Re: Panoramic Mode

[Stan Halpin]

Title: Re: Panoramic Mode

Paul - The panorama effect in the MZ-5N and the PZ-1p (and others?) is a simple mask placed over the film during exposure. You are using the same single frame of 35mm film, with the top and bottom cropped out. An advantage of doing it in camera this way rather than just cropping with a razor after processing would be if the exposure system adjusts its readings based on the smaller view you are taking of the world. (Sorry if that doesn't make too much sense - it is early morning for me.)

The P mode is useful not only for wide landscapes, but also for tall skinny birds, etc.

stan
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Paul wrote:
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I have an MZ-5n which as most of you know has a panoramic format.  My question is how exactly does this work bearing in mind the standard 35mm frame size.  Does the image spread over two frames or is the effect created during the processing stage?  

Also I have read in magazines that the same effect can be acheived by taking the usual image then cropping top and bottom followed by an enlargement of the remaining elongated image.  Is one way better than the other?

Finally, what other uses have list members found for the panoramic feature other than the "beautiful lanscape"
shots. . . .

Paul
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