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The Hasselblad
D-FLASH 40 is a dedicated flash for
Hasselblad cameras with automatic
TTL/OTF flash control. The flash is
connected directly to the TTL-connector
on the camera body without any need for
an adaptator. It is designed for the
utmost simplicity in use as well as
versatility and flexability for various
lighting conditions, specially suited
for an on-site news coverage and
portraits. The circular all
metareflector is ideal for the 6x6
square format, providing symetric
illumination of the image without any
additional needs.
The reflector
can easily be adjusted for use with
normal or wide angle lenses or removed
entirely for "Bare Bulb" use, i.e.
extreme wide-angle applications. The
flash head can be tilted and swivelled
for indirect lighting, and also tilted
down for close-up work.
There are
three different power supply
alternatives available : 6 pcs 1.5v AA
Alkaline batteries, corresponding
rechargeable NiCd batteries or a
rechargeable external power pack,
availbale as accessory. The external
power pack is mainly intended for
demanding professional use, providing a
large number of flashes and requiring a
very short recharging interval between
flashes.
Remarks :
D-Flash 40 is in fact made by
Sunpack for Hasselblad. The quality of
the light is very good and the TTL is a
real advantage. But the quality is
nethertheless not as high as with true
Hasselblad accessories. A few problems
emerged since I use it :
- The
metallic shoe is clamped to flash
plastic body with a large screw which
went loose quite soon. The body shell
was easily opened (4 screws) and the
screw tightened again. Some varnish
will help to block the
screw.
- The tilting
head of the flash is controlled step
by step by a mechanism which went
completely loose. Consequence, the
head didn't stay any more in its
position. Solution : I opened the
flash head (being very carefull not
to touch the condensators) and
removed the mecanism. Nothing was
broken and after retightening the
different screws and blocking them,
everything went back in
order.
The only manual mode
available with the flash is the use of
the full power. The guide number
calculations will be done with 40 in N
position and 33 in W
position.
The flash is made to connect
on the top of a viewfinder prism. But
it makes a big unstable edifice. The
solution is the snap-lock flash grip
which is much more confortable (in a
quite impressive size).
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