(sorry I'm rambling) The big problem I've seen with homemade panos is that they usually have an uneven exposure as the motor, gears slow and speed up in designs like the one you are interested in. (Vertical stripes)
My two cents on this might be to suggest getting a 65mm, 75mm or 90mm view camera lens (and centering filter) and then mount it on a homemade back that will hold the 120 film out to as wide as the lens covers. maybe 150mm (6 inches). This is the basic design for pano cameras that sell for thousands. (A Schneider f 5.6 90mm will go almost 8 inches. What's that 60mm x200mm?) The images will be clean and printable, the shutter is in the lens. You could rig framing devices in a number of ways. Of course you can't get 180 or 360 degrees, but I think you'd get a better neg. But if tinkering is in your heart (as it is in many of us) go for the mechanical spinning Cirkut design. It'll be a lot more fun. And if you figured out how to brew up a smoother spin--we'll all want one. Good luck & welcome to the club. Will ---William Nettles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nettles Photo / Imaging Site http://www.wgn.net/~nettles Find out what's happening in Echo Park: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:07:24 -0600 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Cameramakers digest, Vol 1 #490 - 8 msgs > > I'm playing with a design for little 120 film swing > lens panoramic camera, based very roughly on the old > Kodak panoramic cameras. As a first draft, I'm > thinking of simply having a long lever and swinging > the lens across the arc by hand, but eventually I'd > like to use a small clockwork to move the lens for > repeatability. I could use a small servo motor, but > adding a motor & batteries just doesn't feel elegant. > Any thoughts on a source for a small, reasonably > strong, clockwork that could be adapted to moving a > pivoting small lens? > > Thanks, > > P. _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
