On Mar 2, 2006, at 6:23 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
...He was using a 'blad... he also mentioned that with the mirror
blackout
he never really knows what he's got, so he shoots a lot of frames for
insurance. ...
This is very much the case with Hasselblad 500 series SLRs because
they do not have an instant return mirror. One you release the
shutter, a healthy pause happens while the front shutter closes, the
aperture stops down, the mirror swings up, the rear shutter opens,
the exposure is made, and the next moment you can wind the film crank
dawdles along so you can see through the viewfinder again.
You have to get good at seeing the moment about a third of a second
before it is going to happen...
Godfrey
