The 503CW has been custom built around the classic 503 camera with its range of high performance, central shutter based lenses. The addition of a high-end 16 megapixel back with a sensor that is 50% larger than full frame 35mm DSLRs - aesthetically integrated with the rest of the camera - turns this classic camera into a digital workhorse. Classic retro features round off the package.
This special anniversary camera is being produced in a limited series of 500 cameras featuring special retro design features and Victor Hasselblad's engraved signature.
The FREE 40mm lens is an extreme retrofocus lens with 88° diagonal angle of view. The design incorporates floating lens elements (FLE) providing superb image quality at all focusing distances. Suitable applications are advertising, interior, industrial, aerial, landscape and wedding photography.
Hasselblad includes: Camera body, focusing screen with image format markings, chrome winding lever, Victor Hasselblad signature, Carl Zeiss Planar CFE 2.8/80 mm lens, Limited Edition of Victor Hasselblad biography booklet, 1GB CF card and FireWire cable.