Hasselblad

Victor Hasselblad’s camera company in Gothenburg; medium-format cameras with interchangeable parts that went to the Moon.

Victor Hasselblad came from a Gothenburg merchant family and during the Second World War developed an aerial camera for the Swedish air force. After the war he designed a civilian camera with interchangeable magazines and lenses.

The Hasselblad 1600F of 1948 was designed with Sixten Sason, and the 500C of 1957 became a standard for professional photographers. A modified Hasselblad went to the Moon with Apollo 11 in 1969. The company is now owned by the Chinese firm DJI.

Serial numbers with a letter code indicating the year of manufacture; the Hasselblad name on the front.

• Technology and industrial design
• Hasselblad 1600F
• Hasselblad 500C
• Hasselblad SWC