Good point. Movement changes the equation Paul
> On May 12, 2026, at 2:16 PM, [email protected] wrote: but q > > Paul I agree with you except in one scenario - movement in the frame. I have > a sequence of frames from an sea scape that the software will not auto > stitch. The movement of the sea prevents it from aligning the frames. I do > take digital pano's the last one I think was 5 or 6 frames on a k1. My laptop > still struggles to open the end result. I am happy with the result - as you > say the software is very good. I personally would probably never hack > hardware to achieve something unless there was no other option. I did come > across somebody who created a frame to hold 5 entry level Nikon DSLR'S at the > right angle and remote releases wired together to get around the movement > problem. Again more effort than I will spend. > Patrick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:15 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT Two panoramas > > Contemporary software makes it easy to create panoramas from multiple high > resolution frames. Why fuss with hardware? > Paul > >> On May 12, 2026, at 9:43 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> 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. > -- > %(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. -- %(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.
