alejandro_gulminelli Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Hi all I am looking to buy a Hasselblad XPAN 1 or 2, or a Fujifilm TX1 or 2, both with 45mm lens Any tip besides Ebay? Thanks! Alejandro www.unafotopordia.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicaglow Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 They've been hard to find. I saw an XPan I at BHPhoto recently, but I know they go pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_hovmand Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I know you can get a new TX2 from Hong Kong on eBay. Worth the money! Used Xpans are overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_gulminelli Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 Thanks! Is the TX2 exactly the same camera? I won an auction on Ebay for a used XPAN! I can?t wait to receive it! Alejandro www.unafotopordia.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film rules Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Contact Tony Rose at PopFlash. He got me a new TX-2 recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_wilson2 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 The only potential problem with the TX models outside Japan is that the Hasselblad distributors may not service them. This is not just warranty service, but ANY service. Of course, other repairers may be able to do a good job too and get any parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_hovmand Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Well, lets not get into Hasselblad's game on this one. I believe the Xpan has allways been a Japanese camera, even though it says Hasselblad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Yes, it is a Japanese camera. It has always been made in Japan by Fuji. And Fuji makes an identical but cosmetically different version that says Fuji on the body and lenses instead of Hasselblad. But Hasselblad sells and services the camera outside of Japan and therein lies the problem. If you are outside of Japan, you should have a Hasselblad marked body because only those have been sold by Hasselblad. If you buy a Fuji body in USA or Europe, the chances are you need to send it to Japan to get it repaired. Hasselblad is not responsible for the service of cameras it has not imported and sold. And either because these are Japanese instead of Swedish made cameras or because they are electrically more complicated and thus more fragile, the chance that you need to send it for repair is higher than for a 500C body for example. And unlike that old mechanical 500C, not every repair person can fix them since they are such electronic marvels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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