Re: widest horizontal angel of view?

["Mitchell P. Warner" <indepth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Full Technical information on Schneider lenses can be found at:

	http://www.schneideroptics.com/large/large.htm

You'll need a PDF reader to 'see' this info.  Free down-load availabe at
the site.


Super-Angulon XL 5.6/47mm Covers 120° on a 4x5 inch format, which 				would
accomodate a 6x12 roll film back

and

Super-Angulon XL 5.6/72mm will cover 115° on a 5x7 format, which will
accomodate a 6x17 roll film back (I have this lens on a V-pan and, with
careful use of the front standard moves, it provides an undistorted image,
edge to edge. A bag bellows is a must-have for using this lens' movements.

and

Super-Angulon XL 5.6/90mm will cover 110° on a 5x7 format, again
accomodating a 6x17 format.  I have this lens and find a significant
difference between the visual 'feel' of the coverage as compared to the
72mm.  


B&H Photo provides similar information for ALL major lens brands, NIKON,
SCHNEIDER, RODENSTOCK, WISNER  for a side by side tech' comparison, at:

	http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

It all boils down to this:  

With a fixed lens/film camera 

On 6x12 the greatest angle of view you will get is 120°

On 6x17 the greatest angle of view you will get is 115°



To see what these lenses can do in the real world:

a few pans:  http://www.mpwarner.com/617    

A longer list available if you wish.

At Your Service,

mpwarner









At 08:38 AM 02/11/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi everboy out there,
>
>i've a question about distortion-free
>panorama-cameras. Because i dislike
>the distortions with widelux, horizont
>and noblex, i like to know witch
>panorama-camera produces the widest
>distortion-free horizontal angel of view.
>
>And - in addition - : Are there principal
>frontiers that make it impossible to construct
>"wider" lenses/cameras?
>
>And - third - : Witch Objectives on the market
>offer the "maxiumum distortion free angel of view"
>(35 mm, medium-format, large format)?
>
>Thanks for help,
>:-) Thilo
>
>
>
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