Re: IR compatible panoramic cameras

[Marco Pauck <pauck@xxxxxx>]

Lee Prindle wrote:
> 
> Does anyone here have a fair amount of experience with panoramic cameras
> and IR film? Does anyone have any suggestions as to which makes and
> models they prefer? Noblex, Horizon, and Widelux seem to be the big
> names I've encountered, but in all literature I've come accross they
> don't mention anything of IR compatibility. I've seen a web page with
> wonderful IR panoramas made with a widelux, but it didn't specify what
> model.

All cameras you mentioned will work for IR has they don't employ IR
sensors for film transport.

I'm myself using a Horizon 202 with success. However, with one of my
earlier models, I had a similar problem to the one described by Keith
Davison:
http://www.pauck.de/archive/mailinglist/infrared/mhonarc/msg10596.html

> The majority of them also seem to have fixed focus..does this
> affect the clarity...I can't imagine it would to any great extent since
> my regular 35mm camera has a 28mm wide on it and if stopped down it
> produces pretty sharp images.

Stop down to, say, f8 and the focus shift will cause no problems with
even those lenses preset to infinity (Horizon and Noblex, the Widelux
is preset to a nearer distance).

> Also, a question on the availability of
> red and opague red filters for panoramic cameras...am I going to be able
> to find one, or will I have to find some sheet filter and rig it inside?

It's somewhat finicky but not really difficult to fix a filter foil in
front of the lens. I've modified some of my standard filter holders
for this.

Combining infrared and panoramic photography is really worth all
efforts! (See also my panoramic and infrared pages ... ;-)

	Marco
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