Fujifilm's GFX100RF Revives XPan's Panoramic Legacy
The XPan and XPan II, once ordinary film cameras, have become highly sought-after, with second-hand prices often surpassing their original retail values. Fujifilm's GFX100RF pays tribute to these iconic cameras with a panoramic mode.
The XPan, released by Hasselblad, was an interchangeable lens camera with three lenses: a 'standard' 45mm f/4.0, a 90mm f/4.0, and a 30mm f/5.6 ultra-wide. It could switch between panoramic and conventional frames, offering 20 panoramic shots from a single 36-exposure film. The XPan II, released in 2003, added shutter speed read-outs, a redesigned exposure compensation selector, a multiple exposure facility, and an additional two-second delay setting for the self-timer.
The GFX100RF, a digital camera, honours the XPan with a panoramic 65:24 aspect ratio setting. It offers further crops to give effectively 35mm, 50mm, and 63mm focal lengths, with a usable 10MP resolution even at the heaviest crop. The camera boasts a 102 megapixels sensor with a 65:24 aspect ratio, representing an imaging area of 44x16 millimeters and 50 MP of resolution at the lens's 28mm-equivalent focal length.
From Hasselblad's XPan to Fujifilm's GFX100RF, the appeal of panoramic photography endures. The GFX100RF's tribute to the XPan, with its versatile sensor and panoramic mode, ensures that the legacy of these iconic cameras lives on in the digital age.
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