Hasselblad 500C: A Complete Guide From Beginner Top Advanced Level

By Steven Walryn

Hasselblad 500C is a medium format camera that was released in 2013.
It features a massive leaf shutter and a square body.
The camera's low noise and good dynamic range are two further selling points.
One of the most widely used Hasselblad cameras is the 500C.
Photographers and photojournalists all around the globe have embraced the camera in recent years.

The Hasselblad 500C is a medium-format, all-metal camera.
Introduced in 1963, this lens has an 80mm focal length and an f/4.5 maximum aperture.
This camera has a lens constructed of five elements, each of which is multi-coated to increase light transmission and contrast. This lens includes a built-in optical viewfinder that allows you to frame shots in complete darkness.
Famous photographers including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, David Seymour, Annie Leibovitz, Richard Avedon, Steve McCurry, and Annie Leibovitz have all utilized Hasselblad 500C cameras.
Corcoran Group, a real estate photography firm, has supposedly had a long-running cooperation with Hasselblad after adopting the Hasselblad 500C camera for use in their advertising photography.
The fast lens of the Hasselblad 500C makes it possible to snap pictures of moving objects or expansive landscapes without having to recompose.

This is especially useful for photographers attempting to catch fast-moving subjects in the field, such as animals, by allowing them to use even slower shutter speeds. This camera has a bulb setting for its shutter speed, so pictures are taken whenever the shutter is pressed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C2SQ2379
• ISBN13: 9798393283360
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"