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Hasselblad

Hasselblad Superwide (SWC)

Fixed-lens 6x6 medium format camera built around a Carl Zeiss Biogon 38mm f/4.5, produced in various iterations from 1959 through 2005 (SWC, SWC/M, 903SWC, 905SWC). Has no mirror, no meter, and no electronics. Focusing is done by estimating distance and setting it on the lens barrel, with composition through an accessory-shoe viewfinder.

Artists who use this(2)

Bill Brandt

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Used a Hasselblad Superwide-angle lens camera for his late nude studies
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Lee Friedlander
Lee Friedlander

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Used the Hasselblad Superwide for medium format work alongside his Leica
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Last updated March 20, 2026