Is there a Hasselblad acute matte screen with black cross?

yashima · Mar 3, 2016

We all know the more popular version of the Acute matte screen with thin etched cross and the Acute matte D with cut out metal edges. However I have this screen with a painted black cross in the middle just like the standard screen, but its quite a lot brighter (but maybe not as bright the the Acute Matte with etched cross).

I wonder if this is an earlier of the Acute matte, or this is a standard screen that has been custom-treated in some way?

How many versions of Acute matte screen are there? Are the screens with the big central spot and grid, and the screen with split image (without microprism) Acute matte?

Sirius Glass · Mar 3, 2016

How many versions? I do not know. I have an Acute Matte D screen with a large plus sign, not a cross but a vertical line and a horizontal line.

BrianShaw · Mar 3, 2016

Seven (7). And 5 of them have the horizontal and vertical lines you may be describing as a cross.

I believe the screen you described is the Acute-Matte for the 200-series meter pattern.

itsdoable · Mar 3, 2016

There were some historical posts about this, which indicated that there were no acute matte screens that have black painted cross hairs, all were scribed/etched. However, I do not recall the accuracy of this information, but I have never seen a genuine acute matte that was not scribed.

Luis-F-S · Mar 3, 2016

I would routinely etch with a knife the vertical and horizontal limits of an 8x10 format on the square screen. Helped me frame to make sure I didn't cut heads or feet off when printed. L

yashima · Mar 3, 2016

BrianShaw said:
Seven (7). And 5 of them have the horizontal and vertical lines you may be describing as a cross.

I believe the screen you described is the Acute-Matte for the 200-series meter pattern.

Hi Brian, could you please list the 7 versions if possible?

So the Acute Matte screen for the 200 series has a black painted cross (vertical horizontal lines) yes?

yashima · Mar 3, 2016

itsdoable said:
There were some historical posts about this, which indicated that there were no acute matte screens that have black painted cross hairs, all were scribed/etched. However, I do not recall the accuracy of this information, but I have never seen a genuine acute matte that was not scribed.

Thats what I thought as well. But this screen I've got is definitely a lot brighter than than standard screen.

BrianShaw · Mar 3, 2016

yashima said:
Hi Brian, could you please list the 7 versions if possible?

So the Acute Matte screen for the 200 series has a black painted cross (vertical horizontal lines) yes?

Here is the list I have (but it doesn't get into the detail of painted vs etched lines):

1. standard, with vertical and horizontal axis lines
2. with axis lines and 28mm spotmeter area
3. with axis lines and 6mm spotmeter area
4. with axis lines and PME 90/45 meter area
5. with axis lines and microprism and split image rangefinder
6. gridded with split image rangefinder
7. gridded with split image rangefinder and 28/6 mm spotmeter areas

itsdoable · Mar 3, 2016

I do not believe any of the OE screen on the 200 series had a black painted lines. They were all scribed.

Here is a short (probably not complete, but hopefully accurate) list of the acute matte screens:

Original Acute Matte (non-"D", Introduced in 1989):

Acute Matte - code 42165 ( Introduced in 1989 )
Acute Matte with split and grid lines - code 42170 ( 1991 to 1996 )
Acute Matte TCC - code 42167
Acute Matte 203 - code 42208

Acute Matte "D" versions (1996 and 1997):

Acute Matte Standard D 42204'
Acute Matte D 203 42203 ( earlier code 42210 )
Acute Matte D 205 42167 ( earlier code 42213 )
Acute Matte D microprism/split image 42215
Acute Matte D split w/ Grid lines 42217
Acute Matte D w/ metering circle for pme90 prism 42207
Acute Matte D w/ grid and split image with metering circle for 203 42219.

There was a "pre-acute matte" screen called a Bright-Matte (42226), but it was also scribed.

If someone has Richard Nordin's Hasselblad Compendium, you can look it up the screens (and please list them here, I'd like to complete my list!).

Hold up your screen in question to a bright point source of light, if it is an acute matte screen, you will get a prismatic diffusion pattern when viewed though the screen. The plain screen (and most after-market ones) will just be fuzzy. It may be an after market screen (although I've never seen on with painted line, they were always scribed), or someone may have reassemble an old screen with a brighter ground glass component. There also use to be company that would take you old screens and coat them to make them brighter.

Slixtiesix · Mar 4, 2016

It could also be a 3rd party screen like a Beattie Interscreen. These are brighter but have the black paint cross.

Jager · Mar 5, 2016

itsdoable said:
I do not believe any of the OE screen on the 200 series had a black painted lines. They were all scribed.

Here is a short (probably not complete, but hopefully accurate) list of the acute matte screens:

Original Acute Matte (non-"D", Introduced in 1989):

Acute Matte - code 42165 ( Introduced in 1989 )
Acute Matte with split and grid lines - code 42170 ( 1991 to 1996 )
Acute Matte TCC - code 42167
Acute Matte 203 - code 42208

Acute Matte "D" versions (1996 and 1997):

Acute Matte Standard D 42204'
Acute Matte D 203 42203 ( earlier code 42210 )
Acute Matte D 205 42167 ( earlier code 42213 )
Acute Matte D microprism/split image 42215
Acute Matte D split w/ Grid lines 42217
Acute Matte D w/ metering circle for pme90 prism 42207
Acute Matte D w/ grid and split image with metering circle for 203 42219.

There was a "pre-acute matte" screen called a Bright-Matte (42226), but it was also scribed.

If someone has Richard Nordin's Hasselblad Compendium, you can look it up the screens (and please list them here, I'd like to complete my list!).

Hold up your screen in question to a bright point source of light, if it is an acute matte screen, you will get a prismatic diffusion pattern when viewed though the screen. The plain screen (and most after-market ones) will just be fuzzy. It may be an after market screen (although I've never seen on with painted line, they were always scribed), or someone may have reassemble an old screen with a brighter ground glass component. There also use to be company that would take you old screens and coat them to make them brighter.

Most excellent list! There's also the Acute Matte D currently shipping with the CFV-50c (3042264). Essentially, it's the 42215 (microprism/split image) version with added frame lines for the CFV crop.

itsdoable · Mar 6, 2016

Jager said:
...There's also the Acute Matte D currently shipping with the CFV-50c (3042264)

I think the 42264 screen was for the CFV (16M square sensor crop):

But there was one for the CFV-39/50 with dual markings for the CFV (16) as well. It was always sold with the back only, and I don't know it's part #. And I'm sure the had a different one for the CFV-50c.

But that does bring up a correction on my previous post - there are Acute Matte D screens with black painted lines!

Note that these screens are 2 layers, the plastic Acute Matte D surface with the microprism/split image and scribed cross hairs, and a glass cover plate (that you can draw on). As Jager indicated, these screen use the 42215 plastic (which is the expensive part to produce) along with a glass layer that has the crop marks painted on.

HiHoSilver · Mar 6, 2016

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Is there a Hasselblad acute matte screen with black cross?

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