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  • Page 1 Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals...
  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3 This instruction manual describes in detail how to operate your XPan II, so please read it carefully. If you have a query please do not hesitate to contact your dealer - we want you to be 100% satisfied! Your dealer can also provide you with the latest in news and technical developments from Hasselblad.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals 4 Contents 5 Introduction 6 Parts & components 7 Parts description 8 GETTING STARTED 8 Attaching the strap 8 Loading the batteries 8 Battery check 8 Power 10 LENSES...
  • Page 5 Begin by loading the batteries so that you can go through all the camera's functions. The XPan II is a very simple camera to operate following well-es- tablished routines and most photographers should be able to successfully operate it straight away without any problems.

  • Page 6: Parts And Components

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals 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.

  • Page 7: Parts Description

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Parts Description The following is a concise introductory description of the major parts of the camera (the figures refer 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.

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals 27. Film plane index - for critical focusing distance measurement. 28. Shutter release button - 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.

  • Page 9: Power Save

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals new. Please discard used batteries in an environmentally correct way. Battery check Set the shooting mode selector to S, C or camLCD will indicate the battery status by the following icons: • The battery capacity is adequate. •...

  • Page 10: Lenses

    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. The following is general user information for both the 45mm and the 90mm lenses.

  • Page 11: Removing Lenses

    9. Attachment ring Filters Standard screw-threaded M49 mm filters should be used. Two filters together may be used without problems with vignetting. As the XPan II has a TTL exposure system, filter factors – the amount of exposure ░15a, 15b, 15c░...

  • Page 12: Lens Shade

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Lens shade Match the red index on the rear of the XPan lens shade (see illustration) with the red index on the lens. Turn the lens shade (bayonet fitting) counter-clockwise (when seen from behind the camera) until it clicks into place and is secured against unintentional rota- tion by the locking device.

  • Page 13: Depth-Of-Field

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Depth-of-field Depth-of-field – the amount of acceptable 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.

  • Page 14: Format

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Format Standard 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 format) while keeping the centre button depressed.

  • Page 15: Film

    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 ▲...

  • Page 16: Film Loading

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Make a manual ISO setting before using an un-coded cassette, otherwise the camera will not prewind the film. If you make the manual ISO setting with the film tip extracted to its automatic loading position, the camera will prewind the film only after opening and closing the camera back.

  • Page 17: Exposure Counter

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals 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).

  • Page 18: Automatic

    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 oc- cupies 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...
  • Page 19 Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals (31a) Shutter speed and ▼ flashing (31b) Shutter speed stable (31c) Shutter speed 1000 stable and ▲ flashing (31d) Shutter speed 1000 and ▲ flashing (32a) Shutter speed and ▼ flashing (32b) ▼ flashing (32c) ▼...

  • Page 20: Exposure Compensation

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals 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.

  • Page 21: Auto-Bracketing

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals interior where a figure is standing in front of a window, for instance, or against snow, a sandy beach, silhouet- ted against a sky, etc, where the background is very light while a much smaller but important part of the image is comparatively much darker.
  • Page 22 Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Exposure #1 displays '± 0.5' (standard) Exposure #2 displays '-0.5' (under) 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 switched on again.

  • Page 23: Film Advance

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals 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.

  • Page 24: Film Plane Index

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Film plane index The film plane index is situated on the top plate of the camera to the left of the flash hot shoe. This provides the most accurate mark for distance measurement from the subject.

  • Page 25: Infrared Photography

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Infrared Photography Infrared (IR) rays (wavelengths longer than 800 nm) form an image on a plane further away from the lens than the image plane for visible light. To compensate for this difference you have to align the chosen dis- tance against the red IR index and not the normal central index.

  • Page 26: Remote Release

    There is also an optional electrical release cord for XPan II. It uses the same port as for the standard mechanical cable releases The use of a remote release activates the camera (including the exposure meter) and fires the shutter immediately.

  • Page 27: Accessories

    Hasselblad dealer. Accessories The XPan II is supplied with a front protective cap, a Quick-coupling plate XPan (together with a hex wrench/Alien key and fixing bolt), a spirit-level and a strap.

  • Page 28: Spirit-Level

    Centre filter XPan for 45mm The Centre filter XPan for 45 mm (3054453) is de- signed for use only with the Hasselblad 4/45-mm lens (3024015). The 45 mm lens is free from vignetting with panorama format images at lens aperture settings smaller than f/8.

  • Page 29: Tips & Reminders

    Take care if using other types of lens shade or filter hold- ers. As the XPan II does not have a TTL viewing system it will be difficult to judge effects and possible vignetting. They may also obscure the rangefinder optics and cause visual focusing difficulties through the viewfinder.
  • Page 30 The exposed frames have already been wound back into the cassette as the XPan II starts by withdrawing all of the film first and progressively rewinding it frame by frame. Make a habit of turning off the camera when not in use.

  • Page 31: Viewfinder Eyepiece Selection

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Ophthalmology Recommended eyepiece prescription Power SPHERICAL +3.0 – +2.5 +2.25 – +1 +0.5 +0.75 – -0.5 -1(std) -0.75 – -1.5 -1.75 – -2.5 -2.75 – -3.75 Viewfinder eyepiece selection The table below provides the choice of correction eyepieces available in connection with an eyeglass prescription.

  • Page 32: Technical Specifications

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Technical Specifications - XPan 11 Camera Coupled rangefinder with interchangeable lenses. type: Design: Aluminium and titanium camera body. Viewfinder: Bright frame viewfinder (ambient light), automatic parallax compensation, automatic standard / panoramic switch over via format selector dial, automatic bright frame switch-over according to lens fitted, integral LCD display showing shutter speed and exposure metering indications.
  • Page 33 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.
  • Page 34 Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Camera LCD ISO, shutter speed (Tv), exposure compensation, auto bracketing, self-timer delay information: time, sync mode, rewind mode, multi exposure, battery status and exposure history. Illuminated Batteries: CR2 x 2 (6V total). External Camera body only: 51 mm L x 166 mm W x 82 mm H.
  • Page 35 Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals LENSES: Hasselblad 5.6/30 mm Aspherical lens: bayonet fitting, f5.6 - f22, 8 components, 10 elements, focusing range 0.7m – ∞, filter Ø 58mm. Angle of view - diag./hor. 72°/62° (standard format) 98°/94° (panorama format) ≈17 mm lens in 35 mm camera terms when camera set at panorama format.

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Your XPan II is a fully professional camera and should provide many years of service particularly if the advice is followed under 'Equipment Care, Service and Guarantee'. If a problem arises, however, check back in this manual to the relevant section first taking particular note of the specific warnings.

  • Page 37: Equipment Care, Service And Guarantee

    Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals Equipment Care, Service and Guarantee EQUIPMENT CARE The Hasselblad XPan II is designed to withstand the rigours of professional use in most environments. To avoid the possibility of damage however, it should...
  • Page 38 The guarantee document and a registration card are supplied with the camera. Keep the guarantee document carefully, but fill in the registration card and return it to your Hasselblad distributor. Hasselblad XPan II camera supplied with the following equipment:...

  • Page 39: Optional Accessories

    Optional Accessories 3054410 3054412 Lens shade, XPan (for 45 and 90 mm) Centre filter XPan for 45 mm UV-Sky filter XPan 3054476 Release cord XPan II 3054479 Leather case 580 3054482 Ever ready case XPan 3054485 Correction lens, XPan, - 4...
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