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fhank you for
choosing
a
Hasselblad
XPon.This
comeraincorporates
on
I innovative
dual formot focility providing a
24x65
mm format - futt
pan-
, oromo
- aswell
asa
conventionol
24x36
mm formot
on thesamefilm.
Thismeans
you canhove
all the convenience
and advontages
of the35 mm
format but con
produce
an
image
with onesidewider
than the6x6
cm
format.
Put
simply
- medium-formatpanoroma
quality
from
a 35mm camerawhile
still
providing
the
option of theconventional
format!The
xpan was
voted
as
"Europeon
ProfessionalCamero
of theYear1999
- 2000".
It follows on in the well-established
Hasselblad
tradition of superbcrafts-
manshipfounded
on
intensive
development
which
hashelped
createtheworld
fomous
nome.The
quolity
andreliability
of
Hosselblad
equipment
was
clearly
witnessed
whenit was
chosenby NASA
for
thelunar missions.
TheHasselblad
xPan
is
a feature-packed
andhighly
professional
tool.
rt in-
cludes
bothoutomoticfacilities
andtotal
monual
overridefor
comDletecontrol
tosuitallsituotions
ond
working
methods.Auto
exposure,autobracketing,cou-
pled
rangefinder
and
pre-wind
ore
just
someof theadvontogeous
features.

The
comerabody
is robustly
built from oluminiumond titanium
for
the
long working-lifeexpectedfromsucho cemero.Theinterchongeable
Hosselblod
lenses
aremodetothe
most
exactingstandards
producing
excel-
lent
coverogeond'rozor'shorpness
fortop
quolity
imoges.Digitoltechnology
controlsa
host
of
functionsmaking
comerausesimplicity
itself
so
you
concon-
centrote
more
oncompositionond
imogemaking.
Thisinstructionmanualdescribes
in
detailhow
to
operate
your
XPon,so
please
reod
it carefully,lf
you
have
o
queryplease
donot
hesitate
tocontact
your
deoler
- wewant
you
tobe100o/o
satisfied!Yourdealercan
also
provide
you
withthelatestin newsand
technicol
developmentsfromHosselblod.A
quarterly
magazine
- FORUM - is
published
withtheemphasison
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grophic
imageryfeaturing
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fromolloverthe
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to
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you with inspiration!XPanimogesnowregulorly
appearOur
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vvvvw.hasselblad.com
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general
andtechnical
information
conceming
Hasselblad
productswhileXPan
hositsownspecificsite-www.xpon.com.Youcon
olsoe-mailus
- [email protected]
- forfurther
inquiries,
Wearesure
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o wise choice
with this excitingcomero.
Hasselblad
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providedthe
possibility,its
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uptoyouto
createtheimages.
Wewish
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12 Filmspeed
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15 ftangingtheviewfinder
eyepiece
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9 Lenscase t
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9 Attaching
lenses,
9 Removing
lenses
10Lenscap
10 Lenscomponents
10Filters ,,,,,,,'
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15
Standard
and
panorama
16
EXPOSURE
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33 Equipmenture,service
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Become
fomilior
with the
vorious
components
on
the
camera
bychecking
themogainst
figs
l
- 3
and
the
component
list.Avoidtouching
the
lenssurfac-
es
and takecare
regardingthe
focal
plane
shutter
and
format
blind
whenopeningthe
camero
back.
Beginby
loodingthe
batteries
sothot
you
can
go
through
all the
camera's
functions.
TheXPan
is a
verysimple
camerato
operate
following
well-estab-
lishedroutines
and
most
photographers
shouldbe
ableto successfully
operate
it straight away
with-
outany
problems.
Themodeselector
switch
isthe
moin
ON/OFF
con'
trol
whichactivates
the
camera.lnformation
is
pro-
videdbytwo LCD
panels
ond
an LED
display
in the
viewfinder.
Read
quickly
through
the main items
in this manualfor
a
general
overviewof the
infor-
motion systemand
themechonics
of thecamero.
Thenread
again
more
corefully
the relevant
sec-
tions
to gain
a firmer understanding
of individuol
procedures.Fluency
in operation
of thecamera
will
allow
you
to
concentrate
moreon
picture
taking.
ln thetext,the
main
LCD
on the
backof
thecomere
isreferredto as'M/d'and
thesmall
exposurecoun'
ter
LCDas'EC/di
Positionsof components
and orientation
are de-
scribed
inrelationto
the
cemera
asseen
whentak'
inga
photograph,
i.e.
with thelensat the
front,un'
less
otherwise
stoted.
Therelevant
illustrationsare
indicatedby the
fig-
ures
besidethesmall
headings
in thetext.
Please
read'Film
processing'
beforesending
your
exposed
filmtoa film
laboratory.

Parts
& Components
1. Filmspeed
(lSO)dial
index
2. Filmspeed
(lSO)dial
lock
3. Film speed
(lSO)dial
4. Lensrelease
button
5. PC flash
terminal
6. Viewfinder
window
7. Self-timer lamp
8. Brightframe
illumination
window
9. Rangefinder
window
10. Hot
shoe
11. Format
selector
knob
12. Format
selector
release
button
13.
Viewfinder
eyepiece
14. Cablerelease
socket
15.
Straplug
16. Film
typewindow
6
Camera
backrelease
catch
Tripod
socket
Battery
compartment
cover
MainLCD
display
panel
(M/d)
AEBbutton
LCDillumination
button
Mid-roll
rewind
button
17.
18.
'19.
20.
2'.1,
22.
23.
.
24. Shutterspeed
selectordial
25. Shutterspeed
selector
lock
26. Shutterspeedselector
index
27. Film
plane
index
28. Shutter
release
button
29. Exposure
compensation
dial
index
30. Exposure
compensation
dial
31. Exposure counterLCD
(ECld)
32. Shooting
mode
selector
33. Shooting
mode
selector
lever

Thefollowing
is
aconcise
introductorydescription
ofthe
major
ports
ofthe
camero
(the
figuresrefertothe
illus-
trotions
1-3).Details
of
functionsond
procedures
canbe
foundundertheappropriote
sections
andheadings
fur-
theron
in thismanuol.See
the
mainindexfordetoils.
2.
Filmspeed
(150)
dial
indexlock
- releasesselector
from
automatic
(DX)
film
speedsetting.
3.
Filmspeed
(lS0)dial
- for
automatic
(DX)
andman-
ualflm
speedsetting.
5.
PCflashterminal
- forflash
connectionvia
cord.
7.Self-timerlamp
- countdowntimerfor
shutterre-
Iease
when
set
atself-timer
mode.
10.
Hotshoe
- accessorf
shoewithdirect
contact
for
flashunits.
11.Formatselectorknob
- for
standardand
panorama
format.
14.
Cablerelease
so*et - for vibration-free
orremote
shutter-release.
16.Film
typewindow
- for confrmation
of whether
camera
isloadedandfilm
type.
17.
MainICDdisplay
panel
- maininformation
panel.
(Referred
to in thetextas'M/d')
21.AEBbutton
- auto-bracketingmode.
22.
tCD
iffumination
button - information
and expo-
sure
LCDillumination.
23.Mid-rof
frewindbutton - for rewindingflm before
completion.
24.Shutterspeed
selector
dial
-
for manual
orautomatic
shuttermodes.
25.Shutterspeed
selectorlock
- releasesselector
from
automaticsetting.
27.Film
plane
index
- for critical
focusing
distance
measurement,
28.
Shutterreleasebutton - for camera activation
when
pressed
half wayand shutter
releasewhen
pressed
completely.
30.
Exposure
compensationdial - for rapid exposure
variations
from normalexposure
settings.
31.
Exposure
counterLCD
- indicates
numberof unex-
posed
frames
left on
flm and
format indication.
(Referred
to in the
textas'EC/d')
32.
Shootingmodeselector
- for
choicebetweenS,C
and
self-timer
modes.