ABSTRACT

The FlexBody allowed creation of pictures with a sharpness range way beyond the depth-of-field capability of the lens. The ArcBody allowed architectural photography with view camera capability. Unfortunately, not very many photographers showed an interest in using Hasselblad cameras for these special applications, perhaps because the computer age had reduced the need for such controls. Slanted verticals, for example, can be corrected in the computer. The limited demand made it necessary for Hasselblad to discontinue the FlexBody and the ArcBody.