Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/29

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Subject: [Leica] OMG, I bought a 617 camera!!!
From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:11:49 -0400
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The Linhof or the Fuji?
I've lusted after a Linhof 617 for over a decade. Have a few attempts
at a homemade panoramic camera but the biggest I've gotten was 6x14.
6x17 is elusive! 
Enjoy! 

Phil "green with panoramic envy" Forrest


On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:58:13 -0700
Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote:

> 35mm: 2,5 x3.6 = 9 square cm
> XPan: 2.5x6.6 = 17 square cm
> 617: 6x17 = 102 square cm
> 
> I think I will call it the Alaska Leica :-)
> 
> (Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas)
>
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