Hasselblad 500

Perhaps the most famous use of the Hasselblad camera was during the Apollo Program missions when man first landed on the Moon. Almost all of the still photographs taken during these missions used specially modified Hasselblad cameras.
The Moon - Neil Armstrong / NASA
Hasselblad's traditional V-System cameras are still widely used by professional and serious amateur photographers. One reason is the superior image quality of 6×6cm size rollfilm over smaller film and digital sensor formats, along with a reputation for long service life and quality of available lenses. Their newer H-System cameras produced in cooperation with Fuji are market leaders, dominating the medium format digital camera market.




Peter E Raymond
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