I Dream of Cameras #37 This Is the Day of the XPanding Man

 VERY SPECIAL EPISODE recapping Jeff’s absurd acquisition of a Hasselblad XPan, and more importantly, his trip to England and Wales to meet all four hosts of the <a href='https://www.instagram.com/sunny16podcast/?hl=en'>Sunny 16 Podcast</a>! <ul><li>In <a href='https://www.idreamofcameras.com/episodes/episode-36-make-it-wit-chu'>our last episode</a>, Chris Chu talked Jeff out of getting a <a href='https://casualphotophile.com/2022/07/08/hasselblad-xpan-review/'>Hasselblad XPan</a>, so how did he end up impulsively buying one on his first day in London?</li> <li>A magical trip to <a href='https://cameracity.co.uk/'>Camera City</a>, the very same place where Jeff found his sacred Alpa 11si ten years ago.. and what should be on the shelf but an XPan?</li> <li>And now, the circuit of the Sunnies…<ul><li>Drinks with <a href='https://www.instagram.com/_ade968/?hl=en'>Ade</a> at the <a href='https://www.cameramuseum.uk/'>Camera Museum</a> in London</li> <li>A side trip to the <a href='https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/'>Photographer’s Gallery</a> and their incredible film wall</li> <li>Darkroom work with <a href='https://www.instagram.com/littlevintagephotography/?hl=en'>Rachel</a> at her <a href='https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/'>studio</a> at <a href='https://www.baltic-creative.com/spaces/developments/northern-lights/'>Northern Lights</a> in Liverpool</li> <li>Touring <a href='https://www.visitwales.com/destinations/north-wales/isle-anglesey'>Anglesey</a> and <a href='https://portmeirion.wales/'>Portmeirion</a>, Wales with <a href='https://www.instagram.com/claremariebailey/?hl=en'>Clare</a></li> <li>Browsing vintage cameras with <a href='https://www.instagram.com/myopic_me/?hl=en'>Graeme</a> at the <a href='https://www.instagram.com/cameraslondon/?hl=en'>Cameras London</a> stall at Portobello Road</li> </ul> </li> <li>An underdiscussed aspect of the XPan: the standard 45mm f/4 <a href='https://shuttermuse.com/complete-list-of-hasselblad-xpan-lenses-and-specifications/'>lens</a> is incredible!</li> <l