In 1941, Victor Hasselblad Aktiebolag began manufacture of aerial and ground reconnaissance cameras for the Swedish Air Force. Dr Victor Hasselblad's company continued after WWII and designed the 1600F - a 6x6cm SLR with focal plane shutter and interchangeable film backs, produced from 1948. [1]
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Cameras[]
Pre-1957 focal plane shutter models[]
- Hasselblad 1600 F [1948 - 1953]
- Hasselblad 1000 F [1953 - 1957]
Pre-1957 wide angle models[]
- Hasselblad Supreme Wide Angle (SWA) [1954 - 1956]
- Hasselblad Super Wide (SW) [1956 - 1957/1959]
Lenses[]
Kodak lenses[]
- Kodak Ektar f/2.8 80 mm
- Series VII filters
- Kodak Ektar f/3.5 135 mm
- Series VII filters
Zeiss lenses[]
- Zeiss Biogon f/4.5 38 mm (on SWC/SW bodies)
- Series VIII/series 63 filters
- Zeiss Distagon f/4 60 mm
- Zeiss Distagon f/5.6 60 mm
- Series VII filters
- Zeiss Tessar f/2.8 80 mm
- Series VII filters
- Zeiss Sonnar f/3.5 135 mm
- Series VII filters
- Zeiss Sonnar f/4 250 mm
- Series IX/72 mm filters
- Zeiss Sonnar f/5.6 250 mm
- Series VII filters
Cook & Perkins / Dallmeyer lens[]
- Dallmeyer Dallon Tele-Anastigmat f/5.6 508 mm
- 100 mm filters, lens hood, direct vision finder, 2 pistol grips (for body and lens)
113 were made. The barrel is marked Manufactured by Cook & Perkins Ltd London England for Victor Hasselblad AB Sweden and wears the C&P logo. 20 were included in a set for the Swedish Navy, with 1000F body (HK-1), 3 magazines, direct and magnifying finders, a direct vision finder, 3 filters and two pistol grips, one for the body, one for the lens, all in a wooden case. 10 of these sets were Navy engraved and 10 were not. One was sold at lp-foto auction #4.
Accessory equipment[]
Film magazines[]
- 12 exposure magazine Type A [1949 - 1950]
- 12 exposure magazine Type B [1950 - 1954]
- 12 exposure magazine Type C [1955 - 1962]
- 16 exposure magazine [1956 - 1957]
- Cut film back [1954 - 1957]
- Cut film holder [1954 - 1957]
- Sheet film cutter [1954 - 1957]
Viewfinders[]
- Magnifying hood [1953 - 1957]
- Sports viewfinder & flash contact bar - bipole version [1949 - 1957]
- Sports viewfinder & flash contact bar - PC version [1949 - 1957]
- mask 135 mm lens
- mask 250 mm lens
- Ground glass adapter
- "16" 6x4.5 cm mask for SWA viewfinder
- "16" 6x4.5 cm vievfinder mask
Close-up equipment[]
- Extension tube 20 mm [ 1950 - 1957]
- Extension tube 40 mm [ 1950 - 1957]
- Extension bellows unit [ 1954 - 1957]
- Shade for extension bellows unit [ 1954 - 1957]
- Transparancy copy holder [ 1954 - 1957]
- Microscope adapter
Flash contact bars[]
- Flash contact bar - Type A (= "American") / bipole version [1949 - 1957]
- Flash contact bar - Type D (= "Deutsch") / PC version [1949 - 1957]
- (See also: Viewfinders - Sports viewfinder)
Lens shades[]
- Kodak Series VIII lens hood - short
- Kodak Series VIII lens hood - long
- Hasselblad shade "60-80"
- Hasselblad shade "135-250"
Remote & Cable release[]
- Remote release [1952 - 1955]
- Cable release
- Cable release - lockable, short
- Cable release - lockable, long
- Cable release adapter
Miscellaneous[]
- Winding knob attachment
- Lens mount adapter [1954 - 1957]
- Lens flange
- Quick mount shoe adapter
- Ballhead - small
- Ballhead - large
Straps and cases[]
- Neck strap
- Wrist strap
- Case 1600F - leather
- Case 101 ("Ever-ready")
- Case 301 - leather, 25.6 x 20 x 13.5 cm (European version)
- Case 301 - leather, 25 x 18.5 x 12 cm (American version)
- Case 302 - leather, 17 x 12 x 16 cm
- Case 304 - leather, 17 x 12 x 16 cm
- Case 305 ("Strap-over') - leather
- Case 306 - black suitcase.
- Case 307 ("Universal") - leather, 28 x 15 x 24 cm
- Case 308 ("Reporter") - black leather,
- Case 309 - leather, 23 x 10 cm
Post-1957 Hasselblad[]
Current models (All systems)[]
- Hasselblad 503 CW [1996 - 2013]
- Hasselblad H3D22 [2006 - present]
- Hasselblad H3D39 [2006 - present]
V-system[]
- Leaf shutter models[]
Current leaf shutter only models (V-system / 500-series)[]
- Hasselblad 503 CW
- Hasselblad 555 ELD
- Hasselblad 905 SWC
Older leaf shutter only models (V-system / 500-series)[]
- Hasselblad 500 C [1957 - 1970]
- Hasselblad 500 C/M (= 500 Classic) [1970 - 1994]
- Hasselblad 503 CXi [1994 - 1996]
- Hasselblad 501 C [1994 - 1997]
- Hasselblad 501 CM [1997 - 2005]
- Hasselblad 500 EL [1961 - 1971]
- Hasselblad 500 EL/M [1971 - 1984]
- Hasselblad 500 ELX [1984 - 1989]
- Hasselblad 553 ELX [1989 - 1999]
- Hasselblad SWC [1957 - 1980]
- Hasselblad SWC/M [1980 - 1989 (from 1982 with CF lens)]
- Hasselblad 903 SWC [1989 - 2002]
- Focal plane shutter models[]
Current focal plane shutter models (V-system / 2000 and 200-series)[]
no current models
Older focal plane and leaf shutter compatible models (V-system / 2000 and 200-series)[]
- Hasselblad 2000 FC [1977 - 1981]
- Hasselblad 2000 FC/M [1981 - 1984]
- Hasselblad 2000 FCW [1984 - 1988]
- Hasselblad 2003 FCW [1988 - 1990]
- Hasselblad 201 F [1994 - 1997]
- Hasselblad 202 FA [1998 - 2002]
- Hasselblad 203 FE [1994 - 2004]
- Hasselblad 205 TCC [1991 - 1995]
- Hasselblad 205 FCC [1995 - 2004]
- Leaf shutter lenses[]
C lenses[]
- Zeiss F-Distagon f/3.5 30 mm (fisheye)
- Focal length: 30.6 mm
- f-number: 3.5
- Aperture range: 3.5 - 22
- Number of elements: 8
- Number of groups: 7
- Diagonal field of view: 180º
- Horizontal field of view: 112º
- Diameter entrance pupil: 8.5 mm
- Diameter exit pupil: 29.9 mm
- Filter size: 26 mm screw mount
- Zeiss Biogon f/4.5 38 mm (on SWC and SWC/M)
- Filter size: Series 63 drop-in (Series VIII)
- Zeiss Distagon f/4 40 mm
- Filter size: 104 mm bayonet
- Zeiss Distagon f/4 50 mm
- Filter size: Series 63 drop-in (Series VIII)
- f-number: 4
- Zeiss Distagon f/5.6 60 mm
- Filter size: Series 63 drop-in (Series VIII)
- Zeiss Distagon f/4 60 mm
- Filter size: Series 63 drop-in (Series VIII)
- Zeiss Distagon f/3.5 60 mm
- Filter size: Series 63 drop-in (Series VIII)
- Zeiss Planar f/2.8 80 mm
- Filter size: bayonet 50
- f-number: 2.8
- Zeiss Planar f/3.5 100 mm
- Filter size: bayonet 50
- Zeiss UV-Sonnar f/4.3 105 mm
- Filter size: bayonet 50
- Zeiss S-Planar f/5.6 120 mm
- Filter size: bayonet 50
- Zeiss S-Planar f/5.6 135 mm
- Filter size: bayonet 50
- Zeiss Sonnar f/4 150 mm
- Filter size: bayonet 50
- f-number: 4
- Zeiss Sonnar f/5.6 250 mm
- Filter size: bayonet 50
- f-number: 5.6
- Zeiss Sonnar f/5.6 250 mm SuperAchromat
- Filter size: bayonet 50
- Zeiss Tele-Tessar f/5.6 350 mm
- Filter size: 86 mm screw mount
- Zeiss Tele-Tessar f/8 500 mm
- Filter size: 86 mm screw mount
- Schneider Variogon f/5.6 140-280 mm (zoom)
- Filter size: series 93 drop-in
CF lenses[]
- Zeiss F-Distagon f/3.5 30 mm (fisheye)
- Zeiss Biogon f/4.5 38 mm (on SWC/M and 903 SWC)
- Zeiss Distagon f/4 40 mm FLE
- Zeiss Distagon f/4 50 mm
- Zeiss Distagon f/4 50 mm FLE
- Zeiss Distagon f/3.5 60 mm
- Zeiss Planar f/2.8 80 mm
- Zeiss Planar f/3.5 100 mm
- Zeiss UV-Sonnar f/4.3 105 mm
- Zeiss Makro-Planar f/4 120 mm
- Zeiss Makro-Planar f/5.6 135 mm
- Zeiss Sonnar f/4 150 mm
- Zeiss Sonnar f/4 180 mm
- Zeiss Sonnar f/5.6 250 mm
- Zeiss Sonnar f/5.6 250 mm SuperAchromat
- Zeiss Tele-Tessar f/5.6 350 mm
- Zeiss Tele-ApoTessar f/8 500 mm
- Schneider Variogon f/5.6 140-280 mm (zoom)
CB lenses[]
- Zeiss Distagon f/3.5 60 mm
- Zeiss Planar f/2.8 80 mm
- Zeiss Makro-Planar f/4 120 mm
- Zeiss Tessar f/4.8 160 mm
Late C lens[]
- Zeiss C Planar f/2.8 80 mm (sold in kit with 501 C)
CFi/CFE lenses[]
- Zeiss CFi F-Distagon f/3.5 30 mm (fisheye)
- Zeiss CFi Biogon f/4.5 38 mm (on 905 SWC)
- Zeiss CFE Distagon f/4 40 mm FLE
- Zeiss CFi Distagon f/4 50 mm FLE
- Zeiss CFi Distagon f/3.5 60 mm
- Zeiss CFE Planar f/2.8 80 mm
- Zeiss CFi Planar f/3.5 100 mm
- Zeiss CFi & CFE Makro-Planar f/4 120 mm
- Zeiss CFi Sonnar f/4 150 mm
- Zeiss CFi & CFE Sonnar f/4 180 mm
- Zeiss CFi Sonnar f/5.6 250 mm
- Zeiss CFi & CFE Sonnar f/5.6 250 mm SuperAchromat
- Zeiss CFE Tele-Superachromat f/5.6 350 mm
- Shutterless lenses[]
F lenses[]
- Zeiss Distagon f/2.8 50 mm FLE
- Zeiss Planar f/2.8 80 mm
- Zeiss Planar f/2 110 mm
- Zeiss Sonnar f/2.8 150 mm
- Zeiss Tele-Tessar f/4 250 mm
- Zeiss Tele-Tessar f/4 350 mm
- Schneider Variogon f/5.6 140-280 mm (zoom)
FCC/FE lenses[]
- Zeiss Distagon f/2.8 50 mm FLE
- Zeiss Planar f/2.8 80 mm
- Zeiss Planar f/2 110 mm
- Zeiss Sonnar f/2.8 150 mm
- Zeiss Tele-Tessar f/4 250 mm
- Zeiss Tele-Tessar f/4 350 mm
- Zeiss Telephoto Power Pack: Tele-Superachromat f/2.8 300 mm + Apo-Mutar 1.7XE
- Hasselblad f/4.8 60-120 mm (zoom)
- Converters[]
- Zeiss Mutar 2x
- Zeiss PC-Mutar 1.4x (shift converter)
- Hasselblad 1.4XE
- Hasselblad Apo 1.4XE
- Hasselblad 2XE
- Photogrammetric camera models (MK70-system)[]
- Hasselblad MK 70
- Hasselblad MKW/E
- Hasselblad MKWE II
- Tilt & Shift cameras[]
- Hasselblad FlexBody [1994 - ...]
- Hasselblad ArcBody [1998 - 2002]
- TTL-flash control[]
Current models compatible with the TTL flash system (V-system)[]
- Hasselblad 503 CW [1996 - present]
- Hasselblad 555 ELD [1999 - present]
Older models compatible with the TTL flash system (V-system)[]
- 503 CX; 503 CXi
- 500 ELX; 553 ELX
- 201 F; 202 FA; 203 FE; 205 TCC; 205 FCC
H-system[]
Cameras[]
- Hasselblad H1 [2002 - 2005]
- Hasselblad H1D [2004 - 2005]
- Hasseldlad H2 [2005 - 2006]
- Hasselblad H2D [2005 - 2006]
- Hasselblad H3D22 [2006 - present]
- Hasselblad H3D39 [2006 - present]
- H4D (31, 40, 50, 50MS, 60, 200MS
- H5D (40 , 50 )
Lenses[]
- HC f/4.8 24 mm
- HC f/4 28 mm
- HC f/3.5 35 mm
- HC f/3.5 50 mm
- HC f/2.8 80 mm
- HC f/2.2 100 mm
- HC Macro f/4 120 mm
- HC f/3.2 150 mm
- HC f/4 210 mm
- HC f/4.5 300 mm
- HC f/3.5-4.5 50-110 mm (zoom)
Converter[]
- Converter H1.7X
X-system[]
Current 135 film panoramic camera models (X-system)[]
- Hasselblad X-Pan II
Older 135 film panoramic camera models (X-system)[]
- Hasselblad X-Pan [1999 - 2004]
Lenses[]
- Hasselblad f/5.6 30 mm Aspheric
- Hasselblad f/4 45 mm
- Hasselblad f/4 90 mm
Digital products[]
Past products[]
- Hasselblad DB4000, digital back
- Hasselblad Dixel 2000, 35 mm film scanner and transmitter
- Hasselblad DFinity, camera
Current products[]
- The entire Imacon (now Hasselblad) line of digital backs and film scanners
Links[]
- Hasselblad ~ The Hasselblad Company Site.
- Hasselblad 6x6 Camera Price & Information Guide
- Hasselblad C Lens Price & Information Guide
- Hasselblad Historical
- Hasselblad Historical's Online V-System Close-Up Calculator
- The Hasselblad Club
- The Hasselblad Resource Page ~ A Pictorial History of Hasselblad Camera Models
- The inofficial Hasselblad User Forums! - English and soon also in German
- Hasselblad Hints and Tips ~ All the little details you didn't know about the Hasselblad system can be found here.
- Hasselblad Cameras Price Guide ~ Compiled prices from recent completed auctions.
- Hasselblad Cameras on www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand
- Hasselblad Camera Manuals (PDF) : Photo-Manuals.com
- many Hasselblad PDF manuals in English at Orphancameras.com
- Hasselblad 500C/M at Classic Cameras by RaúlM.