Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The for instance " Whole circuit panoramic camera invented by John R. Connon, [ca. 1887]" is a large format banquet camera which does group shots of people or whatever and there is no distortion. That is the point. Only a strip format photo - which gets everything. There is nothing not to like! http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/on-line-exhibits/connon/big/big_20_cir cuit_panoramic.aspx -------------------- Mark William Rabiner > From: Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:10:33 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Technical Question- Panning vs. WA Lens > > I have found images from moving slit type cameras to be disturbing, unless > displayed in a circular mount that you stand almost in. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rabiner > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 2:43 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Technical Question- Panning vs. WA Lens > > They are always talking about the advantages of using a Widelux type l > swing-lens or slit camera* over just using a wide. A wide shrinks > everything > making it all seem far far away. While a slit camera just gets it all and > you just look from side to side in the wide format. It seems close. This > to > me is a gold mine of image making. And I've never had a Widelux or circuit > camera. > But I find now with the ability to stitch and merge images later with > different parameters its a dream come true. > If I click once and I feel like I needed more I just move to the needed > area > and click again. But as you know I normally don't like it looking seamless. > As it seems to me to be more interesting when you can see each shot for > what > it was. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panoramic_photography > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > * > Or Noblex and Horizon. > > >> From: Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:38:29 -0700 (PDT) >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: [Leica] OT: Technical Question- Panning vs WA Lens >> >> I am trying to understand if I can take a wide angle photo using >> panning/stitching with a normal lens that would look like it was taken >> with a >> WA >> lens. My specific question is if I can get the same coverage and >> perspective >> using an 80mm Hassy lens and panning/stitching 3 or 4 overlapping shot as >> I >> could with the 40mm Hassy. >> >> If so how would this best be accomplished? Standing back further with the >> 80 >> than with the 40 or just at the same spot with the panning. Would the >> image's >> perspective be the same? >> >> Thanks to all who can help, >> Bob >> Bob Adler >> Palo Alto, CA >> http://www.rgaphoto.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information