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Canon AE-1 vs Hasselblad 500C/M

Every spec below is quoted from the makers' official pages — where a figure isn't published we say so rather than guess. Sizes are drawn at true relative scale from published dimensions, and the bag-fit row is computed against our measured bag catalog.

The 3 biggest published differences

Weight (body): the AE-1 leads at 590 g vs the 500C/M's 968 g.
Type: AE-1 has 35mm SLR; 500C/M has Medium-format SLR.
Format: AE-1 has 35mm; 500C/M has 120 (6×6).

	AE-1 Canon FD	500C/M Hasselblad V mount
Overview
Type	35mm SLR	Medium-format SLR
Format	35mm	120 (6×6)
Lens mount	Canon FD	Hasselblad V-system bayonet mount
Released	1976-1984	1970–1994
Film camera
Film format	35mm	120 (6×6)
Metering	Shutter-priority TTL CdS metering	none (no built-in meter; waist-level finder has no metering capability)
Shutter	Electronically controlled, horizontal-travel cloth focal-plane	In-lens Synchro-Compur/Prontor leaf shutter (per-lens, not body)
Shutter speeds	2 to 1/1000 sec plus B	1 sec – 1/500 sec, B
Battery	1x 4LR44 / 4SR44 6V	none (fully mechanical)
Body & Handling
Dimensions (W×H×D)	141 × 87 × 48 mm	170 × 109 × 104 mm
Weight (body)	590 g	968 g
Weather sealing	—, not published	—, not published
Shutter durability	—, not published	—, not published
Price
Launch price	—, not published	—, not published
Size, to scale
Front view, drawn at the same scale from each maker's published W×H (mm).
Smallest bag that fits
Body	Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 20 V2 Fits body only · View at B&H Photo Video	WANDRD ROGUE 6L Sling V2 Fits body only · View at WANDRD

Sources

official · AE-1 specifications: Canon Camera Museum (official manufacturer spec page) · accessed 2026-07-10

“141 x 87 x 48 mm, 590 g (Dimensions & Weight)”

official · 500C/M specifications: mikeeckman.com camera review (weight breakdown quoted by the reviewer, likely from period sales literature); dimensions from secondary aggregator sites (GearFocus product spec page). NEITHER figure could be verified against a primary Hasselblad document: the official 500C/M-500EL/M-SWC/M instruction manual (archive.org / cameramanuals.org scans, reviewed page-by-page) is an operating manual with NO dimensions/weight specifications table at all, and no separate Hasselblad "Data" spec-sheet leaflet could be located online. · accessed 2026-07-10

“Weight breakdown (500C, per mikeeckman.com): 'Complete setup: 1430 grams; Without lens: 968 grams; Without lens or back: 573 grams; Body only: 488 grams.' Dimensions (per GearFocus and other aggregator sites, uncorroborated primary source): '170 x 109 x 104 mm'”

500C/M dimensions carry low confidence (archived-source caveat on its fit page).

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Spec values are the manufacturers' published figures, compared factually — we don't rank cameras. Fit verdicts are planning estimates from published interior dimensions, not guarantees. See methodology.

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