Editing Hasselblad (section)

====V System====
[[File:Hasselblad 503CW V96C.jpg|thumb|right|Hasselblad 503 CW with [[Carl Zeiss AG|Zeiss]] Distagon 3,5/30 and Ixpress V96C]]
[[File:Hasselblad 500 CM.jpg|thumb|right|Hasselblad 500 C/M with [[Carl Zeiss AG|Zeiss]] lens]]
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 Camera|Leica]], but with a larger film format. The [[Rolleiflex]]'s {{Nowrap|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 {{Nowrap|6 × 6}} ({{Nowrap|6 × 6}}&nbsp;cm or {{Nowrap|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&nbsp;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).
[[File:Hasselblad500Cm.jpg|alt=Hasselblad 500 C/M with Grip and Zeiss 40mm Distagon|thumb|Hasselblad 500 C/M with Grip and Zeiss 40mm Distagon]]
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. The 503CWD was the very last iteration of the V-series line and was a limited edition variant produced in 2006 to commemorate the centenary of the birth of [[Victor Hasselblad]] (born 1906). The 503CWD was supplied with a match-numbered CFV-16 digital back. The entire production run was limited to only 500 units, all numbered. However, the universal models can choose phase one or leaf if they prefer to have a digital medium format back. Some people also modified fuji instax film camera to be the back holding instax films.

The V system of cameras are modular with interchangeable lenses and backs. The interchangeable film backs were originally designed to accommodate medium format film (220 & 120) and supported various aspect ratios, e.g. 6X6, 6X4.5, etc. and were also available as Polaroid film backs and for 70mm film. The viewfinders were also designed to be fully modular with interchange able focusing screens, waist-level finders, sports finders as well as eye-level prism finders that were offered in 90 and 45 degrees for ease of use. 

Alongside the 500-series cameras, a series of focal plane shutter cameras was introduced. This 2000-series started with the 2000 FC, and progressed to the 2000 FC/M, 2000 FCW and 2003 FCW. Though much of the 20 years between the discontinuation of the 1000F and the introduction of the 2000 FC was spent designing an improved focal plane shutter, the 2000-series again used corrugated metal foil as material for the shutter curtains, though now titanium replaced the original stainless steel. As before, the metal shutter curtains proved to be quite easily damaged by clumsy fingers, which is why all 2000-series cameras except the 2000FC have a safety feature that retracts the shutter curtains as soon as the magazine is taken off. The 2000-series cameras were replaced by the 200-series cameras (with rubberized cloth shutter curtains), which included the 201 F, 202 FA, 203 FE, and 205 TCC/205 FCC. While the 201 F was a manual control camera, the other three 200-series models added a level of metering and exposure automation to the V series.

There were also two series of medium format view cameras developed related to the V series: the FlexBody and the ArcBody.

The last V System camera, the 503CW, was officially discontinued on April 29, 2013.<ref name='503cw-discontinued'>{{cite web |url=http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2264875/hasselblad-puts-an-end-to-its-v-line-of-cameras |title=Hasselblad puts an end to its V line of cameras |access-date=2013-05-05 |publisher=British Journal of Photography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503221205/http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2264875/hasselblad-puts-an-end-to-its-v-line-of-cameras |archive-date=2013-05-03 }}</ref> In 2014, Hasselblad introduced the CFV-50c back, which uses a digital image sensor and is compatible with V system cameras; the sensor is the same one supplied with the H5D-50c digital SLR and has an active area of {{cvt|43.2|*|32.9|mm}}, so using the CFV-50c back with V system lenses will result in a [[crop factor]] for equivalent focal length.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dpreview.com/articles/4662324337/hasselblad-launches-50mp-cfv-50c-back-for-legacy-v-system |title=Hasselblad launches 50MP CFV-50c back for legacy V system |first=Damien |last=Demolder |date=July 25, 2014 |work=Digital Photography Review |access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref> The CFV back subsequently has been updated with different sensors in 2019 (CFV II 50C)<ref name=cfvDPR-2019-09/> and 2024 (CFV 100C),<ref name=cfvDPR-2024-01/> retaining the same sensor size.

''500 Series''
* 500C (1957–1970, Leaf Shutter)
* 500C/M (1970–1994, Leaf Shutter)
* 500 Classic (1990–1992, Leaf Shutter)
* 501C (1994–1997, Leaf Shutter)
* 501CM (1997–2005, Leaf Shutter)
* 503CX (1988–1994, Leaf Shutter, TTL OTF flash system)
* 503CXi (1994–1996, Leaf Shutter, TTL OTF flash system)
* 503CW (1996–2013, Leaf Shutter, TTL OTF flash system)
* 503CWD (2006, limited edition centenary model; Leaf Shutter, TTL OTF flash system)

''2000 Series Cameras with Titanium Focal Plane Shutter''
* 2000 FC (1977–1982, Titanium Focal Plane Shutter)
* 2000 FC/M (1982–1984, Titanium Focal Plane Shutter)
* 2000 FCW (1984–1988, Titanium Focal Plane Shutter)
* 2003 FCW (1988–1991, Titanium Focal Plane Shutter)

''200 Series Cameras with Rubberized Cloth Focal Plane Shutter''
* 205 TCC (1991–1994, Rubberized Cloth Focal Plane Shutter)
* 201 F (1994–1998, Rubberized Cloth Focal Plane Shutter)
* 203 FE (1994–2004, Rubberized Cloth Focal Plane Shutter)
* 205 FCC (1995–2004, Rubberized Cloth Focal Plane Shutter)
* 202 FA (1998–2002, Rubberized Cloth Focal Plane Shutter)

''Super Wide-angle (SW) cameras with fixed lenses''
* SWA & SW (1954–1958, Leaf Shutter, fixed Carl Zeiss Biogon f/4.5 38&nbsp;mm wide angle lens)
* SWC (1959–1979, Leaf Shutter)
* SWC/M (1980–1988, Leaf Shutter)
* 903 SWC (1988–2001, Leaf Shutter)
* 905 SWC (2001–2006, Leaf Shutter)

''View Cameras''
* FlexBody (1995–2003, Tilt and shift possible, Normal Hasselblad mount )
* ArcBody (1997–2001, Tilt and shift possible, Special mount with only 3 Rodenstock lenses with wider image circle)

''EL series''
* 500EL (1964–1970)
* 500EL/M (1971–1984, introduced user-interchangeable screen),
* 500ELX (1984–1988, introduced TTL-flash sensor and larger non-vignetting mirror),
* 553ELX (1988–1999, introduced new internal light-absorbing coating and use of AA-batteries), and
* 555ELD (1998–2006, introduced new mirror mechanics and electronic contacts for communication with digital backs)
500EL and its successors have been, and still are, used mainly as workhorses in photo studios. A heavily modified version was used in the U.S. Apollo lunar exploration program. In 1968, it was used by astronaut [[William Anders]] to take the image known as ''[[Earthrise]]''. As an outgrowth of the experience with NASA cameras, a photogrammetric version of the Hasselblad 500 EL/M, the Hasselblad MK 70, was constructed with specially calibrated components.<ref>Nordin 1997.</ref>