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RE: Narrowing the slit on OLD pan cameras

  • From: Larry Ladouceur <lladoucu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: Narrowing the slit on OLD pan cameras
  • Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 17:52:49 -0500
Someone needs to really get a life.  This crap got old the first day.  Take your garbage to the newsgroups.
-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Nathan [mailto:simonwide@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 1999 2:49 PM
To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Narrowing the slit on OLD pan cameras

dear andy-i would not dare to correct you for fear of threats about the typeface i need. simon nathan

Andy Buck wrote:

As I understand it, a narrower slit would limit the
blurring effect of any lens distortion which, given
the size and age of the lens, could be considerable.
If I'm wrong, would someone pease correct me?

Andy

--- MMagid3005@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Andy -- Why would narrowing the slit give sharper
> negatives?  It would
> increase the effective shutter speed, but if used on
> a tripod it shouldn't
> affect sharpness.  -- Marty
>

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