The Hasselblad Manual, 7th Edition

1Hasselblad from Film to Digital

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HISTORY OF THE HASSELBLAD CAMERA SYSTEM

In 1948, the Hasselblad 1600F was unveiled as the world’s first 2¼ single-lens reflex (SLR) camera with focal plane shutter speeds up to 1/1600 second, with interchangeable viewfinders, film magazines, and Kodak Ektar lenses. In 1952, the 1600F model was superseded by the 1000F, which was identical in design but had shutter speeds only up to 1/1000 second.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 38 mm 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 the 905SWC ...