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Hasselblad 500C/M vs Pentax 6×7 / 67
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 500C/M leads at 968 g vs the Pentax 6x7's 1760 g.
- Format: 500C/M has 120 (6×6); Pentax 6x7 has 120 (6×7).
- Lens mount: 500C/M has Hasselblad V-system bayonet mount; Pentax 6x7 has Pentax smc67 bayonet mount (internal and external bayonets).
500C/M Hasselblad V mount | Pentax 6x7 Pentax 6x7 mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Medium-format SLR | Medium-format SLR |
| Format | 120 (6×6) | 120 (6×7) |
| Lens mount | Hasselblad V-system bayonet mount | Pentax smc67 bayonet mount (internal and external bayonets) |
| Released | 1970–1994 | 1969–1989 (original 6×7, pre-"67" rename) |
| Film camera | ||
| Film format | 120 (6×6) | 120 (6×7) |
| Metering | none (no built-in meter; waist-level finder has no metering capability) | none built-in (optional TTL metering pentaprism finder) |
| Shutter | In-lens Synchro-Compur/Prontor leaf shutter (per-lens, not body) | Mechanical horizontal cloth focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speeds | 1 sec – 1/500 sec, B | 1 sec – 1/1000 sec, X-sync 1/30 sec |
| Battery | none (fully mechanical) | none required for the mechanical shutter itself (4x LR44/SR44 or 1x 4SR44 battery only needed if the optional TTL metering finder is fitted) |
| Body & Handling | ||
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 170 × 109 × 104 mm | 177 × 152 × 91 mm |
| Weight (body) | 968 g | 1760 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 | WANDRD Essential Camera Cube (for PRVKE 21) Fits body only · View at WANDRD |
Sources
500C/M dimensions carry low confidence (archived-source caveat on its fit page).
Pentax 6x7 dimensions carry medium confidence (archived-source caveat on its fit page).
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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