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As an example you might regularly take outdoor portraits of wedding couples with a long lens. You want a specific aperture to restrict depth-of-field and a fairly fast shutter speed to freeze any movement. You are concerned about the couple blinking during the exposure and so want to take several shots in succession, possibly with slight variations in exposure settings for safety’s sake so you might choose the bracketing option too. All these parameters can be preset and stored as a profile that is rapidly accessible. Quick save When altering settings, a half-press of the shutter release button will cause a return to the main screen and save the new setting at the same time. Roll film The H2 uses two sizes of roll film (120 and 220) that has different lengths. 120 film generally produces 16 exposures per film and 220 film produces 32 exposures per film. (‘Half-length 120’ film also exists that will produce 8 exposures per film. This though has a very limited availability). 120 film is supplied on a spool complete with a paper backing that runs the full length of the film and extends beyond both ends. 220 film, on the other hand, just has paper at each end. In both cases, the film is gradually transported in the magazine from its original spool onto another so called take-up spool. The spool left empty then acts as the next take-up spool for the following film, and so on. Care should always be taken in loading, unloading, and general storage. Try to avoid direct light sources when handling film in any way, in particular strong sunlight. Exposed film should be stored in dry and preferably light-tight conditions, and developed as soon as possible. Also avoid any sharp objects pressing against the film, exposed or unexposed, as indelible marks can sometimes be caused. Please note any special conditions or restrictions regarding airport security x-ray devices or similar as they can potentially damage film (by fogging) in some cases. Standard exposure A ‘standard exposure’ in the manual refers to the concept of technically correct in accordance with internationally accepted photographic measurement standards (see section on Mid-grey / 18% grey). This does not imply, however, that it would automatically be the preferred choice or be ‘correct’ according to the desired result. See section on Bracketing. Main screen To simplify the descriptions, reference is often made to a ‘main’ screen regarding the menu. Apart from default settings, there is no standard setting in the normal sense and therefore you create your own ‘standard’, which of course can be changed at any time. The ‘main’ screen is therefore the one you have currently created and is the one visible on the LCD when photographing (except where a particular mode is in actual operation, such as self-timer, for example). TTL Through The Lens - a literal description of the light measurement mechanics. The advantage is that only the essential parts of the subject in front of the camera are included. Accessories such as filters, bellows, close-up rings, converters, etc that could affect 82 exposure are also taken into account automatically with exposure evaluation (for general purposes). Time out This is the time interval that a temporary setting is maintained for before it automatically returns to the original setting (default or custom). Toggle function If a button has a ‘toggle function’, it has the ability to access two separate states simply by being pressed again. On the magazine, for example, if you want to change the data setting from ‘on’ to ‘off’, you would start by pressing the function selector twice to access the film length setting. Then, to change from ‘on’ you can press either the ‘change up’ or ‘change down’ button as both buttons have a ‘toggle’ function. By pressing the same button again therefore, the setting will revert. This means you do not have to remember which button to press as they will both produce the same desired result in this case. Zone (system) The Zone System is a method of combined exposure calculation/ film development providing a great deal of tonal control. It was originally devised by Ansel Adams - the classic landscape photographer and Hasselblad user - and now exists in various forms for both black & white and colour photography. An integral part of the method includes the classification and grouping of any given scene into a range of nine (or ten) so-called zones, hence the name. The method produces a great degree of result predictability and image tone control. Concerning the H2, the word zone refers to the grouping and classification of various tones, where Zone V is the equivalent (whether in black & white or colour) to 18% mid-grey on a scale of Zone I (black) through Zone IX (white). See specific literature for a complete description of this method.
True exposure Shutter position Open Closed T 3 = T 1 T 1 T 2 83 Exposure at max aperture (e.g. f/2,8) Exposure at aperture f/4 Exposure at aperture f/4 adjusted with true exposure True exposure Time The effective shutter speed for a central lens shutter is defined as the length of time between the opening and closing when measured at the half height position when expressed in diagram form (see diagram). The fact that it will take some time to open and close the shutter will have an influence on the effective shutter speed as the lens aperture closes to its setting. The faster the shutter opens and closes, the less this influence will be. It is also follows that the influence will be greater on shorter shutter speeds. With the lens at full aperture (largest opening), the amount of light at the film plane appears as illustrated by the blue curve in the diagram. The effective shutter speed then becomes T1. If the lens is now closed down by one stop, the amount of light appears as illustrated by the red dashed curve. The effective shutter speed is now increased to T2, which is longer that T1. The result is that the exposure is not reduced by exactly one stop (1EV), however, but slightly less. At the shorter shutter speeds, the exposure error can be as much as 0,5 – 0,8 EV. The True exposure mode can compensate for this exposure error since the behaviour of the shutter is a known and predictable factor. At shutter speeds of 1/150 second or shorter (faster), the camera will shorten the shutter speed to compensate, as illustrated by the green dashed curve. At the fastest shutter speeds, however, it is not possible to adjust the shutter speed and so the aperture is adjusted instead. Although it is probably an infrequently used combination, please note nevertheless that the fastest shutter speed / minimum aperture combination cannot be adjusted by True exposure.
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What’s in the box Your new Hassel
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