I don't see why you wouldn't be using the whole frame with LF. Yes there is plenty or leeway for cropping with LF because of the superior resolution, but I find I still mostly compose using the given aspect ratio of the format.
Not only that, a lot of LF enthusiasts like to do contact printing. If you start out with a 8x10 contact print and then crop it, you end up with too small a print. I like to compose for the full frame with 8x10 for that very reason. JCO -----Original Message----- From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: help on sale of large format lenses On 21 Sep 2004 at 0:06, John C. O'Connell wrote: > Im not talking about panoramics, Im talking about > using a DSLR to do normal photography and stitching > both verically and horzontally to simulate LF. > I don't see how you could do that without a tripod > unless you do a lot of overlapping and that would > require even more exposures and time to shoot. OK I was speaking primarily of panoramic aspect ratios. All stitching method that I know of require an amount of overlap. If I'm making a hand held series I usually overlap about 30% into each frame, it's obviously easier to get away with less overlap when using a tripod. If you are shooting and pivoting one foot the only real problem is the cameras buffer speed (when shooting a large series) I suspect that if I was shooting LF I would rarely be using the whole frame. My primary aim wouldn't be to simply emulate a LF aspect ratio but to best capture and portray the scene. The flexibility inherent in mosaic image capture relating to aspect ratio and resolution is it's attraction to me. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
