Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Way Off Topic Hasselblad Xpan Camera
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 17:06:06 -0700
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Thanks Alastair, after reading this I'm going to rent one for a day to 
try it out.

I'm surprised that Hasselblad would build a camera body that wasn't 
topnotch.

Regards,

Greg

Alastair Firkin wrote:

> I wrote a "comprehensive" review of the X-pan when I first got one. I 
> did not have and have not used the 30mm lens, and for me the addition 
> of the 90 made the system far more useful. My one BIG complaint 
> remains the lens mount: it cannot have been "impossible" to have made 
> it with an M mount, but only "allow" the Panoramic format via some 
> electronic wizardary, and then the camera would have been an ideal 
> "electronic" M, could have been part of my travel kit etc etc. I think 
> I stand by my comments ;-) I will soon have a dedicated holder for the 
> enlarger, I never really had any problem scanning with a 35mm scanner 
> and putting the two scans together. Nice camera, needed more 
> versatility for mine.
>
> for the "old" review, I have put it up on the web again
>
> http://stairfirkin.com/xpan/usingXpan.html
>
> Cheers
>
>
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Replies: Reply from Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> (Re: [Leica] Way Off Topic Hasselblad Xpan Camera)
In reply to: Message from George Lottermoser <imagist@concentric.net> (RE: [Leica] Way Off Topic Hasselblad Xpan Camera)
Message from Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> (RE: [Leica] Way Off Topic Hasselblad Xpan Camera)