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Subject: [Leica] 6x17 lust
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Sat Dec 27 02:02:25 2008
References: <7ac27f4f0812261510p77f7791ak7a5d6417057cdc52@mail.gmail.com>

I have one of the older fixed lens Fuji 6x17 panoramics. Scanning the  
negatives is a bit of a business! The camera is not -that- big and  
heavy, my tripod (essential) weighs more!
happy christmas,
Frank
On 26 Dec, 2008, at 23:10, Richard Man wrote:

> I have no budget right now, but looking at the XPan pics made me  
> drool after
> this:
>
> <
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Fuji-GX617-Panoramic-Camera-Giant-XPan-BOXED-MINT_W0QQitemZ270320360174QQihZ017QQcategoryZ3351QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122
>>
>
> I know it will be VERY different from the XPan as the XPan is handheld
> camera whereas 6x17 is get-a-sherpa camera, but oh man, the size of  
> the
> negatives.....
>
> Makes S2 looks like a half frame, and the Nikon FX a quarter frame  
> and the
> 4/3rd a... 16th frame.
>
> -- 
> // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com
> // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com
>
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