Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Who needs a self timer when you can do this...
From: Mike Durling <durling@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 19:49:08 -0500
References: <000001c3e665$393229a0$6401a8c0@dorysrusp4> <p0510030cbc3f905665c6@[10.0.1.5]>

I saw a site a while back where people were modifying these to take 
standard aspect-ratio photos.  Lots of possibilities!

Mike D

Henning Wulff wrote:
> At 7:41 AM -0500 1/29/04, Don Dory wrote:
> 
>> Rats,
>> http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=details&sku=KCDCWF
>>
>> An even cheaper wide than the 15 Heliar; I can't obsess over dropping
>> it; no thief is going to take it; the flash covers over 100 degrees; and
>> I bet that the images aren't too bad as it uses a curved film plane.
> 
> 
> In the description it is noted that it "enables you to photograph people 
> ... with wider details"
> 
> At times that would have come in handy.
> 
> 
> 
> I've used one of these; they are actually quite good, but they only give 
> you the panoramic view, not the full 24mm in the second direction if 
> it's like the one I used (an old one without flash).
> 

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In reply to: Message from "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> (RE: [Leica] Who needs a self timer when you can do this...)
Message from Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> (RE: [Leica] Who needs a self timer when you can do this...)