The wonderful world of Hasselblad

A different kind of camera

The Hasselblad 500 isn’t a camera you carry everywhere. It’s a camera you use when you want to make a real photograph. The square 6×6cm format, the waist-level finder, the sound of the mirror, the interchangeable film back, the sharpness of Carl Zeiss lenses — everything invites you to slow down, look, and decide.

In this workshop there’s time for everything: to understand the system, to shoot with intention and to see the developed results the same day. We finish with a little something to eat.

Key contents

• The Hasselblad 500 system: body, dual shutter releases and synchronised operation
• The interchangeable back: loading a 120 roll and mid-roll swaps
• The waist-level finder: composition and light reading in square format
• Lenses: available focal lengths and their uses
• Double exposures: how to activate them and when to use them
• Remote shutter and cable: practical possibilities
• Tips and system quirks that don’t appear in the manuals
• Practice: a full 120 roll (12 frames 6×6)
• Roll development and digitisation of all frames

What’s included

• One 120 B&W roll (12 frames 6×6)
• Development of the roll on the same day
• Digitisation of all 12 frames
• Snack at the end of the session
• Hasselblad 500 camera available if you don’t own one

What to bring

• Your own Hasselblad 500 if you have one (not required)

Not included

• Additional 120 roll (+€12)
• Paper prints of the frames (Darkroom Printing workshop)