Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/28

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Subject: [Leica] You know you are obsessed with the XPan when...
From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest)
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:37:19 -0500
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You can always have Kodak make you a CCD. They will do them to your
specs...
(Wow that would be expensive!)

I've always loved panorama and the greater-than-2:3 ratio-format so my
solution has been to just make my own cameras. I may never be able to
afford the Linhof 617 so I just create my own solutions. But they are
still film, alas.

Phil Forrest


On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:51:08 -0800
Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:

> You know you are obsessed with the XPan when you dream how to create
> a faux XPan digital.
> 
> I dreamed that someone created a clever mechanism to slide another
> sensor down on demand and capture the XPan's pano on 2 sensors. I
> woke up when I tried to chase after the inventor to find out how it's
> done and that I really want one.
> 
> I really want one :-(
>
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