Editing Hasselblad (section)

==== 1600F and 1000F ====
[[File:Hasselblad 1600F.jpg|thumb|right|Hasselblad 1600F with [[Kodak]] [[Ektar]] 2.8/80 mm lens]] 
[[File:Hasselblad 500 c camera.jpg|thumb|Hasselblad 500C camera with Carl Zeiss 2.8/80mm lens]]
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&nbsp;cm format focal-plane shutter SLR camera that was six inches long.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite book|last1=Gustavson|first1=Todd|title=Camera A history of photography from Daguerreotype to Digital|date=2009|publisher=Sterling Signature|isbn=978-1-4027-5656-6}}</ref> 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".<ref name=autogenerated1 /> 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.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

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&nbsp;mm and the Ektar 3.5/135&nbsp;mm lenses. Only prototypes were made of the Ektar 6.3/55&nbsp;mm and the 5.6/254&nbsp;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 [[Oberkochen]] had become a supplier of lenses for the 1600F/1000F cameras. Zeiss supplied the lenses [[Distagon]] 5.6/60&nbsp;mm, [[Tessar]] 2.8/80&nbsp;mm, [[Sonnar]] 3.5/135, Sonnar 4.0/250 and Sonnar 5.6/250&nbsp;mm. Towards the end of the 1000 F production period a [[Thomas Rudolphus Dallmeyer|Dallmeyer]] 5.6/508&nbsp;mm lens made by [[Cook and Perkins]], England, was also available, but did not fully cover the full film format.

Hasselblad 1000F and especially 1600F cameras are very rare on the secondhand market and usually not in working condition because of age, neglect, and a lack of spare parts and qualified repairmen. Many cameras suffer from corrosion of the chrome rims. A lot of lenses suffer from scratches, fungus, discoloration and separation. Cameras in good condition can therefore fetch fairly high prices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Hasselblad/|title=Hasselblad Price Guide|publisher=CollectiBlend}}</ref>

The 500C was produced to replace the F-series cameras. It changed the troublesome focal plane shutter for a leaf shutter in each C lens. The camera has continued for over 40 years with only minor improvements. A variation of the 500C was used by [[NASA]] for all their [[Project Gemini|Gemini]] and [[Apollo program|Apollo]] missions. Most lenses were made by [[Carl Zeiss AG|Zeiss]] in [[Germany]] but the very early 1600F lenses were made by [[Kodak]].
* 1600F (1948/1949–1953, 1/1600 s shutter speed)
* 1000F (1953–1957, 1/1000 s shutter speed)