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Hasselblad 500 cm

Hasselblad 500 cm

Hasselblad · Unknown Body

Check price at Adorama → from $675 used → See price on Amazon →

Used price as of Sep 6, 2026 · active listings

Synthesized from 25 reviewer sources · Analysis as of Aug 24, 2026 (13 days ago)

What do reviewers say about the Hasselblad 500 cm?

As of August 2026, among the 25 reviews we compiled, mount compatibility drew the most discussion: 38 claims from 16 of them, which we read as 37% positive, 58% neutral, 5% negative.

Reviewers are most positive about build quality (67% positive, 27% neutral, 6% negative across 33 claims). The most criticism lands on handling: 37% positive, 42% neutral, 21% negative across 19 claims. Coverage of weight & portability is mostly neutral: 25% positive, 56% neutral, 19% negative across 16 claims.

What do reviewers praise and criticize?

Mount Compatibility
14 pos · 22 neu · 2 neg
“and bought an adapter ring but i imagine back in the day hasselblad pissed off a lot of people who already own screw mount filters lastly my only other gripe with this camera is that putting a camera strap on this thing seems like it probably wouldn't lend itself well to the design and…” — grainydays
Build Quality
22 pos · 9 neu · 2 neg
“next I would say the build quality now this is a swissmade camera and it is built with precision and the engineering and quality behind this is hard to really put into words unless you've actually shot this camera when you take this camera out and shoot with it makes you have an experience that…” — DistPhoto
Handling
7 pos · 8 neu · 4 neg
“it does give you some of that feel of using an older film camera with a waste level finder and then there's also some accessories you can buy there's a control grip which I ended up using uh quite a bit gives you a shutter release and a few dials and buttons and there's also an optical viewfinder…” — Kyle McDougall
Price & Value
8 pos · 5 neu · 3 neg
“You're able to shoot essentially uh, unlimited and not have to worry about price of, you know, getting it developed, buying another roll of film, which is about, I don't know, $10 per roll for this for 12 shots, which is a lot of money.” — Coco Tolentino

More detail — 3 additional axes
Weight & Portability
4 pos · 9 neu · 3 neg
“said the bronica is slightly heavier but let's find out uh the hasselblad 500 cm with the 60 mil f 3.5 lens weighs in at three pounds 15 and the uh bronica s2a with the 75 mil f 2.8 lens the standard lens weighs in at uh four pounds two so there we go and that technically is a shorter” — the120ist
Image Quality
6 pos · 7 neu · 1 neg
Dimensions
4 pos · 5 neu · 3 neg

What does a used Hasselblad 500 cm cost?

pre_owned$675
refurbished$689

Prices as of Sep 6, 2026 — lowest active listing per condition.

Which reviews is this based on? (25)

Every claim above traces to these original reviews. We don't write opinions — we synthesize theirs.

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