The Hasselblad Manual, 6th Edition

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The Hasselblad Camera Systems

HISTORY OF THE HASSELBLAD CAMERA

In 1948, the Hasselblad 1600F was unveiled as the world's first 2¼ single-lens reflex camera with interchangeable viewfinders, film magazines, and lenses. The 1600F had a focal plane shutter with speeds up to ¹/₁₆₀₀ second, and the lenses were Kodak Ektar.

In 1952, the 1600F model was superseded by the 1000F, which was identical in design but had shutter speeds only up to ¹/₁₀₀₀ second. The 1954 Photokina, held in Cologne, was used to introduce the Hasselblad Supreme Wide Angle camera, with a fixed 38mm f/4.5 Zeiss Biogon mounted in a Compur shutter. This camera was updated in 1959 and renamed the Superwide C, modified in 1980 to the SWCM, renamed the 903SWC in 1988, and renamed ...