The shorter the focal length of the lens, the greater the angle of view taken in. With the interchangable lenses the Hasselblad can
thus control the angle of view - and also the scale of the image recorded.
This diagram indicates the main lenses available for the Hasselblad camera, with their focal lenghts and angles of view. The letters
show the models for which the focal length are available. C stands for the Hassselblad 500C, F for the models 1000F and 1600F,
and SW for the Super wide and Super Wide C (the lens for this camera is not interchangable).
THE HASSELBLAD : MODEL BY MODEL
This section deals with the individual Hasselblad cameras in detail.
THE HASSELBLAD 500C
The Hasselblad 500C is the standard camera of this series, with interchangeable lenses, and finder systems, interchangeable winding
knob and interchangeable roll film magazine backs.
Each lens comes in its own Synchro-Compur shutter giving automatic speeds of 1,½,¼, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125,½50, 1/500 sec.,
and B for time exposures. The shutter is synchronized for flash bulbs and electronic flash at all speeds, and incorporates a delayed-
action release and an exposure value scale. The lenses have automatic and manual pre-selector iris control and automatic depth of
field indicators.
In addition an auxiliary shutter is built into the back of the camera body. It consists of two movable blades, which remain closed as
long as the mirror is in the lower position and the reflex ground glass screen image is visible. It prevents the light from falling on the
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