HI,
I want to start with digital Panorama photos. My plan is to get nearly the same view as I get from a 6x12 / 6x17 panorama Film cameras with a 105 / 120 mm lenses.
As equipment I do have a mamiya 645 AFD + Imacon 132C + Linhof kardan TE
If I understand it right, there are two possibilities to generate such a picture.
a)Single row pano by using a pano Adapter from Novoflex or reallyrightstuff with the mamiya.
using a adapter plate for the Linhof and shifting the digital back.
What are the advantages of both solutions?
Thanks in advance
Detlef
Hi,
a) results in that Photoshop need to calculate/interpolate pixels. Perspective is calculated, need use nodal point slider, if have near areas in view.
b ) is flat stitch. You keep your pixels. Perspective is correct.
As far as cost, a) is cheapest, since adapter sliding plates are at current high $$$. At moment I am speaking to Shen-Hao to make me one, not sure if they will mass produce it after... but alot cheaper than all other ones. Except, if you buy the WidePan on Ebay, which is cheap. I heard some use it with success (but you might need to shim it).
b ) Is easier to visualize (composition), the downside that near all current such sliding adapters have a very small groundglass.
c ) Use a shift lens such as the Mamiya 50mm, but that gives you only 16mm shift, plus need shift camera in opposite direction same amount in order to maintain lens in exact same spot.
Regards
Anders