Hasselblad 6x6
"Hasselblad 6x6" is not really a single model. It is the name for the 6x6 cm format that sits at the center of Hasselblad's modular system. The record shows a medium format camera system using 6x6 cm film (2 1/4 x 2 1/4"), invented by Victor Hasselblad and described as the foundation of the company's modular camera line.
Operation is manual, with aperture-priority center-weighted average metering in 1/8-stop increments. The system takes interchangeable magazines and accessories. All Hasselblad 6x6 cm (2 1/4 x 2 1/4") magazines are listed as compatible. The in-lens leaf shutters give flash synchronization at every shutter speed, which is handy for studio flash work. The source also mentions support for an LRX (Beattie) focusing screen or accessory, but it doesn't say how that fits into the system.
Past that, the documentation goes quiet. No production years, original price, dimensions, weight, shutter speed range or lens-system specs are recorded, and no period reviews of the "6x6" system have surfaced. The eBay matches need a careful read. They aren't listings for a single "6x6" camera body but a search cross-section: a Hasselblad 500CM with 80mm 2.8 lens at $1,800, and a few A12 120 film backs between $300 and $400.
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