Specifications

HASSELBLAD
XPAN II
CAMERAS & LENSES
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PHOTO - VIDEO - PRO AUDIO
Dual-Format (35mm and Panorama) Camera
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 XPan II
– the world’s only truly dual- format 35mm
camera system. The XPan II is a unique camera
that takes great 35mm shots with world-renown
Hasselblad quality and full, medium format
panorama pictures — and both formats can be
mixed in any order on the same roll of 35mm
film. Easy-to-use, simply flick a switch and your
view expands. Switch between standard 35mm
and medium format quality, full panorama as
many times as you wish—with no empty spaces or wasted film. And without sacrificing image quality or lugging around
extra equipment, without changing magazines or cameras, without losing the moment in front of you.
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 remote cable, or self-timer. And being a rangefinder camera, the Xpan II is very silent in operation.
Finally, the outstanding image quality and full panorama effect of the XPan II is made possible by the superb optical quality
of specially designed lenses. These superior, highly compact lenses, are actually medium format lenses, but have the compact
external dimensions of 35mm lenses. Together with the XPan II, they provide the bridge between the image quality of the
medium format and the convenience and economy of the 35mm format.
◆ Inside the XPan II’s sleek body lies an ingenious system that allows
you to choose between formats without sacrificing quality along the
way. You get Hasselblad tradition and reliability combined with
35mm convenience. You get razor sharp images combined with a
panorama negative almost three times larger than traditional masking
techniques and over five times larger than those produced by APS
cameras. No compromises, just possibilities.
◆ Behind the simplicity of the XPan II’s exterior is a unique system that
provides medium format image quality on 35mm film. The XPan II
utilizes the entire area of standard 35mm film for either format,
providing a panorama effect without masking the film or reducing
image quality. This specially designed technique gives you the same
superior quality you expect from Hasselblad.
◆ The XPan provides superior quality panorama shots and standard
shots, mixed on the same roll of inexpensive 35mm film. No other
camera in the world can offer the same.
◆ Both of the XPan II’s formats can be mixed freely on the same roll of
35 mm film in any order, with no wasted film. Even when
switching back and forth from regular 35 mm to panorama in
midroll, the camera’s film counter automatically compensates and
shows the number of remaining shots at your current format.
◆ A lot of so-called “panorama” cameras claim to offer panorama mode,
but in reality all they do is crop off the top and bottom of a standard
35 mm frame. When the whole idea behind panorama pictures is
their size, lopping off your negative or slide is really only faking it,
losing image quality as well.
◆ With the XPan II however, a mere turn of a knob expands the standard
35mm image, producing an image just as high but nearly twice as
long. In other words, the XPan II is two cameras in one: a high quality
35mm camera and a true panorama format camera, rolled into one
stylish package. Brings the convenience of the 35mm world and the
image quality of the medium format world together at last.
FEATURES
Maximum Quality—35mm or Panorama
XPan II Camera Body (HAX2): With strap, two CR2 3v lithium batteries, spirit level and quick coupling plate...........................................
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2143.00
XPan II Camera Kit (HAX2K): With 45mm f/4 lens, strap, two CR2 3v lithium batteries, spirit level and quick coupling plate.........................2499.95