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Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Hasselblad 205FCC (1992) is the flagship of the 200-series focal-plane V-system cameras and among the most technically capable medium-format film bodies ever produced. It adds a built-in TTL spot meter to the focal-plane V-system platform established by the 2000FCW, displaying exposure as a zone-system scale in the viewfinder — a direct reference to Ansel Adams's Zone System that made the 205FCC unusually explicit about tonal placement. The camera offers full manual control, aperture-priority AE, and is designed primarily around the dedicated F-series and FE-series Zeiss lenses, which expose the rear element closer to the film plane to take advantage of the focal-plane shutter.
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Hasselblad's most sophisticated V-system body: a focal-plane flagship with a TTL spot meter, zone-display AE, and full F-lens compatibility.
| Field | Value |
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| Format | 120 / 220 film (6x6 cm, 12/24 frames) |
| Mount | Hasselblad V bayonet |
| Years | 1992–~1999 |
| Shutter | Focal plane: ~34s – 1/2000s + B |
| Flash sync | ~1/90s |
| Meter | TTL spot, zone-system display |
| Modes | Manual, aperture-priority AE |
| ISO range | ~ 25 – 6400 |
| Finder | Pentaprism with zone-display (standard) |
| Battery | 4x AA (alkaline or NiMH) |
The 200-series focal-plane V-system began with the 2000FC (1977), Hasselblad's first attempt to offer a focal-plane shutter option within the V system. The 2000FCW (1981) refined the platform and became the de-facto professional focal-plane body through the 1980s. The 205TCC followed as an interim update, adding TTL metering capability; the 205FCC (1992) superseded it with the full-featured zone-system TTL spot meter and aperture-priority AE, representing the definitive expression of the focal-plane V concept.
The 205FCC was produced until approximately 1999, when Hasselblad's professional focus shifted to the digital-transition market and the H-system. The 202FA (1999) offered a simplified, lower-cost focal-plane option alongside it before the 200-series was ultimately discontinued. The 205FCC was never replaced within the V system.
The zone-system spot meter in the 205FCC is genuinely unusual: few production cameras of any format have ever made tonal placement the primary metering interface rather than an afterthought. The viewfinder display shows the metered zone numerically, allowing photographers trained in Zone System technique to place a tone on a specific zone and then let the AE system derive the exposure — a workflow that is otherwise only available with a separate spot meter and manual calculation. This made the 205FCC particularly attractive to landscape photographers working in the tradition of Adams, Weston, and the f/64 school.
The 1/2000s top shutter speed and F-lens ecosystem also made the 205FCC competitive with 35mm systems in situations where leaf-shutter 500-series bodies were constrained — high-speed action, bright ambient light requiring fast shutter speeds with wide apertures.
Hasselblad V bayonet mount. Primary lenses: F-series and FE-series Zeiss (no integral shutter; designed for focal-plane body use), including Zeiss Planar F 110/2 T*, Distagon F 50/2.8, Sonnar F 150/4, Tele-Tessar F 350/5.6. Full backward compatibility with CF, CFi, CFE, and C-series leaf-shutter lenses (the leaf shutter in the lens can be used, or the focal-plane shutter can override it). Accessories: A12, A16, A24, A220 film backs; waist-level finder; PME prism; winder grip.
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