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Hasselblad 500C/M vs Minolta X-700

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 X-700 leads at 505 g vs the 500C/M's 968 g.
Type: 500C/M has Medium-format SLR; X-700 has 35mm SLR.
Format: 500C/M has 120 (6×6); X-700 has 35mm.

	500C/M Hasselblad V mount	X-700 Minolta SR/MD
Overview
Type	Medium-format SLR	35mm SLR
Format	120 (6×6)	35mm
Lens mount	Hasselblad V-system bayonet mount	Minolta SR/MD
Released	1970–1994	1981-1999
Film camera
Film format	120 (6×6)	35mm
Metering	none (no built-in meter; waist-level finder has no metering capability)	TTL center-weighted averaging, silicon photocell mounted at rear of pentaprism
Shutter	In-lens Synchro-Compur/Prontor leaf shutter (per-lens, not body)	Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse focal-plane
Shutter speeds	1 sec – 1/500 sec, B	P/A modes: stepless 1/1000 to 4 sec (auto-set); Manual mode: 1 to 1/1000 sec plus B
Battery	none (fully mechanical)	2x 1.5V LR44 alkaline or 2x 1.55V SR44 silver-oxide, or 1x 3V CR-1/3N lithium
Body & Handling
Dimensions (W×H×D)	170 × 109 × 104 mm	137 × 89 × 51.5 mm
Weight (body)	968 g	505 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	WANDRD ROGUE 6L Sling V2 Fits body only · View at WANDRD	Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 20 V2 Fits body only · View at B&H Photo Video

Sources

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'”

official · X-700 specifications: Minolta X-700 official instruction manual, "Technical Details" specifications page (hosted on ManualsLib) · accessed 2026-07-10

“51.5 x 89 x 137mm (2 x 3-1/2 x 5-3/8 in.), 505g (17-13/16 oz.) without lens and/or power cells”

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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