Re: widest horizontal angel of view?

[simon nathan <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

dear gary- i thank you for those
kind words via the panoramic list. they are certainly very rare. the stamp
was created by  u.n. designer rocco callari from 6x18 transparency
which was made cruising down the east river after finishing assignment
for ny daily news sunday magazine. look in any scott's stamp catalogue
1990 onward to see this stamp. it was the intention of chief photo officer
jan ralph to create this panoramic stamp. really, rocco did it. i mainly
only took the photograph. camera was fuji g618. un philatelic division
has just about sold out on l989 printing, printed in amsterdam, as i recall.
film: fuji...what else would i dare use on the fuji blimp. signed-simon  
there is lots more to the story...

Geuler2@xxxxxxx wrote:

In a message dated 2/11/00 2:39:43 AM Central Standard Time,
simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> dear thilo-the longer the focal length  of the scribing lens the greater
>  the imaginary drum. the 1972 pos-cyclopan data sheet explains this very
>  well. their use of 210mm f.5.6 schneider lens enabled me to reach out
>  and grab a smaller arc of the 360 new york city skyline shot for
>  proposed united nations postage stamp. i did not shoot full 360s.

Simon, you make absolutely fascinating reading.  Thank you for sharing your
valuable experience with us.  You deserve a great deal of respect from all
photographers.

Best regards,   Gary