[fusion_text]Exposure Values were launched in 1954 by the Prontor shutter company at the Photokina event. Originally they were called LV (Light Values) then renamed to EV (Exposure Values). The EV summarises all equivalent combinations of shutter and aperture, to provide a single exposure. For example, the EV 1 value means the following set up exposures: … Read more
[fusion_text] The choice and selection of Hasselblad bodies is complex and bewildering. Where to start? Hasselblad made their V-System camera over a 50 year period, and they are fully interchangeable. This means that you can use a body made in 1959 with a lens that was made as recently as 2009, and it will work … Read more
[fusion_text]Extension tubes are a very common camera accessory. They allow the lens to sit further away from the camera, so that you can focus closer. Hasselblad extension tubes are more complex than those for other cameras for two principle reasons: There is a mechanical linkage between the camera body and the shutter in the lens, … Read more
[fusion_text]Hasselblad V cameras were made over a very long period. They were made between 1957 and around 2008. With a few exceptions, all lenses and bodies are interchangable. It is worth noting that the lens elements and optical formulae are often unchanged, despite major differences in appearance. C – 1957 to 1982. Chrome (non-T*, plus … Read more