Re: IR spherical panorama-Why not Kiev?

["Russ Rosener" <rrosener@xxxxxxxxxx>]

For around 400 bucks you could have a Kiev 60 and a 30mm Arsat/Mir fisheye
lens. It's true that the build quality of the Kiev is low, but the 30mm
Arsat is superb. Buying from a decent outfit like Kalimex which rebuilds the
Kiev 60 would give you a decent camera that works. I have a Hasselblad 501C
too, but the Kiev fills a lens gap for a fraction of the cost....

Russ Rosener

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>From: Ben Kreunen <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: infrared@xxxxx
>Subject: Re: IR spherical panorama
>Date: Sun, Oct 15, 2000, 6:50 PM
>

>
>>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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