Well, if it's of any interest, the four images I shot for my panorama, It took maybe 10 seconds. Since it was handheld, I just hopped out of my car with my *istD, walked over to the edge, snap, snap, snap, snap, with the foreknowledge that I would be stitching them. Then when I got home, and after I had loaded my images, and done some editing, I found those 4. I fired up panavue, and within maybe 10 minutes, I had the stitched image. After a crop, and some image adjustment, voila. Very simple, very easy, and I didn't have to lug around a tripod, or a heavy camera, or wait for film processing, or pay for film or processing. I used to own a Mamiya 6x6. I found myself never using it, and yearning for the *istD. So I sold it, and haven't looked back.
Thanks, Jeff Jonsson Marriott Library, University of Utah 801.585.5587 -----Original Message----- From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 12:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW: From my recent trip to Northern AZ, and Southern UT. > Methinks you have this backwards from a practicality standpoint. > Stitching multiple exposures is hardly a practical substitute For a > simple single LF image.... Well of course it can't offer all the benefits of an LF image but for wide high pixel count images the great works that are popping up here are excellent examples of what can be achieved without investing in any extra kit but a software package (of which there are free packages) and a little post processing. ======================================================================== ====== Just a little post processing? What about all the time and effort to take The photo? That's what I am talking about. I am sure I can setup and Expose one large format photo much faster and easier than taking a whole bunch Of little shots and spending more time stitching together. And with a single LF Image at least you can see entire image for composition and also shoot For the decisive moment, like waiting for perfect sunset or the wind to die down, or the clouds to open up, not so with multiple images and stitching. One nice thing about stitching is you can go wider than you widest lens For extreme wide angle photography. But you can do that with any format, Dslr or LF. JCO
