> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:42:44 +0200 > From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Hugo_G=E4vert?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: EOS photographing paintings > > I agree... but what about if you are carefull in moving the D30 parallel to > the painting and take many smaller photos which you would then stitch in > some specialized software (not manually in Photoshop) to form a larger image > of the whole painting.
This is possible and will certainly result in pretty good quality. But the shooting is really cumbersome and the stitching eats a lot extra time. Okay if you don't need to value your time, but.... > As he'd be working in digital this is much easier > than with film based systems. Noooo.... one straight shot on MF and a subsequent drum scan and you're done. > Just use the camera in fully manual settings > (so that nothing changes between the images), That's mandatory for any reproduction work anyway. > and perhaps it's better to move the camera and not > the painting as then the illumination of the > painting will be consistent. With a proper lighting setup moving the image on the wall will be easier. Just prepare vertical and horizontal guides or (luxury!) rails to slide the paintings on. > Of course in terms of moving the camera in parallel > to the painting, it might be easier to slide the > painting against something. Yes. > But then you might really end up with lighting problems. No, you set the lighting for exactly the snippet of painting which will be in front of the target frame. > Anyways, this is something that is so easy to do > (with digital camera) that it should be tried before > trying to get hold of a large format digital camera > (which might not be easy!) > Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 19:52:35 -0500 > From: "John M. Lovda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: EOS Canon EF 16-35mm L > > Any idea when the new Canon EF 16-35mm will be available for sale? German CPS says "before X-mas". -- Michael Quack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
