Why was the Hasselblad 903/905 named so?

vivizen

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Among the Hasselblad V series cameras, the rationale behind the naming of the camera bodies seems to have been based on the maximum shutter speed. For example, the 500/501/503 had 1/500th (leaf) shutter, while the 200/2000 series had 1/2000th, and even the older 1000/1600 series had a 1/1000th speed.

The one exception to this rule seems to be the super-wide SWC series, named 903 and 905. (And since yesterday, the 907X) Does anyone know what the rationale behind that nomenclature is?
 

Chan Tran

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My guess is that the angle of view is 90 degrees. Other hasselblad can't have that wide an angle of view.
 
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