Hasselblad 1600 F

Hasselblad 1600F cameras were introduced in 1948 and manufactured until 1953.
It was a 6×6 cm format focal-plane shutter SLR camera. The camera was revolutionary for the time with its modular design that allowed exchanging lenses, viewfinders and film magazines. The shutter was made of thin stainless steel which was light and durable enough to withstand the high acceleration forces of this fast shutter.

• First ~269 cameras were known simply as "Hasselblad Camera". These ones are extremely rare since 153 of them were destroyed because of an internal flaw.
  
• Starting 1950 these cameras were renamed to 1600F ("1600" for the highest shutter speed 1/1600s and "F" for "focal plane"). Currently, functional cameras are also somewhat rare on the market because of the fragile shutter.
  

1600F cameras were sold with Kodak Ektar 2.8/80mm or Ektar 3.5/135mm lens.

Hasselblad 1600F with Kodak Ektar 2.8/80mm lens

Links

Hasselblad 1600F at Medium Format Photography Megasite [1]
Hasselblad 1600F Recent Auction Prices at CollectiBlend.com [2]