Re: The times sure have changed, fast!

[Andy Buck <buckwiet@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry Bob, I can't agree with you either. 

Aside from the stitching vs. one neg question, the
meaningfulness of a web survey is questionable. It's
close to saying "every one who uses the web, uses the
web". There's plenty of us out here really just
getting going with pan photography with big new and/or
old cameras with no intention of going digital. I'm
using a hulcher and a custom made 5"er. I never answer
internet polls, something I'm sure not alone in. And
there's still a lot of intellegent, educated, creative
people who don't rely on computers or live for
technology, believe it or not!

So, while you've found what you like, and many, many
others agree with you, it's not the way for all of us,
so please don't tell us it is. 

btw, you forgot a photo-quality printer in your
system. Do you really only want to look at the images
on your computer screen? <g>

Andy
--- Robert Erickson <cirkut8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> According to the current internet poll, currently
> 40%
> of the panoramic photographers are now shooting with
> a
> digital camera and stitching the images. I predict
> that by years end it will be over half. One big
> reason
> is that with digital photography there is no film,
> processing, or scanning to mess with. The only
> materials cost is 20 cents for a blank CD-R to
> deliver
> the images to the customer, assuming that the
> photographer uses rechargable batteries in the
> camera.
> Of course you can always email the image to them.
> :-)
> 
> What would have been a state of the art computer a
> year ago (eMachine 600+) costs under $500 these
> days.
> Professional stitching software is available free,
> most top rated ones are sub $100. Three mega pixel
> cameras are now sub $500. The most costly item that
> a
> professional panoramic photographer will need to buy
> is imaging software. PhotoShop is $600, however
> PhotoShop LE is all that you really need $100, and
> IMHO PaintShop Pro is even more powerfull that the
> full priced PhotoShop 6 and available for under
> $100.
> 
> Assuming that if you are reading this message you
> already own a computer, To set yourself up as a
> state
> of the art panoramic photographer today would cost
> you
> under $500 total.
> 
> *****
> ZDNET:Top Rated, Kodak DC4800 Zoom Digital $370
> PaintShop Pro $70 (with rebate)
> Stitching software Free
> Computer, already have.
> Film, none
> Processing, none
> scanner, none
> Todays cost to produce state of the art panoramic
> imaging $440 !!!
> *****
> 
> For more information I recomend
> http://www.panoguide.com
> 
> Take the poll:
>
http://polls.vantagenet.com/2/8/22148828/polls/221482727/index.htm
> 
> Bob Erickson
> http://www.panoramic.net
> 
> =====
> Robert Erickson, cirkut8@xxxxxxxxx
> The Panoramic Network: http://www.panoramic.net
> 
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