Hasselblad
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Hasselblad is a Swedish manufacturer of medium-format cameras, long regarded as among the finest in the world.
The name is synonymous with high-end professional photography—Hasselblad cameras documented the Apollo moon landings.
Today the brand represents premium image quality: She shoots with a Hasselblad.
The name often appears as shorthand for the cameras themselves.
Mid-sized film photography
- cameraImage capturing device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- viewfinderCamera's composition window
- shutterHinged window covering
tripod · bellows · magazine · prism · aperture · exposure · body · sensor
Of a Nordic kingdom
- GothenburgSwedish coastal metropolis
- 1941Early forties year
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
legacy · iconic · classic · analog · mechanical · hand-built · reliability · durability
Federal space exploration bureau
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
- orbitalRevolving around another
silver · modified · moonwalk · historic · documentation · 1969
Artistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
commercial · fine-art · wedding · product · still-life · architectural · resolution · sharpness
Expensive nonessential comfort
- premiumAdded cost for better
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
prestige · aspirational · workhorse · rental · commission · client · assignment · gallery
medium-format
Mid-sized film photography
- cameraImage capturing device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- viewfinderCamera's composition window
shutter · tripod · bellows · magazine · prism · aperture · exposure · body · sensor · interchangeable
Swedish
Of a Nordic kingdom
- GothenburgSwedish coastal metropolis
- 1941Early forties year
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
precision · legacy · iconic · classic · analog · mechanical · hand-built · reliability · durability · timeless
NASA
Federal space exploration bureau
orbital · silver · modified · moonwalk · historic · documentation · 1969
portrait
Artistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- fashionCurrent popular trend
editorial · commercial · fine-art · wedding · product · still-life · architectural · resolution · sharpness · detail
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
- premiumAdded cost for better
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
advertising · prestige · aspirational · workhorse · rental · commission · client · assignment · gallery
- camerasdigital camera, video camera, DSLR, single-lens reflex, action camera
- high-end camerasLeica, Phase One, medium format, full frame, large format
- optics brandsNikon, Canon, Zeiss, Leica, Sigma
- Southern SwedenMalmo, Danish heritage, flat landscape, rapeseed, fields
Hasselbladpocket camera
Small portable photography device
smartphone camera · webcam · compact camera · point-and-shoot · action camera
HasselbladInstagram filter
Image-altering app feature
spray and pray · snapshot · selfie camera · quick snap · selfie