VerSATile AS A SWiSS Army knife - Hasselblad

Technology LensesHCD 4/28: The 28 mm super wideanglelens is only designed fordigital H cameras and boastsa spectacular 95 degree angleof view mounted on an H3DII-39or -50, and a sizable 89 degreeangle on the H3DII-31. Its closeup performance is outstanding –the subject can be as close as 10cm from the front lensHC 3.5/35: The HC 3,5/35 mm lensis still considered super wide-angle.Mounted on the H2F it reachesan 89 degree angle of view; in conjunctionwith the 48 mm full formatit covers 82 degrees. It’s a powerfullens for creative photography thatis also easy to useHC 3.5/50: The 50 mm lens forH3DII users represents the equivalentof a 35 mm universal lens in35 mm photography. It’s a wideangle that offers ample perspectivewithout seeming unnatural,making it the classic lens in reportagephotography. The universalHC 3.5/50 makes a stand with highperformance valuesHC 2.8/80 : The term ‘normal lens’sounds a little derogatory in thecontext of high-class lenses. Butthe HC 2,8/80 is not only the mostaffordable but also one of thebest HCs in the market. It’s a highspeedlens that sports a luminousviewfinder image along withthe ideal conditions for low lightphotography. The 2.8/80 is alsoexceptionally compact, making itan excellent choice for light-weightphotography outdoorsHC 2,2/100: The compact 100 mmis the fastest HC lens of all, ideal foraction photography and low lightphotography outside the studio.Its slight telephoto effect and extremelylow depth of field makes itideal in portraitureTrue Exposure feature of the H cameraswill automatically correct anydeviations from the actual shutterspeed when the lens is set to smallaperture values. All shutter speeds aremore, the Phocus software permitsyou to activate and deactivate theautomatic controls for vignetting,distortion and chromatic aberrations.When you check the extentCF lens adapter: The CF adapterallows all lenses from the V systemto be used on H system camerabodies and correctly uses the centrallens shutter of the V lenscompatible with flash systems andof the corrections you discover justgrant the photographer total controlhow nominal they are – and yet theyover the lighting, enabling him torepresent that final polish.allows for DAC in the first place andcapture fast action without distor-Whenever highest quality is therepresents just another branch intion and suppress ambient light tohighest priority, lens builders areHasselblad’s drive to perfection. DAChis specifications.forced to compromise the designis what enables all HC/HCD lensesin some form or other. With strongto generate virtually perfect resultsDigital autocorrectionwide-angles, for example, a completeomission of distortion would entaila huge front lens that no companythroughout all aperture settings,ranges and focal lengths, and even incombination with extension tubesAll HC/HCD lenses are designed towould be able to produce and noand converters.generate the highest optical qualityphotographer would want to trans-Photographs are devoid of coloreven on film. Aberrations, which theport – not to mention pay for. Thefringes, crooked lines and black-DAC function is designed to elimi-total exclusion of chromatic aberra-ened corners. Hasselblad is spendingnate, are so minuscule they onlytions at all ranges, aperture settingsconsiderable resources to developbecome visible with the extremeand focal lengths is simply out of thecorrective algorithms based on lensresolution of H3DII cameras. What’squestion. Only tiny aberrations candesign and apply them universallybe corrected digitally without thwart-to all lenses, independent of possibleing the quality of the reproduction.fluctuations in manufacture. ThisHCD 4-5.6/35-90: The all new HCD4-5.6/35-90 adds a gorgeous wideanglezoom to the line of HC/HCDlenses. With its 82 degrees angleof view on the wide end and a mildtelephoto effect on the other, it’sas universal as a Swiss army knife.Thanks to its compact size andmoderate weight, it’s the perfectoutdoor companion for the H3DIIDigital corrections will never transforma mediocre lens into a goodlens. It can however, turn a great lensinto a perfect lens. DAC is extremelyvaluable when used with the newHTS 1.5 adapter since now you canreally shift into the outer corners ofthe HC/HCD lenses and push themunto limit. The H3DII is founded ona concept of integration: It’s whatcan only be done because the tightmanufacturing process of the lensesguarantees few deviations from theideal values. Unlike other professionalcamera manufacturers, Hasselbladtakes into account the availability ofDAC at the design stage of HC/HCDlenses. The HCD 4/28, for example,allowed for distortion values that areslightly above average and yet easily38 Special/2008