Hasselblad 2003FCW

Hasselblad · Hasselblad V mount · 2¼×2¼ in (6×6 cm nominal) on 120; 2¼×1⅝ in (6×4.5) and 1⅝×1⅝ in (4×4 cm) superslides with the A16 and A16S magazines; 220 via the A24, 70 mm perforated long rolls via the Magazine 70, sheet film and Polaroid film with other magazines (August 1988 sales brochure, specification panel). · 1988

Also known as: Hasselblad 2003FCW · Hasselblad 2003 FCW · Hasselblad 2003-FCW · Hasselblad 2003fcw · 2003FCW · 2003 FCW · ハッセルブラッド 2003FCW · Hasselblad 2003FCW body · Hasselblad 2003FCW Planar F

Variants & identification

Variant	Mount	Years	Serial ranges	Production
2003FCW, chrome	Hasselblad V	1988–1991	Two-letter year code followed by digits — RR = 1988, RE = 1989, ES = 1990, EV = 1991 (VHPICTURES, Hasselblad Historical); from 1990 a two-digit product prefix precedes the letters. No numeric block for the model is published	No factory figure is published by any source consulted; a dealer description (Kamerastore) says 'only about 2000 were assembled between 1988 and 1990' for both finishes together, without naming its source
2003FCW, black	Hasselblad V	1988–1991	Same letter-coded sequence as the chrome body; no separate block is published	No split between finishes is published

Years are Hasselblad Historical's 1988–1991, matched by English and German Wikipedia and Emulsive; camera-wiki's model list and Kamerastore end the run in 1990, and Japanese Wikipedia ties the discontinuation to the 205TCC's launch being decided (1991). The 1991 U.S. product catalog (93562) no longer lists the body but still sells the F lenses 'for the Hasselblad 2003FCW' and the crank 44075 for it.

How to tell them apart (expand)

'2003FCW' on the front plate beside the shutter-speed ring; the FC, FC/M and FCW are each labelled as such
Rubber grip-pad on the left-hand side of the shell — the one external addition of 1988 (manual: 'the rubber grip-pad on the left hand side of the camera body')
No camera status signal below the right-hand strap lug — 'The 2003FCW has no status indicator' (1988 manual); the 2000FCW shows white/red there
Palpas light-absorbing coating inside the body and mirror chamber, which Emulsive says is 'slightly more resilient to ageing but still crazes given time'
Acute-Matte screen 42165 as delivered (an FCW can carry one as a retrofit, so the screen alone does not identify the body)
Detachable Rapid-winding crank 2 (44075) with red alignment indexes and a latch at its rear; mirror-mode selector (0 / 1 / 2) and winder bayonet beneath it; pre-release latch under the crank with an engraved sign 'to show the operation'
Shutter-speed ring around the bayonet with B, 1–2000 and C, red 1/90 mark, lock lever (L / O) on the camera's left side; battery cassette for a 6 V PX-28 in the base; ¼ in tripod socket in the quick-coupling plate (⅜ in socket available from the distributor)
Titanium first curtain that retracts out of the film opening as the magazine comes off; if the camera is released before the back is removed the second curtain stays exposed (manual warning)

2003FCW, chrome:

Satin-chrome trim with black leatherette; '2003FCW' on the plate beside the body shutter-speed ring
Product number 10318; supplied with Rapid-winding crank 2 (44075), chrome focusing hood 42315, Acute-Matte focusing screen 42165, neck strap 49018, front cover 51438 and rear cover 51063 (1989 product catalog)
Black rubber grip-pad on the left-hand side of the shell, below the strap lug — the 2000FCW's shell is plain leatherette there
No camera status (film-signal) window on the right-hand side; the 2000FCW carries one below its strap lug

2003FCW, black:

Black-trim body; product number 10334, 'supplied with the same equipment as the 10318 above, but with the black-trim version of the focusing hood 42323' (1989 product catalog)
Otherwise identical to the chrome body — same rubber grip-pad, Palpas interior, Acute-Matte screen and detachable crank

2003FCW, chrome: The standard body. The August 1988 brochure gives 1 lb 9 oz (712 g) for the body alone; the 1989 product catalog gives 1 lb 11 oz (750 g) — see `disputed`. It replaced the chrome 2000FCW, product 10317, which the same catalog names as the model superseded. No U.S. list price for either finish has been located.
2003FCW, black: Listed beside the chrome body in the 1988 brochure ("Chrome (product no. 10318) or black (product no. 10334)") and the 1989 catalog, so black was a catalogue option from the start. The brochure cover camera is a black body with the Planar F 110 mm f/2 and a meter prism. It replaced the black 2000FCW, product 10333.

Serial-range notes

RR…, RE…, ES…, EV… (1988–1991): Body and magazine serials carry the year in their first two letters via VHPICTURES (V=1 H=2 P=3 I=4 C=5 T=6 U=7 R=8 E=9 S=0), as Q.G. de Bakker explains on Hasselblad Historical: RR = 88, RE = 89, ES = 90, EV = 91. "From 1990 onward, a numerical prefix was added to the code, designating the type of product", so a late body reads two digits, two letters, then the serial. The third-letter F of 1977 does not appear on these cameras.
Winder 44067 — separate serial: The winder carries its own serial and year code on the mating surface — Hasselblad Historical illustrates one reading RT (1986). A winder sold with a 2003FCW may predate it.
Zeiss lens date codes: F and CF lenses carry the red-ink Zeiss date stamp inside the rear mount: from 1980 two reversed year digits and a month letter (A = January), so "88C" is March 1988; pre-1980 lenses use YY(Y)MM digits with year = code + 1957.

Specifications

Format: 2¼×2¼ in (6×6 cm nominal) on 120; 2¼×1⅝ in (6×4.5) and 1⅝×1⅝ in (4×4 cm) superslides with the A16 and A16S magazines; 220 via the A24, 70 mm perforated long rolls via the Magazine 70, sheet film and Polaroid film with other magazines (August 1988 sales brochure, specification panel). · 12 on 120 (A12); 16 at 6×4.5 (A16); 24 on 220 (A24); long rolls on 70 mm exposures
Finder: waist-level, interchangeable (prism and meter-prism finders available)
Shutter: horizontal focal-plane shutter with electronically timed titanium-foil curtains; the first curtain retracts automatically when the magazine is removed; 6 V PX-28 battery 'good for 20,000 exposures' (1988 brochure) · B, 1 s–1/2000 on the body ring, with an unmarked click-stop between every engraved speed — 'shutter speeds in whole and half steps' (1989 catalog); the 1/90 s half-stop is marked in red; 1 s–60 s with the shutter speed multiplier accessory; with the ring at C a C or CF lens's leaf shutter gives B, 1 s–1/500 with no battery in the camera · flash sync X at 1/90 s and slower through the body's PC terminal — 'at faster speeds the synchronization is disabled to prevent the flash from firing' (1988 manual); all speeds to 1/500 through the leaf shutter of a C or CF lens · no self-timer
Film advance: Detachable Rapid-winding crank 2 (44075) — one turn advances the film, cocks the shutter and lens and resets the mirror; the double-exposure button in the crank hub doubles as the mirror-mode indicator; the crank lifts off a bayonet to take the Winder 44067. 'This is standard equipment on the 2003FCW and 2000FCW, but does not fit the older models in the 2000 series with permanently attached crank' (1989 catalog)
Back: interchangeable magazines — A12, A16, A24, Magazine 70 (each in chrome or black), Magazine 100 for Polaroid film, sheet-film adapter 41017; the manual warns that the Polaroid Magazine 80's projecting glass plate 'will destroy the focal plane shutter'
Meter: none in body; PME 3 meter prism finder. The selenium Knob with exposure meter 54011 is catalogued for the 503CX and 500C/M crank fitting only
Motor drive: Winder 44067 (Winder 2000FCW / Winder F); Winder TCC 44069 'with certain limitations' after 1991 — "A separate motorized unit for the 2003FCW and 2000FCW camera", attached in place of the crank without extra connections, 1.3 frames per second; "the winder's 6 volt motor is powered by 5 rechargeable nickel-cadmium for about 1,000 exposures or 5 standard penlight (AA) alkaline batteries for about 4,000 exposures. The winder automatically resets the focal plane shutter after it has been retracted when changing a magazine" (1989 catalog, p. 19). The 1991 and 1992/93 catalogs record that "Hasselblad winder 44067 for 2003FCW and 2000FCW cameras has been discontinued. Winder 44069 may be used with these models, but with certain limitations" — the limitations are not spelled out. Japanese Wikipedia singles out remote, tripod-mounted high-speed sequences of wildlife as the winder's selling point.
Weight: 712 g
Dimensions: 204 L × 114 W × 107 H with 110 mm Planar F and A12 magazine (1988 brochure: 8 1/16 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/4 in) mm
Country: Sweden
Accessories: Winder 44067 (Winder F), 1.3 frames/s, five AA or NiCd cells; discontinued by the 1991 catalog, with the Winder TCC 44069 usable 'with certain limitations' · Rapid-winding crank 2 (44075), standard; forum reports say the later crank 44086 also fits · Shutter speed multiplier — to 60 s, fitted in place of the battery cassette · Magazines A12, A16, A24 and 70 in chrome or black, Magazine 100 for Polaroid film, sheet film adapter 41017 (1989 catalog); not the Polaroid Magazine 80 · Meter prism finder PME 3, prism viewfinder PM, reflex viewfinder RM-2, magnifying hood; screens 42165 Acute-Matte (standard), 42226 bright-matte, 42188 split-image, 42218 grid/split-image, 42250 checked, 42200 plain glass · F lenses catalogued for it in 1989: 20427 Distagon F 50/2.8 FLE, 20419 Planar F 110/2, 20435 Sonnar F 150/2.8, 20478 Tele-Tessar F 250/4, 20486 Tele-Tessar F 350/4 — the Planar F 80/2.8 of the 1985–86 catalog is no longer listed; 14 CF lenses from the 30 mm F-Distagon to the 500 mm Tele-Apotessar, Variogon CF 140–280, Mutar 2× 20303 · Extension tubes 16, 32, 56 and variable 64–85, automatic bellows 40517; 'Extension tube 8 cannot be directly connected to the 2003FCW camera body or to older 2000 models' (1989 catalog) · Lens mount adapter 40037 for microscope and special lenses — 'the focal plane shutter in the Hasselblad 2000 models can be used' · Flashgun bracket 1 (45072), tripod quick-coupling 45129, quick-focusing handle 51700, spirit level 43117 and adjustable flash-shoe 43125 on the accessory rail

"Fast-folding, all-steel focusing hood with 5X magnifying lens interchangeable to match the photographer's eyesight. Instantly interchangeable with 45° or 90° prism viewfinders" (1988 brochure). The Acute-Matte screen 42165, "designed by MINOLTA", is standard equipment for the first time on a 2000-series body; the 1989 catalog describes it as "7.5 million lens-like elements spread evenly over the screen and 22 Fresnel lines per mm". Other screens: micro prism, split-image rangefinder, checked, plain glass. The catalog repeats the 2000FCW claim that "the camera's mirror is non-vignetting regardless of the focal length".

Where sources disagree

Last

1991 — Hasselblad Historical model table ('1988-1991 2003 FCW'), English and German Wikipedia, Emulsive's specification table
1990 — camera-wiki's Hasselblad model list ('2003FCW [1988 - 1990]'), Kamerastore ('assembled between 1988 and 1990')
1994 — Vintage Technology Archive, an outlier no other source supports

Better supported: 1991, with production very likely tailing off in 1990: the body is absent from the 1991 U.S. product catalog while its lenses and crank are still sold, and Japanese Wikipedia says it was discontinued once the 205TCC's launch was decided

Weight (grams)

712 g (1 lb 9 oz) body alone — August 1988 sales brochure, specification panel
750 g (1 lb 11 oz) body — 1989 product catalog, p. 2
613 g body only — Kamerastore product page, evidently without crank, hood or screen

Better supported: 712 g, the figure on Hasselblad's own model-specific brochure; the 730 g the 1985–86 catalog gave the 2000FCW sits between the two factory figures

Self timer

None: the 1988 instruction manual's parts diagram and contents list no self-timer, and it says a C lens's self-timer 'can be used, but requires a lockable cable release' in C-mode only
'If you have a 2003FCW, you will also find a self-timer switch located here' (right side of the body) — Emulsive

Better supported: The factory manual; a photo.net thread titled 'Is there a self timer for Hasselblad 2003FCW' suggests owners found none

Motor drive (battery life)

About 1,000 exposures on five NiCd cells, about 4,000 on five AA alkaline — 1989 product catalog
'One battery charge is sufficient for about 1000 exposures' — 1988 instruction manual (NiCd only)

Better supported: The two agree on NiCd; the alkaline figure appears only in the catalog

Production

'Only about 2000 were assembled between 1988 and 1990' — Kamerastore product pages, source unnamed
No figure — Hasselblad Historical, camera-wiki, Wikipedia in three languages, Emulsive, Nakamura

A single unattributed dealer figure; Nordin's compendia, which Hasselblad Historical points to for production data, were not consulted directly

What reviewers say

Karen Nakamura, photoethnography.com (blog) — The 2000FCW and 2003FCW are "the most reliable cameras in the 2000 series (and the only ones that Hasselblad will still repair) and the only models you should seriously consider buying. Otherwise, get a 200 series."
EM, Emulsive (blog) — Written around a 2000FCW but covering the whole series: the 2003FCW's Palpas interior is "slightly more resilient to ageing but still 'crazes' given time"; any version with a sound shutter under about US$350 is worth taking, with the warning that most service centres no longer support these bodies.
That Bearded Guy Photography (O. Persson) (video) — A landscape vlog shooting the 2003 FCW in the first snow of the season — field handling of the body and its F lenses on a tripod rather than a specification review.
That Bearded Guy Photography (O. Persson) (video) — The same photographer's woodland vlog with the 2003 FCW, the second of two field outings recorded with the camera.
Safelight Berlin (video) — A short film-photography clip of the 2003FCW in use in Berlin, 2023 — a look at the body being loaded and fired rather than an assessment.

History

Why this camera matters

The last titanium-shutter Hasselblad and the end of the 2000 series that began in 1977. Its 1988 changes — Palpas anti-reflection coating, the Minolta-designed Acute-Matte screen, a rubber grip — were the same package Hasselblad applied that year to the 503CX, 553ELX and 903SWC, so the 2003FCW is the focal-plane member of a single system refresh rather than a new design. Hasselblad's own 1989 sales brochure calls it "the most versatile Hasselblad" and the 1988 manual "the flagship of the Hasselblad camera line"; three years later the 205TCC with cloth curtains and a built-in meter replaced it. Japanese Wikipedia records the collector's paradox that the FCW it superseded stayed the more sought-after body, because everything the 2003 added could be retrofitted and the one thing it removed — the camera status signal — could not.

The 2003FCW is the fourth and last of Hasselblad’s titanium-shutter bodies, and the one whose changes were shared with the rest of the line. Hasselblad’s 1989 product catalog opens with “four new cameras… complete with new model numbers” — the 503CX, 553ELX, 2003FCW and 903SWC — and says the 2003FCW “replaces the 2000FCW. It has an electronically controlled focal plane shutter with speeds up to 1/2000 s and the new Acute-Matte focusing screen. The inside surfaces of the camera are coated with light-absorbing Palpas material.” Hasselblad Historical’s model table compresses the year into ”+ Winder Connection. New Palpas coating in the body to reduce flare” and dates the camera 1988–1991; the August 1988 U.S. brochure and the 1988-copyright manual confirm the launch year, and Emulsive notes that Palpas went onto the 503CX, 553ELX and 903SWC at the same time. Nothing in the mechanism was new: the 1988 manual’s account of shutter, mirror programs, curtain retraction and C-mode reads like the 2000FCW’s.

The additions are three, and the manual’s introduction lists them: “the new high brilliancy, high resolution Acute-Matte focusing screen”, a body “highly improved against internal reflections through the use of the new ‘Palpas’ anti-reflection coating”, and “the rubber grip-pad on the left hand side of the camera body”. The screen, product 42165, is credited to Minolta in every Hasselblad document of the period. The 1989 catalog also advertises “shutter speeds in whole and half steps” — the manual explains that “between each indicated speed is an unmarked click-stop”, 1/90 s marked in red as the flash limit. Whether the half-stops were newly calibrated or merely newly advertised no source settles; the 2000FCW sales manual had already counted “23 different shutter speeds”.

One thing was taken away. The manual’s parts list notes “The 2003FCW has no status indicator”, and a page headed “The 2000FCW: Camera signal” explains the white/red window under the older body’s strap lug before telling 2003 owners that the magazine’s own signal must serve instead. Japanese Wikipedia draws the consequence: because Palpas, the rubber grip and an Acute-Matte screen could all be fitted to a 2000FCW at service and the signal could not be added to a 2003FCW, the FCW “remained more popular and the 2003FCW was bought by photographers who could not obtain a 2000FCW”.

Two bodies were catalogued, chrome 10318 and black 10334, each with Rapid-winding crank 2 (44075), hood, Acute-Matte screen, strap and covers, replacing the 2000FCW’s 10317 and 10333. The brochure’s specification panel gives 712 g for the body; the 1989 catalog gives 750 g, and both factory figures sit in disputed. The brochure counts “5 large aperture Zeiss F lenses” — the Distagon 50/2.8 FLE, Planar 110/2, Sonnar 150/2.8 and Tele-Tessars 250/4 and 350/4, the Planar F 80/2.8 of the 1985–86 catalog having gone — plus 14 CF lenses, the Schneider Variogon and the Mutar 2×. The Winder 44067 runs at 1.3 frames per second and “automatically resets the focal plane shutter after it has been retracted when changing a magazine” (1989 catalog). No list price for either body has been located.

The end came with the 205TCC. Japanese Wikipedia says the 2003FCW was discontinued once the 205TCC’s launch had been decided; Hasselblad’s 1991 catalog has no page for the body but still lists the F lenses “for the Hasselblad 2003FCW”, warns they “will be successively discontinued”, and records that the winder 44067 “has been discontinued” with the Winder TCC usable “with certain limitations”. Hasselblad Historical closes the run in 1991, camera-wiki in 1990. By 2013 Hasselblad USA was telling a Flickr group it no longer serviced “pre 200 series bodies”, and Karen Nakamura’s verdict — that the FCW and 2003FCW are the only 2000-series cameras worth buying, “otherwise, get a 200 series” — is the one later writers repeat.

Dating is by the two-letter code (RR = 1988, RE = 1989, ES = 1990, EV = 1991), with a two-digit product prefix ahead of the letters from 1990. Open questions: the production total, for which the only figure is a dealer’s unattributed “about 2000”; a list price in any currency; whether the half-stop calibration was a real change of 1988; whether Emulsive’s “self-timer switch” exists on any 2003FCW, since the factory manual has none; what the Winder TCC’s “certain limitations” were; and when the Planar F 80/2.8 was withdrawn. Nordin’s compendia presumably answer the first and have not been consulted here.

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[Top NEUWERTIG] Hasselblad WINDER F für 2000/2003 FCW aus JAPAN — €258.92 · eBay
HASSELBLAD 2003 FCW, 80 mm f/2.8 Zeiss Planar, A12, Acute Matte, Winder — €2,199.00 · eBay
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