11 December, 2025
In the Land of Fjords – Finding Scale with the XPan
Landscapes are a tough sell for me. I’m not a dedicated landscape photographer, and all too often, I find myself tiring of my own vista shots over time. My house only has ...
18 October, 2025
Black and White Panoramic Photography in the Philippines
The Philippines greeted me with its rhythm and endless beauty. I did not set out with grand plans. My only certainty was to pack the Hasselblad XPan and a few rolls of black and...
16 September, 2022
Hasselblad XPan and its Fabulous 30mm f/5.6 Lens in Mississippi – by Andrew Morang
A few months ago, I spent some time reprocessing panoramas that I took years ago. These were the standard panoramas based on standing in one place and rotating the camera with o...
3 January, 2021
Tokyo XPan – A Cinematic View of Japan – By Mike Amos
Almost two years ago, I lost my Dad very suddenly from a heart attack. He was a huge influence on me, both in my personal life, but also professionally, instilling a work ethic ...
I recently had a fun morning at Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles trying out a roll of Ilford SFX 200. This film is sensitive to infrared light. I used an R72 IR filter for some fra...
4 August, 2020
The Colours of Shanghai / How I came to Publish a Photozine of XPAN shots – By Benoît Felten
I am in the process of publishing (and pre-selling) a zine called The Colours of Shanghai. It collects panoramic XPAN photos taken in Shanghai between 2014 and 2016.
In August ...
20 June, 2019
Frames with the Mighty Hasselblad XPAN – By Yul Vazquez
The Hasselblad Xpan is a camera I've always wanted since I first saw Mary Ellen Mark use one on the set of Steven Soderbergh's Che films - she had come over Spain to shoot some ...
To cut to the chase, it is possible to shoot the Hasselblad Xpan with a 35mm f2.8 PC Nikkor, which will give you a wider field of view than with the standard 45mm lens. It's a c...