The Hasselblad 553ELX was a motorized, medium format, SLR, film camera produced by Victor Hasselblad AB of Sweden from 1988. It was a camera of exceptional quality; not only was it designed to meet the high standards of a professional photographer, bu also to meet NASA requirements. The 553ELX offered a battery-powered integrated motor with a motor housing built in the camera body shell, which were made of aluminum and magnesium alloys respectively.
The Hasselblad 553ELX was equipped with an electronically controlled, vertical-run, cloth curtains focal plane shutter; shutter speeds from 1/16 to 1/2000 sec plus B. It featured a Hasselblad Acute Matte focusing screen and folding focusing hood, but the 553ELX could accept different types of focusing screens, prism viewfinders, with or without built-in light meter. The camera did not operate when the release plate was depressed. It used a Planar CF 80mm lens. The 553ELX was powered by 5 AA size 1.5V alkaline batteries, which lasted up to 4,000 exposures.
The Hasselblad 553ELX
Hasselblad 553ELX
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