Re: Nikon 15mm5.6 for panoramic photos?

["Dan Smith, Photographer" <shooter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, you can crop & get results that you might like if your technique is
very good. But you will be limited more than you might like. Take a long
look at the Hasselblad Xpan camera for this type of work. At least with it
you get the benefit of a double width full 35mm frame that can be enlarged
on any medium format enlarger.

dan smith


----- Original Message -----
From: Mama&Papa <familie_resenhoeft@xxxxxx>
To: <Panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 6:14 AM
Subject: Nikon 15mm5.6 for panoramic photos?


> Hay everybody,
>
> i know that it's a little bit "dangerous" to post the
> following question to this group where eveybody
> is dealing with very expensive ond sophisticated
> panorama-cameras. So please don't tear off my head...
>
> Yesterday i tried the Nikon 15 mm 5.6.
> Its horizontal angle-of-view is 100.4 degrees
> (calculated with http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/photos/angles.html).
>
> This is very near to the (horizontal) 100 degrees of the
> Linhof Technorama 617 III with the Schneider Super-Angulon 72mm
> (calculated with http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/photos/angles.html, too).
>
> When i looked through the 20-year-old Nikkor, the distortions
> were not as dramatic as expected and far more less than with
> the Sigma 14 mm 3.5 i own, but don't use often.
>
> Of course, the negative 24x36 mm format is small.
> Very small. O.k., it's tiny in comparison with the Linhof
> of other Large format cameras.
>
> But in the darkroom it is possible "to crop panoramas"
> from the 24x36 mm-negatives. They will show
> "the same content" like the Technorama. Another
> advantage: You dont't have to buy one of those
> gigantic enlargers... The Nikon 15mm will cost
> 1000 $, the Linhof 6000 $. To try living in
> panoramic - would't the Nikkor be the right choice?
> :-) Thilo
>
> P.S.: Please direct answers to: thilo_resenhoeft@xxxxxx
>
>