Hasselblad focus screen red tab

kahlheins

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Can anyone tell me why some Hasselblad focussing screens have a little red tab on the bottom face? I got intrigued when I saw this and couldn't find any information online

 

Sirius Glass

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I am guessing it means "This side down".
 

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We used it as an orientation mark. Place it at the bottom, and the screen was always in the same orientation. Sometime useful for debugging out of focus corners.
 
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