Xpan: Midroll rewind? Special case?

[parasko]

Hi all,

Recently bought an Xpan 2 (am I nuts for returning to film?). A couple of basic questions:
1. How do I use the midroll rewind button? I am using a 100 ISO film and then halfway through the roll I need to use 400 ISO film. Am I able to rewind the 100 film and then come back to it at the last frame previously used? So for instance, I take the film out of the camera at frame 14 and then return to frame 14 so I do not waste the film and let it rewind completely till the end?

2. Is there anyone who makes a special half case for the Xpan? I'm thinking along the lines of Leica leather camera half cases where the camera can be used whilst inside the case- to prevent scratches etc. whilst in use.

Any advice?

 

[Chaser]

Luigi Makes a Case for it....

http://www.leicatime.com/000-CasesOtherCameras.htm

...

and some others may as well...
As for the rewind i have never even seen an xpan so I can be of no help there but i am sure someone else will chime in here.

 

[Ben1]

Hi parasko,

In answer to your first question, unfortunately that cannot be done with the xpan (1 or 2).
Once the film is rewound, you cant get the camera to wind it back to the frame u finished at.

Although, im just thinking, if you mid roll rewinded the film (make the setting to leave the TAG OUT and not IN) then u could possibly insert the film back in, load it up, and make sure you leave the lens cap on and click the shutter to the number you finished on, or even 1 or 2 more just to be sure, then shoot again.
Theory being, if you shot 10 frames, rewinded, reinserted it, left the lens cap on and shot 12 frames, then the 10 you shot previously will not be exposed to any more light (coz the cap is on), so will preserve the image previously shot. Hope im making sense. Then go an extra 2 frames in case the frames are off, then continue.....
Im not 100% on that, so you may want to get some further advice or test it on a roll before trying it on some film you actually need.

Goodluck..

 

[wdenies]

There is already a thread dealing with this problem (even with pictures!)
Summary:
You have to buy a small tool termitting to extract the film from the cassette
Note the number of pictures taken
Rewind the film completely on your Xpan
Note the nbr of pictures taken ( on a small label sticked on the cassette)
Extract the film from the cassette.
Reuse:
Load as usual.
Put ISO on the XPAN on the lowest setting, shutterspeed at max, f at max.
Verify that lenscap is on.
Advance to nbr+1 by pressing the shutter.
Put ISO to normal value
Continue to shoot (do not forget to remove the lens cap)

Success

Wim

 

[Ben1]

wdenies 2 things,

"You have to buy a small tool termitting to extract the film from the cassette"
No you dont, because with the xpan 2 (not sure about 1), you can select in the menu whether or not when you rewind the film the tag going all the way into the film, or leaves a tag sticking out. (ie, looking like the film normally does when u buy it)

secondly,
"Put ISO on the XPAN on the lowest setting, shutterspeed at max, f at max."

Once the film is loaded, you cant change the ISO setting. I have never tried but thats what the manual says. Regardless of whether you manually set ISO or use the DX recognition of the film.
I dont see why this would matter anyway in regards to advancing film past frames already shot. As long as no light gets in, (the lensecap is left on) there shouldnt technically be a problem.

 

[wdenies]

Xpan1 rewinds completely.
Why +1: you are never shure to reload the film at exact the same position

 

[wdenies]

With Xpan1 you can change ISO at any time

 

[parasko]

Wdenies,

Do you have a link to the thread you mentioned with pictures?..I could not find it in my search.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[Ben1]

Wdenies,

If you read the initial question, he was referring to xpan 2, not 1
therefore, he can rewind the film and leave a tag out, therefore not needing a tool to open the case.

And + 1 would be suffice in my opinion.... your right, the film would never load in the EXACT same position, but its unlikely to be more than a whole panoramic frame off line.
MO anywayz

 

[Ben1]

"With Xpan1 you can change ISO at any time"

once again, it helps if you read the question 🙂

 

[wdenies]

Parasko,
The thread can be found in the general dicussion forum.
Thread: do you change films mid roll?

Wim