Hasselblad's CF standard lens — the T*-coated Zeiss Planar CF 80mm f/2.8, the normal lens of the V system.
The Carl Zeiss Planar CF 80mm f/2.8 is the CF-generation standard lens of the Hasselblad V system, with the Prontor CF leaf shutter and the black rubber-ringed barrel introduced in the 1980s. It is the normal lens that came with many 500-series kits of that era and is one of the most widely owned Hasselblad lenses, carrying the T* multicoating of the CF line.
This is a manual-focus Hasselblad V lens with a built-in leaf shutter, the CF design providing separate aperture and shutter rings and an F setting for focal-plane-shutter bodies. Its maximum aperture is f/2.8 and it covers the 6x6 frame as a Planar double-Gauss normal lens. The T* coating improves flare resistance and contrast over the older single-coated C version of the same optic.
The 80mm Planar gives the natural perspective and balanced, low-distortion rendering that made it the default V-system lens, with smooth tonal gradation that suits portraits and holds up for general, landscape and documentary use. Its out-of-focus areas are calm rather than swirly, and the T* coating adds contrast in mixed light, which is why it stayed the standard normal lens through the CF era and into the CFi update.
The CF 80mm is common used and reasonably priced, making it a frequent first V lens. Confirm the CF leaf shutter runs cleanly at all speeds and that the C/F selector works, then check the glass for haze, fungus and separation and the T* coating for cleaning marks. Verify the focus helicoid and aperture ring move smoothly and the blades are dry; hesitation at slow speeds indicates a shutter service is due.