Re: 24x58mm frames with EOS 24mm/f3.5....ponderings....

[Willem-Jan Markerink <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On 19 Apr 99 at 21:02, YDegroot@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Why do people want to minitaurize wide angle images so much? What i mean is: 
> if you want to make a wonderful panoramc image that is sharp through and 
> through at a reasonabel size, e.g. 10x30 inches, I think you have to start at 
> medium format. 

Think 'slide projector', and combine that with the outstanding 
quality of the 45mm and 90mm TS-E lenses (the 24mm is very good, but 
requires stopping down, and still doesn't match 45 and 90mm).
If these three TS-E lenses didn't already exist, my concept would be 
worthless. But *because* these lenses already exist, quite 
expensive as well, why not create another application?

 
> Some other manufacturer may come up with a Hasselblad X-pan type of camera. 
> But you have to have at least 24x70mm to be able to make decent blow-ups. 

Depends on the quality of the lenses....remember that you expand 
35mm-lens quality, you don't crop medium format quality.
 
> Regular photos really come to life when they are shown at at least 8x10 size. 
> Panoramics come to life when blown up to at least 10x30. 
> 
> I am ready for the barrage of cons and pros.

Your arguments are valid, but overlook the synergy aspect of my 
concept. Parts of it already exist, and not just one lens, but three.
In my point of view, it is simply a shame I can't use my 24mm TS-E to 
its full extent. And it would justify buying the 90mm even 
more....:-)) 

[think about it: architecture, macro (several people use it with 2x
converter and extension tubes (for the tilt-feature)), and
panorama....try that kind of modularity with any other system!]

Heck, Canon might even copy the X-pan innards, by offering a normal 
mode (24x36mm) and a pan mode (24x58mm).

If an Xpan with 45mm lens has a market chance, then such an EOS-pan 
body has even more right of existence.
(if only because it would be much more ergonomic!....:-))


 

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Willem-Jan Markerink


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