On 10 Nov 2005 at 18:41, Boris Liberman wrote: > Hi! > > > I understand that Andrew still prefers to use 35mm print film and a full > > frame > > 16mm fisheye for pano-production due to the wider field coverage and greater > > scene latitude. The post processing is Mac based though I'm not aware of the > > package that he utilizes. He has a fixed head/offset assembly on a low > > footprint support and uses a Leica lens on a modified Nikon F body (I have > > pics of his kit somewhere). > > Rob, et al, am I to understand the above statement so that the wider > lens is preferrable for panorama stitching?
Hi Boris, Definitely the case for immersive image (full sphere) production and obviously the wider the view the fewer the number of stitches required to cover a given angle of view. Also when shooting single row panoramas a wide lens allows greater freedom WRT vertical angle of view. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
