JC, What direction is the sail boat moving? I tried shooting a river boat on the Mississippi River with my 4x5 several years ago and I believe it was blurred at 1/30 sec. I looked at some of my 4x5 transparancies (static poses) and just love their detail!
John B --- "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can and do static as well, I didn't state the > obvious. > Thing is, other than extreme panoramics wider > than the > widest lenses available ( which the scope of > this discussion > has NOT been limited to), what types of high > res photography can you > possibly > do with the small format pan and stitch > technique that someone cant do > with normal LF? > > Regarding the seascapes, > Exactly how are you going to do 16 to 25 > exposures of > a large sail boat that is moving slowy the way > I can > with a single LF exposure at say 1/30 of a > second total > exposure? I say my theory is right and your > practical > application is pure B.S. I can get a nice hi > res LF shot, with > pan and stitch you DON'T GET that type of shot > at all. > > JCO > > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Robb > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 7:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Even more compatibility issues > again! (WAS: RE: istDs - > what a great camera!) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J. C. O'Connell" > Subject: RE: Even more compatibility issues > again! (WAS: RE: istDs - > what a great camera!) > > > > What a load of BS. I just explained to you > how I use LF > > to do seascapes with boats and why pan and > stitch wont > > work and you tell me I have no experience? > You memory > > isnt very good. I don't need to waste my time > doing things > > I know wont work. I'd rather actually being > doing things > > that do work. I don't need to buy a DSLR to > know I cant > > do moving objects or fleeting subjects with > the pan and stitch > > technique. > > Well, if thats all you do with your view > camera, I would dare say that > you are severely limited in your picture > taking. We've had similar > discussions in the past about what will and > what won't work, and have > been on opposite sides of the fence, your > theory saying no, that won't > work, my practical experience saying yes it > will. > > William Robb > > > ===== John Bailey `:^)
