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Hasselblad 500C/M vs Nikon FM2n

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 FM2n leads at 540 g vs the 500C/M's 968 g.
Type: 500C/M has Medium-format SLR; FM2n has 35mm SLR.
Format: 500C/M has 120 (6×6); FM2n has 35mm.

	500C/M Hasselblad V mount	FM2n 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	1984-2001
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)	Mechanical, titanium vertical-travel focal-plane, manual exposure only
Shutter speeds	1 sec – 1/500 sec, B	Mechanical 1/4000 to 1 second plus B; FM2n raised flash sync to 1/250 sec vs 1/200 on the original FM2
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	142.5 × 90 × 60 mm
Weight (body)	968 g	540 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 · FM2n specifications: Nikon official spec page (imaging.nikon.com, archived 2018) — page titled "Nikon FM2"; body chassis/dimensions are shared with the New FM2 (FM2n) · accessed 2026-07-10

“Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 142.5 x 90 x 60mm (5.6 x 3.5 x 2.4 in.) / Weight (body only without batteries) Approx. 540g (19 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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