Hasselblad 503CW-CFV II BROCHURE

The Hasselblad 503CWD and 503CW/CFV

The Hasselblad 503CWD II and 503CW/CFV II

and 503 CW/CFV II

The Hasselblad V System’s 503CW and 503CWD II cameras provide a solid entry into advanced digital photography. Whether choosing the 503CWD II and its integrated 16 million pixel digital capture or the combination of a 503CW and a CFV II back, you get the same superior quality, ultimate flexibility, and no compromises.

The 503 platform combines the utmost in traditional photographic quality with the latest technological advances and features a range of functions, such as winder capability with remote release, and the V System’s range of renowned high per formance, central shutter based lenses, making these cameras ideal for advanced digital photography – either on location or in studio.

Small box, large features

The 503CW camera also boasts a sturdy, mechanical construction with a robust, one piece aluminum alloy body, making it ideal for the often- demanding world of daily professional use. The 503 CW cameras provide TTL flash metering, power winder/IR remote options, and compati bility to accessories past and present. Using Hasselblad’s renowned central shutter lenses, these cameras provide almost vibration-free operation, quiet exposure, and flash sync at all shutter speeds, up to 1/500 sec. The innovative GMS (Gliding Mirror System) produces a bright, full viewfinder image with all Hasselblad lenses and remote capability means you can operate the camera from anywhere in the studio.

Full flexibilityThe Hasselblad 503CWD II

The 503CWD II and 503CW/CFV II cameras can also use any of the V System’s interchangeablefilmmagazines,ahelp ful feature in extreme temperatures or when batteries run low. The camera also accepts se veral types of view finders, enabling you to choose a style of shooting that works for you or for a specific situation. In addition, the built-in flash control system (TTL/OTF) helps turn flash photography into child’s play, measuring the light reflected off the sensor/ film surface and automatically controlling the flash to provide the perfect exposure, regardless of the lens focal length or lighting conditions.

Shot by Ja n Grahn

The V system offers a range of superior quality lenses with unrivalled specifications. All lenses use high performance, central lens shutters, making them stabile, quiet, and particularly useful for flash work at fast shutter speeds, delivering correct captures at flash sync speeds up to 1/500 sec.

The 503CWD II and 503 CW are compatible with the entire range of Hasselblad central shutter lenses, from 40 to 150mm in focal length. All lenses feature T* anti-reflection coating and internal stray light reduction to produce unbeatable image contrast and color saturation.

The Hasselblad 503CWD II Digital Camera comes without lens to allow the widest personal choice; a 40mm or 50mm lens often being chosen as "standard" due to the 1.5x sensor crop fa ctor.

The first step to perfect images

1. Zeiss Distagon CFE 4/40 mm

2. Zeiss Distagon CFi 4/50 mm

3. Zeiss Distagon CFi 3.5/60 mm

4. Zeiss Planar CFi 2.8/80 mm

5. Zeiss Planar CFi 3.5/100 mm

6. Zeiss Sonnar CFi 4/150 mm

7. CF Adapter

CF Adapter

As a bonus, all CF lenses can also be used with cameras from the Hasselblad H system via the CF adapter. The simple addition of this accessory provides a very economical and effective way of optimising your equipment.

The CFV II 16 Mpix Digital Back

The Hasselblad CFV II digital back is designed expressly for the 503CW camera, but can turn most existing Hasselblad V System cameras into a digital workhorse.

The CFV II back is custom designed to match the appearance and functionality of the Hasselblad V System cameras and uses a square format 16 megapixel sensor that is 50% larger than even the largest 35mm DSLRs. In addition, the sensor used provide more pixels – for better resolution – and larger pixels, which means less image noise, better dynamic range, and improved detail, especially in highlight and shadow areas.

The Hasselblad CFV II combines timeless design with modern technology, featuring powerful digital workflow tools such as Hasselblad’s Instant Approval Architecture (IAA), an enhanced set of feedback tools designed to drastically simplify the image selection process, and direct conversion to Adobe’s DNG format in FlexColor and Phocus.

Other advanced features include Hasselblad’s new Natural Color Solutions and 3F RAW file format, a choice of three separate storage modes (choosing freely between the ultimate portability of a CF card, the ultra-fast 100GB Image Bank II, or tethered computer hard drive operation with extended controls), and compati bility with large format cameras using a V System interface plate.

Ultra fa st stora ge with 100G B Imageba nk II.

Hasselblad Image Quality.

Resolution, Natural Color, Optical Purity, Clarity, and Detail are all key components in defining superior image quality. Hasselblad’s Phocus imaging software provides both the automatic solution and the toolset for individual workflow and image quality management.

Resolution – why Bigger is Better

• Alargesensorformatisthekeytoachievingexceptional

image quality.

• Alargesensorsizeallowstheadditionalbenefitofalarger

focusing screen and thus a larger viewfinder image.

• Comparedto35mm,medium-formatlensesallowforsmaller

apertures to be used maintaining a shallow depth-of-field, with reduced lens aberrations.

• Sincethemedium-formatframesizeislarger,imagesdo

not have to be enlarged as much, thereby improving the resolution of the final image.

• Technologicaladvancesbenefitallsensorsizesequally.

Larger sensors will always remain at the top of the scale.

• Medium-formatlensresolutionoutperforms35mmlens

resolution – compare our images to those from any 35mm DSLR system.

Technical specifications

Sensor size: 16 Mpixels (408 0x4080) pixels

Sensor dimensions:

36.7x36.7 mm (Lens factor 1.5) Single shot 16 bit colour ISO 50, 100, 200 and 400

Longest shutter sp eed: 32 sec onds

Image storage:

CF card t ype II (write speed >20 MB/sec), New Imagebank external hard drive or tet hered to Mac or PC

Color management: Hasselblad RGB: full dynamics and reproduction dy namics

Storage c apacity: On avera ge, 45 images on a 1GB CF card and over 4000 images on a 100GB Image Bank

Batter y type: Sony™ InfoLithium L NP-F series

Capture r ate: 35 captures per minute

Color display:

2.5 inch TFT, 24 bit color Histogram feedback

IR filter: Multicoated. Mounted on CCD sensor Acoustic feedback

IAA - Instant Approval Architecture: Included, with Acoustic feed back and Meta data clas sification

File format: Lossles s compressed Hasselblad 3F R AW

Software: Phocus Macintosh: OSX. PC: NT, 2000, XP

Camera support: All Hasselblad V System camer as manufactured since 1957. 2000 cameras and 201F with C lenses only. 202FA/203F E and 205FCC camera types need a minor camera modific ation to use F/FE lenses

Natural Color

The Hasselblad Natural Color Solution accurately reproduces the full visible color spectrum – be it skin tones, special pro duct colors, or difficult gradations – easily and ef fectively, every time and with the use of a single color profile. Our complete knowledge of the filter and sensor characteristics of each individual camera has made this possible.

Optical Purity (Hasselblad H-system lenses)

Digital Auto Correction (DAC) is Hasselblad’s unique way of digitally correcting for the optical phenomena that create minor optical errors. Whether it is distor tion, chromatic aberration or vignetting, DAC automatically corrects for these errors without strug gling with sliders, numbers etc by using detailed lens information that resides inside the RAW 3FR file.

Hasselblad 503CW-CFV II BROCHURE

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual