Re: [Leica] Off Topic (I think) Hasselblad Vpan/Fuji TX=1

[George Huczek <ghuczek@sk.sympatico.ca>]

> Can anybody else throw some light onto this subject, 

You can get more details about this camera on the Hasselblad website
<>http://www.hasselblad.com/>

There is one "feature" that the camera has that really puzzles me.  The
film rewinds into the cassette mid-roll while shooting, so that if the
camera back is accidentally opened, the exposed film is not ruined.  The
camera can tell which formats have been used to get the film back to the
end of the roll to finish off the remaining frames.
  
What I don't quite understand is whether this is an automatic feature, or
one which the user has to prompt.  Does it mean, for instance, that I'm on
frame 16, I expose the film, it rewinds back into the cassette, then when I
want to take frame 17, I have to wait for the film to come all the way out
of the cassette to the correct place?  Imagine the amount of film dragging
across the felt traps -- back and forth -- might as well use sandpaper if
there is any dirt at all on the traps.  Can you imagine the drain on
batteries, and the chances of tearing the film to shreds if it is being
used in really cold conditions?  What happens to spontaneity when having to
wait for your film to unwind from the cassette before being able to take a
picture.  I hope I'm wrong, but on the Hasselblad website, it appears, if I
am interpreting things right, that these are some of the kinds of problems
one is likely to encounter with this camera.  Likely, more items will be
uncovered after it gets into the street.  This camera doesn't deserve to
have "Hass..." stamped on the body.


- -GH