Hasselblad XPan II manual

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s -a new way of seeing Thank you for c hoosing a Hasselblad XPan II. This came ra incorporates an innovative dual format facility p roviding a 24x65 mm format - fu ll panorama - as well as a conventional 24x36 mm format on the sam e film. This means you ca n have all the convenien[...]

The ca mera bo dy is ro bustly bu ilt fro m alumi nium and titani um for t he long w orkin g-life expected from su ch a camera. The inter changeable H asselblad lenses ar e made to the most exacting standards p roducing excellent coverage and 'razor' sharpness for top qu ality images. Digita l techno logy co ntrols a h ost of fu nction s [...]

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s P a r ts & Co m po n e n ts 1. Lens release button 2. PC flash terminal 3. Viewfinder window 4. Self-timer lamp 5. Bright frame illumination window 6. Rangefinder window 7. Hot shoe 8. Format selector knob 9. Format selector release button 10. Viewfinder eyepiece release but[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s 7 Parts Description The following is a concise introductory description of the major parts of the camera (the figures ref er to the illustrations 1-3). Details of functions and procedures can be found under the appropriate sec- tions and headings further on in this manual. See t[...]

27. Film plane index - for critical focusing distance measurement. 28. Shutter release button 8 - for camera activation when pressed halfway and shutter release when pressed completely. 29. Exposure counter LCD - indicates number of unexposed frames left on film and format indication. (Re ferred to in the text as expLCD) 32. Shooting mode sel ector[...]

new. Please discard used batteries in an environmentally correct way. 9 Battery check ░ 7 ░ Set the shooting mode selector to S, C or ). The camLCD will indicate the battery status by the following icons: • The battery capacity is adequate. • The batteries are low. The camera will function but replace batteries soon. • Flashing battery ic[...]

10 • 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 inter changeable bayonet-fitting Hasselblad lenses specific ally designed for th e Xpan/ Xpan[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s 11 clockwise, when seen from the front, until it clicks and locks into position. The came ra automatically adjusts the frame in the viewfinder to ma tch the focal length of the chosen lens. Removing lenses ░ 15a, 15b, 15c ░ Gripping the lens by the knurled attachment ring, t[...]

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13 Depth-of-f ield ░ 22 ░ Depth-of-field – the amount of a cceptable sharpness produced at a given aperture and focus setting – can be calculated as in the following example: The aperture has been set at f/11 and the focus at 3 metres. By reading across from the relevant aperture markings on the depth-of- field scale on either side of the c[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s 14 Format Standard ░ 24a ░ For the standard 35 mm format (24 mm x 36 mm) turn the format selector knob to align the indexes (counter - clockwise if already set at the panorama for mat) while keeping the centre button depressed. The viewfinder will automatically display the c[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s • Film tip out or fi lm fully spooled back into the cassette when rewinding the film (see 'Film loading' section for access details) . 15 Access the menu by pushing t he MODE button for 1s. Select the required function by repeated pushing of the MODE button and make [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s Make a manual ISO setting bef ore using an un-coded cassette, otherwise the camera will not prewind the film. 16 If you make the manual ISO setting with the f ilm tip extracted to its automatic loading positi on, the camera will prewind the film only after opening and closing th[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s show the film speed while the expLCD will count down the exposures. When the film has been completely withdrawn from the cassette, the camLCD will turn off. The expLCD will indicate the number of exposures remaining (according to format setting). The number of exposure s remaini[...]

18 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 panora ma formats. It oc- cupies a central area of approximately 20 x 30 mm (vertically x horizontally) and is suitable for readings with the camera [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at htt p ://www.joe - chan.com/manual s (31a) Shutter speed and ▼ flashing = be yond metering range (too dark) (31b) Shutter speed stable = correct exposure time (31c) Shutter speed 1000 stable and ▲ flashing = calculated exposure time of less than 1/1000s (close the aperture until the ▲ sy mbol disappears and[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s lock button again. It remains locked only at the A setting. Be sure to set the dial at a specific speed and not in between two speeds as this will cause exposure errors. 2. Press the shutter release button halfway to activate the meter. 3. Adjust the aperture and/or shutter spee[...]

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s Exposure #1 displays '± 0.5' (standar d) Exposure #2 displays '- 0.5' (under) 22 Exposure #3 displays '+0.5' (over ) The bracketing function will automatically be deacti- vated when the camera is turned off and will have to be reactivated when swit[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s 23 Film advance The film is advanced automatically to the next frame with consistent spacing between frames regardless of format. This resetting of the frame position can be heard when the format selector is moved. When the mode dial is set at S , one exposure is made. When the [...]

Film plane i ndex The film plane index is situated on the top plate of the camera to the left of t he flash hot shoe. This provi des the most accurate mark for dis tance measurement from the subject. Self Timer 1. Set the main selector dial to the icon as in the il- lustration. 24 2. The icon and set delay time appears in the camLCD panel. 3. Set d[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s 25 Infrared P hotography ░ 37 ░ Infrared (IR) ra ys (wavelengths longer th an 800 nm) form an image on a plane further away from the lens than the image plane for vi sible light. To compensate for this difference you have to align the chosen dis- tance against the red IR ind[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s 26 Remote release ░ 39 ░ A variety of remote releases can be attached to the XPan II, which has a standard cable release port. Any type of release is suitable on condition that the final connector has a standard fitting, as in the illustra- tion. There is also an optional el[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s Films containing only standa rd format images, how- ever, remain unaffected and you may use a normal consumer lab. 27 The lab stickers are provided as a convenient way of informing or reminding the film lab of the situation. Ensure that the sticker covers the film type bar code [...]

the length of the cam era's baseplate and screw the bolt clockwise into the tripod socket a few turns. Ensure the alignment pin on the plate matches its respective socket in the camera baseplate and continue to screw the bolt until it is s ecurely attached. 28 Spirit Level ░ 42 , 43 ░ The dual-directional spirit level simply fits into the [...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s When using negative film, how ever, natural light fall- off present in traditional op tical printing set-ups (most film labs and mini-labs) automatically compensates for this to a greater extent in the print. Therefore, when using negative film and wi th the lens stopped down, t[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s  If you open the camera ba ck by mistake before you have finished the film, you will only have lost the last exposed frame and the une xposed frames. The exposed frames have alr eady been wound back into the cassette as the XPan II starts by withdrawing all of th e film first[...]

31 Recommended eyepiece Ophthalmology prescription SPHERICAL Power Code +3.0 – +2.5 +2 3054437 +2.25 – +1 +0.5 3054434 +0.75 – -0.5 -1(std) 3054440 -0.75 – -1.5 - 2 3054431 -1.75 – -2.5 - 3 3054428 -2.75 – -3.75 -4 3054425 Viewfinder eyepiece selection ░ 42, 43 ░ The table below provides the choice of correction eyepieces available [...]

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s 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 pl[...]

Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s Camera LCD information: ISO, shutter speed (Tv), exposure compensat ion, auto bracketing, self-timer delay time, sync mode, rewind mode, multi exposur e, battery status and exposure history. Illuminated Batteries: CR2 x 2 (6V total). External dimensions: Camera body only: 51 mm [...]

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s Equipment Care, Service and Guarantee EQUIPMENT CARE The Hasselbl ad XPan II is desig ned to withsta nd the rigours of pro fessional us e in most envir onments. To avoid the po ssibility of dama ge however, it s hould be protected from the fol low i ng: Extremes of temperature. [...]

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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe - chan.com/manual s 39 Viewfinder pouch XPa n 30 mm 3054463 Front lens cap for XPan 3054410 Rear lens cap XPan 3054412 Optional Accessories - XPa n 30 Correction len s, XPan 30, - 4 3054476 Correction len s, XPan 30, - 2.5 3054479 Correction lens, XPan 30, -1 (neutral) 3054482 Correction len s, XPa[...]

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