Period correct Hasselblad lens cap

[Elmarc]

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
Mar

 

[Sirius Glass]

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]

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

 

[RezaLoghme]

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

 

[Sirius Glass]

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]

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]

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.