finder units for waist-level and eye-level viewing (top) as well as roll film magazines and single sheet film cassettes (left). Further
accessories include close-up gear such as the extension bellows and extension tubes, various other lense attachements to faciltate
focusing, cable releases, etc.
Hasselblad Evolution
THE HASSELBLAD 1600F *, introduced in 1948, follows on the whole the description on pages 4-7 but has a focal plane shutter with
speeds from 1 sec. to 1/1600 sec., built into the camera body. The lenses therefore are without shutters. The film transport knob is
fixed. The standard lens is the 80-mm. Kodak Ektar f2.8 with manual pre-set iris. The camera base has no quick-mounting facility.
THE HASSELBLAD 1000F * replaced the 1600F in 1952. It still has a focal plane shutter, but with speeds from 1 sec. to 1/1000 sec.,
and is generally improved in precision. Originally it came with the 80-mm. Kodak Ektar f2.8, later on with the 80-mm. Zeiss Tessar
f2.8.
THE HASSELBLAD 500C, introduced 1957, follows the description on pages 4-7.
THE HASSELBLAD 500EL, introduced in 1965, is basically a 500C but has a built-in electric motor to advance the film and cock the
shutter automatically for remote operation of the camera.
THE HASSELBLAD SUPER WIDE *, introduced in 1954, is similar to the specification on page 7, but has a Compur shutter and film
transport knob. The lens has a manual pre-set iris. The camera base has no quick-mounting facility.
THE HASSELBLAD SUPER WIDE C superceded the Super Wide model in 1959 and is as described on page 7.
In the course of the years, minor improvements were made within each model, which do not. however, affect manipulation. Models
marked * are now discontinued.
HASSELBLAD EVOLUTION
The Hasselblad camera evolved along two parallel lines. On the one hand there are the
normal models, starting with the 1600F (first introduced in 1948) and followed by the
1000F in 1952. These cameras, with focal plane shutter, were replaced by the 500C in
1957 with underwent minor changes, in particular in the design of the standard waist-level
hood. The 500EL, introduced in 1965, is a 500C with built-in electric motor.
The Super Wide series started with the original Super Wide in 1954, which was superseded
by a modified model C in 1959.
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