The Hasselblad Manual, Fifth Edition [Hardcover]

Ernst Wildi (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 024080385X | ISBN-13: 978-0240803852 | Publication Date: December 1999 | Edition: 5

The Hasselblad Manual, meticulously presents all the information you need to operate this camera system, including useful insights on systems ranging from the oldest Hasselblad camera, the 1600F, to the latest models with built-in metering and dedicated flash systems. This new edition gives you the technical information to keep you up-to-date.

Readers will delve into the camera's enormous potential by examining their comprehensive range of lenses and accessories. Presented in an easily accessible format, this book shows not only the working and manipulation of individual cameras, but also gives insight into the ways in which these superb cameras, and the ancillary equipment, may be best applied. Detailed illustrations of the system dissect the equipment to show how it functions. The Hasselblad Manual also includes 80 photographs from well-known photographers, illustrating different photographic techniques using a Hasselblad camera.

Completely updated throughout to reflect the current Hasselblad line of cameras and accessories
Provides useful insights on systems ranging from the oldest to the latest models
Shows the manipulation and best application of individual cameras in different situations

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This classic book has been updated to include all Hassellblad items that are part of the camera system at the beginning of 2000, and covers the latest ideas about optics, photography, and the use and application of the Hassellblad cameras, lenses and accessories." - Photo Techniques, June 2000

Book Description

Ernst Wildi named 2003 American Society of Photographers International Award Recipient --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 464 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 5 edition (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 024080385X
• ISBN-13: 978-0240803852
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #604,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great reference book for the Hasselblad system, January 26, 2001

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This review is from: The Hasselblad Manual, Fifth Edition (Hardcover)

I am an amateur photographer and a very new owner of a Hasselblad 501CM kit. This was my first purchase of a Hasselblad camera and a dream come true for me. I am now about to finish reading Hasselblad Manual, which I can highly recommend to any present and future Hasselblad users. I think Hasselblad is very easy to use, but it is a camera with a number of special features, which need explanations to beginners like myself in order to draw the camera�fs full potentials. The book explains very clearly what a Hasselblad user should know about those special features and what components in the system are most relevant to his/her individual needs. It also contains a lot of practical advice on the day-to-day use of the camera. I presume it is a big decision to pay a Hasselblad price for a camera (it was for me), particularly as there are so many cheaper Japanese alternatives around. For me, it has proved to be the right decision, and reading Wildi�fs book enhances the joy to use this great camera. The currently available fifth edition has very up-to-date product information. Hasselblad Manual is the reference book I will continue going back to as my photographic skills hopefully grow.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful Book!, March 2, 2002

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Pam Albert (Maine, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hasselblad Manual, Fifth Edition (Hardcover)

I purchased this book because I had just bought a used Hasselblad that didn't come with a manual, and discovered it wasn't so easy to guess how to use it. I'm glad I found this book because it has been the biggest help to me so far and I'm not even through reading it. Not only does it explain every camera that Hasselblad ever made and what makes it unique, it goes into detail about all the different accessories and what they do also. This book could just explain how things work and leave it at that, but it does go into detail about why certain parts of the camera work a certain way and for what reason. I now know how to use my Hasselblad and I recommend this book to anyone who needs a little jump start like I did with these great cameras.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Hasselblad Manual, fifth edition, March 8, 2000

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Jakob, Wolfgang (Regensburg, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hasselblad Manual, Fifth Edition (Hardcover)

After 25 years of photography I bought my first Hasselblad, soon I bought the manual. I like it very much, because it tells me technical details not included in the user's manuals or the catalogue. For example, if you want to know, which extension tube helps you to a certain working distance and a certain enlargement together with a special lens, you will learn all this from the manual. I suggest to buy the manual before you buy a Hasselblad. It will help you to choose the model best fitting to your needs