Re: Use a 220 camera to make 35mm paranoma!

["Kah Heng, Tan" <kahheng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 07:36 AM 12/27/99 -0800, you wrote:

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>The best value
>6x17 camera is the Art Panoram. It is about the only
>one available that allows you to use any darn brand
>view camera lenses you want to, or better yet already
>own.

I absolutely agree. It's also extremely well made. Scale is for 90mm lenses.


>Wonder why you never see a used VPan for sale?
>That is because it is the best stock panorama camera
>ever built. What this world really needs is a 6x17
>format 120/220 film back that would attach to a 4x5
>camera. Yes, this has been done with an extension on
>the back. How is it coming Chet?


Well, FYI, Tomiyama, the folks who make the Art Pan actually makes a 4x5 
6x17 adapter. I saw it on sale in HK for about the same price as the full 
blown camera. (hmm) It comes with its own focus ground glass.

Cheers
Tan