Hasselblad XPan II 35mm Panoramic System Kit includes the following:
XPan II 35mm Panorama Kit w/45mm f/4.0 lens, lens shade, strap, batteries (2 - CR-2), spirit level and quick coupling plate front protection cap.
Sometimes your world doesn’t fit in the frame. Sometimes you want to think a bit outside the box. So for all those times when you need a little something extra, Hasselblad presents the Hasselblad X System and the new XPan II – the world’s only truly dual-format 35 mm camera system.
The XPan II is a unique camera that takes great 35 mm shots with the famous Hasselblad quality and full, medium format panorama pictures on the same roll of 35 mm film. And when we say the XPan II’s panorama shots have medium format quality, we mean medium format size as well, with an image width equal to that of shots produced by a 6x7 medium format camera.
With the introduction of XPan II the camera is further improved to make it simpler to operate yet even more advanced for different customer preferences.
Building upon the success of the original XPan, The unique dual format XPan II produces high quality panorama or standard format images on regular 35 mm film. Every exposure uses the full width of the film, producing panorama shots with an image width equal to those produced by a 6x7 medium format camera. The two formats can be mixed in any order on the same roll of film.
The 24x65 mm panorama format, together with the high quality XPan lenses (focal lengths 30 mm, 45 mm (standard lens) and 90 mm) brings medium format image quality to 35 mm film.
The XPan II features a wide range of convenient, user-friendly features such as automated film loading film transport, TTL exposure metering, and single or continuous exposure. The shutter release can be triggered by button, mechanically, via a dedicated electrical remote cable, or self-timer. And being a rangefinder camera, the Xpan II is very silent in operation.
Switching between formats is easily done with the simple twist of a knob. When changing format the camera automatically adjusts the film position to assure consistent film spacing and to avoid film waste.
A bright viewfinder and coupled rangefinder ensures optimal viewing and focusing. Viewfinder framing is adjusted automatically according to the focal length of the lens and the chosen format. The viewfinder also has an integral LCD display showing shutter speed and exposure information. The 30 mm lens is supplied with a separate viewfinder attached to the camera accessory shoe.
The XPan II is almost as simple to use as a point and shoot 35 mm camera while still being – when you choose it to be – a highly flexible and sophisticated professional tool. A number of features can be easily programmed using the settings on the LCD panel on the rear of the camera. Film speed, exposure compensation, auto bracketing, multi exposure, flash sync mode, self timer delay and film return spooling mode can all be set to customized user preferences.
Technical Information:
Dual-format – 24x65 mm and 24x36 mm
Integral viewfinder LCD
Shutter speeds from 8 s to 1/1000 s and B (max 540 s)
Frame rate 1.2 (0.9) frames per second for 24x36 mm (24x65 mm) format
Flash sync speed up to 1/125 s
Aperture priority center-weighted TTL metering system
Auto-bracketing
Improvements relative to original XPan
LCD display in the viewfinder showing shutter speed and exposure information
Multi exposure (up to 9 exposures)
Self-timer delay 2 or 10 s
B-time 540 s
Improved IR film performance
Flash sync at the beginning or end of exposure
Rewind of film with option to leave a film tip out of the cassette
Lens shade for 45 and 90 mm lenses with locking device
Diopter lens with locking system
Optional Electrical remote release cord available (not included)
