![Hasselblad 500C Pristine 1957 Model. w/ 80mm Planar. Graded: EXC+ [#6495]](https://www.camleyphotographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Hasselblad-500C-Pristine-1957-Model.-Condition-4E-6495_0.jpg)
Hasselblad 500C Pristine 1957 Model. w/ 80mm Planar.
Short Description
This camera is from the very earliest years of manufacture of the 500C. Exceptionally rare to find in such complete and unused condition. Has been very little used. Supplied with the correct waist level finder and lens cap. The lens has a early 6 element construction. Almost all Planar lens are of the later 7 element design. It has: - back CU37156, made in 1957 - body CR32893, made in 1958 - lens 1597383, made in 1956 (within the first batch of 6000 lenses)
Description
This camera is from the very earliest years of manufacture of the 500C. Exceptionally rare to find in such complete and unused condition. Has been very little used. Supplied with the correct waist level finder and lens cap. The lens has a early 6 element construction. Almost all Planar lens are of the later 7 element design. It has: - back CU37156, made in 1957 - body CR32893, made in 1958 - lens 1597383, made in 1956 (within the first batch of 6000 lenses)
