The future of the elusive 65:24 format

Jonas Dyhr Rask talks about The future of the elusive 65:24 format.

65x24mm is the panoramic format of the Fujifilm TX-1 / Hasselblad X-Pan film camera. It is a very wide aspect ratio which can be made to work to stunning results.

But can we do that with a modern digital camera?

Also A look at/through the X-Pan which show us genuine shots with the TX-1 / X-Pan.

Here is an attempt with a casual shot with my Ricoh GR Digital II. The ground and the sky are cropped out to letterbox the 65:24 aspect ratio in post from the DNG file (Darktable has the aspect ratio in its presets).

A wide shot of a commercial parking lot. To left is an A&W, to the right a thrift store. The wide format crop is meant to illustrate the 65:24 aspect ratio. — Parking Lot, Montréal – Shot with a Ricoh Digital GR II, cropped

Previously: Fujifilm TX-1 long term review, Hasselblad X-Pan