Hasselblad Meter Prism Finder PME90 User manual

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@ Hasselblad
MeterPrismViewfinder
PME
90
(42290)
The
HasselbladPME90is
a90"
meter
prism
viewfinderfor
eye-levelviewinginlinewith
the
photographing
direction,
special
ly
su
itable
for
shiftingbetween
horizontal
and
verticalfor-
mat
orientation.ltsbuilt-inexposuremeter
offers
three
differentmeteringmethods,
a
choiceof shutteroraperture
priority
anda
widerange
of presetting
possibilities.
Film
speedcanbeset withinthe lSO12
- 6400
range
andlensmax.aperturewithinf/2-
f/16.The 2x enlargedunreversedimage
covers
the
entire
focusing
screenincluding
theviewfinder's
built-inconspicuousLiquid
CrystalDisplay.
Thelarge
eyepiece,speciallysuitablefor
us-
ers
with
eyeglasses,hasadiopteradjustment
range
of - 2 to + 0.5 diopters.lt can be
changedtocover
- 4.5to - 2 or+0.5to+3
dioptersbyadditionofcorrectionlenses.
Dueto itslow
profile
thePME90hasto be
detachedwhentheFilmmagazine
70orthe
Polaroidfilmmagazinesis
used.
Theillustrationsreferred
tointhetextbelow
arefound onthefrontandrearfold-out
pages.
lnthefig'sD1
- D18
grey
symbolsrepresent
continuouslyupdatedexposure
data,control-
led
by
the
exposuremeter.
Solid
black
sym-
bols
arefixed
orcontrolled
manually.
Contents:
Introduction
............... ........2
Parts
&components...........................2
Gettingstarted ..................3
Batteryinstallation,Meter
activation,LCD
display,Adjustingthe
eyepiece,
Attaching
theviewfinder,Attachingthemagazine.
Operatingdetails ...............4
Startingthe
metering
mode,
Changingthe
meter
settings
Programming
mode ..........4
Metering ..........5
Spotand
integral
metering....................
5
EVdisplay,Aperture/shutter
speeddisplay
Incident
light
metering...........................
6
Referencemode .................6
Usingthe
reference
mode,Reference
mode&Spotmetering,Referencemode
&
Incidentlightmetering
PME90
and
focusing
screens.............7
Eyepiececorrectionlens....................7
lnstallation
ofthecorrection
lens
...........8
Self-test ...........8
Care,serviceand
guarantee
..............8
PME90Technical
specifications.........
9
Parts & Components (fig.1)
Viewfinder & meter components
1, Locking
clip
(red)
2. Indication mark
3. Eyepiece diopteradjustment
4. Removablerubber eyecup
5. Eyepiece diopteradjustmentcatch
6. Batterycompartment cover
7. Film
speed/programmingmodeselector
8. Max. apertureselector
9. Meteringmethod
symbols
10. Meteringmethod/program
stepselector
11. Upper
(A)and
lower
(V)adjustmentbuttons
12. Meteringbutton
13. Displayillumination
button
14.Displayillumination
symbol
15. Displayillumination
window
'16.
Incidentlight
sensordome
17.Accessory
shoe
18.Viewfinder
typesign ?
..;*ilffi*;***&*il;*;*',,
19. Test
connectorcover
(service
useonly)
20. Magazine
catchoperatingslide
21. Viewfinderretaining
plate
22. Viewfinder
prism
23. Viewfinder
protective
cover
Display components
24. Soundwarningindication
(beep
on)
25. Plus/minus
correctionsymbol
26. Max. aperture
indication
symbol
27. EVindicationsymbol
28. EY/aperturevalue7-bar
digits
29. AdjustmenVreference
scale
30. Shutterspeedvalue7-bar
digits/program
setting
indication
31. Film speed
(alt.
shutter
speed
seconds)
indication
32. Spot
metering
indication
33. Integralmeteringindication
34. Incidentlightmeteringindication
35. Battery
"low
power"
warningindication
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Getting
started
Inthe
textplain
numbers
withinbrackets
refer
to the Parts& Components list.
The
viewfinder
isdelivered
without
battery.
Use
a3VLithium
type
CR-123A,
commonin
most
compact
cameras.
Battery installation (fig.
2)
Swing
openthe
battery
compartment
cover
(6).
Place
thebattery
inthecover
or inthe
battery
compartment
oftheviewfinder
body.
Be sure to position
the battery
correctly
according
tofig.2
andthe
signinthe
battery
compartment.
Closethe
cover
carefully
after
inserting
the
battery.
NOTE
:Position
in
gthe
batteryincorrectly
wi||
not
damage
theviewfinder
butwill
prevent
the
exposure
meterfrom
functioning.
Exposure meter activation (fig.3)
The
exposure
meter
is
completely
self-con-
tained
and
can
beoperated
on
oroffthe
cam-
erabody.lt
is
activated
by
pressing
anyofthe
buttonsexcept
theadjustment
buttons
(1
1)
orthe
displayillumination
button
(13).
Nor-
mally
the
meter
shuts
offautomatically
16
sec-
onds
afterthelatest
manipulation
ofany
but-
ton,
butthe duration
of thisperiod
canbe
changed
inthe
Programming
mode
(see
page
5,sectionPr4).
Thefirst
time
themeter
is
activated
the
"de-
fault"
settings:
Max.
f/2.8;lSO100;
Integral
metering
(fig.
D1,
page
viii)
appear.
See
also
the
section
"Operating
details,
Startingthe
Metering
mode"below.
Viewfinder LCD disptay (fig.
)
Theexposure
meter
displayis located
be-
neath
theimage
area.ltisilluminated
bythe
ambient
lightthrough
the
window
(15)
onthe
upper
front
side
of theviewfinder
body.
In
lowlight
conditions
the
displaycan
beillumi-
nated
bydepressing
theillumination
button
(13),
which
has
anon/off
function.
The
various
display
appearances(D1-Dl8)
areshown
on page
viii in
therear
fold-out
section.They
will
be
described
below
together
with
the
corresponding
meter
functions.
Adjusting the eyepiece (fig.5)
1. Pullthe
catch
(5)awayfrom
the
eyepiece.
2. Activate
themeter
(see
above).
3. Turnthe diopter
adjustment
ring (3)
with
therubber
eyecup
(4)
clockwise
or
counter-clockwise
untilthe
display
signs
appearsharp.
4. Lockthe
eyepiece
in
thefocused
position
by
pushing
thecatch
(5)
back
again.
NOTE:
The
eyecupcan
befolded
intowards
theviewfinder
bodyfor
theconvenience
of
eyeglass
users.
Attaching the viewfinder (fig.6)
1. Detach
thefilmmagazine.
2. Slidethe
present
viewfinder
to
therear
out
of
the
viewfinder
mount.
3. Insert
thePME90
into
the
slotsand
slide
itforwards
toapositive
stop.ltisretained
there
byspring-loaded
ball
latches
in
the
camera
body.
4. Recheck
the
eyepiece
focusing
onthefo-
cusing
screen.
NOTE:
Recommended
focusing
screensfor
usewith
thePME90
arethe
Acute-Matte
D.
(Code
Nos.42204,42207').
Seealso
the
charton
page
7!
Attaching the magazine (fig.
7,8)
1. Insert
the
magazine
from
below,
beneath
the
viewfinder.
2. Placeit
onthe
magazine
supports.
3. Swingittowards
the
camera
body
untilit
rests
against
themagazine
hooks.
4. While
gentlypressing
it
against
thehooks,
squeeze
the
protruding
part
ofthe
maga-
zine
catchoperating
slide
(20)to
release
theslide
atch,
and
push
theslide
firmly
towards
theviewfinder
body.
5. Continue
topress
the
magazine
against
the
camera
body
andrelease
the
operat-
ing
slide
(20).
6. Pullthe
magazine
awayfrom
the
camera
body
toverify
thatitis
positively
attached.
7. Remove
the magazine
slide.
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Operating
details
Starting the Metering mode '"' 't4
'
Thefirsttime
themeterisactivatedby
press-
ingthe meteringbutton
(12)
the default
settings,
made
inthefactory,appearon
the
display
(fig.
D1
,
page
viii).These
settings
can
bechanged
asdescribedbelow.
All
settings
are
permanent
until
intentionally
changed
again.
Removingorreplacingthe
battery does not affect the settings.
Changing the meter settings (fig.9)
The threebasicsettings
lSO, Fmax and
Metgringmethodcaneasily
beaccessedby
pressing
thecorresponding
buttons
(7,
B,
10).
Film
speedsetting
ISO
(fig.
D3)
Press
theISObutton
(7)
and
usetheup
( )
ordown
(V) adjustmentbuttons (11)
to in-
creaseordecrease
thedisplayed
filmspeed
valueinincrementscorresponding
to1/3
EV.
Lensmax.
aperturesetting
Fmax
(fig.
D4)
Togive the brightest
possible
viewfinder
imagethe
lensisnormallyopenedup
tothe
max.
aperture.
Forspotand
integralmetering
the exposure meteruses
the lightcoming
throughthe
lens.Thus,itneedstoknowthe
max.apertureofthis
lensto produce
acor-
rectexposure
value.
Pressthe
Fmax
button
(8)
andusetheup
or
downadjustment
buttons
(1
1)toincreaseor
decrease
thedisplayed
max.aperture
value
inincrements
correspondingto112EV.
Selecting
themeteringmethod
(fig.
D5)
The meteroffers
threedifferent
metering
methods:Spotmetering,Integral
metering
and
Incidentlightmetering,each
indicated
on
the
display
bythecorresponding
symbol
(9;32,33,34).
Pressthe
meteringmethodbutton
(10)
and
use
theupordown
adjustmentbuttons
(1
1)
toselectthe
requiredmethod.
. BySpotmetering
(fig.10)
a circulararea
wilh@12
mm inthecenterof thefocusing
screen
is
used.
Thisisindicated
bythefree
area
insidethehairlinecross
membersonthe
preferred
focusingscreens
Acute-Matte D
(42204,42207),
see page3.
The metering
rangeat
lSO100is+1to+21EV.
. lntegral metering (fig.11)
is a center-
weightedmethodusinga central
areaof
approx.
4Ox4Omm.The meteringrangeat
lSO100is-1 to+19
EV.
Thisisthedefault
setting.
Boththespot-meter
andtheintegralmeter
methodsuse
thelightlevelonthe
focusing
screen
ofthelightreflected off
the
subject.
NOTE:Seealso
page
7forfurtherinforma-
tionon
theuseofdifferent
focusingscreens.
.Incident light
metering
(fig.12)
usesthe
sensor
ontopoftheviewfinderbodyto
meter
the lightfallinguponthe subject
scene.The
meteringrangeat
lSO100is
-
3
to+17EV.
NOTE:
Do
not
shadeorcoverany
part
ofthe
sensor
dome
whenmeteringincident
light!
Programming mode
By selecting
the Programmingmode the
displayappearancecan
bechangedby al-
tering
thefollowingsettings
:
Exposuredatadisplay
type..............Pr1
Shutteroraperture
priority
...............
Pr2
Reference
mode,warning
limits.......PrB
Active
period
duration ....Pr4
Permanentexposurecorrection
.......Pr5
Startdisplay
of
Fmax
and
ISO
.........
PrG
Sound
warningsignal ....Pr7
Selecting
theProgramming
(Pr)
mode
TheProgrammingmode
is
selected
bysimul-
taneously
pressing
the
buttons
forISO
(7)
and
Metering
method
(10),
also
markedPr
and
Pr...
respectively.Thefirsttime
thePrmode
isselected
thedisplayappearsasinfig.D6,
but
afterthat
it
always
returnstothelast set-
tingused.
Repeatedly
pressing
the
Pr...
(10)
buttonstepsconsecutively
through
the dif-
ferent
program
functionsPrl thru
Pr7.
Pr1 Exposure data
display
mode
(fig.
D6)
SwitchingbetweenOn
andOFFby
pressing
eitheradjustment
button
(1
1)
changes
thedis-
play
appearance
between
figsD2
and
D14,
whereD14
shows
theaperture
priority
selec-
tion
(referto
Pr2
below).
Defaultsetting
is
On

Pr2 Exposure priority
setection(fig.
D7)
ThePr2
function
appears
onlywhen
the
pr1
isset at OFF.
Change
between
aperture
(APEr)
and
shutter
(Shut)
priority
by
press-
ing
either
adjustment
button
(1
1).
Inmetering
mode
thevalue
ofthe
selected
priority
function
is
changed
up
ordown
bythe
corresponding
adjustment
button.
The
other
function
is
continuously
updated
onthe
dis-
play.
The
default
settingis
Shut(shutter priority)
the
first
time
Pr1is
set
toOFF.
Pr3 Reference
mode
with warninglimits
(fig.
D8
& De)
Pressing
the
"down"
(V) adjustment
button
switches
between
Onand
OFF.
Pressing
the
"up"
( )button
moves
thewarning
limits
from
0towards
! 2EVin1/3
EVincrements.
When
+
2isreached
it
restarts
on
0.Setting
thelimits
to
0disables
the
warning
function,
butthereference
function
is
still
operative.
Default
settingis
OFF
See
also
page
6
for
further
information.
Pr4 Active period
duration
(fig.
D1O)
Pressing
the
"down"
(V) adjustment
button
decreases
andthe
"up"(A) buttonincreases
the
duration
ofthe
meter's
active
period
until
auto
shut-off
afterthe
latest
button
operation.
The
duration
can
be
adjusted
from
5sto
60s.
Adjustment
increments
are
one
second
upto
20
sandfive
seconds
above
20s.
Default
setting
is
16
s.
PrS
Permanent
exposure
correction
(fig.
D11)
A
permanent
correction
reduces
orincreases
the
calculated
exposure
with
the
preset
cor-
rection
amount.
Thefunction
isvery
useful
when
compensating
for
the
different
proper-
ties
of
various
focusing
screens.
See
page
7 forfurther
information
on cor-
rections
for
different
focusing
screens.
Pressing
the
"down"
(V) adjustment
button
decreases
andthe
"up"(A)buttonincreases
the
exposure.The
increment
is
1/3
EV.
NOTE:
Thisis
anexposure
correction,
not
an
adjustment
oftheEV-setting.
The
default
correction
value
is
0EV.
Pr6 Start
display
Fmax
andtSO
(fig.
D12)
Pressing
either
adjustment
button
(11)
switches
the
function
OnorOFF.In
the
On
setting
thepreset
values
of max.
aperture
(Fmax)
andfilm
speed
(tSO)
are
displayed
during
1.5
s
afteractivation
ofthe
meter.
Default
setting
is
On.
Pr7 Sound
warning
indication(fig.
D13)
Pressing
any
ofthe
adjustment
buttons
(1
1)
switches
the
sound
warning
signal
On
orOFF.
Thesound
warning(beep)
isutilized
in
the
reference
mode:
. To
confirm
introduction
of
anewreference
value.
. Towarn
when
the
difference
in
lightlevel
exceeds
the
setlimits.
Default
setting
is
On.
NOTE: Lightlevel
differences
exceeding
2.5
EV
disable
the
sound
warning.
Metering
Spot and integral metering
Themetering
mode
is
started
by
pressing
the
metering
button
('12).
Allexposure
information
obtained
from
the
viewfinder
display
has
to
betransferred
manu-
allytothelens
andthe
camera.
EVdisplay
Withthe factorymadedefault
settings
un-
changed
the
display
appears
on
activation
as
infig.
D1
for1.5s
andthen
changes
tofig.D2.
The
displayed
EV
value
changes
with
chang-
ing
light
levels
onthefocusing
screen.This
EV
valueforthe
selected
subject
areahas
to
betransferred
manually
totheEV
scale
on
the
camera
lens.
Aperture/ shutterspeed
display
When
the
displayis
set
toindicate
aperture
and
shutter
speed
(Pr1
above)the
pr2
func-
tion
can
beusedto
select
"aperture
priority"
or
"shutter
speed
priority".
The selected
priority
setting
is controlled
manually
bymeans
ofthe
adjustment
buttons
(1
1).The
othervalue
will
becalculated
and
continuously
updated
on the display.The
aperture
indication
range
is Fmax(preset
value)
tot/64wilhtl2as
the
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Theshutter
speed
indication
range
is
68
min-
utes
to 1l2OO0
s.Any valueoutside
these
ranges
willcause
thedisplayed
valueto
flash.
Fig.D14
shows
thedisplay
forintegral
meter-
ingwithaperture
priority(solid
black)
and
shutter
speed
continuously
updated
(grey).
Fig.
D15shows
thedisplay
forspot
metering
with
shutter
priority(solid
black),
Reference
modeOn,
preset
Permanent
correction
and
Sound
warning
(beep)
On.
Thecentral
scale
shows
anarrowhead
and
is
flashing
together
with
theaperture
value,
indicating
that
the
metered
light
levelis
more
than
2EVbelow
theentered
reference
level
(see
below).
Incident light metering
The
incident
light
metering
methodisused
to
meterthe
light
falling
uponthesubject
scene
instead
of reflected
off the subject.
This
method
isveryuseful
whenthecharacter
of
thesubject
scene
makes
itdifficult
toapply
any
of
theother
methods.
Preferably
thesensor
dome
(16)
should
be
directed
away
from
thesubject,
opposite
the
photographing
direction,
when
the
metering
iscarried
out
as
described
below
NOTE:
Donotshade
orcoverany
part
ofthe
sensor
dome
whenmetering
incident
light!
When
the
incident
light
metering
methodis
selected
the
lightlevel
is
metered
by
press-
ingthe
metering
button
(12).
Aslongas
the
button
is keptdepressed
the readingand
display
indication
iscontinuously
updated'
When
thebutton
isreleased
the
actual
light
value
isautomatically
lockedand
stored.
NOTE:
The locking
andstoring
function
is
disabled
inReference
mode
(see
below).
Thevalue
remains
stored
until
next
timea
lightvalue
istaken
by
pressing
the
metering
button.This
condition
is
indicated
in
thedis-
play
byan
arrowhead,
pointing
atthe
metered
and
stored
value.The
figures
D16
- D18show
the
display
inEVmode
(fig.
D16),
withshut-
ter
priority(fig.
D17)and
withaperture
prior-
ity
(fig.
D18).
lfthe
meter
isauto-shut-otf
itcanbe
activated
without
losing
thestored
valuebypressing
themetering
button
(12).
A new
lightvalue
can be takenby pressing
the metering
button
asecond
time.
Reference mode
TheReference
modeisveryuseful
for
keep-
ingtrack
ofcontrast
differences
orchanges
inlight
condrtions
inthesubject
area.
Reference
modeOn(Pr3
above)
isindicated
inthedisplay
byacentral
EV-scale
lrom
-2
to
+2
(fig.
D8).
Presetdifference
limitsare
indi-
cated by vertical
marksbeneath
the scale
(figs
D9, D15).
A reference
lightvalue
is
entered
and
stored
bykeeping
the
metering
button
(12)
depressed
for2sorlonger.
With
thesound
signalOn
(Pr7
above),
storing
the
light
value
isconfirmed
by
twoshortbeep
sig-
nals.
Thevalue
remainsstored
until
a new
value
isentered.
Withareference
valuestored,
thedifference
between
that
valueandthe
value
forthe
pres-
ently
metered
subjectarea
isindicated
bya
row
ofmarksbeneath
thecentral
scale.
Each
markcorresponds
to1/3EV.
Whenthe
differ-
ence exceeds
the preset
limit,the rowof
marks
flash.
lfthesound
warning
isOn itis
actuated.
When
thedifference
rangeisset
to
zero,
thesound
warning
isdisabled.
A difference
exceeding
+2EVor- 2 EV is
indicated
byafull
row
of
marks,
ended
with
an
arrowhead.
Fig.
D15shows
thedisplay
in
reference
mode
with
warning
|;mi1s
6l+ 1EV
sound
warning
On,
Fmax
2.8,
shutter
priority,
permanent
correction,
spot
metering
and
a
light
valuedifference
exceeding
-2 EVbut
not
-2.5 EV.Theaperture
figuresand
the dif-
ference
scale
areflashingand the sound
warning
is
beeping.
lfthedifference
isexceed-
ing
- 2.5
EVthe
beeping
isdisabled.
Usingthe reference
mode
The reference
modecanbeused
withany
ofthe PME90
lightmetering
methods.
The
majorapplications,
however,
are withthe
spot
metering
or
the
incidentlight
metering
methods.
Reference
mode& Spotmetering
Withspotmetering
inthereference
mode
amedium
grey(18%
grey)
subject
area
isme-
6

tered
andthe light
valueisstored
as refer-
ence
value.
By
moving
the
metering
spot
to
other
subject
areas
the
subject
contrast
can
easily
be
determined.The
indication
range
of
t 2EVis
asuitable
range
for
shadows
tohigh-
lights
on
atransparency
film.
Reference
mode&Incident
lightmetering
With
this
combination
theincident
light
level
is
easily
monitored
e.g.
during
fashionpho-
tography
on
abeach
orthe
like.
When
theexposure
conditions
have
been
determined,
bymeans
ofthe
pMEgO
orany
PME90
and focusingscreens
otherlight
metering
device,
the reference
value
andthe
warning
limits
arestored
in
the
PME90.
Being
heavily
occupied
by the
assignment
the
photographer
may
not
notice
that
a cloud
obscures
thesun.
lftheskvis
overcast
the
changes
inlight
conditions
are
even
more
gradual
and
difficult
to
observe
with
thenaked
eye.
With
thereference
level
and
the
warning
limits
set
andthe
sound
warning
on,the automatic
warning
indications
are
easily
observed
whenthe light
conditions
change
beyond
the
acceptable
level.
Screentype Integral
metering Spot metering
Acute-MatteD
42204,42207,
42210,42213
No
restrictions The
exposure
should
be
reduced
by
one
EV
when
using
lens/telecon-
verter
combinations
which
reduce
the
effective
aperture
to
f/8
smaller.
Acute-MatteD
42215,42217
42219
Norestrictions No restrictions
within
the
f/2- f/5.6
range.
NOTE:
Not
recommended
for
lenses
orlens/converter
combinations
where
thelargest
effective
aperture
is
smaller
than
f/5.6
Acute-Matte
42165,42167
42203,42170
The
exposure
should
be
reduced
by1l2stopwith
lens
/teleconverter
com
bina-
tions
reducing
the
effective
aperture
tof/1
1
or
smaller.
Will work satisfactory
in the t/2 - il4
range
only.
Other
Hasselblad
screens
Make
test
photographs
to
determine
the
correction
factor.*)
Make
test
photographs
to
determine
the
correction
factor..)
NOTE:
Incident
light
metering
can
beused
without
restrictions
since
itis
independent
ofthe
focusing
screen.
*)
When
acorrection
factor
has
been
deter-
mined
bytest
photography
or
other
means,
it
can
be
preset
onthe
viewfinder
using
the
pro-
cedure
described
in
paragraph
prS.
Eyepiece correction lens
(figs
13-16)
Plain
numbers
withinbrackets
refer
to the
Parts
&Component
list
(pages
iiiand
2).
The
eyepiece
diopter
adjustment
ring
(3)
can
bereplaced
with
acorrection
lens
unit
to
adaot
toindividual
eyesight
conditions.
Correction
lens
units
are
available
forthe
eve-
piece
focusing
ranges
- 4.5
to- 2 diopters
(Correction Eyepiece pME -, code no.
42453)
and
+0.5
to+3diopters (Correction
Eyepiece
PME+,
code
no.
424SOl.
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lnstallationofthecorrection lens:
Fig.13
1. Removethe
rubber
eyecup
(4).
2. Releasethefocusingcatch
(5).
3. Turntheeyepiececlockwiseuntilitstops.
The
small
position
mark
(2)
isnow
aligned
withthe
parting
lineofthevieMinder
body.
Fig.14
4. Usea pointed instrumentto removethe
redretaining
clip
(1).
5. Liftthefocusingring
(3)
outoftheeye-
piece.
Fig.15
6. Placethe correction
lens
unitovertheeye-
piece
withthe
position
mark
against
the
parting
linebythefocusingcatch
(5).
7. Keepthe
lens
unit
gentlypressed
against
the
viewfinder
and
insertthe
lockingclip
(1)
intheinner
groove
withits
central
lug
aligned
with
theposition
mark
(2).
Push
the
clipentirely
intothe
groove.
Fig.16
8. Replacetherubbereyecup
(4)
and
turnit
tofocustheeyepiece.Pushthe
catch
(5)
towards
the
eyepiecetolockit atthebest
focus.
Self-test
Whenthe meteris activated
in metering
mode,
pressing
theISO(7), Fmax(8)
and
Method
(10)
buttonssimultaneouslystartsthe
self-test,
which
showsallcharactersandsym-
bolsinthedisplay
(fig.1
bottom,
p.iii).
Press-
inganybutton
while
theself-testis running
results
in
atemporarydisplayturn-offand
a
shortbeep.Theself-test
is
shutoffbysimul-
taneously
pressing
thebuttons
(7),
(8)
and
(10)again.
Care, service and guarantee
Handling
Althoughruggedlybuiltanddesignedforlong
and
troublefree
professional
use,thePME90
viewfinderisstillanelectro-opticalinstrument
andshouldbe
treatedwith
thesamecareas
thecamera
itself.Protectitfromrain
and
wa-
tersplashandfromdustand
grit.
Donotuse
it
asacarryinghandleor
leave
itwhereitcan
fallor
rollabout!
Wheneverremovedfromthecamerabodythe
protective
cover
(23)
shouldbeattachedto
theviewfindertoprotect theopticalsudace
of
the
prism(21)
andthe
retaining
plate
(22).
AlwaysremovethebatterywhenthePME90
isnottobeusedforalonger
period.
Cleaning
NEVERUSEANYKIND
OF
LIQUIDWHEN
CLEANINGTHE
PMEgO!
Blow
awaydust
andcontaminations
onthe
glass
surfaces
and
on
the
exterior,orusea
softbrush
ora lintfreecloth.DONOTtouch
the
glass
surfaceswith
your
fingers!
Service
Faultless
equipment
performance
is
essen-
tial
for
theprofessional user.
Thereforeitis
advisabletocheck
the
functionof
your
equip-
mentbeforean important assignment.
The
"Hasselblad
Authorized
ServiceCented'has
theexpertstaffand
the
specialized
toolsnec-
essary
to
ensure
that
your
equipment
remains
in
perfect
working
order.
Guarantee
Providedthat
you
bought
your
equipment
from
anauthorized
Hasselblad
outlet,
itis
covered
byan international
guarantee
for
one
year.
Keepthe
guarantee
document
supplied
with
the
equipmentcarefully.
i;.,