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Hasselblad 500C/M vs Nikon F3

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 F3 leads at 715 g vs the 500C/M's 968 g.
Type: 500C/M has Medium-format SLR; F3 has 35mm SLR.
Format: 500C/M has 120 (6×6); F3 has 35mm.

	500C/M Hasselblad V mount	F3 Nikon F
Overview
Type	Medium-format SLR	35mm SLR
Format	120 (6×6)	35mm
Lens mount	Hasselblad V-system bayonet mount	Nikon F
Released	1970–1994	1980-2000
Film camera
Film format	120 (6×6)	35mm
Metering	none (no built-in meter; waist-level finder has no metering capability)	Center-weighted TTL full-aperture metering, EV 1 to 18 at ISO 100 with f/1.4 lens
Shutter	In-lens Synchro-Compur/Prontor leaf shutter (per-lens, not body)	Electronically governed, titanium vertical-travel focal-plane (Aperture-Priority Auto + Manual)
Shutter speeds	1 sec – 1/500 sec, B	Stepless 1/2000-8 sec on Auto; quartz-timed 1/2000-1/8 sec on Manual, plus X (1/80), M60 mechanical (1/60), B, T
Battery	none (fully mechanical)	1x 3V CR1/3N lithium, or 2x 1.55V SR44 silver-oxide, or 2x 1.5V LR44 alkaline
Body & Handling
Dimensions (W×H×D)	170 × 109 × 104 mm	148.5 × 96.5 × 65.5 mm
Weight (body)	968 g	715 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 · F3 specifications: Nikon official spec page (imaging.nikon.com, archived 2018) · accessed 2026-07-10

“Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 148.5 x 96.5 x 65.5mm (5.8 x 4.0 x 2.6 in.) / Weight (body only without batteries) Approx. 715g (25.2 oz.)”

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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