
Zone (system)
e Zone System is a method of combined exposure calculation/
lm development providing a great deal of tonal control. It was
originally devised by Ansel Adams - the classic landscape pho-
tographer and Hasselblad user - and now exists in various forms
for both black & white and colour photography.
Naturally in the case of the H2F or any other digital camera, the
lm development part of the method can not apply. However, some
photographers are used to its philosophy and are familiar with its
terminology and might like to still refer to it.
An integral part of the method includes the classication and
grouping of any given scene into a range of nine (or ten) so-called
zones, hence the name. Concerning the H2F, the word zone refers
to the grouping and classication of various tones, where Zone V is
the equivalent (whether in black & white or colour) to 18% mid-grey
on a scale of Zone I (black) through Zone IX (white). See specic
literature for a complete description of this method.
Time out
is is the time interval that a temporary setting is maintained
for before it automatically returns to the original setting (default
or custom).
TTL
rough e Lens - a literal description of the light measurement
mechanics. e advantage is that only the essential parts of the
subject in front of the camera are included. Accessories such as
lters, bellows, close-up rings, converters, etc that could aect
exposure are also taken into account automatically with exposure
evaluation (for general purposes).
Standard exposure
A ‘standard exposure’ in the manual refers to the concept of
technically correct in accordance with internationally accepted
photographic measurement standards (see section on Mid-grey /
18% grey). is does not imply, however, that it would automati-
cally be the preferred choice or be ‘correct’ according to the desired
result. See section on Bracketing.
Quick save
When altering settings, a half-press of the shutter release button
will cause a return to the main screen and save the new setting
at the same time.
Prole
You can allow the H2F to be set according to ‘proles’. ese pro-
les are combinations of modes, methods and settings (custom
or default) that suit specic photographic situations. By using
a personal prole - which you can create, name and save - the
camera is immediately congured for a specic purpose without
any need to check through the menus. is is a very rapid and
secure way of working when repeatedly confronted with similar
photographic situations.
As an example you might regularly take outdoor portraits of
wedding couples with a long lens. You want a specic aperture to
restrict depth-of-eld and a fairly fast shutter speed to freeze any
movement. You are concerned about the couple blinking during the
exposure and so want to take several shots in succession, possibly
with slight variations in exposure settings for safety’s sake so you
might choose the bracketing option too. All these parameters can
be preset and stored as a prole that is rapidly accessible.
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