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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals -a new way of seeing Thank you for choosing a Hasselblad XPan II. This camera incorporates an innovative dual format facility providing a 24x65 mm format - full panorama - as well as a conventional 24x36 mm format on the same film. This means you can have all the convenience and advantages of the 35 mm format but can produce an image with one side wider than the 6x6 cm format.
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Hasselblad XPan II Become familiar with the various components on the camera by checking them against figs 1- 3 and the component list. Avoid touching the lens surfaces and take care regarding the focal plane shutter and format blind when opening the camera back. Begin by loading the batteries so that you can go through all the camera's functions.
Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Parts & Components 1. Lens release button 18. Battery compartment cover 2. PC flash terminal 19. Main LCD display panel (camLCD) 3. Viewfinder window 20. LCD illumination button 4. Self-timer lamp 21. Mid-roll rewind button 5. Bright frame illumination window 22. Program MODE button 6. Rangefinder window 23. Up/Down buttons (▲/▼) 7. Hot shoe 24. Shutter speed selector dial 8. Format selector knob 25.
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals • • • • • the remote release is operated (see 'Remote release') the LCD back light illumination button is pressed the camera back is opened or closed the MODE button is pressed the ▲ or ▼ button is pressed Lenses The XPan II uses interchangeable bayonet-fitting Hasselblad lenses specifically designed for the Xpan/ Xpan II cameras. Three lenses are available: a 30mm Aspherical, a 45mm and a 90mm.
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals • Film tip out or film fully spooled back into the cassette when rewinding the film (see 'Film loading' section for access details). Access the menu by pushing the MODE button for 1s. Select the required function by repeated pushing of the MODE button and make the changes by using the ▲ or ▼ buttons.
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals A yellow LCD display inside the viewfinder shows the shutter speed and triangle symbols indicating over or under exposure. The pattern of the sensitive area remains the same for both the normal and panorama formats. It occupies a central area of approximately 20 x 30 mm (vertically x horizontally) and is suitable for readings with the camera in both the horizontal and vertical positions.
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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Frames per film: 36, 24 and 12 frames In standard format or 20, 13 and 6 frames in panorama format from 36 exp, 24 exp and 12 exp cassettes respectively Exposure counter: LCD. Automatic, shows number of frames remaining. Illuminated. Panorama format indication. Shutter: Focal plane shutter, B (max 540s) -1 /1000 s, flash synchro from B – 1/125 s. Flash sync programmable at the beginning or the end of the exposure.
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