Hasselblad V Lenses
2 interactive lens diagrams
Hasselblad V-system medium-format mount, 1940s-2000s | Primarily 6x6 medium format, with digital-back use
Hasselblad V is the classic square-format modular SLR system: interchangeable lenses, finders, focusing screens, film backs, and later digital backs built around a compact cube-like body. The name spans several generations, but the 500-series leaf-shutter cameras define the mount's working identity for many photographers.
The lens family is strongly associated with Carl Zeiss designs such as Distagon, Planar, Sonnar, Makro-Planar, and Biogon/SWC variants. Most V-system lenses use central shutters, giving flash synchronization advantages and making the system a studio standard for decades.
In catalog comparisons, V mount is the reference point for modular 6x6 medium-format optics. It sits between field-camera flexibility and handheld camera practicality, with image quality, flash control, and system modularity valued more than autofocus or compactness.
Mount interface
Flange focal distance 74.9 mm, bayonet mount. 0° at 12 o'clock from the camera front; the lens-side view is the horizontal mirror. Dotted strokes mark photo-scaled or schematic (not-to-scale) dimensions.