Re: IR spherical panorama

[Ben Kreunen <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I can make you both a #89B and #87C too, internal/circular foil
>filter, to be attached between the standard (UV) screw filter and the
>barrel....still have the cutting dies laying around....;))
>(the only practical use right now is for cutting polaroids....also
>recommended....:))

Now there's a useful place for an IR filter  ;-)  It wouldn't worry me that 
I couldn't see through the lens since I don't look through it anyway for 
these panoramas (you shoot everything so there's no need for 
framing).  Catch is you have to remember to check the focus and make sure 
the lens is clean.  Shot a few panoramas focussed at 30cm 
before...  doesn't work too well.  I'll try this out later with Kodak film.

>And you are sure this has nothing to do with the fact that you
>possible used the ring-shade? I always use the full angle, so I never left
>it on....

Definitely not that. I normally use the full image as well to select 
control points for aligning the images and I would have noticed that much 
cut off

>My Kowa 19mm/f4.5 circular fisheye for 6x6 is heaps better....but
>that one is from a different era; 'quality and damn the
>cost/weight/size'....

OK, now I'm drooling.  I've produced a partial panorama using my SWC and 
love the extra quality of medium format.  4kgs is a bit heavy for hiking 
though but a circular fisheye definitely makes these panoramas easier to 
shoot and put together. I've considered the 30mm blad lens but it's a wee 
bit expensive to get new.


Cheers

Ben

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