2 THE HASSELBLAD MANUAL
1982 — PCP 80 slide projector. C shutter lenses changed to CF types.
1985 — First 2 teleconverter made by Zeiss. Changed to a Hasselblad 2XE converter in 1994 and
complemented with a 1.4XE converter in 1996.
1990 — PC Mutar with shift capability. Hasselblad ProFlash, replaced in 1996 by the D Flash 40.
1991 — 205TCC camera with TCC lenses and TCC fi lm magazines. The 205TCC was renamed the
205FCC, and TCC lenses were renamed FE in 1995.
1994 — 203FE camera and 201F focal plane shutter camera without metering system.
1995 — FlexBody, complemented in 1997 by ArcBody with three special Rodenstock lenses.
1998 — 202FA camera. XPan dual format camera for 35 mm fi lm with 45 and 90 mm lenses. 30 mm
lens added in 1999. Was superseded in 2003 with XPan 11.
1999 — 300 mm f/2.8 lens and teleconverter.
2002 — Hasselblad H camera system. The H1 camera model was later updated to the H2, H2D and
H3, H3D models with more professional integration for digital imaging.
2004 — To be competitive in the age of digital imaging, Victor Hasselblad AB combines with Imacon
A/S in Denmark, a manufacturer of digital backs and scanners. The company name remains
Hasselblad AB. A variety of digital backs and scanners are added to the product line carrying
either the Imacon or the Hasselblad product name. Today all products for fi lm photography or
digital imaging carry the Hasselblad trade name.
2007 — Introduction of the H3D-II cameras with large 3-inch viewing screen, the HVM waist-level
viewfi nder, and 28 mm HCD extreme wide angle lens for digital recording with H cameras. This
was the fi rst Hasselblad lens with Digital Apo Correction (DAC).
2008 — Introduction of the H3D IIMS multishot version of the H3D11-39 model. Also introduction
of H2F camera, an H2 version for fi lm photography and digital imaging, the global positioning
system (GPS) for H3D cameras and the new Phocus software.
THE UPDATED CAMERA SYSTEM
The advent of electronic imaging changed the product line of all camera manufacturers
including Hasselblad. Equipment that was popular for fi lm recording was modifi ed or discon-
tinued and equipment designed specifi cally for digital recording was introduced.
A few examples from the streamlining process in the Hasselblad product line: The
updated motor drive built into the H cameras and the availability of a detachable motor
winder for the 503CW camera eliminated the need for the special motor-driven EL cameras.
Since slanted verticals (in an architectural shot, for example) can now be straightened in after-
image manipulations in a computer, the need for cameras with shift control like the FlexBody
and ArcBody or shift lenses like the PC Mutar was reduced. While the XPan camera offers the
simplest way of producing panoramic images, the need for a special panoramic camera is no
longer essential because such images can be produced in the computer by stitching together
a number of images taken with a regular digital camera. With most visual presentations done
with computers, at least in the professional fi eld, slide projectors are seldom used today.
The PCP 80 is therefore no longer made. Wide angle lenses like the 28 mm HCD with its
91 degree angle of view can now produce extreme wide angle pictures digitally where a
photographer previously might have used a special wide angle camera like the Superwide.
While today’s Hasselblad product line is reduced, it still includes the cameras, lenses, and
accessories that are important and helpful for creating great images digitally or with fi lm in
any fi eld of amateur or professional photography.
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