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DIGITAL BACKS
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UK – v1
39 39 MSMS
The Hasselblad CF line of digital backs offers 22 and 39
megapixel digital solutions with the Hasselblad ”I-adapter”
open camera interface, and the ability to add true-color,
Multi-shot capture. The CF backs bring a new level of exibility
to professional digital photographer, including the choice of
storage media: CF card, 100GB Imagebank, or computer hard
drive. All in all a level of exibility which added to Hasselblad’s
image quality expands the horizons of leading edge digital
photography.
Large format 48x36mm digital capture
Today’s digital photography demands higher resolution, less noise,
and improved compositional choice, all of which the CF backs
provide. The sensors are 22 or 39 megapixels in size and they are
both more than twice the physical size of today’s 35mm sensors.
This means more and larger pixels, which ensures the highest pos-
sible image quality and moiré free color rendering without grada-
tion break-ups - in even the most subtly lit surfaces.
Multi-shot for still-life: the 4*Res upgrade option
In a still-life studio environment you can increase the color resolu-
tion of your captures by means of a unique Multi-shot technique
controlled by the optional 4*Res module (patent pending). The
result is maximum resolution and absolutely moiré free images.
The CF can be upgraded to a CF-MS with the 4*Res module at any
time. The CF-MS comes with the 4*Res module already built in.
Working with multiple cameras
By way of a simple 4-screw mounting plate, the CF is easily
attached to most professional medium-format SLR cameras and
view cameras on the market. This simple compatibility allows you
to bring optimal digital capture to your existing cameras and lenses
with the convenience of using only one digital back.
Unique Hasselblad Natural Color Solution
In the past, color management solutions have imposed limitations
on professional digital photographers, because of the need to
choose a specic color prole to suit a specic job in order to cap-
ture various skin tones, metals, fabrics, owers, etc. Hasselblad
has helped solve this dilemma, with the development of a single
powerful color prole to be used with its FlexColor imaging soft-
ware. Working with the new Hasselblad Natural Color Solution
(HNCS) enables you to produce outstanding and reliable out-of-
the-box colors, with skin tones, specic product colors and other
difcult tones reproduced easily and effectively.
In order to support our new unique color system, we have devel-
oped a custom Hasselblad raw le format called 3FR RAW (3FR). The
new 3F RAW le format is designed to ensure that images captured on
Hasselblad digital products are quickly, effectively and safely stored on
the chosen media. The le format includes lossless image compres-
sion, which reduces the required storage space by 33%. The 3FR le
denes the colors in the Hasselblad RGB color space with its out-of-
the-box quality, and applied in FlexColor it removes both the need for
experimenting with different color proles to obtain optimal colors and
the need for selective color corrections.
DNG workow
3FR les can be converted into Adobe’s raw image format DNG
(‘Digital NeGative’), bringing this new technology standard to the
professional photographer for the rst time. In order to optimize
the colors of the DNG le format, conversion from the 3FR must
take place through FlexColor. The DNG le format enables raw,
compressed image les to be opened directly in Adobe Photoshop.
Hasselblad image les carry a full set of metadata, including capture
conditions, keywords and copyright, facilitating workow with image
asset management solutions.
IAA – helping you classify and select images
Building on the success of its Audio Exposure Feedback technol-
ogy, Hasselblad has created Instant Approval Architecture (IAA), an
enhanced set of feedback tools, designed to liberate the photographer
from the selection process and to concentrate on the shoot.
Audible and visible signals as well as recorded information in the le
and in the le name all promote a quick and easy classication in
the eld or in the lab. Sorting becomes automatic, accessible and
very fast, facilitating reviewing the best images for immediate client
presentation.
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FlexColor workow for the professional photographer
FlexColor enables you to create an image processing workow that
gives you the highest degree of control for your studio photography.
In tethered operation, tools such as overlay masking help bring
productivity to advanced set composition. The latest version of the
FlexColor software enables you to manipulate color temperature
and compare image details across multiple images for precise
image selection. FlexColor uses the 3FR les and runs on both
Macintosh and Windows computers. The software is licensed to
allow you to provide free copies for all your co-workers and produc-
tion partners.
Last, but Not Least
Naturally, as with all Hasselblad products, a new CF digital back
affords access to the full range of Hasselblad service and support,
ensuring that your investment will last a long time to come. And the
latest rmware updates to your H-system back are always just a
download away.
H2 camera with CF-39
singe shot back.
H2 camera with CF-39 MS
multi-shot back.
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FlexBody
ArcBody
SWC / SWC/M
903 SWC
905 SWC
2000 FC / FCM
2003 FCW
201 F / 203 FE
205 TCC / FCC
With C-type lens
503 CW +
Winder CW
500 EL/ELM
500/553 ELX
555 ELD
Flash sync
input cable
500 C/CM
501 C/CM
503 CX/CXi/CW
Exposure cable
ELX
Exposure cable
503 CW
H1, H2
Single shot
mode only
Hasselblad H adapter
Hasselblad ELD adapter
Hasselblad EL, ELM, ELX
adapter
Hasselblad 503 CW
adapter
Hasselblad ELD
adapter
Hasselblad CF
Hasselblad CF-MS
Hasselblad camera connectivity diagram
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Single-shot
mode only
Flash sync
input cable
Hasselblad ELD adapter
Fuji GX680 adapter
Mamiya 645 AFD adapter
Mamiya 645 Pro adapter
Mamiya RZ67 adapter
Mamiya RB67 adapter
Rollei AF adapter
Rollei adapter
Contax 645 AF adapter
Flash sync
input cable
Horseman DigiFlex II
Fuji GX680
Mamiya 645 AF
Mamiya 645 Pro
Mamiya RZ67
Mamiya RB67
Rollei 6000 series
+ AF camera
Contax 645 AF
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View camera connectivity diagram
Hasselblad CF
Hasselblad CF-MS
Single-shot mode
Flash sync
input cable
Hasselblad ELD adapter
Hasselblad EL, ELM, ELX
adapter
Single-shot
mode only
Hasselblad CF-MS
Single and multi-
shot mode
Any view camera accepting
Hasselblad mount
Any shutter
with X sync
Hasselblad ELD adapter
Rollei electronic
shutter with lens
control
Horseman ISS
electronic shutter
with lens control
Exposure cable
ELX
View camera options for focusing, composition and stitching
Sliding adapter
Fixed mount
• Focusing using ground glass
• Options for stitching from Linhof, Rollei,
Horseman and Kapture Group
• Focusing using Hasselblad Flexcolor
live video
Any view camera accepting
Hasselblad mount
Any view camera accepting
Hasselblad mount
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SPECIFICATIONS Hasselblad CF-22 Hasselblad CF-39
Sensor size 22 Mpixels (4080 x 5440 pixels) 39 Mpixels (5412 x 7212 pixels)
Sensor dimensions 36.7 x 49.0 mm
Image size RAW 3FR capture 30 MB on average.
TIFF 8 bit: 66 MB
RAW 3FR capture 50 MB on average.
TIFF 8 bit: 117 MB
File format Lossless compressed Hasselblad RAW 3FR
Shooting mode Single shot
Color denition 16 bit
ISO speed range ISO 50, 100, 200 and 400
Longest shutter speed 32 seconds
Color management Hasselblad Natural Color Solution
Image storage CF card type II (write speed >20 MB/sec), New Imagebank 100 GB or tethered to Mac or PC
Storage capacity (single shot) 2 GB CF card holds 66 images on average 2 GB CF card holds 40 images on average
Battery type Sony™ InfoLithiumL NP-F series
Capture rate 2 seconds per capture
Color display Yes, 2.2 inch OLED type, 24 bit color
IR lter Mounted on sensor
Histogram feedback Yes
IAA - Instant Approval Architecture Acoustic feed back and Metadata classication
Software FlexColor (included for Mac and PC)
Platform support Macintosh: OSX. PC: NT, 2000, XP
Host connection type FireWire 800 (IEEE1394b)
Operating temperature 0 - 45 ˚C / 32 - 113 ˚F
Camera support via i-adapters Hasselblad H system and V system, Rollei 600X and AF, Contax 645AF, Mamiya 645 Pro, 645
AFD, RB and RZ67, Fuji GX680I/II/III. All view cameras via Hasselblad adapter. Horseman
DigiFlex II and PrecisionWide 35 via Hasselblad adapter.
Dimensions 81 x 81 x 53 mm [W x H x D]
Weight 450 g (excluding battery and i-adapter)
Technical specication
SPECIFICATIONS Hasselblad CF-22MS CF-39MS
Shooting mode Single & Multi-shot (4/16x) Single & Multi-shot (4x)
Image size (8 bit RGB) 4-shot: TIFF 66 MB / 16-shot: 264 MB 4-shot: TIFF 117 MB
Color denition 16 bit
Dimensions 81 x 81 x 68 mm [W x H x D]
Weight 600 g (excluding battery and i-adapter)
Multi-shot versions
