Hasselblad USA Introduces Limited Edition Hasselblad 503CWD Anniversary Kit

In recognition of the centenary of Victor Hasselblad's birth on March 8, Hasselblad USA Inc., Fairfield, N.J., USA, announced the Hasselblad 503CWD Anniversary Kit, a high-end photographic system that offers state-of-the-art digital capture technology elegantly integrated with a classically designed Hasselblad 503CW body.

Combining the reliability of the black and chrome V System body, with its range of high performance, central shutter-based lenses, and the technology of Hasselblad's new CFV digital back, the company says the exclusive Hasselblad 503CWD melds the heritage of the old Hasselblad with the focus of the new Hasselblad on digital high-end photography to create a new digital workhorse. Of undoubted appeal to the Hasselblad connoisseur, the camera delivers a blend of versatility and simplicity in a compact, professional tool that gives the user complete control over digital image capture and is a pleasure to operate.

The 503CWD Anniversary Kit will be supplied as a limited edition of 500 cameras, each one numbered and engraved with Victor Hasselblad's signature. The kit comprises a 503CWD body with waist-level finder, specially marked focusing screen and chrome winding lever, a Zeiss Planar CFE 2.8/80mm lens and a CFV digital back, and will be supplied with a book marking Victor's anniversary.

The Hasselblad 503CWD Anniversary Kit will be available for ,995, CFV for ,995. Product availability will be the end of March.