Re: Globuscope 360 camera

[Everen Brown <etbrown@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let me know if you have any questions or thoughts on the Globuscope camera.
I would be happy to discuss the possibilities on the phone with you, and see
if this is the right camera for your needs.

Everen T. Brown
(801) 364-2642


----- Original Message -----
From: <IAPPPresident@xxxxxxx>
To: <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <etbrown@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: Globuscope 360 camera


> Dear Katherine,
>
> I've got a couple Globuscopes and have worked with them on and off since
> 1988.  If you take some time to learn to work with it, the Globuscope can
> produce images good for website use.  It is a fussy eater and prefers
Kodak
> films; other films get chewed up and spit out.  I have had some images
> enlarged, but they usually don't enlarge past about 10" tall.  It's indeed
> readily portable and easy to use.  I've even put on two lifejackets and
> photographed while floating down a river.  If you want level horizons,
> though, you're better off with a tripod or at least a monopod.
>
> The person currently most familiar with the Globuscope (and a dealer for
them
> as well) is Everen Brown in Salt Lake City, Utah.  You can reach him via
> e-mail at etbrown@xxxxxxxxxxx or call him at 801-364-2642 and check his
> website at www.everent.com.  Everen has also put together a Globuscope
> training video (very useful, as the camera is somewhat ideosyncratic)
which
> is only available if you purchase the camera from him.
>
> For anything beyond web-use or over 10" tall prints, you should explore
other
> options.  To check out other cameras, check the appropriate part of the
IAPP
> Website at panphoto.com.
>
> Liz Hymans
> President, International Association of Panoramic Photographers
>
> In a message dated 6/30/00 4:01:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
enos@xxxxxxxxxxx
> writes:
>
> << I'm researching 360 degree cameras and the Globuscope sounds appealing
> since
>  it doesn't seem to require a tripod and would offer more portability. I
>  guess the drawback would be 35mm contact prints alone, though I guess I
>  could enlarge using a large format enlarger or panoramic enlarger?
>
>  Can anyone on this list give me more information on how well this camera
>  works? I'm interested in an in-camera process alone and not in stiching
>  together frames on a computer. >>
>