Cameras
- HK-7 (1941–1945)
- SKa4 (1941–1945)
- 1600F (1948–1953)
- 1000F (1953–1957)
- V System 500 (1957–2013)
- V System 2000 and 200 (1977–2004)
- V System Superwide (1954–2006)
- V System Flexbody (1995–2003)
- XPan (1998–2006) (designed and manufactured by Fujifilm)
- H System (2002–present)[27]
- Lunar (announced September 2012, shipped early 2013)[28]
- X1D-50c (June 2016–June 2019) – the world's first digital compact medium format mirrorless camera[29]
- H6D-400c MS (2018–present) – Multi-Shot technology camera capturing 400-megapixel images by combining four 100-megapixel photos.
- X1D II 50C (announced June 2019) – second-generation of the above
- 907X 50C (announced June 2019) – smallest Hasselblad camera body
- CFV II 50 (announced June 2019) – digital back
- X2D 100C (announced September 2022) – the third camera announced in the X system with a 100MP medium format BSI CMOS sensor.
- 907X 100C (announced January 2024) — smallest and lightest Hasselblad camera body
- CFV 100C (announced January 2024) — digital back
HK-7 and SKa4 military cameras
The HK-7 put a 7 cm tall by 9 cm wide image on 80 mm film. It has interchangeable lenses, generally a 135 mm Zeiss Biotessar, with the second being either a 240 mm f/4 Meyer Tele-Megor or a 250 mm f/5 Schneider Tele-Xenar.
The SKa4 has interchangeable film magazines, a key feature of later Hasselblad cameras.
1600F and 1000F
Hasselblad's first civilian camera was launched in 1948. Born from the idea of Victor Hasselblad to create the "ideal camera", it was a 6 × 6 cm format focal-plane shutter SLR camera that was six inches long.[30] First simply known as the "Hasselblad Camera" it was later named "1600F" after its highest shutter speed of 1/1600 s and "F" for "focal plane".[30] The camera was revolutionary for the time with its modular design that allowed exchanging lenses, viewfinders and film magazines. The shutter was made of thin stainless steel which was light and durable enough to withstand the high acceleration forces of this fast shutter.[30]
The 1600F cameras did show a couple of problems (especially the first series) so a number of changes were introduced during the production period that lasted from 1949 to 1953.
HK-7 and SKa4 military cameras
The HK-7 put a 7 cm tall by 9 cm wide image on 80 mm film. It has interchangeable lenses, generally a 135 mm Zeiss Biotessar, with the second being either a 240 mm f/4 Meyer Tele-Megor or a 250 mm f/5 Schneider Tele-Xenar.
The SKa4 has interchangeable film magazines, a key feature of later Hasselblad cameras.
1600F and 1000F
Hasselblad's first civilian camera was launched in 1948. Born from the idea of Victor Hasselblad to create the "ideal camera", it was a 6 × 6 cm format focal-plane shutter SLR camera that was six inches long.[30] First simply known as the "Hasselblad Camera" it was later named "1600F" after its highest shutter speed of 1/1600 s and "F" for "focal plane".[30] The camera was revolutionary for the time with its modular design that allowed exchanging lenses, viewfinders and film magazines. The shutter was made of thin stainless steel which was light and durable enough to withstand the high acceleration forces of this fast shutter.[30]
The 1600F cameras did show a couple of problems (especially the first series) so a number of changes were introduced during the production period that lasted from 1949 to 1953. The 1600F was initially released with the Kodak Ektar 2.8/80 mm and the Ektar 3.5/135 mm lenses. Only prototypes were made of the Ektar 6.3/55 mm and the 5.6/254 mm lenses.
The successor of the 1600F was the 1000F (1953–1957). The 1000F was named after its reduced shortest shutter speed of 1/1000 s. The 1000F has a different shutter mechanism and proved to be more reliable and robust than its predecessor. During production of the 1600F, Carl Zeiss in
V System
The name "V System" was not created until the development of the "H System"; with a new system premiering, Hasselblad needed a designation to differentiate the older product line. The Hasselblad V-System evolved out of Victor Hasselblad's desire to develop a small camera with fast lenses and shutters, that was as easily hand-holdable as a Leica, but with a larger film format. The Rolleiflex's 6 × 6 format was deemed ideal: large enough to provide high image quality, but small enough to fit inside a compact camera. The Rolleiflex's leaf shutter lacked the fast shutter speeds focal plane shutters could provide, and neither Leica rangefinder nor Rolleiflex TLR provided the(TTL) through the (taking) lens viewing that the slow to use, big Graflex SLR provided. These considerations led to the 1600 F and a flexible camera system that includes interchangeable bodies, lenses, viewfinders, winders, film magazines and holders, and other accessories. Problems with the focal plane shutters in the 1600 F and 1000 F cameras and especially the increasing importance of electronic flash led to the development of the manual leaf shutter-based medium-format 6 × 6 (6 × 6 cm or 2¼ × 2¼ inches) 500 C SLR camera in 1957 which offered flash synchronization at all shutter speeds. The 500 C was joined by the motor-driven 500 EL SLR camera in 1964. Apart from the housing that incorporates the motor drive and the NiCd batteries, this camera is similar in appearance and operation to the Hasselblad 500 C and uses the same magazines, lenses and viewfinders. These two cameras, together with the Superwide Camera (SWC) which was introduced in 1954 as a wide angle camera using the Carl Zeiss Biogon 38 mm f/4.5 lens and built-in levels for exacting architecture photography, formed the core of the V-system and shared most accessories (with a few exceptions). Throughout the life of the V Series, Hasselblad incrementally updated the cameras. The 500C gave way to the 500C/M, the 503CX and 503CXi, the 501C and 501CM, and finally the 503CW as the basic manual. The SWC was replaced by the SWC/M, the 903 SWC, and finally by the 905 SWC. The 500 EL's replacements included the 500EL/M, 500ELX, 553 ELX, and the 555ELD. First introduced in the 500ELX, TTL/OTF (through the lens/off the film) flash metering was also a feature of the 503CX, which was replaced by the 503CXi and finally the 503CW.
XPan
The dual-format XPan and XPan II were Hasselblad's first cameras to use 35mm film. Built with a rubber-covered titanium and aluminium body, they were designed as a coupled rangefinder camera with interchangeable, compact lenses.
The XPan cameras are re-branded versions of the Fuji TX-1 and TX-2. The XPan II has every feature of the original, but grants the user the ability to record thirty-minute exposures compared to the old limit of three minutes. Electronic exposure information in the viewfinder is another additional feature of the XPan II.
The XPan reverted to the focal plane shutter, offering 8–1/1000 s, and flash sync from B (max. 270 s) – 1/125 s.
The intent in releasing the XPan was to provide medium format image quality on 35mm film. The XPan utilised the entire area of the 35mm film for either panorama or 35mm format, providing a panorama effect without masking the film or reducing image quality. This technique produced a panorama negative almost three times larger than traditional masking and over five times larger than that of APS cameras.[35]
The XPan is now discontinued.
- XPan (1998, focal plane shutter, 35mm, Panoramic capability)
H System
Hasselblad launched the H System at photokina in September 2002.
H1
The H1 departed from previous Hasselblad cameras in several respects. Hasselblad moved away from the traditional 6 × 6 format to 6 × 4.5 cm, and included autofocus lenses.
The camera used Fujinon manufactured lenses and prisms, thus departing from Hasselblad's long association with Carl Zeiss when it comes to lens manufacturing. The shutter in the lenses was still manufactured by Hasselblad as well as the body. Hasselblad initially invited both PhaseOne and Kodak to develop digital backs for the H-System.
The H1 had a number of other innovations, including:
As with the V-series, most H1- and H2-series components were compatible with one another.
- replacement of the removable dark slide with a fold-out lever
- inserts and backs that could accept both 120 and 220 film
- automatic film advance
- digital back integration
- electronic leaf shutters with timing from 1/800 seconds down to 18 hours[36]
H1
The H1 departed from previous Hasselblad cameras in several respects. Hasselblad moved away from the traditional 6 × 6 format to 6 × 4.5 cm, and included autofocus lenses.
The camera used Fujinon manufactured lenses and prisms, thus departing from Hasselblad's long association with Carl Zeiss when it comes to lens manufacturing. The shutter in the lenses was still manufactured by Hasselblad as well as the body. Hasselblad initially invited both PhaseOne and Kodak to develop digital backs for the H-System.
The H1 had a number of other innovations, including:
As with the V-series, most H1- and H2-series components were compatible with one another.
- replacement of the removable dark slide with a fold-out lever
- inserts and backs that could accept both 120 and 220 film
- automatic film advance
- digital back integration
- electronic leaf shutters with timing from 1/800 seconds down to 18 hours[36]
H1D
Identical to the H1, but sold bundled with a Hasselblad-branded Imacon 22Mp iXpress back which coupled with a 40 GB Image Bank allowed shooting of up to 850 images in one session. The camera could only be used with the included digital back. This was Hasselblad's first integrated DSLR.
H2
Hasselblad has built into the H2 cross-platform camera a new single-battery operation of the camera with the new Ixpress CFH digital back, offering one on/off switch and one operating system, facilitating streamlined, integrated operation. With existing digital backs already in the market, the H2 delivers the exact functionality of the H1. The H2 camera was discontinued in October 2007.
H2D
2nd generation integrated DSLR. First Hasselblad camera to shoot to new Raw format called the 3FR. Conversions to 3F files could be done in Flexcolor or Phocus. Can use a CF card. No longer necessary to shoot to an Image Bank via link cable. Firewire 800 capable. New metering patterns to match the larger sensors. A new lithium ion 1,850 mAh battery was introduced that would power both the H2D body and digital back.
H2F
The H2F can be used either as a film camera or as a digital camera when mated with a Hasselblad CF31, CF22, CF22 MS, CF39, or CF39 MS back. It is completely identical to the H2, but this camera was created to "lock out" other digital back providers from the H-series platform. The H2F is compatible with all of the H lenses, including the HCD 24mm, HCD 28mm, and the new HCD 35-90mm zoom lens.
H3D
3rd generation integrated DSLR. The H3D offered software functionality that provided better integration between camera, viewfinder and back than the earlier H1 or H2 could provide. These two early H-System cameras, after all, were not primarily designed as digital cameras, with the H2 carrying the 'legacy' of the H1. Hasselblad's official position on the move was: "In truth, [the H1] was a great film camera to which a digital back could be fitted, and...Hasselblad started to look at ways that image quality and functionality could be enhanced even more through better integration...The H2 camera has not, in any way, been diminished by Hasselblad's separate development of functions specifically for the integrated H3D. However, lacking the necessary integration of the new camera engine and Hasselblad Flexcolor software, these functions cannot work on the H2."[37]
H3DII
4th generation integrated DSLR. Introduced in 2007,[38] the H3DII systems have a higher level of integration between the camera and the image sensor than stand-alone digital camera backs, but a disadvantage is that film backs are not usable in the H3DII. Improvements of the HD3DII line were:
The current H3DII products include:
- larger and improved 3" TFT display
- new heat sink replaces the fan from the original H3D, making the digital back quieter
- drive button is now WB/ISO. Drive functions moved in the Menu
- new ability to use the GIL (Global Image Locator)
H4D
5th generation integrated DSLR. Introduced in 2009,[39] the current H4D products include H4D-31, H4D-40, H4D-50, H4D-50MS, H4D-60 and H4D-200MS.
H4X
On October 27, 2011, Hasselblad introduced the H4X as a replacement H1, H2 and H2F.[40]
H5D
6th generation integrated DSLR. Introduced in 2012,[41] the current H5D products include H5D-40, H5D-50, H5D-50MS, H5D-60 and H5D-200MS.
H5D-50C
In January 2014, Hasselblad introduced the H5D-50C[42]
H5X
On September 9, 2014, Hasselblad introduced the H5X as a replacement H1, H2, H2F and H4X.[43] Improvements of the H5X were:
- backup camera for H5D users
- True Focus
- full HC and HCD lens compatibility, including HCD-24, HCD-28 and the HCD 35-90 zoom lens
- HVD-90x viewfinder optimised for 36x48 mm format
- HV-90x-II viewfinder optimised for the film and 40.2 × 53.7 mm format
- high power AF illumination
- eight memory banks (profiles) for easier access to previously saved camera settings
- new programmable button options available with an H5D sensor unit
H5D-50C WiFi
On September 16, 2014, Hasselblad introduced the H5D-50C WiFi.[44]
H6D-50c, H6D-100c, and H6D-400c MS
In April 2016, Hasselblad introduced the H6D product line.[45][46] The current H6D products include H6D-50c,[47] H6D-100c,[48] and H6D-400c MS.
H6D-400c MS
This camera is a variant of the H6D-100c with the ability to shift the sensor by a sequence of full and half pixel movements in sync with multiple captures to improve both colour rendition and to extrapolate a higher resolution.[49] This method, designated by the suffix MS, i.e. "Multi-shot", is commonly known as "pixel shifting"). However it is not a true 400 megapixel camera as the name might suggest.
X System
The X System is a line of relatively compact mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras built around a 43.8 * medium format sensor; the same sensor size was adopted by Fujifilm for its GFX line, which competes with the X system.[50] The first camera, the X1D, was announced in June 2016; it was followed by the X1D II 50C (June 2019)[51] and the X2D 100c (September 2022).[52] Also in 2019, Hasselblad introduced the CFV II 50C, an updated CFV-50c back which is compatible with V system cameras, using the same digital sensor as the X1D II 50C, alongside the 907X, a new modular body which is designed to accept the CFV and X system lenses.[53] Likewise, the CFV 100C was released in 2024, using the same sensor as the X2D.[54]
Along with the cameras, Hasselblad released a new "XCD" lens mount which is specifically designed for a smaller flange distance compared to the larger "HCD" lens mount. The company sells an additional adapter to mount HCD lenses onto XCD lens mounts while retaining autofocus capabilities.
X1D-50c
In June 2016, Hasselblad announced the X1D-50c, the first of a new line of medium format mirrorless cameras. The X1D is comparable in size to current full-frame digital SLRs, but is equipped with a 43.8 x 32.9 mm CMOS sensor. The camera uses a new XCD mount, with two lenses initially available for sale. At the same time, an H Mount adapter was announced, allowing H System Lenses to be used with full autofocus.[29] Currently, there are fifteen XCD Lenses available.[56] Hasselblad announced the X1D II 50C in June 2019, an upgraded variant of the original camera with the exact same sensor[57] but faster electronics and a lower price point. The body color was changed from silver on the original X1D to a gunmetal color on the X1D II, and the grip material was changed as well.[58]
X2D 100C
Hasselblad launched the 100 megapixel X2D 100C in September 2022, with better AF, IBIS, a revised design and three new X system lenses.[59][60] In 2024-09-19 with the Earth Explorer Limited Edition a special version was released in tundra brown limited to 1000 pieces.[61]
Lenses
Hasselblad has marketed lenses made by several different manufacturers for its camera bodies, primarily designed and built by Carl Zeiss AG, but other lens manufacturers have included Fujifilm, Kodak, Rodenstock, and Schneider Kreuznach.
Scanners
When Hasselblad merged with Imacon in 2004, it acquired Imacon's existing range of Flextight scanners. In 2006, Hasselblad launched two additional Flextight models, the X1 and the X5.
- The X1 had the ability to scan positive/negative film at 6300 dpi optical resolution, and a 60 MB/minute scan speed.
- The X5 added A4 reflective scanning, a batch / slide feeder, active cooling to keep noise down, 8000 dpi optical resolution, and a 300 MB/minute scan speed.[62]
Phocus (software)
Hasselblad also produces its own advanced image processing software called Phocus. The latest version of Phocus is available on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, and by taking advantage of the operating system's raw image format library, the Mac OS X version of Phocus supports raw image formats from other DSLR manufacturers. Phocus is available as a free download from the Hasselblad homepage.[63]
In 2010, Hasselblad announced that future Windows versions of Phocus will not provide raw file support for 3rd-party cameras.[64]
Phocus Mobile 2
In June 2019, Hasselblad announced the new Phocus Mobile 2, enabling a more portable workflow via USB-C and Wi-Fi connection for the traveling photographer. With Phocus Mobile 2, users can import, edit and rate RAW images and import and rate full quality JPEG images directly on their iPad Pro or iPad Air 2019 model. In addition, Phocus Mobile 2 supports full quality image export, tethered shooting and direct camera control.
Phocus Mobile 2
In June 2019, Hasselblad announced the new Phocus Mobile 2, enabling a more portable workflow via USB-C and Wi-Fi connection for the traveling photographer. With Phocus Mobile 2, users can import, edit and rate RAW images and import and rate full quality JPEG images directly on their iPad Pro or iPad Air 2019 model. In addition, Phocus Mobile 2 supports full quality image export, tethered shooting and direct camera control.
