Hasselblad X-PAN 35mm Rangefinder Camera

Pros: Superbly-made rangefinder camera
Cons: Rangefinder focusing can be troublesome

Hasselblad Xpan: A Swedish-Japanese Marriage Produces a Unique 35mm Camera

By Frank Van Riper
Author, photographer and nationally syndicated photography columnist of the Washington Post

Think of a 35mm camera that, in addition...

Pros: Unique and compact dual-format with great image quality.
Cons: Poor attention to details compromises its overall usefulness

Despite all the favorable reviews by critics and magazines, the X-Pan is not without its flaws. Many aren't apparent until you've put the camera through its paces for awhile. None of these deficiencies are "show stoppers" but are annoying and...

Pros: Film format, lens quality, ergonomics, price
Cons: Can't think of any

I often find it funny to hear people in the internet industry talk about the importance of 'look and feel', in a medium which seems to have little tactility. Perhaps the lack of tactility is why they are so desperately trying to summon such qualities? I...

Pros: Very versitile, easy to use panoramic camera. Compact, high quality lenses - unique product!
Cons: Minor design flaws - 'B' setting limitation, lens fall-off etc...

I’ll admit it - I was seduced!!! I first saw the Hasselblad XPan in the window of a local camera store, late 1998 and stood, mouth ajar, exclaiming ‘I must have it’. Once my pulse settled a little (and my companion pealed me from the window), I found out...

Pros: A first class optical instrument
Cons: Not a point-and-shoot snapper

During two decades of using 35mm cameras I've slowly regressed from new Nikons to old Leicas. I have long held the belief that the creative process takes place between the ears and nowhere else, so I am unimpressed by, and uninterested in, automatic...