Paul,
Not a stupid question at all, as panorama advantages are not
immediate. I like panorama format a lot and I prefer to do it in
camera as opposed to usual cropping because:
- for slides, I don't have to do the tedious work of mounting
additional masks together with the frame;
- for negatives, I don't have to show the lab how to reframe the
picture and give them the opportunity to charge it as custom work.
Too bad Pentax stripped it out of MZ-S, but I suppose this is one
feature "pros" don't care about.
Servus, Alin
Paul wrote:
P> This is probably a really stupid question but it has been playing
P> on my mind for a while.
P> I have an MZ-5n which as most of you know has a panoramic format.
P> My question is how exactly does this work bearing in mind the
P> standard 35mm frame size. Does the image spread over two frames or
P> is the effect created during the processing stage?
P> Also I have read in magazines that the same effect can be acheived
P> by taking the usual image then cropping top and bottom followed by
P> an enlargement of the remaining elongated image. Is one way
P> better than the other?
P> Finally, what other uses have list members found for the panoramic
P> feature other than the "beautiful lanscape" shots.
P> I have not used the feature yet but I am thinking of giving it a go
P> on the next few rolls. I'll let you know how it goes.
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