Hasselblad XPan II - Manual (Page 12)

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Lens shade
░ 17, 18, 19 ░
Match the red index on the rear of the XPan lens shade
(see illustration) with the red index on the lens. Turn
the lens shade (bayonet fitting) counter-clockwise
(when seen from behind the camera) until it clicks
into place and is secured against unintentional rota-
tion by the locking device. XPan lens shades have been
specifically designed for XPan lenses; other types of
lens shade are not recommended. The XPan lens shade
is designed so that it should be removed first before
a filter or lens cap is attached, changed or removed.
Remove the lens shade after first pushing the locking
device catch counter-clockwise.
When an XPan lens shade is fitted, there is a partial block-
ing of view in the bottom right of the viewfinder image.
However, this in no way affects the results.
Focusing
The lens is focused by turning the rubber covered
focusing ring that surrounds the lens barrel. Focusing
can be either visual, via the viewfinder/rangefinder
system, or manual. For the former see 'Rangefinder fo-
cusing'. For manual focusing align the chosen distance
on the distance scale against the lens central index.
Rangefinder focusing
░ 20, 21 ░
The rangefinder is a coupled-type in the form of a
small, bright rectangle in the centre of the field-of-
view frame in the viewfinder that provides a superim-
posed 'ghosted' image of a central part of the subject
(fig 20). The lens is turned until the 'ghosted' image
coincides with the subject image (fig 21) producing a
sharp focus setting for that particular distance from
the camera. You may find that subjects containing few
or no lines or sharp contrasts in the image are more
difficult to focus. Try pointing the camera to other areas
of the subject containing vertical lines or contrast
changes that are approximately the same distance
away from the camera, focus at those points and then
return to your original composition. You may also find
it easier to turn the camera on its side if there are only
horizontal lines within the image, for example, when
photographing a near horizon.
Look directly into the viewfinder and not from an angle
otherwise it can result in inaccurate focusing.