Exploring Panoramas

[LarryD]

After using a cheap crop 35mm for a little time recently I liked the way it made me re-look at things. I did not like the cheap leans and size of the negative. I thought that since I have extra 6x6 cameras I would take one of the Kievs I have and build a mask for the film chamber and another for the viewfinder... ... Not that hard as I can see using thin plastic just like the 35mm cameras use. Any input here?

 I have used 35mm in MF cameras and did not like the sprocket holes. I tried to crop that and I found that it just was not right. So using 2x2 to get a center crop where should I go

[radiophoto]

Larry, you'd get a better pano from a 6x9 camera that's been masked to, say, 3x9. What would you make a 6x6 into, a 3x6 or 2x6?

I've used heavy black paper for a mask for all of my conversions, and it's held up well.  Plastic could buckle as you cut it, and potentially scratch the film as it travels across the mask.  The paper slips under the rollers easily and you affix it with a bit of masking tape.

[LarryD]

OK

[Austintatious]

Larry,

Have you looked at these ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/US-135-Film-Adapter-Panoramic-Holga-120-Camera-/110686359413?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c56bcf75#ht_3251wt_907

Not sure about the sprocket holes showing or not with this set up.

Charles

[Austintatious]

I went through the same thing with the little 35mm point & shoot panarama cameras. I looked at the "real " cameras like X-pan, widelux and the Horizon.
Just could not see spending that much money on it. I found out that the Nikon N70 with the quartz date back has the "panoramic flip down mask on it. This
I could use in addition to a wide lens as well. I was fairly happy with the results I got from it. Got the N70 in great shape on fleabay for a ten-spot :cool:


Pennybacker-wide by carlosyashinon, on Flickr

Here are a few more:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/95159322@N00/sets/72157626352078129/

Your mileage may vary !

Charles

[r-brian]

The extreme aspect of panoramas always interested me.  Always wanted a 6x12 back for my former 4x5 but they were way too expensive.  I tried cutting a dark slide in two on the 4x5 and shot two 2x5 images on a single sheet of film.  Only tried it once or twice before selling the 4x5.

Did pick up a Horizon 202 swing lens pano.  Funky camera but the negatives are definitely cool.  Only shot 2 rolls.  Just don't seem to have a lot of time to shoot anything anymore.

[martolod]

for me a old Kodak 620 will give me a panoramish 6x10 image.

[Ronald Bishop]

OKAYYYYY heres mine .
    From my hand held {sort of steady} Olympus D-490 Zoom 2.1 mp. {junkstore fresh }

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tykeb/