Re: Nikkor coverage

[zxiong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

>Perhaps a Nikkor 24mm lens would "cover" the slit needed to make a swing
>lens panorama, but I would be very surprised if it covered and known film
>format beyond 35mm's 24x36.

Some simple maths will tell why some 35 mm lens may cover 120 film.

Any 35 mm lens covers 36 mm of the 56 mm of a 120 film.  If a lens is capable
of shifting 10 mm, it adds 20 mm to the coverage, which is 35+20=55.