Very nice, David. And quite difficult to get right too. I too use a mask in the viewfinder of my 6x6 Pentacon. A golden section one. I never really liked the square format. The exposed frames, however, are of course unaffected. I would rather like to learn how to use the square format right. But I find this very difficult. I just don't get it. To me composition is almost always strangly linked to the "golden section qualities" of the ordenary, rectangular format. I tend to use the 6x6 format as if were a 645, which I don't need to ratate for "landscape" or "portrait" captures. I like panoramas very much, though.
Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 13. august 2005 12:27 Til: [email protected] Emne: PAW - "Leafy Garden" I really need to improve my titles but I tend to fill out my PAW forms in a hurry :) Rather than look through my archive for something nice to scan, I thought I'd post something recent for once. A couple of weeks ago I loaded up the 6x7 and took it out for a bit of exercise. I'd just cobbled up a panoramic viewfinder mask(*) and wanted to try it out, but about half of my photos ended up being full- frame. http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?print_id=98&t=PAW I've cropped it a little: in the original there is about 10% extra on both the top and the right. I took this on an expired roll of Reala because I was carrying a bare minimum of gear, choosing to bring the metered prism instead of the external spot meter. I haven't used the metered prism much and I didn't want to risk ruining slides. The downside is that I hate scanning negs. Comments are welcome, as long as they're about the photo and not the web page which I already know needs work. Once I've finished my client's database project, that's when I'll work on my own website :) Cheers, - Dave (*) The mask is just a couple of lines drawn on a piece of mylar transparency. I made this one after I found that my first attempt, based on some plastic from an old CD jewel case, would only work with the waist-level finder as the bottom of the prism finder protrudes into the focussing screen assembly. The piece of mylar is no good with the waist-level finder as there's nothing to hold it in place. Nevermind, I'd rather carry two masks than draw new lines on my wonderful grid screen. BTW the reason why I made the mask is because my scanner can scan the central 25mm-wide section of a 6x9 slide at 4800ppi optical, instead of 3200ppi for the full frame. The viewfinder mask allows me to compose with this in mind. I've scanned a couple of my old panoramas like this and the results were fantastic when printed on roll paper.
