedure 1 Attach and connect the flash according to the Flash Manual With the Hasselbiad Proflash 4504 con nect the TTL cable between the dadi cated flash socket on the camera body page 29 and the TTL socket on the flash unit The PC connector of Proflash 4504 is inoperative but can be parked in the PC socket 2 Set the flash unit to Manual or correspond ing mode and switch it on When the flash unit is charged and ready to flash the green flash symbol page 18 lights up in the viewlinder 6 Depress the exposure release button fully to re
3. Parts and Components 5 6 Getting started 10 Getting started Getting Started This section describes how you prepare your Hasselblad 203FE for use You will find com prehensive information how to operate the camera in the section starting on page 18 Follow the instructions step by step to avoid jamming or damaging the camera Always keep the rear protective cover on to protect the shutter curtain when the magazine is detached Battery The battery compartment and cassette is located in the lower forward corner on the left hand side of the camera body Pull out the cassetie and install the baitery 6V type PX28L or equivalent according to the mark ing on the cassette Push the cassette all the way back into the compartment Cocking the Camera Cock the camera after installing the baitery Fold out the winding crank on the right hand side press the button in the center of the crank and rotate it clockwise one turn until it locks Cf page 20 Double exposure Front Protective Cover the front protective cover is attached fo the lens bayonet mount Rotate it counter clock wise and lift it out of the mount Attaching the Lens Remove the lens rear protective cover by rotating it counter clockwise and lifting it off the lens Rear Protective Cover Depress the catch tilt the cover backwards and lift it off Always keep the rear protective cover on to protect the shutter curtain when the maga zine
4. 1 125 s or slower 5 Press the exposure button to make an exposure 6 Rewind the camera to get the viewlinder image back cock the shutter and advance the film to the next frame APPENDIX A CF lenses 91 Flash photography with the C iens Using the camera s focal plane shutter With the lens shutter set at B the lens can be used as an F lens Dedicated and Non dedicated Flash Units Follow the corresponding procedures for the F lens page 71 Using the C lens leaf shutter Make sure that the flash mode selector is set at X Dedicated and Non dedicated Flash Units Follow the corresponding procedures for the CF lens page 87 APPENDIX A C lenses 93 Ali rights reserved No part of this material may be reproduced stored in a retrieval sysiem or transmitted inany form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopy recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the company 96
5. 1 2 speed step increments although the shutter speed is actually ad justed in 1 3 steps NOTE adjustment decreases and adjustment increases the shutter speed Any adjustment made with the adjustment buttons remains stored after exposure release until next time the AE lock button D Differential Mode Functions Automatic exposure with aperture priority pre selected film speed and calculated shut ter speed Features Continuous metering of the light value Locking and storing of the light value in a selecied moment Continuous indication of the difference be tween the stored and the presently me tered light value Adjustment of the stored light value 5 EV steps in 1 3 EV step increments How to Use the D Mode The Diflerentiat D Mode is very convenient when you want to find out the contrast range of a subject By locking and storing the light values on one subject part and then moving the metering area about the subject the display continuously shows the contrast dit ference between the initially metered part and ihe present location of the metering area The stored light value remains for any number of exposures until intentionally replaced or adjusted Suggested procedure 1 Pre set the film speed With a E or TCC magazine set the tilm speed dial page 36 With a standard magazine use the Pr mode to insert and store the film speed page 41 2 Pre set the desired aperture 3 Sei the M
6. 42 Film magazine 33 Display illumination butten 11 Interlock button not on FE 27 Battery 43 Magazine slide 12 Focusing ring 28 Mode selector diat 44 Film magazine catch 13 Lens front bayonet exterior 29 PC socket 45 Magazine hook slol 14 Lens fronl bayonet interior 15 Depih ol field previaw knob 16 System mark 30 Automalic exposure lock AE lock 31 Dedicated flash connector 32 Flash connector sockel cover 46 Magazine gear 47 Syslem connectors Acute Matte designed by MINOLTA 4 Parts and Components Hasselblad 203FE Instruction Manual Contents 3 Hasselblad 203FE Introduction 4 Parts and Components 6 Getting started 6 Battery 6 Cocking the camera 6 Front Protective Cover 6 Ataching the Lens 7 Removing the Lens 8 Rear Protective Cover 8 Attaching the Magazine 9 Removing the Magazine 9 Magazine Status Indicator 10 Winding Crank 10 Removing the Winding Crank 10 Attaching the Winding Crank 11 Strap and Strap Lugs 11 Attaching the Strap 11 Removing the Strap 12 Focusing Hood and Magnifier i2 Opening the Focusing Hood 12 The Built in Magnifier 12 Closing the Focusing Hood 13 Viewlinder Image and Display 13 Focusing Screen 13 Exposure Meter 13 Viewfinder Display 14 Control Panel 16 Left Hand Grip 16 Activating Camera amp Metering System 17 Focusing Exposure Viewfinder Display 18 Operating Detail Instructions 18 Viewfinder Display amp Symbols 20 Right Hand Side 20 Double Exposure 20
7. Dedicated Flash 70 Flash Photography Non dedicated Flash 5 Depress the exposure release button fully to make the exposure and trigger the flash The control circuits in the flash unit cut the flash when the exposure is correct If the flash was powerful enough to produce a correct exposure and did not use up all the energy the flash symbol stays on Did it use up most of the energy the flash symbol turns off while the flash unit is recharging and lights up again when it is fully recharged WARNINGS page 58 The sign Hi FLASH appears on the display when the flash was too bright e g if the flash to subject distance is short the camera aperture large the film fast or any combination of these The remedies are to move the flash away from the subject use alens with longer focal length reduce the aperture change to a slower film The sign Lo FLASH appears when the flash was insufficient to give a correct exposure e g if the flash to subject distance is too long the aperture is too small the film too slow The remedies are shoer flash to subject distance larger aperture or faster film It also appears at shutter speeds faster than 1 90s when the flash triggering was disabled Both warnings appear together with a flashing display backlighting for two sec onds after the flash exposure 6 Rewind the camera to cock the shutier and advance the film to ihe next frame 3 Estimate the flash to subject dista
8. Mirror and Mechanism Pre release 21 Selftimer 21 Grip Cushion Front Shutter Speed Ring Exposure Release Button Cable Release Lens Catch amp Shutter Speed Ring Lock Rear Side and Focal Plane Shutter Bottom Side Top Side Viewtinder System Changing Focusing Hood Viewlinder Changing Magnifier Changing Focusing Screen Left Hand Side Mode Selector Automatic Exposure Lock AE lock Adjustment Buttons Flash Connectors Display Illumination 30 Lenses 30 FE lenses 31 FE lens Functions 3i Aperture 31 Focusing and Depth of tietd Depth of tield Scale Depth of field Preview Infra red IR Photography Exposure Value EV Other Hasselblad Lenses E Magazine Operation Loadingthe Magazine Magazine Load Status Removing ihe Film Flim Tab Holder Film Speed Dial BESSRBUSSSRRSSSSRB D BSRSSFESRBBRK Contents 1 HASSELBLAD 203FE Speed and precision Your Hasselblad 203FE is a camera de signed for professionals who often work on location under unpredictable light conditions and fast moving subjects With the 203FE you have a choice of either aperture priority automatic or truly manual function In the automatic modes you can manually adjust the computer controlled exposure within the range 5 to 5 EV The extremely accurate focal plane shutter provides the widest range of shutter speeds in the medium format field 34 minutes to ultra fast 1 2000 s with 1 2 stop increments in manual mode or90 sto 1 2000 s with 1 12 stop increments
9. TCC Winder motorizes the 203FE for a maximum frame rate of 1 3 fps Viewflnders Besides the focusing hood which is deliver ed with the camera body you have a choice of a magnifying hood and prism viewfinders with and without exposure meters Most E and TCC accessories fit on the other Hasselblad SLR models General Accessories Can b used on the 203F E without alfecting the metering function Other Accessories Cause timitations to the metering tunction when used on the 203FE 76 Hasseiblad System Chart Suggested procedure 1 Pre set the tilm speed as previously described 2 Pre set the desired aperture value 3 Set the Mode Selector Dial at the desired made of operation 4 Stop down the lens by pushing the pre view knob down until it lacks page 32 5 Follow the instructions for the selected mode of operation Flash photography with F lenses The overall similarity between the FE and F lenses makes the flash photography pro cedures almost identical The only difference is that the aperture value does not appear on the viewfinder display Dedicated Flash Unit The TTL OTF flash control system makes no difference between the FE and F lenses as it always operates when the lens is stopped down during the exposure E type Extension Tubes For close up and macro photography the E type extension tubes have all connections both mechanical and electronical between camera body and lens D o uae
10. The camera was not rewound after the last exposure The exposure release button cannot be depressed The magazine slide is in the magazine Remove the magazine slide completely The roll of tiim is finished frame counter at end Insert a new film or change toa tuily loaded magazine or wo tilm remove and re insert film holder The viewfinder image is dark but the display is bright The lens front cover is on Remove the lens front cover 78 Troubleshooting Fauity and Error Indications on the Viewfinder Dispfay All parts have system mark PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY The display signs appear re The viewiinder is not properly Push the viewtinder firmly versed Installed forwards until it stops Defective contact between lens and camera body Aperture indication is Detach the lens Clean all four contact surtaces on the lens and on the camera body with a lint free cloth or suede DO NOT touch the contact surfaces with your fingers Detach the magazine Clean all four contact surfaces on the ma gazine and on the camera body with alintfree cloth or suede DO NOT touch the contact suriaces with your fingers Delective contact between The magazine symbol appears magazine and camera body when a TCC magazine is attached The display indicates Err 1 Err 2 or Err 12 4
11. in automatic made It also provides the fastest flash synch speed among mediurn format tocat plane shutters 1 90 s Primarily designed to take advantage of this remarkable shutter are the Hasselblad FE former TCC series lenses ranging from the medium wide angle 50mm 2 8 io the short telephoto 350mm f 4 including the powerful Planar 110mm f 2 And using the Hasselblad Gonverler 2XE in one stroke doubles the range of focal lengths These outstanding lenses by Carl Zeiss are supported by the brightest possible view finder image provided by the Acute Matte focusing screen completed with the illumi nated LCD display with all relevant exposure and setup data 203FE Parts and Components 48 Focusing hood 49 Film winding crank 50 Magazine slide pocket 51 Film tab holder 52 Magazine suppor slot 53 Frame caounler 54 Magazine support 55 Magazine status indicator 56 Camera support 57 Quick coupling slide 58 Tripod thread 1 4 59 Magazine indicator trigger 60 Data bus connectors 61 Selftimerindication 62 Lens data bus connectors 63 Lens drive shat 64 Lens drive shafi calch 65 Lens bayonat plate 66 Grip cushion 67 Mirror release salttimer button The metering system compiles the informa tion from the lens the built in exceptionally sensitive light meter and the film speed setting on the attached E or TCC magazine to calculate the accurate shutter speed If any of the parameters e g the pre set ap
12. is detached Attaching the Magazine Ensure that the magazine slide is fully in serted and thai the magazine status indicator is white If the indicator is red then follow the instructions on page 9 Rest the magazine on the magazine supports with the support lugs properly engaging the recesses in the maga zine bottom Carefully swing the magazine towards the camera body checking that the magazine hooks fit into the slots in the maga zine Push the magazine gently but firmly against the hooks while sliding the magazine catch to the right Release the button when the magazine makes contact with the camera body and then push the button to the left to ensure that it has feached the locked position Remove the slide to positively lock the magazine to the camera body The Winding Crank One full revolution of the winding crank winds the camera cocks the lens mechanism and transporis the film to the next frame Underneath the crank are the drive shaft and the bayonet mount for the Hasselblad Winder pages 74 76 which can be attached after removing the crank It is recommended that the camera is fully wound when the crank is removed or replaced Removing the Winding Crank To remove the crank push the catch lever on the rear of the crank hub downwards while rotating the crank counter clockwise Then pull it straight out from the shaft Attaching the Winding Crank On ihe side of the crank hub are two triangu lar inde
13. lenses do not have the electronics required by the metering system there wilt be a few minor limitations in the camera functions In this section you will find information on the F lenses and how to use them on your 203FE How to use the CF and C lenses is described in Appendix A page 83 Flash Photography DedicatedFlash 69 Flash Photography Non dedicatedFlash 71 72 Other Hasselblad Lenses Accessories All accessories originally designed for the 203FE are marked with the blue twin tines The mark is always located on that side which is to the left when the accessory is attached to the camera to make it easily identified Other accessories are so called general accessories These accessories do not have the blue twin lines but can still be used on the 203FE without restrictions A third group of accessories can be used but will cause certain limitations to the TCC functions Finally there is a fourth group of accessories that cannotin any way be used on the 203FE Accessory Mounts The quick coupling plate on the bottom of the camera body pages 25 and 72 fits to the handy and reliable Hasselblad tripod quick coupling and to the flash gun bracket On the front of the lenses are external and internal bayonet mounts tor filters close up lenses andiens shades The viewfinder mount on top of the camera body accepts various focusing screens and viewfinders Under neath the winding cran
14. nae Sr me AA YL Mae Ay Th How to use the Dedicated Flash The procedures are identical to those described for the FE lenses in all flash and camera modes of operation pages 56 63 Non dedicated Fiash Unit The information and procedure described for the use of a non dedicated flash unit together with a FE lens page 66 is in all parts applicable with an F lens Other HasselbladLenses 73 External Battery Cassette The external battery cassette connector re places the original battery cassette in the battery compartment It provides additional power and the extension cord allows you to keep the batteries warm in your packet when you are using the 203FE in cold conditions General Accessories The range of general Hasselblad accesso ties that can be used on the 203FE without affecting the metering functions includes dif ferent focusing screens lens shades and titer adapters There is also the Hasselblad Winder and the Hasselblad Proflash 4504 dedicated flash unit Other dedicated flash units can be connected through flash adapt ers such as the Hasselblad SCA 390 and SCA 590 Other Accessories These accessories can be used but will result in certain limitations to the metering system The F and CF lenses belong to this group as do the bellows and the PC Mutar Also some of the discontinued accessories such as the C lenses belong here Finally there is a group of accessories which cannot be used on
15. of film per week checkups every six months are recommended Hasselblad Service Centers have the ex pert staff and specialized equipment neces sary to ensure that your camera remains in perfect working order Guarantee Provided that you bought your camera from an authorised Hasselblad oullet it is covered by an international guarantee for one year The guarantee document and a registration card are supplied with the camera Keep the guarantee document carefully but fill in the registration card and return it to your Hasselblad distributor EV Interlock Button Depressing the EV interlock button interlocks the shutter speed and aperture rings to make it possible to change the combined spsed aperture setting without changing the EV Depth ot tield Preview Knob The Depth of field Preview knob location and operation is identical to the FE and F lenses page 32 APPENDIX A Hasselblad 203FE with CF and C lenses The CF and the older C lenses differ from the FE and F ienses through their built in leaf shutter with shutter speeds from 1 to 1 500 s and B Both types have flash syn chronization on all shutter speeds The CF lanses also have an additional shutter setting F to let the lens be used together with the focal plane shutter and the Instant return mirror lens in temperature conditions below O C 32 F How to use the CF lens A Lens in F mode leaf shutter open Suggested procedure 1 Turn the shu
16. symbol Operating Modes The different operating mades are described in the order they appear on the Made Selec tor Dial Pr Programming Mode The Pr mode is not an exposure mode but used to enter certain user defined values different from the standard settings which are built into the camera The standard set tings are always set when you activate the system after the battery has been removed or if no other values are stored from previous operations Any change made in the Pr mode is effective until changed again or unti the battery is removed The Pr mode is not intended for photo graphing If you make an exposure with the camera in Pr mode the camera automati cally shifts to A mode and then immediately back to Pr mode after the exposure By repeatedly pressing the AE lock button you can shift through the Pr functions in the sequence Pr1 gt Pr2 gt Pr3 gt Pr4 gt Pr5 gt Pri gt etc The sequence always starts on the last used function except after a battery change In Pr mode the camera can be started by depressing either the exposure release button to the pressure point or the AE lock button Setting the Film Speed Pri function Setting the film speed in Pr mode is possible only when a common A magazine is used This is indicated on the display by the symbol Pr before the film speed value With an E magazine the film speed is set on the magazine dial page 36 the Pri function is inactive and the displ
17. where the metered value derives from a approx circular 28 mm central area corresponding to 20 of ihe total image area The metering range for a film speed of ISO 100 21 extends from EV 0 5 to EV 21 5 at 2 8 The Viewtinder Display Located above the upper edge of the view finder image is the display which is the information center of the camera You find a comprehensive description of the display and its symbols on pages 18 19 The Mode Selector Dial With the mode selector dial you can select any of the five operating modes Pr Ab D A or M available in the 203FE The Ab D A and M modes are used for photography and Pr for the programming of certain functions The Automatic Exposure AE Lock In the center of the mode selector dial is a push button marked with a red circle It operates the AE lock and certain other func tions depending on the setting of the mode selector dial You can also use it to start the electronic operating system in the camera The Adjustment Buttons These keys also have multiple functions de pending on the setting of the mode selector dial The functions of the mode selector dial the AE lock and the adjustment buttons are described in detail on the pages 28 29 Focusing Exposure Release and Viewtinder Display Turn the focusing ring page 3t until the image of the subject appears sharp in the viewfinder Depress the exposure button to the pressure point half way in If the ma
18. your 203FE such as the other viewtinders the grips and the accesso ries designed to be attached to the accessory rail on the other Hasselblad refiex models The Hasselblad System Chart Overleaf you will find the accessory chart that indicates the different groups of accessories in the Hasselbiad System Refer to the Hasselblad Product Catalog for complete information on the entire Hasselblad System Accessories 75 RE o R g a prer N ssp eaa Hasselblad System Chart 77 Troubleshooting Your Hasselblad 203FE is built for long and trouble free service especially when you follow the advices on maintenance and care page 82 Should you encounter any operational difficulties the troubleshooting chart below may help you to resolve them POSSIBLE CAUSE HEMEDY The camera can not be The battery is removed or Install or replace the battery activated in any way completely exhausted The battery is reversed insert the battery according to ihe labelling on the battery cassette The camera was not rewound alter the last exposure Wind the camera with one full turn of the winding crank The AE lock has been de pressed lor more than 16 seconds The camera cannot be activated by depressing the AE lock Activate the camera by depressing the exposure release bution Rewind the camera with one full turn of the winding crank
19. 37 37 HASSELBLAD inn rie Sese ammam i gt ome mrn e poet oe eae MEILILE aeda a oto0d 164008 0088 SERA REREE SESE 2 ee tis DESSA PSCSRTE SeRSStETES GESSIT TITT TILL LIELA Magazine Slide Pocket Film Plane Index 38 203FE Metering System and Z03FE INSTRUCTION MANUAL 76 Hasselblad System Chart 78 Trouble shooting 81 Technical Specitications Operating Modes 83 Camera Body Dimensions 38 The Metering System 84 Camera Care Service and Guarantee 39 Operating Modes 85 APPENDIXA 39 Pr Programming Mode 85 Hasselblad 203FE with CF andC lenses 40 Hew to use the Pr Mode 8 CF lenses 44 Ab Automatic Bracketing Mode 85 CF lens Design and Function 45 How to use the Ab Mode 86 F setting 49 D DifferentialMode 67 Howto use the CF lens 49 How to use the D Mode 88 Flash photography with CF lens 5 A Automatic Mode 89 Lensin F Mode 52 M ManualMode 89 Dedicated and Non dadicated Flash 52 How to use the M Mode Units 54 M ref Manual Mode reference 89 Lensin C Made 5A How to use the M ref Mode 89 Dedicated Flash Units 56 M L E Manual Mode Long Exposure gt Non dedicated Flash Units 57 How to use the M L E Mode 2 C lenses 58 Warning Functions 92 How to Use the C lens 58 Permanent Warnings 99 Flash Photography with C lens 59 Optional Warning 59 Flash Photography Service and Maintenance 59 Dedicated Flash Units The Hasselblad products are exceptionally 60 How touse the Ded
20. 7W x 10H mm 7 9 32 x 4 5 8 x 4 11 32 in Weight 1660 g with focusing hood lens Planar FE 2 8 80 E12 magazine and battery Body alone 745 g The camera body chrome tinish P N 10567 black finish P N 10574 comes with focusing hood focusing screen winding crank shoulder strap front and rear protective covers For comprehensive information on accessories please refer ta the Hasselblad Product Catalog 82 Technical Specifications PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY The viewfinder image is dark The camera is pre released Complete thecamerarelease or but ihe display is bright depress the double exposure button and wind the camera with one tullturn ofthe winding crank Rewind the camera with one tull turn ot the winding crank The camerahasaC lensoraCF lens in C satting attached and was nol rewound after the tast exposure The lens cannot be attached The lens is released Cock the lens The camera body is pre released or released Release and or rewind the camera with one full turn of the winding crank The lens cannot be detached Release and or rewind the camera with one full turn of the winding crank The camera is pre released or released The magazine cannot be detached The magazine slide is not com pletely inserted Push the magazine slide in until it positively stops The flash unit is not switched on
21. Appears also by programming the selftimer delay in Pr mode page 39 D f FF Differential Mode The mode selector dial is set at D page 49 H Plus Minus Sign lt A Appears together with a correction or deviation value when the mode selector dial is set at Ab D A or M and in certain Pr functions The r h plus minus sign can also be displayed together with the Flash ready signal 18 Operating details The Right Hand Side On the right hand side of the camera body are the winding crank described on page 10 and the pre release and seiflimer lever Double Exposure You can make double or multiple expo sures by rewinding the camera without advancing the film This is possible by de pressing the double exposure button in the center of the crank hub and simultaneously turning the crank slightly clock wise Then you can release the button and complete the winding until the crank locks Mirror and Mechanism Pre release By pre releasing certain camera functions and lifting up the mirror you can avoid camera vibrations reduce the sound level and shorten the time delay between the depressing of the exposure button and the very exposure re lease Pre releasing is done by actuating the pre release lever once To reset the mecha nism and lower the mirror again you perform the operation for a double exposure as de scribed above Since the mirror is lifted the light metering is interrupted and locked on the latest record
22. Eight 7 segment figures indicate corrections deviations EV shutter speed gt aperture and certain other information in operation modes Ab D A and M lal as well as programming functions in Pr mode and certain warnings in various modes of operation Fraction Indication One or two dashes to the right of the figure indicate 1 3 and 2 3 step higher value than indicated by the figure i Minutes Indication _ A vertical dash to the right of the figure indicates that the preceding figure l shows the number of minutes at shutter speeds of 60 s or slower Film Speed S 0 Indicates film speed set on E or TCC magazine dial or inserted manually in Pr mode pages 40 41 Sin ISO is also used to indicate seconds at very slow shutter speeds 0 7 5 to 60 s or long exposures 1 30 s to 34 Battery Check B Appears when battery capacity is low page 58 Magazine Check Indicates that the attached magazine is not a E or TCC magazine Automatic Mode Indicates that the mode selector dial is set at Ab page 44 or A page 51 Warning Symbol Flashes red together with one or more of the other symbols to indicate various problems pages 58 59 Operatingdetails 19 The Selftimer a Ri Pressing the pre release lever a second time starts the selftimer function This is indicated by the selftimer symbol in the view finder display and by a flashing red light on 4 the camera body to the left of the lens
23. as well as shutter speed Pre programming of acceptable exposure variation and optional warning function Features Fully manually controlled exposure Continuous metering of the light value Continuous indication of the difference in EV between the determined set and stored exposure and the presently required one Warning indication when the ambient con ditions require an exposure outside the pre programmed acceptable variation How to Use the M ref Mode The M ref Mode is completely manual bul the metering system is still working It detects any change in the ambient conditions but does not change the shutter speed the aperture is always pre set manually You decide the proper exposure for the actual subject yourself using the camera s meter ing system or any other means and enter that exposure manually by setting the aparture and shutter speed That exposure is then stored in the metering system as your reference level indicated as 0 zero on the display p 6 below Any deviation from that reference level ts then indicated in EV on the display but the expo sure will be executed according to the settings you have made manually 7 Release the AE lock When conditions a g lighting or camera settings change the display continuously shows the differ ence in EV to the reference level If an exposure variation range has been sel the display starts flashing when the difter ence is outside that range 8 D
24. ay shows the magazine dial setting only 1 Set the Mode Selector Dial in the Pr position 2 Depress the AE lock button to start the camera and then repeatedly if required to select the Pri function 3 Press the adjustment buttons to change the film speed value The upper button increases and the lower decreases the value in steps of 1 3 EV 4 Reset the Mode Selector Dial to the de sired exposure mode or press the AE lock button to switch to next Pr function NOTE A film speed value manually inserted in the Pri function is stored until changed again by the same procedure or until the battery is removed NOTE After a battery change the sys tem always returns to the standard settings and ali previousty entered Values are lost Operating Modes Programming Mode 41 If an E or TCC magazine is attached the film speed set on the magazine dial overrides th m A e stored value When the magazine is detached the stored value is automatically recalled Thus it is easy to shift between E agazines and common magazines with films of different speeds e g Polaroid films Setting the Selfttmer Delay Pr2 function 1 Set the Mode Selector Dial in the Pr position 2 Depress the AE lock button to start the camera and then repeatedly if required to select the Pr2 function 3 Press the adjustment buttons to change the selfimer delay The upper button in creases the delay and the l
25. behind over the strap lug on the camera with the strap pointing backwards see fig Press the tip of the clip towards the camera while pulling the strap to slide the clip over the lug to the locked position Removing the strap Hold the strap pointing backwards and lift the locking plate of the clip high enough to pass over the top of the lug Push the clip forwards to slide it off the lug Getlingstarted 7 Getting started 11 14 Getting started Left Hand Grip Holding the 203FE in your left hand with your index finger on the release button as shown in the upper illustration below is the most convenient grip You can reach the AE lock and the adjustment keys with your left thumb lower illustration below and your right hand is free tor focusing aperture setting operat ing the crank or changing the lens or the magazine 16 Getting staried Focusing Hood and Magnifier Opening the Focusing Hood Lift the lid with a firm grip on the tab at its rear edge and swing it up to a vertical position The hood unfolds automatically and locks in open position The Built in Magnifier Use the built in 4x magnifier to enlarge the viewlinder image e g for more accurate focusing To unfold it push the oval catch inside the lid to the right as indicated in the illustration To fold the magnifier down simply push it back towards the lid until it locks The magnifier can easily be exchanged for one with a sui
26. cale and the orange inch feot scale Rotate the focusing ring until the image of your subject appears absolutely sharp on the focusing screen Infrared JR Photography infrared light with wavelengths beyond 800 nm are refracted by the lens to an image plane further away from the Jens than the image plane for visible light When photo graphing with IR light you have to compen sate for this difference by setting the focusing distance at the red IR index to the right of the common index line Follow this procedure 1 Focus as usual on the focusing screen 2 Mark or memorize the distance on the focusing scale opposite the common in dex line 3 Rotate the focusing ring to set this dis tance opposite the IR index Exposure Vatue EV The orange scale on the right hand side indicates the exposure value for the set aperture shutter speed combination Youread the value opposite the orange triangular in dex on the shutter speed ring The scale has no particular function on 203FE Do not contuse the exposure value with the light value stored in the metering system when you depress and release the AE lock page 28 Other Hasselblad Lenses How to use other Hasselblad lanses on your 203FE is described on pages 65 66 and in Appendix A i aun LLLI tr H Sean aay at iag a ip Number 1 will now be displayed in the frame counter window indicating that the loaded ma
27. change the aperture or the sure will be executed according to the shutter setting or both unti the diffe manual settings made rence indication on the display reads Suggested procedure within 0 1 3 1 Pre set the film speed with the film speed 7 Depress the exposure release button for the aperture value the display starts show ing the difference in EV steps between the set exposure and the calculated normal exposure for the present subject part with an accuracy of 1 3 EV step continuously dial on the E or TCC magazine or using the Pr made with a standard magazine This point may be omitted but is required for a correct indication on the viewfinder display an exposure with the set values inde pendent of the meter readings Rewind the camera to cock the shutter and advance the film for the next frame Alt settings remain until you change them 2 Set the Mode Selector Dial at M manually 3 Set the aperture and the shutter speed NOTE The metering system could be started manually by depressing the AE iock button as well In that case the display starts by showing the difference as per p 5 above 22 Operating Modes Manual Mode Operating Modes Manual Mode 53 H reron 56 Operating Modes Manual Mode L E 58 Warning Functions Permanent Warnings M ref Manual Mode reference Normal exposure reference function on Functions Manual pre setting of aperture
28. cut the flash when the exposure is correct Release the exposure button If the flash was powerful enough to produce a correct exposure but did not use up all the power the flash symbol stays on and the display returns to its normal appearance Did it use up most of the power the flash symbol turns off while the flash unit is re charging and lights up again when itis fully recharged B Flash set at Automatic Mode The flash unit should be set for its own built in automatic control see tha flash unit instructions Functions Automatic exposure contro through the built in system in the flash unit Exposure with pre set aperture and shut ter speed determined by the selected operating mode Viewtinder indication when the flash unit is charged and ready to flash Viewfinder warning at over and under exposure and disabled flash triggering Suggested procedure 1 Attach and connect the flash according to the Flash Manual With the Hasselblad Profiash 4504 connect the TTL cable be tween the dedicated flash socket in the camera body page 29 andthe TTL socket in the flash unit The PC connector of Proflash 4504 is inoperative but can be parked in the PC socket 2 Set the flash unit to Automatic or corre sponding made set the film speed on the flash unit s dial and switch it on When the flash unitis charged and ready to flash the green flash symbol page 18 lights up in the viewtinder Pre s
29. data and switch controlled low light illumination Camera Winding Manual single turn winding crank Simultaneous shutter cocking and amp Film Advance film advance The crank is interchangeable with the Hasselblad motor winder for up to 1 3 frames second Exposure Meter TTL metering at full aperture with FE lenses High sensitivity silicon photocell Selective meter area approximately 20 of the image area Metering range EV 0 5 to EV 21 5 at ISO 100 21 and f 2 8 Active time 16 s after release of any operational button more gt TechnicalSpecifications 81 Camera Body Dimensions GJ Hasselblad reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice Hasselblad 203FE is covered by several Swedish and foreign patents Dimensions 83 Camera Care Service and Guarantee Camera Care Your Hasselblad camera is designed to with stand the rigours of professional use in most environments In order to avoid the possibility of damage however the camera should be protected from the following Extremes of temperature High tempera tures can have an adverse effect on bath the film and the camera Do not keep your camera in places where it may get hot such as in direct sunlight or above a radiator In tropical environments fungus growth can be prevented by keeping your equipment in an area where the air is circulating Frequent rapid and severe temperature changes can cause problems such as corrosion of elec
30. de selector dial is set in Ab D or A position the display now shows besides a few other symbols described in the following section of this manual the preselected aperture and the shutter speed calculated by the camera computer With the mode selec tor set at M the display shows the letter M the pre selected apertura and the shutter speed set on the shutter speed ring if the exposure button is released again the display instead shows the selected shutter speed and the difference in EV between the metered and the manually set values You can now press the exposure button all the way in to make the exposure After releasing the button you can rotate the winding crank one full turn until it locks to rewind the camera and advance the film one trame Getting started 13 Getting started 15 Getting started 17 Operating details rit iis BOLEo oo WA A Viewfinder Display amp aadi 7 The display is shown in the illustrations the way if is built into the camera body When you use a prism viewlinder the display appears reversed but the microprocessor adjusts all the indications to make them fully readable Flash Ready Signal The flash symbol is illuminated green when a dedicated flash is connected lt ER turned on and ready to be fired pages 56 82 Manual Mode The mode selector cial is set at M page 52 Selftimer Function 4 Flashes when the sefftimer is activated
31. e smooth side up and the sharp edged cor ners down Ensure thai all four corners of ihe screen are positively seated on their supports You need not return the screen latches This is done automatically when the viewlinder is replaced NOTE Should the screen refuse to drop out by itself ensure that the camera is fully wound remove the lens and check that the mirror is in the down position Put a finger through the lens mount and push gently at the screen from underneath preferably with asoft cloth between the finger and the screen tinder eyepiece when making an expo Always avoid direct light Into the view sure The Adjustment Buttons The adjustment buttons also have different functions depending on the selected mode With a few exceptions a single push on the upper button increases and on the lower button decreases the value to be adjusted ff you keep the button depressed for more than half a second the value starts to change ata rata of 4 5 steps per second until the button is released The Flash Connectors The larger six pin TTL cannector provides automatic control of dedicated flash units The Hasselblad Proflash 4504 can be connected directly to the 203FE but other dedicated flash units may require a suit able adapter such as the Hasselblad SCA adapter 390 or 590 between the unit and the camera The smatier connector is a common PC socket for any kind of flash unit You can find further instructions on flash pho
32. e Function exposure value and the shutter speed on Automatic exposure with aperture priority a selected reference subject part consid pra selected film speed and automatically ered to have the desired normal bright caiculated shutter speed ness As the metering area is moved to other subject paris the display continuously Features shows the brightness difference in or Continuous metering of the light value EV between the reference part and the Locking and storing of the light value at a present location of the metering area with selected moment by keeping the exposure an accuracy of 1 3 EV slep button at the pressure point 6 Use the adjustment buttons to adjust the Permanent adjustment of the continuous or exposure up or down to the desired level stored light value 5 EV steps in 1 3 step in with 1 3 EV increments You can display crements the pre set aperture by depressing the exposure release button to the pressure point and you can change it if required The shutter speed adjusts automatically to the new aperture setting keeping the exposure unchanged 7 Depress the exposure release button fully to make an exposure 8 Rewind the camera to cock the shutter and advance the film to the next frame with the UZ The Automatic Made A differs from the Auto matic Bracketing Mode Ab page 44 by disabling the bracketing facility and making light value readings at each single exposure Thus in a sequence the sh
33. e and the metered light tevel is locked in the metering system and an A for Automatic Mode When you release the button the aperture figures are replaced by a figure that shows the stored exposure correction The system changes to the continuous metering state and the shutter speed figures keep changing when the metering area is moved about If the dis play goes out the system is re activated by depressing the exposure button half way again Depressing the exposure button fully at this stage releases an exposure with the shutter speed that was locked and stored when the exposure button reached the pressure point on the way in NOTE The system can also be started by depressing the AE lock button it then reacts as described in p 5 below Depressing the AE lock button erases all previously stored exposure information 5 Depress and release the AE lock button to lock and store the exposure of a selected subject area The display shows the stored shutter speed L for locked and 0 for no adjustment H the aperture or ISO setting is changed the shutter speed adjusts au tomatically NOTE Depressing the exposure button re sets the system to p 4 above 6 Use the adjustment buttons page 29 to adjust the stored exposure if necessary The display shows the or amount of Operating Modes Auiomatic Bracketing Mode 47 adjustment in 1 3 EV step increments page 19 The adjusted shutter speed is shown with
34. ed value 20 The Right Hand Side The Froni The Shutter Speed Ring The shutter speed ring for the focal plane shutter in the 203FE has speed markings from 1s to 1 2000 s as well as B and C Between the markings are intermediate half speed click stop settings One of these settings 1 90 s marked with a flash symbol is the fastest shutter speed for flash syn chronisation with the focal plane shutter page 60 In all modes of operation except M the camera processor automatically calcu lates and sets the shutter speed within the range 90s to 1 2000 s irrespective of the shutter speed ring setting Long Exposure lf you require a shutter speed slower than 90s you have to switch to M mode and depress both correction buttons page 29 This inverts the meaning of the split second markings on the shutter speed ring i e 30 means 32 s etc until 2000 meaning 2048 s 34 min The inversion remains as long as the camera is active and 4 sec after auto shut off or until you change mode or depress both correction buttons a second time In the B setting in all modes the display continuously shows the elapse exposure time in full seconds up to 60 minutes The setting marked C is used together with CF and C lenses only Appendix A page 85 NOTE When the mode selector dial is set at M page 52 the display indicates the accurate shutter speed for the intermediate settings 22 TheFront Figures imi
35. epress the exposure release button to the pressure point The display changes to the same state as in p 4 above 9 Depress the exposure release button for an exposure with the pre set values inde pendent of the meter readings 10 Rewind the camera to cock the shutter and advance the film for the next frame All settings ramain until they are changed manually NOTE The metering system could be started by depressing the AE lock button as well In that case the system starts as described in p 6 above M L E Manual Mode Long exposure metering system disabled Functions Manual pre setting of aperture as well as shutter speed Features Completely manually controlied exposure Shutter speeds from 1 second thru 34 minutes see page 22 Indication of aperiure and shutter speed Warning Functions Whenever the camera settings could result in an exposure error the red warning triangle flashes Permanent Warnings The permanent warning functions are built into the system and cannot be changed or disabled Battery Capacity Warning When the battery voltage drops below a certain point the battery symbo is displayed for at least two seconds and the warning triangle flashes twice NOTE Battery recovery may cause the bat tery symbol to disappear after the two sec onds Shutter Speed Warning When the calculated shutter speed is slower than 90 s or faster than 1 2000 s the shutter speed Indication and the red wa
36. er of the exposure release button The cable release and the exposure button have iden tical functions Lens Catch amp Shutter Speed Aing Lock The lens catch button is lacated in the lower left hand of the camera front To release and remove the lens you have to keep the button depressed while rotating the lens clockwise as seen from behind The button also oper ates the lock for the shutter speed ring settings B and C Keep it depressed when moving the ring to either of these settings Moving from B to 1 is free The Front 23 The Rear of the Camera and the Focal Plane Shutter Avoid leaving the rear of the camera and the shutter curtains unprotected Always attach the rear protective cover when ihe magazine fs removed The opening in the rear of the camera is normally covered by the shutter curtain The 203FE has a mechanically powered elec tronically controlled focal plane shutter with two textile curtains running from lett to right across the opening The running time for the curtains is 1 90 s In all modes except Manual Mode pages 39 51 the shutter speeds are calculated by the metering system which controls ihe shutter The shutter speeds are adjusted in incremenis of 1 12 EV step in the 28 The Left Hand Side interval fram 1 2000 s to 16s and 1 4 EV step in the interval from 16 1 4 s to 90 s but for practical reasons only the shutter speed tor each 1 2 EV step is indicated in the viewlinder display Caut
37. era to get the viewlinder image back advance the film to the next frame and to cack the lens shutter NOTE If the selected camera mode is Ab D or A the display indicates the proper shut ter speed to be set on the lens shutter provided that the lens has been stopped down manually to the preselected f stop In the M mode setting the camera s shut ter speed ring at C turns off the entire metering system The viewfinder display shows only for the shutter speed when the exposure or pre release button is depressed The AE lock button is inoperative Po CE BT ET enm 2216 11856428 m le Lens in C mode Dedicated Fiash Unit Although the metering system is turned off in C mode the TTL OTF system is still working to control the dedicated flash unit directly as with ihe Hasselblad Proflash 4504 orthrough an suitable adapter However since the focal plane shutter is not working as a shutter the BB APPENDIX A CF lenses Flash photography with CF lens The CF lenses have a built in X type flash synchronization at all shutter speeds Flash connection is the PC socket located on the left hand side of the lens close to the depth of field scale triggering of the flash must come from the shutter in the CF lens The green ready flash symbol works and the Hi FLASH and Lo FLASH warning indications may appear in the viewtinder when the exposure button is released APPENDIX A CF lense
38. erture is changed the shutter speed changes accordingly Attaching the Hasselblad Winder motorizes your 203FE for the full use of the automatic bracketing function with a frame rate of 1 3 fps and your own choice of 1 3 2 3 or 1 step bracketing interval Press the exposure button and hold for the number of frames you decide the camera automatically adjusts the shutter speed according to your choice Above all according to the Hasselblad phi losephy your 203FE can use the full range of Hasselblad CF lenses with built in shutters for the added advantage of battery inde pendent shutter operation and a wider range ofshorter flash sync speeds and focallengths This instruction manual describes in detail how ta operate your Hasselblad 203FE Read it carefully to avoid mistakes and to get full access to the Hasselblad potential Exploiting that potential is limited by your awn imagination only Introduction 3 68 Winder coupling 69 Double exposure button 70 Crank hub 71 Winding crank catch 72 Winding crank 73 Winder bayonet mount 74 Winding crank index 75 Strap lug 76 Magazine driving gear 77 Magnifier 78 Shutter curtain 79 Magazine hooks NOTE In the text the positions of components are described in relation to the camera as you see it when taking a photograph i e the lens is on the front the viewfinder is on the top the winding crank is on the right hand side and the control panel is on the left hand side
39. et flash exposure adjustment 3 to 1 EV through Pr mode page 42 indi cated by the r h minus alt plus sign Display warning when the pre set or calculated shutter speed is faster than 1 90 s Display warning when the pre set film speed is outside the range ISO 25 1000 Viewfinder indications when the flash unit is charged and ready to flash l Viewfinder warning at over and underex posure or disabled flash triggering Suggested procedure 1 Attach and connect the flash according to the Flash Manual With the Hasseiblad Proflash 4504 connect the Hasselblad TTL cable between the dedicated Hash socket in the camera body page 29 and the TTL socket in the flash unit The PC connector of the Proflash 4504 is inoperative but can be parked in the PC socket Set the flash unit at TTL or corresponding mode and switch it on Start the camera When the flash unit is charged and ready to flash the green flash symbol see page 18 lights up in the viewfinder If a Hash power adjustment has been entered also the r h plus minus sign appears in the display In manual mode pre set the aperture and set the shutter speed nol to exceed 1 90 s In automatic mode follow the recom mended procedure on page 60 WARNINGS page 58 o w The sign Hi FLASH appears on the display when the flash was too bright 6 g if the flash to subject distance is short the camera apertures large the tilm fast or any combi
40. etered area is brighter or darker than this 18 grey the metering result has to bs adjusted manually up or down to obtain the picture result The value that is stored in the metering system is the light value This means that the shutter speed calculated by the system is adjusted automatically if the pre set aper ture or the film speed is changed The work ing shutter speed is adjusted in 1 12 alt 1 4 EV steps see page 24 i e much more accurate than the half speed steps that for practical reasons are used on the viewfinder display Functions Pri To set the film speed when you are using standard film magazines Speed values can be set from 12 12 ISO to 6400 39 ISO in 1 3 EV step 1 ISO increments The standard setting is 100 21 ISO Pr2 To set the selftimer delay in the range from 2 seconds to 60 seconds The available values are 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 20 30 40 50 60 seconds The standard setting is 10 seconds Pr3 To adjust the automatic flash metering function facilitating the use of fill in flash The setting range is 3 to 1 EV in 1 3 EV increments The standard setting is 0 Pr4 Toset ihe exposure shift in the Ab mode for automatic bracketing The shift has four different settings 0 1 3 2 3 and 1 The standard setting is 2 3 EV PrS To switch the reference metering func tion On Off and to set the warning levels for reference metering in M mode The standard setting is Off How to use
41. gazine is ready for use The film winding crank is blocked at frame 1 only it can be used to wind up a partially exposed film at any frame after that The frame counter is automatically reset when the film holder is withdrawn trom the magazine MagazineOperation 35 36 Magazine Operation 203FE Selective Metering System and Operating Modes Pages 28 and 29 described in short how you can select the various operating modes of the 203FE The description included also in short the function of the different controls on the control panel and how to use them The following section describes in detail the me tering system and the different operating modes The Metering System The different methods to start the camera and activate the metering system are de scribed on page 16 The system turns off automalically 16 seconds after the last but ton operation 40 Operating Modes Programming Mode Magazine Load Status In the center of the film holder key there is a crescent shaped indicator window that shows white when the magazine is freshly loaded It gradually changes to red as the film is wound through An all red indicator shows that the film is used up or that the magazine is empty Removing the Filim After the last frame has been exposed and the film advanced the magazine blacks the camera against further release To remove the expased film fold out the film winding crank and rotate it clockwise until you can teel t
42. ge the exposure shif Pressing the upper button increases the value and pressing ihe lower button decreases the value The indicated step value is a value page 44 4 Reset the Mode Selector Dial to the de sired exposure mode or press the AE lock button to switch to next Pr function Operating Modes Programming Mode 43 button at the pressure point Permanent preselected adjustment of the continuous or stored light value 5 EV steps in 1 3 EV step increments How to Use the Ab Mode For the best utilization of the sequential Ab mode you are recommended to use the Hasselblad winder accessory The selective meter in the 203FE is very sensitive and reacts to the smallest change in the light level within the metering area pages 13 and 38 The shielding of the sensor makes it much less sensitive to light outside that area The metering area should be located on a suitable subject part and the changing readings in the viewfinder display carefully observed before storing the reading or releasing the exposure Exposure bracketing is very useful when the subject is difficult to meter or when the pos sibility to make an accurate determination of the exposure value is limited Bracketing is best performed by using of the winder for ihe smocthest operation The camera runs as long as the exposure less and so on The bracketing shift function is limited to 10 exposures above and below of the originally valu
43. hat the film is leaving the supply spool Withdraw the film holder from the magazine and remove the film Film Tab Holder The end tab of the film pack can be inserted in the holder on the back of the magazine as a reminder of the kind of film that has been loaded into the magazine Film Speed Dial On the left hand side of the magazine above the film holder key is the film speed dial The speed set on this dial is automatically trans ferred to the metering system in the camera body and displayed in the viewfinder in the Pr mode page 43 The range of the film speed dial extends trom ISO 12 to ISO 6400 with 1 3 and 2 3 intermediate settings The selective light meter is the most Impor tant feature in the metering system The metering area is indicated by a circle of dots in the center of the focusing screen The circle has a diameter of 28mm which is approximately 20 of the total image area The meter is very sensitive and accurate It measures the light reflected from the subject within the metering area applying a soft integral method and has a limited reaction to light from outside that area Thus even minor displacements of the metering area may result in unexpected changes in expo sure values NOTE Like ail other reflection exposure meters the selective meter is adjusted to give an exposure value that in the end produces an 18 grey tone no matter if the metered subject is black grey white or of any color H the m
44. hows red then follow the instructions below Insert the magazine slide fully and with the hinge towards the front of the camera Slide the magazine catch to the right tih the magazine back and lift it off the supports NOTE The magazine cannot be remov ed without inserting the magazine slide The slide protects the film from fogging Note also that the camera cannot be operated when a magazine with the slide inserted is attached to the camera The Magazine Status Indicator The status indicator on the right hand side of the magazine shows whether the magazine is ready to operate white or not red i e the film has not been advanced Do not attach a magazine showing white to a camera that is not re cocked Wind it first otherwise you will lose one frame Do not attach a magazine showing red to a fully wound camera That could result in an unintentional double ex posure since the frame in position in the Magazine probably already is exposed lf the status indicator shows red release the camera page 17 before attaching the ma gazine Then when you wind the camera the film will be advanced one frame Strap and Strap Lugs The 203FE is delivered with a medium wide shoulder strap packed separately You will find other types of straps in the Hasselblad Product Catalog All straps are provided with special clips for easy attaching and removing of the strap Attaching the Strap Piace the main body of the strap clip from
45. icated Flash reliable and durable but continuous and 60 Fiash set at TTL Mode extensive professional use will require main 64 Flash set at Automatic Mode tenance and overhau at regular intervals at 2 ra AE an authorized Hasselblad Service Center 7 Howte sea NencedcatedFiash Turn to page 82 and read about maintenance 71 203FE with other Hasselblad Lenses 72 72 73 F lenses How to use the 203FE with an F lens Flash Photography with F lens 74 Accessories and service Warranty Provided you purchased the equipment from an authorized Hasselblad dealer or distribu tor it is covered by an international warranty 74 Accessory Mounts for one year from the date of delivery Read 74 Major FE Accessories more about the warranty on page 82 2 Contents 203FE Parts and Components 41 r e en eaune f f 4 t Focusing hood cover 17 Lens mount 2 Display recess 18 Drive shaft 34 Strap lug 3 Acute Maite focusing screen 19 Data bus connection bracket 35 Indicator tigger stot 4 Focusing screen catch 20 Lens catch Shutler speed ring lock 36 Film plane indicator 5 Liquid crystal display LCD 21 Shutter speed ring 37 System mark 6 Display itumination window 22 Selttimer indicator 38 Film load indicator 7 Viewtinder mirror 23 Battery compartment 39 Film holder key 8 Shutter release button 24 Adjustment button 40 Film speed diat 9 Aperture ring with scale 25 Grip cushion 41 Film holder 10 Depth ot fiekt scale 26 Baltery cassette
46. ion Whether the shutter is cocked or released one shutter curtain is always ex posed in the opening When the rear of the camera is not covered by a magazine or a protective cover care should be taken when handling the camera Avold touching the curtain k is sensitive to damage To the right of the opening are the magazine driving gear and the trigger for the magazine status indicator page 9 There are also the contact pins for the data bus connection between the magazine and the central proc essor in the camera body The contact pins are sensitive to contamination and should nat be touched At the lower edge of the back are the ma gazine supports and close to the top are the Magazine hooks both together serving to positively fix the magazine to the camera body page 8 The Viewfinder System Changing the Focusing Hood or Viewiinder To remove the focusing hood for using any other viewfinder within the TCC system de tach the magazine or the protective cover Also fold down the focusing hood to avoid damaging it Remove the hood by sliding it to the rear in its guide slots Slide the replacement viewfinder into the slots and push it forward until it stops When fully inserted the viewfinder is retained in position by a spring loaded ball tatch until you have reattached the magazine or the protective cover Changing the Magnifier The standard 4x magnifier lens plate can be changed for a plate with a correction lens t
47. k is a bayonet mount for the Hasselblad Winder Major FE Accessories A selection of the most important FE acces sories is described below For a complete review of the Hasseiblad system refer to the Hasselblad Product Catalog 74 Accessories Hasselblad System Chart FE and Accessorie F Lenses The F lenses are optically mechanically and operationally identical with the correspond ing FE lenses but are not equipped with their internal electronics and external identifica tions The instructions for the FE lanses are generally applicable also to the F lenses page 31 NOTE With an F lens on the camera the aperture value does not appear in the view finder display when the exposure or pre release button is depressed Instead the display shows two dashes How to use the 203FE with an F tens Like all Hasselblad lenses the F lenses are normally opened up to the largest aperture in viewing position but can be stopped down manually to the pre set aperture Since no information on the pre set aperture is trans ferred to the metering system in the camera body the shutter speed calculated by the system relates to the actual lens aperture To get a correctly calculated shutter speed you have io stop down the lens to the pre set aperture before you make the exposure With the extra ordinary brightness of the Acute Matte focusing screen there are usually no difficulties to focus with a stopped down lens Winder The
48. lease the exposure and trigger the flash In Manual mode the flash normally uses full power The flash symbol turns off while the flash Unit is recharging and lights up again when itis fully recharged WARNINGS page 58 The sign Hi FLASH appears on the display when the flash was too bright e g if the flash to subject distance is shorter than estimated or the subject brighter than normal The remedy is to reduce the aperture The sign Lo FLASH appears when the flash was insufficient to give a correct exposure e g if the flash to subject dis tance is longer than estimated or the sub ject darker than normal The remedy is to use a larger aperture it also appears at shutter speed faster than 1 90 s when the flash triggering was disabled Both warnings appear together with a flashing display backlighting for two sec onds after the flash exposure 7 Rewind the camera to cock the shutter and advance the film to the next frame How to use a Non dedicated Flash Unit Suggesied procedure 1 Connect the flash to the PC socket on the camera body and switch it on 2 Pre set the desired aperture 3 Use the camera as described in any de sired operating mode observing the shut ter in the modes Ab A and D Pre set the shutter speed 1 90 s flash symbol in M mode 203FE with other Hasselblad Lenses You can use the Hasselblad F CF and C lenses on your 203FE without fear of damag ing camera or lens Since these
49. m speed With an E or TCC magazine set the film speed dial page 36 With a standard magazine use the Pri mode to enter and store the film speed page 41 Pre set the desired ap erture 3 Set the Mode Selector Dial at Ab and aim the camera to locate the metering area on a selected subject part 4 Start the metering system by depressing the exposure release button page 23 to the pressure point The display shows the pre set aperture the letter L to indi cate that the displayed shutter speed cal culated from that aperture the pre set ISO 2 Depress the AE lock button to start the camera and then repeatedly if required to select the Pr3 function 3 Press the adjustment buttons to set the desired correction value within the 3 to 1 EV range Pressing the upper button in creases the value and pressing the lower buiton decreases the value 4 Reset the Mode Selector Dial to the de sired exposure mode or press the AE lock button to switch to next Pr function NOTE If the selected adjustment com bined with the selected film speed takes the flash metering system outside its op erative range SO 25 1000 the dis play starts flashing Setting the Automatic Bracketing shift value Pr4 function 1 Set the Mode Selector Dial in the Pr position 2 Depress the AE lock button to start the camera and then repeatedly if required to select the Pr4 function 3 Press the adjustment buttons to chan
50. mount The standard delay inthe selftimeris 10s but it can be set in intervals between 2 s and 60 s in the Pr mode pages 39 42 At the begin ning of the delay the light flashes twice per second but when two seconds remain of the delay time it increases to four times per second and changes to a continuous light during the last half second You can interrupt the selftimer function at any time by pressing the pre release lever again or by a blind rewind as for double exposure The selftimer function is inoperative when the shutter speed ring is set in positions B or C pages 22 23 The Grip Cushion A rubber cushion along the lawer edge of the right hand side provides a safe and comtort able grip Exposure Release Button In the lower right hand corner of the tront within comfortable reach with the left hand grip is the exposure release button The button has four different functions A When depressed to the pressure point 1 Activate the camera 2 Change the display to indicate aper ture and shutter speed 3 Lock the light value in Ab and A mode B When depressed all the way in 4 Release the shutter to make the expa sure with preset ar calculated values The exposure button is locked when the magazine slide is in the magazine Cable Release When using shutter speeds slower than 1 30s you are recommended to put the camera on a tripod and use a cable release screwed into the threaded mountin the cent
51. nation of these The remedies are to move the flash away from the subject use a lens with longer focal langth reduce the aperture change to a slower film The sign Lo FLASH appears when the flash was insufficient to give a correct exposure e g if the flash to subjact dis tance is too long the aperture is too small the film too slow The remedies are shorter flash to subject distance larger aperture or faster film t also appears at shutter speed faster than 1 90 s when the flash triggering was disabled when the expo sure was released In both cases the suggested remedies could be combined in any desired way Both warnings appear for two seconds after the flash exposure together with a flashing display backlighting which also is visible trom the outside in the display backlighting window Rewind the camera to cock the shutter and advance the film to the next frame Select and pre set the lens aperture for the desired depth of tield and set the flash dial at the corresponding aperture value or set the flash to subject distance on the flash dial read the corresponding aperture value on that dial and pre set the camera aperture at the same value Depress the exposure release or the pre release button to the pressure point to start the camera The camera operates in the selected mode and the display shows the corresponding indications Flash Photography Dedicated Flash 65 66 Flash Photography
52. nce or measure it by focusing the lens and reading the distance fram the focusing scale 4 Determine the aperture setting using the aperture calculator on the flash unit or the Guide Number see the flash unit manual 5 Depress the exposure release or the pre release button to the pressure point to start the camera The display indicates the aperture setting and the shutter speed Is the Mode Selector Dial set at Ab A or M the symbols A or M are also shown but other symbols are not Non dedicated Flash Units With a non dedicated flash unit you can not take advantage of the sophisticated TTVOTF flash metering and control system in the 203FE and the viewfinder information supplied by this system You then have to rely on the control system of the flash itself or your own aperture calculations Always refer to the Flash instruction Manual for flash settings and Guide Number The non dedicated flash unit should be con nected to the PC socket next to the TTL socket on the left hand side of the camera body through a conventional synchronization cord usually supplied with the flash unit The metering system and the viewtinder display in the camera will work normally in all operating modes as if no flash was con nected i e the flash symbol in the viewfinder will not light up when the flash is ready NOTE The fastest shutter speed for full flash synchronization is 1 90s corresponding to the flash symbol on the shutter spsed ring
53. o compensate for individual eyesight The sup plied magnifier marked 1 provides a com tortable viewing of the focusing screen and the display for most users Correction lenses however are available with powers ranging from 3 to 4 diopters Change the magnifier as follows 1 Remove the focusing hood from the cam era body and open it by lifting the lid 2 Release the magnifier by pushing the catch to the left Push the magnitier halfway down and pull out the lens plate 3 Keep the plate holder halfway down and insert the replacement tens plate with the printed side up Fold the hood and put it back on the camera The Lett Hand Side The Mode Selector Dial The mode selector dial is in the center of the control panei at the left hand side To select any of the operating modes of the 203FE simply turn the dial until the symbol for that particular mode is aligned with the red index mark The different operating modes are Pr Programming Mode Ab Automatic Bracketing Mode D Ditferential Mode A Automatic Mode M Manual Mode The functions of these modes are described in detail on pages 38 53 The Automatic Exposure AE Lock The AE lock is the push button in the center of the mode selector dial marked with a red ring It has different functions depending on the modes of operation as described later It can also be used to activate the camera s metering system page 16 except after the AE lock has been depre
54. ode Selector Dial at D and aim is depressed 7 Depress the exposure bution fullyto make anexposure according tothe stored and corrected values 8 Keep the exposure button depressed to make a sequence of exposures with the shutter speeds changing according to the preselected bracketing steps The original exposure data remain on the display and the metering system is deactivated until the exposure button is released and ihe camera rewound after the last exposure When the exposure button is released the metering system is then reset to continu ous metering with the latest adjustment parameters 48 Operating Modes Automatic Bracketing Mode Operating Modes DifferentialMode 49 NOTE The metering system can also be started by depressing the exposure release button It then recalls the latest stored expo sure value including any adjustment All settings remain unchanged until they are erased and the system unlocked by depressing the AE lock button or by re moving the battery the camera to place the metering area on a selected subject part 4 Depress the AE lock button to start the metering system The viewfinder display shows the symbol DIFF the figure O and the shutter speed calculated fram the pre set aperture the SO setting and the metered light level continuously changing the speed as the metering area is moved to brighter or darker subject parts A Automatic Mode 5 Release the AE lock bution to lock th
55. of course also the possibility to connect the flash unit to the PC socket but then you no longer have the advantage of letting the camera system control the flash and the exposure The camera continues to operate in the selected mode with the calculated or pre set shutter speed If an automatic mode is desired for the camera the D mode is recommended Meter the selected subject area lock the metered value and make the desired adjustments Then adjust the aperture or use the adjust ment keys until the shutter speed figure stops flashing to be sure that the shutter speed will be slower than 1 90 s Note that even the displayed 1 90 s could be flashing NOTE lf the shutter speed is faster than 1 90 s the shutter speed display flashes and no sync signal is generated to trigger the flash How to Use the Dedicated Flash A Flash set at TTL Mode For the operation of the flash unit see the flash unit Instruction Manual Functions Fully automatic exposure control through TTL OTF metering Exposure with pre set aperture and shut ter speeds slower than 1 90 s 4 Depress the exposure button to the pres sure point The camera is working in the selected mode When the exposure but ton is depressed to the pressure point the display appearance is according to that mode except for the described flash indi cations 5 Depress the exposure button fully to make the exposure and trigger the flash The control circuits in the camera
56. ops Turn it cow and fold it in 6 Turn the grooved knob cw to align the 34 Magazine Operation Lenses The Hasselblad lenses made since 1957 can be separated in two major groups each with two sub groups 1 Lenses with a built in leaf shutter C lenses CF lenses 2 Lenses without shutter F lenses FE lenses All these lenses can be used on the 203FE but only the FE lenses will give you access io the full range of exclusive and sophisticated features of the 203FE FE Lenses The Hasselblad FE lenses which have no built in shutter can easily be identified by their system sign i e the blue twin lines on the left hand side of the aperture ring An other sign visible only when the lens is detached from the camera body are the tour data bus contact pins in the bayonet plate at the rear of the lens They are used for the data transmission between the lens electron ics and the electronic system in the camera body The contact surfaces of these pins are sensitive to contamination and should not be touched with your fingers Attach the pratec tive cover after removing the lens from the camera and never set the lens down on the unprotected bayonet plate The Depth of field Scale The depth of field scale repeats the aperture values on both sides of the heavier index line between the fixed ring with the index line and the focusing ring When the image is focused on the screen you can read the focusing distance opposi
57. oris notiully charged and ready to be fired Theconnection between flash unit and camera is detective Switch onthettash unitand or wait until itis fully charged The tiash symbol dogs not light up when adedicated flash unitis connected Check the connections ac cording to the flash unit s manual Replace the TTL sync cord Troubleshooting 79 Technical Specifications and Equipment 203FE Camera Design Medium format single lens reflex camera with built in TTL selective meter electronically connected to FE lenses and E magazines Inter changeable lenses film magazines viewlinders and focusing screens Shutter Electronically controlled mechanical focal plane shutter with release solenoid system Horizontally running textile curtains Shutter speed range 8 90 s 1 2000 s in Manual Mode up to 34 minutes Fully mechanical C setting for lenses with built in leaf shutters Flash synchronization from B up to 1 90s Lens Mount Hasselblad bayonet mount for FE F CF and C lenses Contacts for data bus communication with the FE ienses Viewfinder Focusing hood with 4x magnifier interchangeable with magnifying hood and prism viewlinders with and without exposure meter TCC viewlinders only acceptable Acute Matte focusing screen interchange able with other Hasselblad focusing screens Illuminated flash and warning symbols Operation LCD display in viewfinder with all relevant exposure and operational Display
58. ower button decreases it wilh the predetermined steps Pr2 page 40 4 Reset the Mode Selector Dial to the de sired exposure mode or press the AE lock button to switch to next Pr function djusting the Automatic Flash Metering Pr3 function The function is used to introduce a fixed adjustment in the automatic flash control io reduce or increase the flash power e g for FLASH u 42 Operating Modes Programming Mode rEFoFF Jai in 1 2 2 a g a b e b jl 46 Operating Modes Automatic Bracketing Mode 2 hin flash applications 1 Set the Mode Selector Dial in the Pr position Operating the Reference Metering Pr 5 function Prmode the reference metering function can be switched on or off and the warning levels can be established Set the Mode Selector Dial in the Pr position Depress the AE lock button to start the camera and then repeatedly if required to select the Pr5 function Use the upper adjustment button as a toggle switch to switch the function on or off Press the lower adjustment button to set the desired warning levels with 1 3 EV increments within the 1 3 to 3 EV range The value is a value symmetrical with the 0 level Setting 0 disables the warning function Reset the Mode Selector Dial to the de sired exposure mode or press the AE lock button to switch to next Pr function Ab Automatic Bracketing Mode Function o button i
59. possibly together with AorM Electronic system error Bring the camera to an author ized Hasselblad Service Center Explain the took of the display to the service technician NOTE if there is a contact failure between the lans and the camera body you can still use your equipment according to the instruction for the F lens page 72 73 Contact failure between the magazine and the camera body could be overrun by selecting Pr mode and entering the film speed manually page 41 80 Troubleshooting Exposure Aperture priority automatic exposure automatic flash control and full Functions manuat control Exposure compensation 5 EV in 1 3 EV increments AE lock Operating Modes Programming Mode Automatic Bracketing Mode Differential Mode Automatic Mode and Manual Mode Flim Speed ISO 72 12 to SO 6400 39 selected with film speed dial on E and TCC Range magazines or entered in programming made Flash Control Center weighted TTL OTF flash exposure meter Fult dedicated flash control with inhibited flash triggering at shutter speed faster than 1 90 s Flash control film speed range SO 25 1000 Selttimer Default delay 10 s Delay programmable in 12 steps from 2 s to 60 s Battery 6V type PX28L 4G 13 or equivalent lithium type Tripod Mount Quick coupling plate and 1 4 socket thread External Camera body only see page 81 With focusing hood lens Planar FE 2 8 Dimensions 80 and magazine E 12 185L x 11
60. rning triangle start flashing Light Meter Range Warning When the light value falls below or above the range of the light meter the indication Lo or Hi resp appears in the left hand part of the display lf no other light value is stored the warning triangle flashes Suggested procedure 1 Pre set the film speed with the film speed dial on the E or TCC magazine or using the Pr made with a standard magazine Also use Pr mode to switch on the refer ence function and set the acceptable ex posure variation range 2 Set the Mode Selector Dial at M 3 Determine the appropriate exposure Set the aperture and shutter speed accord ingly or use the procedure described in p 6 on page 53 4 Depress the exposure release or the pre release button to the pressure point to start the metering system The viewfinder display shows the symbol M for Manual Mode the difference in EV between the pre set and the calculated exposures for the present subject part with an accuracy of 1 3 EV step continuously changing the indication as the metering area is moved about the subject and the shutter speed setting 5 Release the bution The display now con tinuously shows the difference in EV to any previously stored value and the sign ref 6 Press the AE lock to store the pre set exposure value as your reference level The display now shows 0 for no differ ence and the sign ref How to Use the M L E
61. s 89 Lo FLASH A 90 APPENDIX A CF lenses SE TT MU ic 61741 oxen ee OOOO TIT Mid GMWA 4B I 2 4 SORABAS OY analna I i Se SS 2 R Ul MEET TT TL Tet pe NMI 92 APPENDIX A C lenses Copyright 1994 Victor Hasselblad AB How to use the Dedicated Flash Camera shutter speed set at C Suggested precedure 1 Attach the flash to the camera if desired 2 Connect the TTL cord according to the flash instruction 3 Connect the PC connecior to the PC socket on the CF lens not to the PC socket in the camera body 4 Set the flash unit in the desired mode of operation and switch it on The green flash symbol in the viewfinder lights up when the flash is ready to fire 5 Select shutter speed and pre set aperiure on the lens 6 Press and release the exposure button ta make an exposure observing the view finder display for warning indications 7 Rewind the camera io get the viewfinder image back cock the shutter and advance the film to the next frame NOTE When used at full power some electronic flash units have a flash duration longer than 1 500 s To take advantage of the full tlash power in such cases and to avoid Lo FLASH warning and under exposure you are recommended to use shutter speeds of 1 125 s or slower C lenses The older C lenses production terminated in 1982 look different but are in most respects identical to the CF lenses There are ho
62. s kept depressed or until the film is Automatic exposure wilh aperture priority finished and for each exposure atter the first pre selected film speed and automatically one the shutter speed is changed according calculated shutter speed to the preset shift step value The second Exposure bracketing with 0 1 3 2 3 or 1 frame gets one step more exposure lower EV step preselected bracket increments EV the third one step less higher EV the Features fourth two steps more the fifth two steps Continuous metering of the light value Locking and storing of the tight value at a selected moment by keeping the exposure metered and stored light value Thus after 1 exposures there is no more shift in the exposure values During the bracketing operation the light meter is disabled The value of the shift step should be preset to ny of the steps 0 1 3 2 3 or 1 EV in Pr mode page 43 Default value is 2 3 EV which ives a total exposure span of 6 2 4 EV With shift step of 1 EV the max total span is as large as 10 EV If any of the shutter speed limits 90s or 1 2000 s is reached during racketing that speed will be repeated until the operation is terminated For an exposure sequence without any brack ting shift the zero step should be selected ut in that case the A mode is recom mended Suggested procedure Pre set the desired bracketing shift value using the Pr4 function pages 40 43 Pre set the fil
63. ssed for more than 16 seconds e g if the camera has been laying on the left hand side In that case the camera can only be activated for normal use by depressing the exposure release button to the pressure point The Bottom At the bottom of the camera are the quick coupling plate the tripod thread and two ridges supporting the camera when placed ona flat surface The quick coupling plate fits the Hasselblad accessories such as the tripod quick coupling and the flash bracket The tripod thread is 1 4 The Top The viawing components page 26 occupy most of the camera top The camera body is supplied with the collapsible focusing hood which also serves as a protective cover for the focusing screen In front of the HASSELBLAD sign is a win dow for daylight illumination of the view tinder display screen Changing the Focusing Screen Your 203FE is equipped with the exception ally bright and sharp Acute Matte focusing screen The area inside the dotted circle indicates the area metered by the built in exposure meter page 38 If you wish to replace the focusing screen wiih any of the other focusing screens in the Hasselblad System simply tollow the proce dure below 1 Detach the magazine and the viewfinder 2 Push the two screen latches to the side into their recesses 3 Place your hand over the screen and invert the camera The screen will now drop into your hand 4 Insert the replacement sereen with th
64. t you also have to remove the magazine slide The fully wound 203FE can be switched on in two different ways 1 By depressing the exposure button half way in i e to the pressure point 2 By depressing the AE lock button Activation as per 1 above can only be performed when the magazine slide is removed At normal light levals this activation occurs when the exposure button is de pressed lor an exposure At low light levels the camera should always be activated well before releas ing the exposure in the automatic modes Ab D and A Activation as per 2 is not possible if the AE lock has been kept depressed for more than 16 seconds Keep the magazine slide inserted when you wish to avoid unwanted battery power consumption caused by unintentional acti vation of the metering system The electronic system and the viewfinder display turn off automatically 16 seconds after the last key or button operation but all relevant data are stored in the memory Viewfinder Image and Display Focusing Screen The Hasselblad 203FE is equipped with the Acute Matie focusing screen featuring the highest brightness and resolution among the Hasselblad focusing screens The center of the screen is indicated by a hairline cross A circle of dots indicate the metering area used by the built in selective meter See page 27 how to change the focusing screen The Exposure Meter The exposure meter is a center weighted selective meter
65. table correction lens to match your individual eyesight ses page 26 Closing the Focusing Hood Pinch the side plates at the hinge points and fold the hood back down The Control Panel The control panel occupies most of the left hand side of the camera body It includes all the controls tor the various functions of the 203FE such as The Flash Connectors The Display llumination Switch The Mode Selector Dial The Adjustment Buttons Flash Connectors The ilash connectors are located underneath the protective cover in the upper forward corner of the control panel The smaller one is a standard PC socket and the larger one is a 6 pin connector for TTL controiled dedi cated flash units The PC socket Non dedicated flash units and certain adapt ers should be connected to this socket The Dedicated Flash Connector A dedicated tlash unitconnecteditothis 6 pin outlet directly or through a suitable adapter will be fully controlled by the camera proces sor You find detailed information on flash photography on pages 59 71 The Display illumination Pressing the bution above the flash connec tors turns the display illumination on or off The switch has a toggle function It works only when the camera is activated Activating the camera and the metering system Before you operate the 203FE you have to wind the camera to cock the shutter if it is released and switch on the metering sys tem To be able to release i
66. te the index line in the depth of field scale The depth of field limits can be read opposite the left and right values corre sponding to the pre set aperture value The illustration depicts the depth of field for the pre set aperture value of 8 Depth of field Preview The lens is normally set at the largest aper ture to provide the brightest possible view finder image with the shalliowest depth of field You can stop down the lens diaphragm to the pre set aperture by pushing down the depth of field preview knob uniil it locks Fo re open the diaphragm depress the lower end of the knob FE Lens Functions Setting the Aperture The aperture ring is the one closest to the shutter speed ring on the camera body Use it to pre set the selected f stop The full f stops marked on the ring have click stops but there are also click stops for each intermedi ate half f stop The set aperture value can be read against the heavy index line on the grooved ring in front of the aperture ring It will also show on the viewfinder display when you depress the exposure button halfway in i e to the pressure point The aperture ring has two grooved grips for handling convenience One of these grips has a push button which has no function on ihe 203FE Focusing and Depth of field The focusing ring is the rotating ring with a knurled rubber grip closast ta the front of the lens It has two scales for the focusing dis tance the white meter s
67. the Pr Mode The Programming Pr mode can be selected whenever the circumstances require a change of the standard values listed above ora change of previously made settings The changed values are effective as soon as they are entered Magazine Slide Pocket On the rear of the magazine is the slide pocket where the magazine dark slide could be stowed away when not in use Turn the slide with the hinge towards the rear to fold the bow fully into the slide pocket recesses Film Plane index Close to the magazine front and moulded into the rubber grip cushion is the film plane index It can be used to measure the subject to film distance when the exact figure is required e g in close up photography Other concepts used in this manual are continuous metering and continuous in dication This means that the system con tinuously meters the light from the part of the subject which at that very moment lies within the metering area and aiso continuously updates the value displayed in the view finder Flashing numbers or symbols in the view tinder indicate that a warning function has been triggered Ses pages 54 and 55 about warnings Magazine Operation 37 NOTE Pre releasing the camera page 20 in any of the operating modes always locks the light value that is present at the moment of lifting the mirror in the illustrations changing indications are noted with grey symbols and flashing indica tions by rays around the
68. the indication FLASH Er is displayed when the exposure bution is depressed to the pressure point Reference Warning The difference indication flashes when the pre set limit is exceeded This optional warning function can be set changed or disabled by you Pr5 page 44 Flash Photography Dedicated Flash Unit The flash control function in the 203FE works behind the selected mode ot operation which basically remains unchanged The film speed range for the flash tunction is ISO 25 1000 When a dedicated flash unit such as the Hasselblad Proflash 4504 or another unit complying with the European SCA stand ards is connected to the dedicated flash socket page 14 directly or through a suitable adapter and switched on the green flash symbol in the viewfinder auto matically lights up when the flash is charged and operative If a plus or minus flash meter ing adjustment has been entered the r h plus minus sign also appears in the display 2 16 11 0 56 4 28 FERT M D rte Operating Modes Manual Mode ref 55 Operating Modes Manual Mode L 57 5 ie aS ons AlN SST oe C ARRES N Flash Photography Dedicated Flash 59 64 Flash Photography Dedicated Flash Your 203FE controls the flash duration by TTL OTF metering TTL Through The Lens OTF Off The Film i e it meters the light reflected off the film and terminates the flash when the exposure is correct There is
69. tography with the 203FE on pages 59 and 88 Display illumination In tow light levels depressing the switch button on the upper edge of the contro panel switches on the illumination of the viewfinder display Ths button has a toggle function The LeftHand Side 29 32 Lenses FE Lenses Magazine Operation Loading the Magazine You can load the magazine with film on or off the camera With the magazine slide inserted you have to ensure that its flat side is turned towards the magazine body Follow the procedure below to load a film cw clockwise Cow counter clockwise 1 Fold out the film holder key 2 Turn the key cew and withdraw the film holder 3 Place an empty take up spool under the grooved knob of the spool clamp bar Insert a roll of fiim under the other end of the bar turned as in the picture Remove all of the paper band surrounding the roll 4 Turn the film holder key ew to open the film clamp Pull 8 10 cm 3 4 in of paper backing off the film roll Slide the side edge under the clamp 5 Insert the tongue of the backing paper into the slot in the take up spool arrow on the paper with the triangular index on the bar but no further 7 Turn the film holder key cew Inser the film holder into the magazine Ensure that it is correctly positioned Turn the film holder key ew to lock the film holder in the maga zine 8 Fold out the film winding crank Rotate it cw about ten turns until it st
70. tri cal contacts and should be avoided When in extremely cold temperatures cameras and especially lenses should be protected as much as possible Dust and grit Prevent dirt of any kind from getting into your camera When tak ing photographs in coastal areas for exam ple the camera should be protected from sand and salt water spray You can blow away dust on the lens glass magnifier of focusing screen or wipe it off gently with a soft cloth if necessary Smears on the lens glass shouid be removed with a high quality lens cleaning solution on a soft clean tissue Be careful not to scratch the lens or touch any of the glass surlaces with your fingers The surface of the mirror 84 Care Service amp Guarantee HITE MiMIiy LTE is coated and shouid be blown clean but not be wiped Lens cleaning solvents or other chemicals should not be used on the focusing screen impact Your camera can be damaged by severe physical shocks You should take care not to leave it where it can fall or be knocked to the ground or roll about Service Faultless camera performance is essential to the professional photographer Therefore it is advisable to check that your camera is functioning correctly before an importantassignment You shouldaiso return your camera to a Hasselblad Authorized Service Center tor periodical checking and preventive maintenance If your camera is used constantly and intensively exposing hundreds of rolis
71. tter speed ring to the F setting 2 Operate the camera as described for the F lens NOTE Avoid using the 203FE with a C B Lens in C mode leaf shutter working When using the built in leaf shutter in the CF lens the focal plane shutter in the camera body must be disengaged By setting the camera s shutter spsed ring in the C position CF lenses With a CF lens on your 203FE you can chose to use the focal plane shutter with all its advantages and full automation or to disen gage the focal plane shutter and benefit from the advantages of lens built in leat shutter with battery independence and a wider choice of flash synchronization on faster shutter speeds NOTE When you need shutter speeds of 1 250 s or faster while using a CF lens you are under certain conditions recom mended to set the lens shutter at F see page 84 and use the camera s focal plane shutter CF lens design and functions The setting rings and scales on the CF lenses are arranged diffarently from those on the F lenses Counted from the camera body and forwards the rings are Focusing ring with focusing distance scale in feet orange and meters white Common index line and depth ot field scale Aperture ring with aperture scale and EV index orange Shutter speed ring with shutter speed scale EV scale orange and F lock button green APPENDIX A CF lenses 85 page 22 23 the focal plane shutter is turned inte an a
72. utter speed may change from one exposure to the next de spite the fact that the exposure button is kept depressed during the sequence The viewfinder display is identical to the Ab previous exposure values and adjustments mode maintained 50 Operating Modes Differential Mode Operating Modes Automatic Mode 51 M Manual Mode 4 Depress the exposure release or the pre Normal exposure reference function off release button to the pressure point The f A metering system starts and the viewfinder M oo an Functions display shows the symbol M for Manual Manual pre setting of aperture as well as Mode and the pre set aperture and shutter shutter speed speed Features 5 Release the exposure bution Instead of Completely manually controlled exposure Continuous metering of the light value Continuous indication of the difference in EV between the pre set exposure and the exposure calculated by the camera s CPU How to Use the M Mode changing the indication as the metering The M Mode is completely manual The area is moved about the subject metering system is working but it does not 6 The normal function of the adjustment change the shutter speed the aperture buttons is disabled in the M mode To is always pre set manually The display change the exposure values e g to adjust indicates the calculated normal exposure the exposure to 0 difference for a certain for the metered subject part but the expo subject area
73. uxiliary shutter only used to protect the fitm from inadvertent exposure NOTE The leaf shutter remains closed after the exposure leaving the viewfinder screen dark until the camera is rewound Q FB 8 15306m 22 16 1 8 5 6 4 28 _ COE HLDODLOUOQOO OOL LUODOOOOOUULOOODOU UU CCA DUNNI ae F setting Depress the small green F lock button to the left of the green F on the shutter speed ring Suggested procedure Keep it depressed while turning the ring to 1 Check that the lens shutter speed ring is align the F with the index line Release the not set at F button ta lock the ring in the F position 2 Keep the lens catch bution depressed The F setting locks the shutter wide open while turning the camera s shutter speed without interfering with the aperture function ring to align the C at the end of the scale With this setting the lens works exactly as an with the red index mark F lens page 69 3 Release the tens catch button to lock the shutter speed ring in the C setting 66 APPENDIX A CF lenses 1 amp 8 15 30 60125250500 2345 22 16 11 8564728 22 16 18 h L 8 16 22 APPENDIX A CF lensas 87 Lens in F mode Dedicated and non dedicated Flash Units The procedures are identical to the corre sponding procedures forthe F lens page 71 4 Pre set the desired aperture and shutter speed on ihe lens scales 5 Press the exposure button to make an exposure with the pre set values 6 Rewind the cam
74. w ever four major differences 1 There is no F setting on the shutter 2 The shutter speed and aperture rings are normally interlocked 3 There are two different flash synchroniza tion modes 4 There is a built in mechanical selitimer How to use the C lens Avoid using the focal plane shutter together with a C lens If it cannot be avoided follow ihe procedure below t Set the lens shutter at B 2 Pre set the desired aperture 3 Set the camera shutter at the desired shutter speed 4 Press the exposure button to make an exposure 5 Rewind the camera to get the viewfinder image back cock the shutter and advance the film to the next frame tens in C mode The procedure is identical with the CF lens procedure page 85 Non dedicated Flash Units The non dedicated flash unit should be con nected to the PC socketon the lens only The exposure is controlled either by the flash itself or by aperture value settings calculated from the guide number of the flash see the flash manual There will be no indications or warn ings in the viewfinder How to use the Non dedicated Flash Unit Camera shutter speed ring set at C Suggested procedure 1 Attach the flash to the camera if desired 2 Connect the synch cord to the PC socket on the CF lens not to the PC socket in the camera body 3 Set the flash unit at the desired mode and switch it on 4 Select and pre set aperture and shutter speed preferably
75. x marks a larger one and a smaller one Attach the crank to the shaft with the smaller mark aligned with the red dot located immediately above the mount While pushing the crank against the camera body rotate it clockwise until the larger mark is aligned with the red dot Check that both the camera and the lens are cocked The lower illustration on page 6 shows the proper position against the index marks for the camera drive shaft top and the lens drive shaft bottom ff the lens is not cocked you can insert a coin or a similar object in the slot and turn the shaft in the direction of the arrow approx 4 5 of a full turn You will find that holding the camera body in your left hand and the lens in your right hand as shown in the illustration top right is the easiest way to attach the lens When you have aligned the red index on the lens with that on the camera body as shown in the illustration the lens will fil easily into the bayonet mount You can then rotate it clock wise until it stops with a faint click as the lens locks in place Removing the Lens Depress the lens catch button rotate the lens counter clockwise and lift it out of the bayonet mount NOTE You can only attach and remove the lens when the camera is cocked fully wound and not in pre released mode see page 20 Removing the Magazine Itis advisable to have the camera fully wound and the magazine status indicator showing white If the indicator s

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