RE: [Leica] Hasselblad XPAN

[eyes1@webtv.net (Isaac Crawford)]

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In addition to being heavier, it will probobly also be better built..:-)
I think that there are two BIG advantages of the new Hasselblad over a
Mamiya 7 (these are going on assumptions...yes, yes, I know what
assumptions do:-).
     1)  Size.  It looks as though the Hasselblad will be close to a
"standard" sized 35mm camera, MUCH smaller than a Mamyia 7.
     2)Flexibility.  Imagine having an M6 with aperature priority (TTL
by the way, unlike the Mamyia), built in motor drive, AND the ability to
double the negative size on the same roll of film as regular 35mm shots.
It also seems to have auto parralax correction and perhaps even
adjustable viewfinder magnification a la the G1/G2 (the initial press
release is a little vauge, but that is what it sounds like to me.).
Once Hassey (or Fuji) releases some "regular" 35mm lenses for this
camera, its full potential could be realized.  
Of course this camera has yet to be released...I think it is full of
promise, and if it can deliver the expected quality at the prices that
have been thrown around, a great deal as well...

eyes


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From: Jim Laurel <jplaurel@microsoft.com>
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Subject: RE: [Leica] Hasselblad XPAN
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 15:22:01 -0700
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The Mamiya 7 looks like the closest competitor.  Mamiya supplies an adapter
for the M7 that will give you these "panoramic" images with 35mm film, but
with the added advantage of being able to shoot 120 as well!

Other than the motor drive and a few other things, I don't see the great
advantage of this camera over the M7.

And this whole "panorama" business is a bit silly, isn't it?  In the case of
the Mamiya 7, that little adapter doesn't give you a wider angle of view on
the 35mm filmstrip than you'd get with a regular 6x7cm frame, right?  The
XPAN in panoramic format doesn't give me a wider angle of view either...

I don't see what all the fuss is about.  Given what we know so far, the
Mamiya is still the more flexible machine.  It may be a little smaller, but
I'll bet it's heavier than the M7.

- --Jim Laurel


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From: Paul Chefurka [mailto:pchefurk@ca.newbridge.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 1998 12:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [Leica] Hasselblad XPAN


Isaac Crawford wrote:
> 
> It seems to me that they would have to make the lenses slow to keep the
> size down.  If they will cover a 65mm image circle, they would be huge
> at f 1.4!!!

I think we all understand the technical issues involved with this
thing.  What intrigues me more are the product management issues.
What's the market?  What's the motivation?  What's the business
case?

Answers to these questions are most obscure to me...

Paul

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