22
Projecting Medium-Format and XPan Transparencies
PROJECTING XPAN TRANSPARENCIES
Transparencies in the standard 35mm format, either cardboard- or glass-mounted, can be projected in standard 35mm projectors. The 24 × 65mm panoramic transparencies require a 6 × 7cm slide projector and 6 × 7cm slide mount, with the panoramic image area masked off with silver tape.
The 2¼-inch projectors, such as the Hasselblad PCP 80, can be used only for slide sizes up to 55mm, which is 9mm too short for the long side of the XPan panoramic images. To project these images in a 2¼-inch (6 × 6cm) slide projector like the PCP 80, you can consider two solutions. You can cut the long side of the panoramic image down to 55mm; this is not a great solution because well-composed ...
Get The Hasselblad Manual, 6th Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
