David, your lanscape stuff just amazes me everytime you submit one. I like how the
curve
in the
mountain tops work against the bright blue sky. The cloud definetly makes it.
BTW i know what you mean about the 6x7.Love mine.:-)
You should do a calendar :-)
Dave
> Hi all,
>
> Panoramas have been the subject of some discussion lately so here's one
> that I took a few years ago.
>
> http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=25-Sep-2004
>
> I didn't use large format, and I didn't stitch anything. I guess you
> could say I cropped, but not in the usual sense.
>
> This one came from the RB67 I used to have. I was able to make up an
> adaptor system that held a 35mm film vertically centred in the 120
> back, along with a modified takeup spool on the other side. A
> cardboard mask prevented exposure of the sprocket holes and doubled as
> a film flattener. A bit of clear acetate with lines drawn on it went
> in the viewfinder to aid composition.
>
> The system worked well but it did need a changing bag to remove and
> rewind the film. Plus, I never did get the film sitting 100% straight
> so the guides in the viewfinder were not perfectly accurate. In the
> end, the only benefit over cropping a 6x7 frame is that my medium
> format scanner is only 1200ppi where my HP S20 can scan true panoramas
> at 2400ppi.
>
> I ended up selling the RB because it was monstrously heavy and I wasn't
> totally satisfied with the lenses. I bought a Pentax 6x7 and never
> looked back. Now if only I could afford that Minolta Multi Pro
> scanner...
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Dave
>
> http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
>
