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Hasselblad Medium Format Camera Lenses - Launched by Hasselblad in 1957, the new 500C had lenses with a central leaf shutter. It was a true 'system' camera and became the bedrock of a line which became celebrated as the now-famous 'moon camera' used by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to record the first images of man on the moon, and perhaps more importantly, of earth from the moon.

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 6×4.5cm, and included autofocus lenses.

The camera was in large part manufactured by Fuji and featured Fuji-made lenses, leaf prisms and film backs, thus departing from Hasselblad's long association with Zeiss.

The H1 had a number of other innovations, including:

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[16] As with the V series, most H1 and H2 series components were compatible with one another.

The Hasselblad 200 series is a successful line of high-end, focal-plane, single-lens reflex (SLR) medium format cameras made by the Hasselbald Corporation of Sweden, using German-made Carl Zeiss lenses. The 200 series (which includes the 201F, 202FA, 203FE, 205TCC, and 205FCC) and the older 2000 series are renowned for their excellent optics, compact size, and extraordinarily ridiculously high original retail price in Japan, Europe, and the United States. On the secondary (aka used) market, the 200 series are currently priced reasonably and are worth the investment

Hasselblad Telephoto 300mm f/4.5 Auto Focus HC Lens

Hasselblad Ultra-Wide Angle 28mm f/4.0 Auto Focus Lens for H3D Camera ONLY

Hasselblad Ultra-Wide Angle 28mm f/4.0 Auto Focus LensThe Hasselblad HCD 28mm f/4.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Lens is the widest all round, wide-angle lens in the H System. This lens features advanced optical design with rear focus mechanism. It has many applications including and landscape, architecture and photojournalism.

It must be noted that this special lens is designed specifically for the H3D, HD4 and the H2F camera models and is for digital use only.

Note! This lens is not compatible with the film magazine HM 16-32, the film magazine HMi 100 or the Converter H1.7x

Hasselblad Wide Angle 35mm f/3.5 HC Auto Focus Lens for H Cameras

Hasselblad Wide Angle 35mm f/3.5 HC Auto Focus Lens for H CamerasA retro focus lens with 89° diagonal angle of view. The Wide Angle 35mm f/3.5 HC Auto Focus Lens offers outstanding corner-to-corner sharpness, low dispersion glass, even illumination, and features an advanced optical design with rear focus mechanism to ensure high performance even at the close focusing range.

The 35mm f/3.5HC is a super wide angle lens exhibiting minimal barrel distortion and extreme depth of field, dramatically linking foreground and background subject matter. Its applications include landscape, architecture and photojournalism. • Super wide angle lens for the "H" Series camera

Hasselblad 35-90mm f/4-5.6 HCD Aspherical Zoom Lens Hasselblad 35-90mm f/4-5.6 HCD Aspherical Zoom Lens

As the second zoom lens within the H-system, the Hasselblad 35-90mm f/4-5.6 Lens establishes an optical base for convenient wide-angle to mid-range imagemaking. Equally useful for film, but designed for digital, this lens with internal focusing, will be of great comfort to photographers entering the H-system from a beginning in 35mm/full frame cameras.

Hasselblad Wide Angle 50mm f/3.5 HC Auto Focus Lens for H Cameras. Hasselblad Wide Angle 50mm f/3.5 HC Auto Focus Lens for H Cameras.

An all round, wide-angle lens. A versatile all-purpose lens, incorporating a moderate wide-angle effect, and featuring advanced optical design with rear focus mechanism. Its applications include landscape, architecture and photojournalism. • General purpose wide angle lens for the "H" Series camera

Hasselblad Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto 50-110mm f/3.5-4.5 HC Auto Focus Lens for H CamerasHasselblad Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto 50-110mm f/3.5-4.5 HC Auto Focus Lens for H Cameras. Has a zoom range from wide-angle to short telephoto. This lens boasts exceptionally high image quality at all focal length settings, whether shooting film or digital, and is comparable with corresponding fixed focal length lenses. Its applications include landscape and photojournalism. • Wide angle to short telephoto lens for the "H" Series camera • Useful for landscape and photojournalism  
Hasselblad Normal 80mm f/2.8 HC Auto Focus Lens for H CamerasHasselblad Normal 80mm f/2.8 HC Auto Focus Lens for H Cameras. The standard lens for the H system. The high-performance design ensures great color correction, a flat image plane, and low distortion. The wide aperture facilitates photography in poor light and provides a bright viewfinder image. A lens suited for almost any task in general photography. • Standard lens for the "H" Series camera  
Hasselblad Normal 100mm f/2.2 HC Auto Focus Lens for the H CamerasHasselblad Normal 100mm f/2.2 HC Auto Focus Lens for the H Cameras. A fast lens particularly suited to low-light situations or for action shots where higher shutter speeds are required. The slightly longer than standard length coupled with its shorter depth-of-field makes it an interesting choice for portraits too in many instances. • Slightly longer than standard lens for the "H" Series camera  
Hasselblad Macro 120mm f/4 HC Auto Focus Lens for H CamerasHasselblad Macro 120mm f/4 HC Auto Focus Lens for H Cameras

The exceptionally high performance and design of the Hasselblad Macro 120mm f/4 HC Auto Focus lens makes this lens optimal for close-up photography. Image quality and light distribution, even in the close focusing range, are extremely good even at maximum aperture. Focusing, manual or AF, from infinity to 1:1 image scale without extension tubes.

Hasselblad Telephoto 150mm f/3.2 HC Autofocus Lens for H CamerasHasselblad Telephoto 150mm f/3.2 HC Autofocus Lens for H Cameras. An ideal portrait lens, providing the ideal perspective for head and shoulder portraits, or other areas such landscape photography. The Hasselblad HC 150mm f/3.2's focal length offers a moderate, but clearly visible, telephoto effect and the shallow depth-of-field can be used to set distracting backgrounds off-focus. Features internal focus mechanism, fast AF, and is ideal for lower light conditions. • Excellent portrait lens for the "H" Series camera  
Hasselblad Telephoto 210mm f/4 HC Auto Focus Lens for H Cameras.Hasselblad Telephoto 210mm f/4 HC Auto Focus Lens for H Cameras. A universal telephoto lens with outstanding performance. The longer focal length is excellent for tightly framed shots, enabling a shallow depth-of-field to be used to make the main subject stand out noticeably. • Telephoto lens for the "H" Series camera  
Hasselblad Telephoto 300mm f/4.5 Auto Focus HC Lens for the H Cameras.Hasselblad Telephoto 300mm f/4.5 Auto Focus HC Lens for the H Cameras. The longest lens in the present HC lens range. It has a fast autofocus reaction making it suitable for certain sports and wildlife applications. The high quality even at wide apertures makes it also suitable for fashion photographers needing to blur out disturbing backgrounds. This high performance lens also features an integral rotatable tripod mount for rapid horizontal and vertical composition change. • Slightly longer than standard lens for the "H" Series camera

Hasselblad lenses for 500 Series Cameras
  • Hasselblad Wide Angle 40mm f/4 CFE IF Zeiss Distagon Lens for 500 and 200 Series Cameras
  • Hasselblad Wide Angle 50mm f/4 CFi Zeiss Distagon Lens for 500 Series Cameras
  • Hasselblad Normal 80mm f/2.8 CFE Zeiss Planar Lens for 200 and 500 Series Cameras
  • Hasselblad Normal 100mm f/3.5 CFi Zeiss Planar Lens for 500 Series Cameras 
  • Hasselblad Telephoto 150mm f/4 CFi Zeiss Sonnar Lens for 500 Series Cameras

Lens Format
6x4.5 Lens Format
6x6 Lens Format
6x7 Lens Format
6x8 Lens Format
6x9 Lens Format
Focus Type
Auto Focus Lenses
Manual Focus Lenses

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