Only if you used an MZ-5, with the built-in 'panorama' masks. Wonder what Ralf thinks of that? The dictionary (Shorter Oxford English) definition of a panorama is "an unbroken view of a surrounding region" - no reference to ratios or focal lengths. Perhaps we have become used in photographic terms to define one as having a height much less than the width of the presented image, but that is purely a custom, I think.
As to cropping in general, we have a fixed ratio of height to width in our camera frames, and often this ratio is not suitable for the subject, and cannot be overcome by framing closer or further away without including unwanted elements, or excluding something needed for the image: therefore, I don't subscribe to the fanatical "never crop" group. I want to present the image as I envisaged it, so I will crop, even to non-standard ratios, if I think it necessary. YMMV, of course John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Waller Sent: Friday, 17 April 2015 6:40 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up > Quite true, but we used to crop (mask) on the enlarger too so it's > nothing new, just easier Couldn't do that with slides. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
