Comments on: Panorama cameras http://photocritic.org/panorama-cameras/ The Photocritic DIY photography projects blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:27:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Clipper http://photocritic.org/panorama-cameras/#comment-217859 Clipper Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:20:51 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/panorama-cameras/#comment-217859 "And then comes the problem of ‘what the hell do I do with a negative that big’ - you could scan it in part by part and piece it together in the computer, but I don’t know of any negative scanner or darkroom copier that will accept a negative that big." .........Incorrect .....There are many scanners that can scan a 6x17 transparancy/neg direct to Digital!. MyEpson v700 is a case in point. I use it to scan a Fotoman made 6x17 direct to digital and is undetectable in quality to some of the better drum scans! Also Imacon will accept 6x17 in one go as will other drum scanners “And then comes the problem of ‘what the hell do I do with a negative that big’ - you could scan it in part by part and piece it together in the computer, but I don’t know of any negative scanner or darkroom copier that will accept a negative that big.”

………Incorrect …..There are many scanners that can scan a 6×17 transparancy/neg direct to Digital!. MyEpson v700 is a case in point. I use it to scan a Fotoman made 6×17 direct to digital and is undetectable in quality to some of the better drum scans! Also Imacon will accept 6×17 in one go as will other drum scanners

]]> By: Simon Mackie http://photocritic.org/panorama-cameras/#comment-6787 Simon Mackie Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:33:23 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/panorama-cameras/#comment-6787 You can always use Autostitch, it is free: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html I just posted a quick Autostitch tutorial on my site, too: http://www.photographyjam.com/articles/68/easy-high-quality-panoramic-montages-using-autostitch You can always use Autostitch, it is free:

http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html

I just posted a quick Autostitch tutorial on my site, too:

http://www.photographyjam.com/articles/68/easy-high-quality-panoramic-montages-using-autostitch

]]> By: bigstusexy http://photocritic.org/panorama-cameras/#comment-6691 bigstusexy Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:18:49 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/panorama-cameras/#comment-6691 Also some people may want to try the program hugin, it uses the panotools dll that is just wonderful. http://hugin.sourceforge.net/ I've done a few panoramas with this program and with work and diligance they do come out well. They also seem to be making profiles for another program that is now not free, PTLense, you may be able to find an olderversion and use their profiles or purchase the newer versions, ptlense fixes lense distortion, chromatic abbreviation, and a few others. Also some people may want to try the program hugin, it uses the panotools dll that is just wonderful.

http://hugin.sourceforge.net/

I’ve done a few panoramas with this program and with work and diligance they do come out well. They also seem to be making profiles for another program that is now not free, PTLense, you may be able to find an olderversion and use their profiles or purchase the newer versions, ptlense fixes lense distortion, chromatic abbreviation, and a few others.

]]> By: nate http://photocritic.org/panorama-cameras/#comment-6687 nate Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:56:53 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/panorama-cameras/#comment-6687 "And then comes the problem of ‘what the hell do I do with a negative that big’ " make a contact print and scan that with a decent scanner, enlarge with software “And then comes the problem of ‘what the hell do I do with a negative that big’ ”

make a contact print and scan that with a decent scanner, enlarge with software

]]> By: adi http://photocritic.org/panorama-cameras/#comment-6546 adi Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:14:44 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/panorama-cameras/#comment-6546 While not a true "panoramic," the Panasonic Lumix LX-1 or LX-2 both shoot in a wide 16:9 format at native resolution (4:3 and 3:2 are available by in-camera crop) through Leica glass. Around $500, but there are issues with noise and some smearing at higher ISOs - shoot RAW and post-process and you'll be very happy. While not a true “panoramic,” the Panasonic Lumix LX-1 or LX-2 both shoot in a wide 16:9 format at native resolution (4:3 and 3:2 are available by in-camera crop) through Leica glass.

Around $500, but there are issues with noise and some smearing at higher ISOs - shoot RAW and post-process and you’ll be very happy.

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