[pure-silver] Re: Quest and Re-quest
- From: <C.Breukel@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:26:26 +0100
It's indeed a nice concept, I too have a Horizon. But I wonder if it's of any
use for Adrienne: since it's a wide angle lens, everthing moderatly far away
(whatever that means..;-)..) will be thrown backwards, since it has a 20mm
lens. Getting up closer (if this is possible at all) will have a considerable
barrel distortaion.
My take would be a good MF (6*7, 6*9) or a 4*5 with such a back, stand on
steady ground (on Manhattan Island, wasn't it?) with a massive tripod, and the
camera equiped with the longest lens possible (perhaps rent/borrow it),
preferable also with a tripod for the lens, and than make a few generously
overlapping images... (obviously on a windless day, with crisp skyes, so this
is the good time for it)
Good luck
Cor
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Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Quest and Re-quest
I concur with Speedy -- I'm amazed at the resolution of the Widelux 35mm
I've been using for the past few months (also a rotating lens), but it
is not comparable to the large format images I thought were under
discussion. Definitely fun to use. But then so is large format, but
perhaps not on a pitching boat. The Widelux will do quite a good 20"
wide print (largest I've printed)
Bill
Speedy . wrote:
> Adrienne Moumin wrote:
>
> I just want to know whether, looking at my image, would you say that a
> LF/view camera is what I need to consider in order to get the effect I
> am after. That is all I am asking. (the image is at
> http://www.picturexhibit.com/SkylineStitch.html)
>
> ----------------------------
>
> Adrienne,
>
> A swing lens panoramic camera would do this photo nicely. Is it
> possible to rent such a beast where you are?
>
> I have been playing with a Horizon 202 for a little over a year now. It
> is a 35mm swing lens camera. It has been a blast to work with, and not
> too expensive to own or shoot. It produces an image of 24mm x 58mm
> which can be printed on any enlarger what can print a 120 format
> negative. IIRC it has a coverage of 110deg but has the perspective of a
> 28mm lens. There are some quirks to using this type camera but you
> would master them quickly.
>
> This might be a good tool for you to work with to learn a bit about
> panoramics with a swing lens camera. If you then feel that the negative
> size is too small there are many other options available but like
> anything else it costs more!
>
> Good Light!
> Speedy
>
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