Film and the Xpan

[david b]

How many pano shots will I get on a 24 roll?

[Doug]

I'm surprised there's no answer yet, so I'll guess. The XPan pano frame is about 65mm, not quite twice the length of a 24x36mm standard 35 format frame. So you'll certainly get at least half the number of shots per roll... at least 12 on a 24 exp roll. In 12 shots, the amount the XPan frame is less than twice the 35 frame should add up to one additional frame's length, so my guess is 13 on the roll.

[RJNear]

Hi

I am not sure on the 24 exposure roll since I have never shot it in my Xpan. I do shoot 36 exposure and get 20 - 21 exposures if all the frames are in panoramic format. Hope this helps

RJ

[Robin Harrison]

I too usually get 20 or 21 shots on a 36exp film.

My tip: when the frames-left counter reads '1', try switching to standard framing and seeing how of these are left. When the counter reads one panoramic frame left, this means it cannot fit two panoramic frames on the film. Once the photo has been taken, the film will finish. BUT one panoramic frame left might mean there is just under 130mm of film left (2 x 65mm). In that same amount of film you could take three 36mm frames, or even one 36mm frame and one 65mm frame!

This is of course the worst case scenario at the end of a film, but it does mean you can get two or three shots for the price of one!

Robin.

[david b]

On my first roll of film I got 13 frames on a roll of 24.