why is the XPAN discontinued?

[Ben1]

The EU safeguards people's health and you hate them for it?

Oh yes, because i do intend on eating my xpan. MM yum

Seriously, i have to agree with spysmart on this one,

Hasselblad wanted out of the consumer/film game - EU RoHS regulations were just a timely excuse

And yes Socke, i intend on throwing my very expensive camera and equipment into the tip to pollute the environment.
haha...

 

[Socke]

Yeah, great, we don't throw our equipment away and the producers take every care to contain poisenous substances during production even if there aren't any laws to do so.

And a couple malformed children in China or Japan make impressive subjects for photography anyways, of cause one would need a stronger UV filter without an ozon layer ....

 

[MP/CLE]

From a simple question to an enviro/societal debate...

I love my xpanII and lenses, too.

 

[Ben1]

Hrmm,
Didnt know UV filters came in strengths?

Oh, and one last thing socke. Since you think a bit of lead in a camera is whats destroying our ozone, maybe you should goto google and type in "CFC's"

🙂

 

[myztk]

I & Ii

I & Ii

I have a I and a II. Does the II have twice as much solder?
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[KM-25]

Quite frankly I'm glad they discontinued the Xpan. I have all the lenses and am delighted that others don't. I get to go backpacking all over the place with the knowledge that my Xpan is probably the 1st to traverse that ground and the 1st to capture that shot in such a way. That 30mm has a way about it, & I'm able to capture scenes like no other (maybe) camera can.

I paid WHAT for that gear? Looks like the price tag came with a little xtra exclusivity thrown in........

All the better I say......

LOL! You are not the only one who has it and explores a new traverse with it. I live at 8,000 feet in the Rockies. And yes, the 30 is incredible, puts most lenses to shame.