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Hasselblad 300 F/2.8 Tele-Superachromat TPP FE 2.8 T* Telephoto Power Pack Lens with Zeiss Apo-Mutar 1.7XE converter, for 200 Series Cameras

The Zeiss Telephoto Power Pack is the ultimate telephoto lens option for demanding photographers for use with the Hasselblad 200 series camera models. Consisting of the most optically advanced telephoto lens in the professional medium format and a perfectly matched converter, it provides unsurpassed speed and performance.

Truly Outstanding Optics The Zeiss Tele-Superachromat (Sa) FE 300 mm, with a maximum aperture of f/2.8, is the most exclusive lens in the Hasselblad System. Its outstanding optical design incorporates technologically advanced glass elements, such as fluor crown glass with anomalous partial dispersion in combination with barium dense flint glass.

An Unusual Approach In Lens Design The design of this lens is quite a story in itself. The design of the Telephoto Power Pack posed a challenge not just to Carl Zeiss, but even more so to the optical glass manufacturer. No glass manufacturer was able to produce material within the extremely narrow tolerances required, so the lens designers at Carl Zeiss had to tackle the problem from the other direction. They began by purchasing the specified batch of glass materials. Only after analyzing the actual values of the glass could they complete the optical design and prepare for manufacture accordingly. The complex process behind this lens also means that the quantity of optical glass produced for the Telephoto Power Pack allows for only a limited series of lenses and converters.

Combined with the Zeiss Apo-Mutar 1.7XE converter, which is exclusively designed for the lens and individually calibrated to fit, the focal length extends to 500 mm. The effective aperture is reduced by only 1.5 EV-stops to f/4.8.
Superachromatic Perfection
The superachromatic design of the lens and converter provides unsurpassed correction of chromatic aberrations over the entire spectral range - from 400 to 1000 nm - even at wide-open aperture. The correction is so good that color fringing has been virtually eliminated. The performance as described by the MTF-curves - both for the lens alone and combined with the teleconverter - is impressive, as is the extremely bright viewfinder image, which makes the lens easy to focus.
Precise Internal Focusing Close-up focusing is possible down to 2.5 m (8' 2")
Features
Most Exclusive Lens in the Hasselblad System
Unsurpassed Speed and Performance, Maximum Aperture of f/2.8
Fluor Crown Glass with Anomalous Partial Dispersion
Barium Dense Flint Glass.
Built-in Electronic Circuitry Databus Communication
Superachromatic Design for Unsurpassed Correction of Chromatic Aberrations
Color Fringing Virtually Eliminated.
Extremely Bright Viewfinder Image
Precise Internal Focusing
Close-Up Focusing Possible down to 8'2"
Zeiss Apo-Mutar Exclusively Designed for the Lens

Specifications
Construction 9 T* elements + filter
Angle of view diagonal/horizontal 14.6°/10.4°
F stop range Aperture range 2.8 - 22
Closest Focusing Distance 2.5 m (8' 2") - infinity, no stop position at infinity
Maximum Magnification To Focal length of 503.5 mm with supplied Zeiss Apo Mutar 1.7xe
Filter Size Filter Drop-in type with labyrinth seal
Dimensions (Length x Diameter) Length 277 mm (10.9") incl. lens hood
Weight Weight 3800 g (8 lb 9.5 oz)
Notes ZEISS APO-MUTAR 1.7XE
Max. aperture 4.8
Aperture range 4.8 - 38
Number of elements 9+7 T* + filter
Angle of view, diagonal/horizontal 8.7°/6.2°
Focusing range 2.5 m (8' 2" ) to infinity, no stop position at infinity
Length 338 mm (13.3") incl. lens hood
Weight. 4230 g (9 lb 9.5 oz).