Period correct Hasselblad lens cap

Elmarc · Feb 2, 2024

Hello all,
Hasselblad manufactured both grey and black B50 lens caps for the Planar 80 2.8. Does anyone know if there is a timeline or if they were made concurrently?
I am guessing the grey was made during the chrome lens era.
Thanks
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Sirius Glass · Feb 2, 2024

Check to see if there is any lens cap information at Hasselblad Historical www.hasselbladhistorical.eu/HS/HSTable.aspx My Hasselblad 500mm C lens came with the gray cap. I will check the serial number to determine when it was made.

Elmarc · Feb 3, 2024

It seems that the black caps were introduced with the advent of the T* lenses.
Thank you for your help

RezaLoghme · May 5, 2024

I fully agree. I have a silver 80mm Planar and it has the grey caps.

Sirius Glass · May 5, 2024

I use the gray Hasselblad lens caps for my 30mm C Fisheye lens and my 500mm C telephone lens so that they have the proper period lens caps.

RezaLoghme · May 5, 2024

You may also want to refer to some period sales brochures, they often included pictures of some of the accessories, and, in Hasselblad's case, their reference numbers.

aoresteen · 2025-10-15T13:17:57-0400

The grey caps were used from 1957 to mid-1974. As lenses became T* coated they were sold with black caps. When I was selling Hasselblad gear in the late1970s you could buy either color cap from a Hasselblad dealer. We stocked both.

Period correct Hasselblad lens cap

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