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Page 15: ...mply medium formatpanoromaqualityfrom a 35mm camerawhile stillproviding the option of theconventionalformat Thexpan wasvotedas Europeon ProfessionalCamero of theYear1999 2000 It follows on in the well establishedHasselbladtradition of superbcrafts manshipfoundedonintensivedevelopmentwhichhashelpedcreatetheworld fomousnome The quolityandreliabilityof Hosselblad equipmentwasclearly witnessed whenit ...

Page 16: ...act yourdeoler wewantyoutobe100o o satisfied Your dealer canalso provide youwiththelatest in newsandtechnicol developments fromHosselblod A quarterly magazine FORUM ispublished withtheemphasis onphoto grophic imagery featuring photogrophers fromollovertheworldtoprovide you with inspiration XPan imoges nowregulorly appearOurinternetsite vvvvw hasselblad com isasource ofgeneral andtechnical informat...

Page 17: ...f timer i l i i 1 li ll ll lij lnfrared photography l tlaSh l 1 ll 1 ill l l l l 1 ft ble releaig r r r i i r i i ri ri 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 6 7 8 8 I 8 I I Attaching thestrap r i Loading thebatteries ll l 1 Ba ttery ch eck r power r i ill li illll lf ENSES Ltii ltil i i 11 it i i 23 Mid roll rewind 1 23 Exposure history N1 24 Film Pr sing lil1 24 ACCESSOR ES 9 Lens case t 9 Attaching lenses 9 Rem...

Page 18: ...anelsondan LED displayin the viewfinder Readquicklythrough the main items in thismanualforageneral overview of theinfor motion system and themechonics of thecamero Thenreadagain morecorefullythe relevantsec tionsto gain a firmerunderstanding of individuol procedures Fluency in operationof thecamerawill allowyoutoconcentrate moreonpicturetaking ln thetext themain LCD onthebackof thecomere isreferre...

Page 19: ...iece 14 Cable release socket 15 Strap lug 16 Filmtypewindow 6 Camera backrelease catch Tripodsocket Battery compartment cover MainLCD display panel M d AEBbutton LCDillumination button Mid roll rewindbutton 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 Shutter speedselector dial 25 Shutter speedselector lock 26 Shutter speedselector index 27 Filmplaneindex 28 Shutter release button 29 Exposure compensation dialindex 3...

Page 20: ...ter release 16 Film typewindow for confrmation of whether camera isloaded andfilmtype 17 MainICD display panel main informationpanel Referred to in thetextas M d 21 AEBbutton auto bracketingmode 22 tCDiffumination button informationand expo sureLCDillumination 23 Mid rof frewind button for rewindingflm before completion 24 Shutter speed selecto r dial for manualorautomatic shuttermodes 25 Shutters...

Page 21: ...Settheshooting modeselector to S CorS S singleexposuremode C continuousexposuremode O self timermode Without film in the camera the M d will displayan IS0symbol themanually setIS0rating or 100 inthe case ofanautomatic DXsetting andabatteryicon see fig 9forexample Whenloaded with film however the With the buckleand retainer alreadvattachedto the strap passthe strap end first throtigh the straplug o...

Page 22: ... opened or closed theAEB autobracketing buttonispressed Th eXPo n uses interchongeablebayonet fittingHasse Iblad Ienses specifically designed fortheXPon Three lenses are ovailable a30mmAspherical o45mmonda 91mm The followingisgeneraluserinformationforboththe45mm ondthe90mmlenses The 30mm lens requires morespe cific informotion and is thereforesuppliedwith itsown usermonuoLSeethe Technicol Specific...

Page 23: ...le 2 Aperture index 3 Focusing ring 4 Lens attachment alignment index 5 Distance scale 6 Depth of field scale 7 Centralindex 8 Infraredindex 9 Attachmentring Filters Standardscrew threaded M49 mm filters shouldbe used Theuseof two or morefilterstogethermaypro duceproblemswith vignettingandlensshade attach mentexceptwith dedicated Hasselblad M 49mm filters described below AstheXPanhasaTTLexposure s...

Page 24: ...ocused by turning the rubbercovered fo cusingring that surroundsthe lensbarrel Focusing can be either visual via the viewfinder rangefinder system ormanual Fortheformersee Rangefinder fo cusing Formanualfocusing alignthechosen distance onthedistance scale againstthelenscentralindex IStg_SljN y fo 9u1jns _ ili itf Therangefinder isacoupled type in theformofasmall bright rectanglein thecentreofthefi...

Page 25: ...g 45mmand90mmlenses Forex 1mple whenfocusedat2mandsetatf 8 thedepth of fieldextends from l 6lto 2 66m with the45mm lensand from 1 89 to2 l3with the90mmlens See separate user manualfor 30mmdepth of field table If you want to exposethe film at the recommended speed IS0 ASA DIN andthefilm hasaDXcodestrip onit alargepatternconsistingof exposed metalsur faces thenset DX on thefilm speeddial againstthe ...

Page 26: ...y fromtheindexposition Carefullyclose thecamera back Press theleftpartofthebacktowards themaincamera bodvuntilvouhearaclicktoensure it islocked Thefilm is automaticallywithdrawn completelyfrom the cas sette setatthefirst frameandthecamera powerturned off lfa non DX filmhasbeenloadedwhiletheISO selec tor wassetat DXthenit will not bewoundforward and thecamera will notoperate Turn theshooting modese...

Page 27: ...numberof unexposed frames remaining automatically changingaftereveryexpo sure Italsotakesinto accountthechosen formatset ting automatically This meansthat by switchingthe formatselector knobbackandforth youcanseehow many frames are remaining in either format at any time Thefigure l indicatesthelastframeandwhen that hasbeenexposedthe cameraautomaticallyre windstheremainder ofthefilm intothecassette...

Page 28: ...aming andtheexposure counterwill indicatethenumberof framesremainingatthatchosen format Panoroma From the standardformat turn the format selector knob clockwisewhile keepingthe centrebutton de pressed andaligntheindexes to thepanorama format Theletter P will bevisibleonthetopofthedial Again the viewfinderwill automatically displaythe correct formatframingandtheexposure counter will indicate the nu...

Page 29: ...t skiesin landscapegthe controst range ofthescene bocklightsituation etc Automatic l If setwithin themanualspeed range turn theshut ter speedselector dial to align A againstthe index onthecamera body It will clickintoposition 2 Press the shutterrelease buttonhalfway to activatethe meter 3 Adjusttheaperturesettingaccording to thesignals in theviewfinder toensure theexposurewill bewith in themeterin...

Page 30: ...f i 304 O corlectexposure iii calculated exposure time ofless than 1 1000 second close theaperture until theIsymbolappear l H beyond metering range too dark _ more than 1 EV underexposure O between0 5tVandlEVunderexposure il l ji i tii T i rss i f siljl ff ll cofre texposure O between0 5 EVand ltVoverexposure morethan lEVoveJexpo ltl beyond metering range too light t 7 ...

Page 31: ...exposure There aretwoalternative ways io dothis in automatic mode thechoice ofmethoddepending onthe typeofscene Where therearelarge brightareas aland scape withlargewhiteclouds forexample pointthecam eradowntowardsforeground tonesandpresstherelease buttonhalfwaytolocktheexposure Whilemaintaining thepressure onthebutton returntothedesired composi tionandpress thebuttonallthewaydownforexposure In si...

Page 32: ...hatthe exposure compenntiondial hasnotbeenunintentionally changed sionto ensure anoptimalexposure withouthavingto al terthesettings aftereachexposure Thisisparticularly usefulwhenusingreversal film thatinherentlyhaslittle tolerance forexposure error It under andoverexposes byalteringtheshutterspeed usingthechosen exposure settingasstandardprovidingthreeseparate exposures Half or full EVstepvariati...

Page 33: ...erthat overexposed byO SEV T6e informationconcerning theremainingframesre 4tr mainsin the cameraevenif it hasgone into the 4j standbymodebut the AEB symbolandthefigures will bevisibleagainin theM d whenthecamerais reactivated 20 Payattentionto theinformationin theM d when workingin the AEB modeand try to rememberto cancelthismodeafter useeitherby pressing the AEB button again or by turning off the...

Page 34: ...bientlightingconditionsaretoodarktoo readthe LCDinformation panels pr ssthe LCDback light illuminationbuttonlocated belowtheM d panel asin theillustration Thepanels will beilluminatedand remainsountil thecamera remainsinactiveforaperiod offiveseconds Thelightingwill thengooutautomati cally Thebutton alsohasa togglefunction soyoucan turn thelighting off simplybypressing buttonagain c 219 r_q 1se p ...

Page 35: ...ee that therehasbeennochangein thelightingconditionsduring thetensecond delay beforeexposure lnfraredphotogrophy Infrared IR rays wavelengths longerthan 800 nm form an imageon a planefurther awayfrom the lens than the imageplanefor visiblelight To compensate for this difference youhaveto alignthechosen distance against theredIR indexandnotthenormalcentralin dex Proceed asfollows 1 Focus asusual 2 ...

Page 36: ...luse so usethetip ofaball pointpenor similarto access it 5 p g t r t 9 I r Thetotalnumberof exposures takenwith thecamera canbe checked on the M d With the cameraturned off depress theAEBbuttonandkeepit depressed while youswitchtheshooting modeselector to S Eachunit signifiesten exposures Youmay find that evenabrandnewcameraindicatesaround200expo surestaken Thisisaresultoftestingduringmanufac ture...

Page 37: ...tA problems Furtherinformationaboutpanorama formatprinting andthelocationof suitable processing labscanbeob tainedfromyourlocalHasselblad dealer 24 TheXPan is supplied with a front protective cap a Quick coupling plate together with a hex wrench Allenkey and fixing bolt a spirit levelond a strap At the end of this manual you will find a list con taining the optional accessoriesavailable for the XP...

Page 38: ...mand the Hasselblad 4l90mm lenses Thefilter absorbs someof theultra violetravs presentin light which causethe appearanceof haze particularly noticeablein photographyat high alti tudes for example The use of a UV Skyfilter can reducethis effectsomewhatand also causea slight warmingoftoneoncolourfilm Thefilter cansafelybeleft onthelensfor mostphoto graphicapplications asit providessomeprotectionfor ...

Page 39: ...s beenremoved whenmakingexposures Aflashing red warningappearsin theviewfinder f Toke careif usi ngothertypesoflensshadeorfilterhold ers AstheXPandoesnot havea TTLviewingsystemit will bedifficult tojudgeeffectsandpossiblevignetting They moyalsoobscure therangefinder optics ondcause vis uaIfocusi ngdifficultiesthrough theviewfinder I Regularlycheckthat the controlsare setcorrectlybe foreyoutakeapho...

Page 40: ...signifya fault I Whenusingusinga combinationof the 45mmlens ponoramaformatand transparency film the natural light decrease appearsasslightlight fall off forcritical applicotions This isquitenaturalandisnotdueto lens vignettingforastopped down lens To minimizethisef fectuseanapertureof f 8orsmallerandavoidunder exposure The effectcanbe completely eliminatedby usingtheCentre filterXPanfor45mm 54453 ...

Page 41: ...doffthe appropriate eyepiece thatisalongsideyour prescription figures If yourcylindricaleyeglass prescriptionis morethan 0 5dioptres it is recommended that youalwayswear youreyeglasses forviewingandfocusing Please notethattheeyepiece includingthecorrection glassholder is constiuctedfrom apla stic materialto minimisetherisk of scratching eyeglass lenses 0phthalmology prescription SPHERICAt Recommen...

Page 42: ...amEia dbe5 hotreact when therelease buttonispressed You cannot attach thelens You cannot remove thelens i i j New filmhasnotwbund on to firstframe ittit tjt i iii it i i iti ii i it l iii i i iiii 1 i l i i l l i i i r l i r j r l r l Whole filmunder overexPos Some frames un xposed i Batteriesomittedorexhausted lit al ilttli l lt i r i Film tipinconectly positioned before closing camara back r 150...

Page 43: ...ormat selector dial automatic bright frame switch over according tolens fitted integral LED exposure metering indications Field ofview 8570 ormor Lens helicoid interlocked tocoupled rangefinder t Pre wind gpe automatic positioning according toformat automatic wind on dutor maticrewind single rameandcontinuous 3i 6ii2iAand i2fiamts inritindaro tCIffiat ui 2l i3 flnd 6 frafies in nbihfiE ftifiatiili...

Page 44: ...1EV step control onmanual 1l12EU step TTL measured atshutter plane centre weigtrteo averaging ryrt rn ip rtuiC tri riii l iiili llii 0 5EV orl 0EV step intervals 0rder standard under over r llluminated lS0 Tv Autb brickCt self timer battery check totalCxposuie counier i camera bodyonty 5t r t roimmw C2 m tr oolte o x 3 291 45 mm lens 47 mm L 1 88 1 A60 mm 90 mm lens 73 mm L 2 92 A60 mm ...

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Page 46: ...mecasesthey mayberemovedwith ahighqual ity lens cleaning solutionona tissue butbecarefulnotto scratchthelensor touchany of theglasssurfaces with yourfingers lf inanydoubt do notottemptto cleonlens glasssurfaces yourselfbutallowa Hasselblad Authorized Serv iceCenter to treatthem lmpact Yourequipmentcanbedamagedbysevere phys icalshocksso practicalprotectiveprecautions shouldbe taken When not in use ...

Page 47: ...Hasselblad distributor suppliedwith thefollowing equipmeif Front protective cap XPan Quick coupling plate XPan with hex wrenft Strap XPan S p i r i t l e v e l X P a n Batteries 2xCR2 1 i i E n ssrr sr AD XPAN cAMERA Hassrr rrADXpANKtr 14010 ll ll llli 544rs 44408 54403 54418 1i il lriirll 14450 Complete camera with supplied equip mentasMA 10 plus Hasselblad4 45 mm Iens complete with supptied equi...

Page 48: ...ouch ilit i i r i ii l i iii ri ri ii i Viewfinder pouch XPan 30mm i t r i i iiiiii i t f i r ir Front lens cap forXPan RearlenscapXPan Orrro Cccrssonrrs 3o 1 Apr t oN e t AccrssoRrrs tens shadg XPan for 45and 90mm Centre filter XPan for45mm Uv kyfilterXPan COnection lens XPan 4 l i i l l1rt iit i ii Correction lens XPan 3 Conection lens XPan 2 li i i r i i l l r i l Correction lens XPan ngutr6l C...

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