A concise tabulated history of Hasselblad camera models

See also: "Hasselblad Compendium" or "Hasselblad System Compendium", both by Richard Nordin.

	Hasselblad Compendium Richard Nordin Cloak Hill Communication, 2011 ISBN 978-0-9869188-0-3
Hasselblad System Compendium Richard Nordin Hove Books, 1998 ISBN 1-897802-10-2

The rear 'interface' of all V-System cameras (with only a few exceptions - see below) is the same.
As a result, digital backs that can be used on one V-System camera can be used on all (!) other V-System cameras as well. Regardless of model and age.
A digital back that will work with, for instance, the latest 503 CW, will also work when combined with the oldest 500 C you can find.

Focal plane shutter models will need to be used in C-mode, using the leaf shutter in C, CF or CFi/CFE lenses. As a result, digital backs cannot be used with 1600 F and 1000 F models.

The other exceptions are the 555 ELD, modified 203 FE and 205 FCC cameras, and the 202 FA.

The 555 ELD has electrical contacts on its rear interface that can be used to transmit signals to a digital back. These signals are used to synchronize the back to the camera's release cycle, removing the need for a cable running from the lens' flash synchronization contact to the back.
This of course only works with backs that are designed to make use of these contacts and the information they transmit. Backs that do not can be used on a 555 ELD the same as they would on any other V-System camera. Backs that do will very probably work on any other V-System camera too, using a cable to synchronize back and shutter instead. Consult a back's specifications as supplied by its manufacturer for details.

The 203 FE and 205 FCC cameras also have electrical contacts on their back plate. These are used to transmit the film's ISO value, set on the film back, to the metering electronics inside the camera.
These cameras can be modified, changing the function of these contacts to that of the contacts found on the 555 ELD.
After this modification, these cameras still need to be used in C-mode and with leaf shutter lenses when most digital backs are to be used. The Hasselblad CFV and CFV2 backs will then even allow use of shutterless F and FE lenses.
When film backs are to be used on these modified cameras, the ISO value of the film in use has to be set manually on the camera, using the program-mode.

The 202 FA, though having the same contacts, lacks a C-mode, and the use of digital backs would be restricted to shutterspeeds of 1/90 and slower, making the 202 FA unsuited for use with digital backs.