haagen_dazs
Well-known
why is the XPAN discontinued?
phototone
Well-known
The main reason for the discontinuance of a camera is not enough sales to continue production.
erikhaugsby
killer of threads
The lead solder that Hasselblad used in the electronics didn't go over too well with the State of California, either...
mervynyan
Mervyn Yan
You can still find Fuiji TX-2 somewhere.
john neal
fallor ergo sum
You can't sell products with lead solder anywhere in the EU either now. Can still buy a used one though.....
mpt600
Established
Yet another reason to hate the EU...
sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
well, you might also start to hate hasselblad for not investing into changing the camera design to use lead free electronics, or the all photographers not buying an XPAN, since bigger success will have made the investment worth while. though i am also not happy with the regulatory madness in the EU, the lead free rules seem still be a good idea (basically).
sebastian
sebastian
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rpsawin
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phototone said:
Wrong. The lead solder used in the camera no longer meets EU standards and the cost of re-engineering the camera was not economically viable based on sales.
Bob
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Socke
Guest
mpt600 said:
Eat some lead and you'll come over this sooner than later
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Socke
Guest
sebastel said:
Every product which sells well has been adapted by now. My new computer parts are lead free so this can't be that big a problem.
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
its one of the best cameras I've ever owned. The only thing I don't like is the nano-second between press and shutter release. Mine has the 45mm lens, which converts into 21mm in pano mode. I have the xpan 1 and love using it Leica style, choosing the shutter speed first (fast), then dropping in the aperture. Excellent VF.
The xpan provides a unique pano in a highly versatile 35mm platform. Handheld shots are fabulous but I also carry along a liteweight Gitzo Basalt pod used as necessary. Shooting 64 Kodachrome.
I sold off a Hexar RF to buy the xpan, which IMHO is 10x the camera. I don't shoot everything in pano, lest it get boring. I mostly shoot Leica/35mm Lux. but out comes the xpan every now and then. - Best
The xpan provides a unique pano in a highly versatile 35mm platform. Handheld shots are fabulous but I also carry along a liteweight Gitzo Basalt pod used as necessary. Shooting 64 Kodachrome.
I sold off a Hexar RF to buy the xpan, which IMHO is 10x the camera. I don't shoot everything in pano, lest it get boring. I mostly shoot Leica/35mm Lux. but out comes the xpan every now and then. - Best
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BlackCloud
Member
Love
Love
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......
Love
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......
ClaremontPhoto
Jon Claremont
The EU safeguards people's health and you hate them for it?
markinlondon
Elmar user
Jon Claremont said:
Funny old world, innit, Jon? Leadfree solder will be a worldwide requirement within 3 years.
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varjag
Guest
While we're at it, bring back our mercury batteries, lead toothfillings, and cocaine in Coca-Cola!
ClaremontPhoto
Jon Claremont
The EU told me to stop using child labor to clean chimneys!
VinceC
Veteran
>>The EU told me to stop using child labor to clean chimneys!<<
Probably low birthrates in the EU made it uneconomical to keep using children as chimney sweeps. Their scarcity made them too valuable.
Probably low birthrates in the EU made it uneconomical to keep using children as chimney sweeps. Their scarcity made them too valuable.
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varjag
Guest
Come on, it's late October. Let Santa do it.Jon Claremont said:
spysmart
Established
rpsawin said:
phototone said:
Hasselblad wanted out of the consumer/film game - EU RoHS regulations were just a timely excuse.
Robert white is selling the re-engineered X-Pan body :
http://www.robertwhite.co.uk/panoramic.htm#LabelHorse3D
The whole lead-free thing is hypocriphal : How many camera's worth of solder can be made with a Car Battery worth of Lead.
Car Batteries, Bullets, and anything that requires high reliability : Test Equipment, Aerospace, Swiss watches etc. all have exemptions.
:bang:
Tin whiskers mean that new cameras may be less reliable - only mitagated by the 3 year life cycle before obsolescence of a digital camera.
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Socke
Guest
Spysmart, you have to start somewhere. You can't hope that others stop polluting the environment so you can continue to do so.