all original accessories plus significant extras
Very low usage: shutter count 86!
Hasselblad XPAN II complete
kit. Excellent condition, with accessories and
extras. The best Panoramic camera outfit that I
have ever used. The camera has been described as
a panoramic equivalent of a Leica, and the quality of
design and manufacture is superb. The lens is
incredibly sharp and free from aberrations. (In
separate auctions I am also selling an XPAN 90mm lens
and an XPAN 30mm lens kit.)
Features
Medium-format-equivalent panoramic
format 24mm Χ 65mm, using 35mm film.
Option of using standard 35mm
full frame format, 24mm Χ 36mm, including mixing
formats within the same film.
Built-in coupled rangefinder with
automatic switching of viewfinder bright frame between
45mm and 90mm lenses. (90mm lens NOT INCLUDED in
this auction; available in a separate auction.)
Automatic parallax correction.
LCD displays show chosen format,
frames remaining, film speed, etc.
Focal plane shutter, B 1/1000s
Flash sync B 1/125s
TTL metering
Auto bracketing, and much more
(see the reviews!).
This camera outfit is located in
the U.K., so there will be no import duties or taxes
for a purchaser with a U.K. or other EU address.
 Body serial number blurred in this image for security reasons, but not blurred on the camera! |
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Items included in sale:
Complete XPAN II outfit in all original packaging, with 45mm standard lens
All original accessories as indicated above, including: camera body cap, Quick-coupling plate with hex wrench/Allen key and fixing bolt, spirit-level and strap
The 45mm lens has original front and rear caps and all original packaging.
Valuable (and expensive!) additions are:
the 45mm centre filter
a Hoya Super HMC Pro1 slimline UV filter
the 45mm lens hood
a Kirk Enterprises Quick-Release plate that also provides a standard tripod socket further away from the end of the camera base.
Original Hasselblad XPAN camera case
Original user manual and all other original literature
A selection of Hasselblad publications on the original XPAN and the XPAN II, plus some other literature on XPAN cameras
I may include two used batteries with life in them, but postal service regulations may require that I remove the batteries, so they may NOT be included. The camera operates on two CR2 3V Lithium batteries, so the person who wins the auction may wish to order/buy two new batteries, to use from the start.
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 Hasselblad Quick-Coupling plate, bolt and Allen key on the left, Kirk Enterprises plate mounted on the camera. (The same Allen key fits both plates.) |
 Rear view of the Kirk Enterprises plate |
 This view shows the dove-tail profile of both quick-release plates. They should fit on Arca Swiss tripod heads and other high-quality heads (not tested!) |
The 45mm lens kit and accessories
 For reasons of security, the lens serial number is blurred in this photo, but not blurred on the lens itself! |
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 Original Hasselblad XPAN ever-ready case |
 Rear view of case |
This had reportedly been used for one film when I bought it, and since then it has only been used by me, for occasional amateur photography.
Cosmetically virtually as new, with a few very minor superficial marks from careful, light use in a non-commercial environment. See the unretouched photos, which are an integral part of the description.
The camera has always been used and stored in the base of the ever-ready case, which shows light signs of normal use. This has, however, protected the camera body from anything beyond light, superficial wear.
The strap shows light signs of use, although in fact I have mostly used the camera with a different strap.
Aperture and focussing rings rotate smoothly and the lens stops down to the correct aperture (manual diaphragm).
The lens shade has been carried in my camera bag within its original box, and this box shows significant signs of use (pushed in in different places, etc.). However, this box has thus protected the very special lens shade. This small cardboard box is the only component of the outfit with obvious signs of use, as far as I can see. (There are some signs of wear on the box for the centre filter. This arrived in that condition, and was not carried around in my bag. See picture.)
The filters are supplied mounted on the lens.
The camera indicates an exposure history of just 86, which corresponds to 860 exposures, of which, according to the Hasselblad manual, p. 26, about 200 are made during the manufacturing process for testing purposes. Approximately 40 test exposures were made before I bought the camera, and a further 30 by me, without film, which leaves about 590 photographs taken by me with this camera.
Note that for reasons of security, serial numbers have been blurred in the photographs of these items. They are, however, absolutely clear and undamaged on the camera body, the lens and the packaging.
My latest film from this camera came back from processing about ten days ago, and I did high-resolution scans of the negatives yesterday. All of them are technically faultless. However, please note that as a private vendor I cant accept returns or offer a guarantee.
Most components virtually as new!
The Hasselblad double spirit-level, visible here, is correctly stored in the camera outfit packaging
 Everything is well protected in the original kit box |
 This then goes inside another box, to protect it in transit! |
Leeds Castle in Kent
A shot taken this summer on this camera with the 30mm lens that is for sale in a separate auction
As originally scanned, this image would easily print at 1.4 metres wide, or wider.
Here we are limited to showing a reduced-size and highly-compressed jpeg file.
© TRA First published: October 2018