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Daran Wu
Taiwan / Toronto
攝影的種子起始於失戀，卻在婚禮婚紗攝影中找到人生事業的方向。隨著時間的推移發現，攝影就像是一場神奇的旅程，充滿驚奇和探險。這不只是簡單的按下快門，而是一種人生的智慧與學習。
一位喜歡相機的攝影師，不斷的暗示勸敗你們要一起買Leica，那麼就看看他到底為什麼這麼喜歡Leica相機呢?
If there's one thing etched into my heart about photography, the XPan concept is certainly part of my photographic vision. The 65:24 panoramic format breaks completely free of the long-familiar 3:2 frame (for more, see my tribute to the XPan with the Hasselblad X1D II), opening up an entirely new way of seeing.
On this visit to Hong Kong, I set myself a photography challenge: shoot a Hong Kong series with the Hasselblad X2D in XPan 65:24 panoramic mode — slow, deliberate shooting, discovering the beautiful moments hidden in everyday street life.
I brought the XCD 55V and XCD 28P on the trip, but the XCD 28P did most of the work — for a simple reason: its 22mm-equivalent view is a perfect match for the XPan panoramic format, and the crop neatly hides the XCD 28P's corner vignetting and softer edges. Add its compact size and light weight, and this lens feels as if it were made for shooting XPan.
What keeps me coming back to Hasselblad is its elegant color character and refined image quality. Built on Hasselblad Natural Colour Solution (HNCS), I can realize almost any tone I envision — for this series I wanted a classic Kodak film feel, and through my own color tuning it was almost like shooting with a film camera (close, though not identical), but with far more convenience and immediacy.
If you'd like this kind of framing too, try switching your Hasselblad to XPan mode — I'm sure you'll find a whole new joy in shooting.
XPan Views from My Japan Trip | Hasselblad X1D II
Witnessing the Hasselblad X2D's Ultra-Wide XPan Look, Hunting for Cinematic Frames in Toronto | Hasselblad X2D
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