Fujifilm TX-1

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The Fujifilm TX-1 is a interchangeable lens panoramic rangefinder 35mm film camera released in 1998. It was manufactured by Fujifilm as a joint project with Swedish camera maker Hasselblad who markets the camera under the branding XPan.

The body is made from titanium and aluminium. TX-1 are common in a silver colour, while the XPan in black. It was designed as a coupled rangefinder camera system with interchangeable lenses. Three lenses were released upon introduction. A 45mm f/4, a 90mm f/4 and a 30mm f/5.6 which requires a external viewfinder.

It uses a focal plane shutter, with speeds of 8 sec to 1/1000 sec. Flash sync is at 1/125s. with a B mode. The light meter is a TTL center-weighted averaging type. Auto DX encoded films can be used but can also be set manually with either non-coded or DX film. Exposure compensation is available from -2 to +2 EV in 1/2 steps. A electronic self timer is available with a 10 sec delay.

There are two shooting modes, aperture priority and manual exposure modes. Images can be captured on 35mm film in two different sized formats. A conventional 24x36mm size and a panoramic 24x65mm. The format setting can be changed anytime even mid-roll. In parorama format it is able to approx expose 21(20) images onto 36 exposure rolls, 13 on 24 and 6 on 12 exposure rolls. Initial film loading takes longer compared to most cameras. The film is completely unloaded onto the spool and the film is shot back into the film canister. This is because of different length films and the ability to switch formats. The exposures are counted downward indicating the number of frames remaining. Changing format updates the counter. There are two modes of automatic motor drive film advance, single and consective modes. C mode can capture at 3fps in standard and 2fps in panorama format. The camera requires 6 volts of power from two CR2 lithium batteries.

TX-2

The Fujifilm TX-2 was announced in 2003 as a minor revision of the TX-1. It is also known as the Hasselblad XPan II. The first noticeable change is he absence of the large ISO dial on the front of the camera. The setting has been moved to the back LCD screen. Adds a few things like shutter speed exposure information in the finder, 2 second self timer, leader out film rewinding, flash sync at start or end of exposure, and multiple exposure control. The bodies are commonly available in black.