Hasselblad H4D200MS ,

 MANUAL FOCUS

There is both a Manual focus mode setting and a manual override capability.

Manual focus is a speciﬁc setting that you actively make, whereas manual over-

ride is always available as a temporary override of an autofocus setting.

In Manual focus mode, focusing is carried out by rotating the focusing ring in the

conventional manner. The focus setting remains until changed as with a conven-

tional non-autofocus lens. This means that pressing the shutter release button will

not activate a focus setting change as it does in autofocus. To change back to au-

tofocus, you must make a new setting (by pressing the AF button and choosing

AF S or AF C).

With manual override in autofocus mode you can manually alter a focus setting

that has been made, by rotating the lens barrel in the conventional manner and

without having to change modes. As long as the shutter release button is kept at

the half-press position, the new focus setting is maintained. By releasing the pres-

sure on the shutter release button and pressing again, the autofocus function is

immediately reactivated.

 AUTOFOCUS

Autofocus mode can be either Single Shot or Continuous and is activated

by pressing the shutter release to the half-press position. Its operative range is

from EV1–19 at ISO100. The point of focus is determined according to the vertical

and horizontal areas (see illus) within the central rectangular zone on the focus-

ing screen. When light levels are too low or the contrast of the subject is too low,

auxiliary illumination (situated on the top of the grip) is automatically activated if

desired. The operative distance is approximately six metres from the camera. Al-

ternatively, a suitable attached ﬂash unit that has a similar facility (a Metz 54/70, for

example) can also be used instead. This feature can be altered in settings (Custom

options #16/AF assist light).

True Focus is also classiﬁed as an autofocus function and is normally activated by

its own button on the grip. See later section.

SAVE

Front scroll

wheel

 MANUAL OVERRIDE IN AUTOFOCUS

MODE

Manual override is always possible in automatic focus mode

without any need to make a new setting; just rotate the fo-

cusing ring in the conventional manner. As the lens barrel

does not rotate in autofocus mode, you can hold the focus-

ing ring for instant manual adjustments as you would with a

conventional lens. However, to retain the new manual focus

adjustments, you must maintain the pressure on the shut-

ter release button. You can instantly return to the automatic

focusing mode by releasing the pressure on the shutter re-

lease button ﬁrst and then pressing the release button half-

way again.

The instant manual override function produces a convenient

way of working. You can take advantage of autofocus while

retaining an instantly adjustable manual focus check if pre-

ferred for pin-point accuracy without making any changes

in the settings.

 AUTOFOCUS OVERRIDE IN MANUAL

MODE

See the following section for a description of how to use the

advantages of a rapid autofocus check while remaining in

Manual mode.

 AUTO / MANUAL FOCUS SETTING

1) Press AF.

2) Turn the FRONT scroll wheel to select Single Shot , Continuous, True

Focus or Manual as required.

3) Press SAVE .

Natural friction is inherent in the design to purposely reproduce the secure feel of a

com pletely manual lens.

Please note that when focusing manually, the inﬁnity and closest distance marks

on the lens scale can appear to be positioned beyond the central index. This is only

an apparent eﬀect and does not change the focusing range of the lens.