I really need to improve my titles but I tend to fill out my PAW
forms in a hurry :) Rather than look through my archive for
something nice to scan, I thought I'd post something recent for once.
A couple of weeks ago I loaded up the 6x7 and took it out for a bit
of exercise. I'd just cobbled up a panoramic viewfinder mask(*) and
wanted to try it out, but about half of my photos ended up being full-
frame.
http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?print_id=98&t=PAW
I've cropped it a little: in the original there is about 10% extra on
both the top and the right.
I took this on an expired roll of Reala because I was carrying a bare
minimum of gear, choosing to bring the metered prism instead of the
external spot meter. I haven't used the metered prism much and I
didn't want to risk ruining slides. The downside is that I hate
scanning negs.
Comments are welcome, as long as they're about the photo and not the
web page which I already know needs work. Once I've finished my
client's database project, that's when I'll work on my own website :)
Cheers,
- Dave
(*) The mask is just a couple of lines drawn on a piece of mylar
transparency. I made this one after I found that my first attempt,
based on some plastic from an old CD jewel case, would only work with
the waist-level finder as the bottom of the prism finder protrudes
into the focussing screen assembly. The piece of mylar is no good
with the waist-level finder as there's nothing to hold it in place.
Nevermind, I'd rather carry two masks than draw new lines on my
wonderful grid screen.
BTW the reason why I made the mask is because my scanner can scan the
central 25mm-wide section of a 6x9 slide at 4800ppi optical, instead
of 3200ppi for the full frame. The viewfinder mask allows me to
compose with this in mind. I've scanned a couple of my old panoramas
like this and the results were fantastic when printed on roll paper.
