Troll Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 What's the difference between the original XPAN and the XPAN II? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35mmdelux Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 The xpan II shows the shutter speed and it doesn't have the shutter knob on the front. Thats it, plus more $. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35mmdelux Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I should have added - xpan shows shutter speed in VF. The xpan I shows shutter speed on back door LCD, which is difficult to observe in light. However, for Leica mechanical users this should not present a problem if camera is used in mechanical mode vs AE mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julio_m Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 If someone has any, can they please post X-Pan fotos - ideally of people/candids instead of landscapes ? "People/candid" pictures would give me a more realistic idea of the actual coverage of the lens. And please specify wether 45 or 30mm, full frame or cropped. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35mmdelux Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Better off if you try xpan users site - tons of images. Do a goggle search.. 45mm is all you've ever need. The lens is excellently priced from buyers perspective, while the 30 is a tad expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m__toronto_ Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 i've got a few<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m__toronto_ Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 both 45mm lens. trix<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julio_m Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Thanks Matt - good image (45mm?); where can I see the rest ? Paul A: Before posting I did a search: most of what I came across were landscapes - not people/candids. Do you have any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julio_m Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Beautiful Matt. Thank you again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_p._schorsch Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 The Hasselblad lenses (made by Fuji) that come with this camera are excelent. They have very sharp optics and great saturation. The 30mm is a great lens to have for the real old fashioned panoramics similar to Linhoff that many people are used to. The only downside to this camera is that it is SLOW to use and should be used with a tripod. If your into this kind of photography (like landscape) this is a dream camera. I love mine, but find that I use it less because it is so slow compared to Digital. It's not the camera's fault though. In reality, I am too busy nowadays to have the time that this camera requires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablito_pistola Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I've had mine for 8 years and use it a lot. I never put it on a tripod and find it faster than a Leica because it's got motorized film advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicaglow Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I thought another difference was the XPan II could switch between wide and normal 35mm frames in mid-roll, or am I thinking of another camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Michael, you can do so with the original Xpan, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m__toronto_ Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 i would argue alex's thoughts on the xpan and say that it is an excellent hand held camera. look at the neg space you get in that tiny package. the lenses are f4, so it may not be the greatest 'low light' shooter, but i'd say for street, it's a fine camera to have on one's shoulder all day long. not sure why alex thinks the camera should be used on a tripod either. maybe you can ellaborate on that? enjoy your xpan. look for the 'fuji' model as they are often cheaper than the 'hasselblad' model cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_mason Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Also the XPAN I bled light internally somehow and made IR film unusable (fogged HIE). The XPAN II fixed this problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB_Gallery Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I have a few non-landscape images on this site, you will have to find them: http://www.Kodachromeproject.com The shot of the guy in the truck is with the 45/4, the other two are the 30/5.6. There are also some here in this folder, landscapes though: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=535523 Great camera, I have all three lenses. I wish it were a mechanical shutter though, I want to be using it 20-30 years from now with a stash of Techpan, Adox CMS20, Ilford PanF, etc and have no idea how long the batteries will be available. I got my whole kit with the leather Hassy bag and about $500 in filters in 04 mint for $3,200. It paid for it self in a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_p._schorsch Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Why do I think it should be used on a tripod? I agree you can use it hand held no problem but it is slow. The 45mm lens is f/4 and with such great optics one is tempted to use only high grain slow film to get those really beautiful slides. Therefore it is not the best for fast street shooting. I also use the 30mm lens which is 5.6 and MUST be used with the central spot filter so I am down to f/8 minimum. Also I then must use the external finder which you must really concentrate to not get mixed up. Also there is the problem with the level. Hand held it is easy to take an out of tilt shot. When it is not on the level you muist shave off part of the print to get it back on track and in a pano format sometimes means you taking out huge swaths of film. THEREFORE I find that using a light tripod makes me go slower and get the camera on level, etc. I had some major slip-ups because of switching formats and lenses. Problems like looking into the camera finder when I was supposed to be looking into the external finder and worse - composing the frame in the external finder thinking I was in Pano format when I was in reality in normal format. This last problem because the external finder does not tell you which format you are in. These are the reasons I like to use a tripod with this camera. I use a little Manfrotti adapted with a Really Right Stuff quick change platform which is a really perfect set-up and I love it. With a tripod you can stop down and take advantage of slow film with the absolutely FANTASTIC optical quality of this camera system. Cheers, Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_p._schorsch Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Let me add that for Travel and Nature photographs this camera can add a different dimension to your portfolio. The clients just go ga-ga over the Panoramic photos and this makes your portfolio sell much more. The color saturation is to die for. Be careful of vignetting but most clients are so awed by the photos that they don't notice a little vignetting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Schuler Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Before buying the XPAN II I had the opportunity to use an XPAN. I had problems reading the shooting information. For this the XPAN II is much better.<br>I have many XPan photos in my portfolio, all of them shot with the 45 mm lens and most of them not cropped. <br>I love the format. Now most of the time I shoot the panorama photos with the Canon 5D and crop them in the XPan format (1/2.7). Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtk Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 How do you scan XPAN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Schuler Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I scan the selected slides (Provia and Velvia) one by one with the Epson Perfection 4870 Photo scanner at 2400 dpi, (sometimes 3200 dpi) in professional mode, sometimes with slight manual contrast reduction. Before scanning I check the quality of the slides on a light table with a good 50 mm camera lense. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 The XPAN I IR issue was due to the IR sensor that sensed the sprocket holes for adjusting the spacing mid roll from wide to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefan_lindgren Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 http://www.stockholmviews.com/photo-blog.html <img src="http://iloapp.stockholmviews.com/blog/blogg?ShowFileℑ=1224343812.jpg"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefan_lindgren Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 http://www.stockholmviews.com/photo-blog.html <img src="http://iloapp.stockholmviews.com/blog/blogg?ShowFileℑ=1224343812.jpg" alt="Xpan digital by Hasselblad"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefan_lindgren Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 <p>For some great shots made with an XPAN surf to <a href="http://www.lk-panorama.com">lk-panorama.com</a> to watch Leif's nice photos.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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