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Hasselblad 1600F

The Hasselblad 1600F is a 6×6 medium format single-lens reflex introduced in 1948 as Victor Hasselblad's first civilian camera, named for its top shutter speed of 1/1600 second. It used a stainless-steel focal-plane shutter and interchangeable film magazines, establishing the modular V-system architecture that later 500-series Hasselblads inherited. When new it was positioned as a precision professional tool, and today it is collected as the starting point of the Hasselblad medium-format line.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the 1600F span roughly £260 to £5,000, with a median around £1,100 — a wide spread that reflects how much condition, completeness and originality drive value at saleroom level. Recent results in 2024 included £480, £650 and £2,600, so as of 2026 a tidy working example with an early Kodak Ektar or Zeiss Opton lens typically sells for several hundred to low four figures, while exceptional outfits with original boxes and matching magazines push toward the top of the range. Buyers should remember these are wholesale hammer figures and dealer retail for a fully serviced example is usually higher.

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Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source
Oct 2024 £650 Harper Field Auctions
Jun 2024 EUR 2,600 Leitz Auction
Apr 2024 £480 Special Auction Services
Apr 2023 £438 Flints Auctions
Nov 2021 £260 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 EUR 380 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 £521 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £1,364 Flints Auctions
Jun 2020 EUR 2,600 Leitz Auction
Nov 2018 EUR 600 Leitz Auction
Jun 2017 EUR 1,600 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 900 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 1,001 Leitz Auction
Jun 2015 EUR 1,100 Leitz Auction
May 2013 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
May 2013 EUR 5,000 Leitz Auction
Dec 2010 EUR 5,000 Leitz Auction
May 2010 EUR 3,600 Leitz Auction
Dec 2009 EUR 1,100 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 850 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 1,300 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 600 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Jun 2007 £384 Christie's
Nov 2006 EUR 5,000 Leitz Auction
May 2004 EUR 1,094 Leitz Auction
May 2004 £776 Christie's
Nov 2003 EUR 1,719 Leitz Auction
Nov 2002 EUR 1,250 Leitz Auction
Jul 2001 £763 Christie's
Sep 1999 £1,265 Christie's
Nov 1998 £517 Christie's
Jan 1998 £747 Christie's

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