Re: Digital Cirkut Cam?

[Clayton Tume <tume@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott

I've been experimenting exactly this with my #8 Cirkut outfit. I got an
image off it but it's early days and there's lots of refinement to do.

The first thing you have to do is get the scanner driver software rewritten
to change the aspect ratio that a flatbed scanner works at, after scanning a
sheet of paper it's told to stop scanning, with a rotating camera you want
it to keep scanning continuosly.

Presently I'm looking for a better scanner than I currently have to install
into it.

One question I have and Andy D. will be able to answer this......the dynamic
range of cheap scanners is in the region of 2.2 to 2.4, the more expensive
scanners are 3.0 to 3.6, the lower range of the cheapies affects shadow
detail.

I was wondering what the shadow detail was like with Andy's camera and also
the colour balance.

After seeing Bob Erickson's posts of stitched pans with a digital camera I'm
wondering if I should abandon this project and use Bob's
techniques.......Bob's images are impressive!

Clayton


----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Perry <sperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 3:29 AM
Subject: Digital Cirkut Cam?


> While thinking of a winter project to do, I'm considering the feasibilty
of
> putting parts from a one pass CCD flatbed scanner in a homemade back that
> will fit on a Cirkut camera outfit. Don't ask me why, but any suggestions
> on how this could be done would be appreciated? A year or so ago I
remember
> a fellow on this list was building a digital panoramic camera with, if
> memory serves me correctly, a Marstek hand held scanner. Are you still on
> this list? If not does anyone else have his email address?
>
> -Scott
>
> -Scott Perry
> -sperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>