Fuji TX-1
The Fuji TX-1 is a 35mm, panoramic, rangefinder camera that was first introduced in 1998. It was the product of a joint project between Fuji and Hasselblad. The Hasselblad XPan is the same camera as the TX-1, just with a different name.
Unlike other 35mm cameras that offer a panoramic mode, cropping down from the standard frame size, the TX-1 produces a larger-than-normal panoramic frame of 24x65mm. The camera can also be shot in a non-panoramic mode that creates the standard 24x36mm frame. Even more impressive, the camera can switch between these modes on a shot-by-shot basis.
There are three lenses available for the TX-1: a 45mm f/4, 90mm f/4 and 30mm f/5.6. The viewfinder on the TX-1 has framelines for the 45mm and 90mm. Use of the 30mm lens requires a separate viewfinder to be attached to the camera.
Exposure can be done either manually or via aperture priority. Focusing is done manually via rangefinder confirmation. ISO can be set manually or by DX-code. The shutter is capable of speeds from 8 seconds up to 1/1,000 and has a flash sync of 1/125.
Interestingly enough, when the camera is loaded, it pulls all the film out of the can and onto the take-up spool. It then rewinds the film into the original can, as exposures are made, and the frame counter counts down showing the number of exposures left on the roll. This allows the frame counter to adjust as some exposures are made in panoramic mode and others in standard mode.
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