Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/28

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Subject: [Leica] Advise or impressions on panoramic cameras / photography?
From: charcot at comcast.net (charcot)
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:22:29 -0700
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  Why don't you do your panoramas in software - PS does a very nice job 
- all you need is a 50mm lens and careful panning.  Digital cameras have 
the software builtin.  As much as I would love to get an Xpan it isn't 
worth the cost when I can do it in software

ernie
On 2/28/2012 9:44 AM, John Beal wrote:
> Hi LUGgers
>
> Long time lurker that finally has a question for the group...has anyone
> here had any experience with panoramic photography and what advise would
> you share?
>
> I think it all started with my Voightlander 15mm on my M6.  I really liked
> it's wide perspective but I kept having trouble filling the upper and lower
> thirds of the frame with anything interesting.  I tried the digital route
> (in camera and software stitching) but they missed the decisive moment
> shots I take for granted with the Leica.  Then I saw some images from the
> Widelux and became intrigued.
>
> Does anyone here have any experience with a Widelux (or Noblex or Horizon)
> or is panoramic photography another mystic art I won't be able to explain
> to my wife?
>
> Thanks, John
>
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