Victor Hasselblad
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Victor Hasselblad was a Swedish
inventor and photographer, known for inventing the Hasselblad
6x6 cm medium format camera.
In 1940 Swedish Air Force officers requested Hasselblad to construct a camera that rivalled the one found in a German
reconnaissance
aircraft shot down over Sweden. Hasselblad founded the Victor Hasselblad AB
company in 1941 to produce cameras for the Swedish Air Force
.
Hasselblad was famous for always trying out Hasselblad AB's new camera models by photographing birds. For example Hasselblad 2000 was tried a week at Nidingen, the only place in Sweden where the Black-legged Kittiwake
nests.
By 1948, the company introduced the first civilian Hasselblad camera, the 1600F, in New York City
. Over time, Hasselblad has become a standard camera for many professional photographers.
On his death, Hasselblad willed, SEK 78 million (USD $8 million) to the Erna and Victor Hasselblad Foundation.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
inventor and photographer, known for inventing the Hasselblad
Hasselblad
Victor Hasselblad AB is a Swedish manufacturer of medium-format cameras and photographic equipment based in Gothenburg, Sweden.The company is best known for the medium-format cameras it has produced since World War II....
6x6 cm medium format camera.
In 1940 Swedish Air Force officers requested Hasselblad to construct a camera that rivalled the one found in a German
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
reconnaissance
Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about enemy forces or features of the environment....
aircraft shot down over Sweden. Hasselblad founded the Victor Hasselblad AB
Hasselblad
Victor Hasselblad AB is a Swedish manufacturer of medium-format cameras and photographic equipment based in Gothenburg, Sweden.The company is best known for the medium-format cameras it has produced since World War II....
company in 1941 to produce cameras for the Swedish Air Force
Swedish Air Force
The Swedish Air Force is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.-History:The Swedish Air Force was created on July 1, 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the escalating international tension during the 1930s the Air Force was reorganized and expanded...
.
Hasselblad was famous for always trying out Hasselblad AB's new camera models by photographing birds. For example Hasselblad 2000 was tried a week at Nidingen, the only place in Sweden where the Black-legged Kittiwake
Black-legged Kittiwake
The Black-legged Kittiwake is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae.This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 as Larus tridactylus....
nests.
By 1948, the company introduced the first civilian Hasselblad camera, the 1600F, in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Over time, Hasselblad has become a standard camera for many professional photographers.
On his death, Hasselblad willed, SEK 78 million (USD $8 million) to the Erna and Victor Hasselblad Foundation.