Hello All I have always liked the idea of a panoramic camera. Unfortunately the funds have never been there. I have and still do use occasionally the panoramic half frame on the mz series cameras. The success varies a lot. I came across this the other day A half frame 645 conversion on a Pentax 645n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPeFS_eghps Could work well Patrick
-----Original Message----- From: Ralf R Radermacher <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 12:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT Two panoramas Am 12.05.26 um 11:33 schrieb David Mann: > Nice. I always wanted to try a 6x17 camera, or at least an Xpan as a 6x17 > presents bigger challenges with scanning. Scanning Xpan frames is more difficult, as there are no 35 mm scanners that scan longer frames. 6x17 can be scanned on a Epson flatbed like the V700. I'm now using a Epson F-3200, a 'real' film scanner that goes up to 6 x 20 cm and 4x5 inch. The greater challenges arise whie taking the picture. 6x17 has all the drawbacks of large format. You'll have to stop down to f45 in order to get even exposure into the corners of the frame. That leads to rather long exposure times, even in bright daylight. I've had motion blur with river barges... Night photography at f45 is a constant fight with reciprocal failure in the corners and the darker parts of the scene and requires at least ISO 400 film. > I bet the slides look amazing. I've only used negative stock because it is less critical to expose. > There's no substitute for size. Sure is. More size. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
