In article <5eulku$8fm$1@news.a1.nl>, w.j.markerink@a1.nl says...
>In article <5esuj9$fkh@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>, d_ruether@hotmail.com (Bob
>Neuman) wrote:
>>In article
>>>Speaking of PC lenses, has anyone try using them for
>>>digital stitching of two shifted shots to make a
>>>single panoramic image?
>>No, but I never understood the appeal of joining two
>>reverse-shifted PC lens images... The resultant
>>image isn't as wide as one made with a single
>>super-wide, without the trouble of trying to
>>join the images (seemingly) seamlessly. ;-)
>>I suppose if one has the PC, and doesn't
>>have a super-wide, there would be
>>the temptation........;-)
>>Hope This Helps
>Ah, but you overlook the fact that, with a 24 TSE for example, the equivalent
>view is that of a 15mm wide angle (in 35mm terms), on a 58mm wide frame
>(36+11+11).
>(24/58 x 36 = 15mm....I know this get tricky, as every one tries to convert
>do diagonal angles of view & equivalents, but only the horizontal aspect
>counts here)
>You cannot compare a 15mm on an ordinary 24x36 frame with an equivalent
>angle of view on 58mm....that would be an argument against medium
>format....;-))
>[I know, lots of hassles involved in the alignment, but still]
Um, yes.... (and exact print exposure matching, dealing with illumination unevenness of the enlarger, covering the seam[s], ETC.....) - and I could
argue similarly that an assemblage of multi-35mm frames is equivalent to
4x5, 8x10, or ?...;-) And, the original poster wanted to do computer
stitching, the printed results of which would probably not be up to medium-format print quality...
>And, of course, you need an EOS or Olympus lens (they had a 24 shift too,
>right?) for such super wide effects....;-))
Yes, stooping to that degree WOULD be necessary....;-), ;-), ;-)
Perhaps if one is just looking for super-wide views, and one is
willing to use the computer as an aid, one would be better off
scanning a 6/8/12/16mm fisheye image at high resolution, and
using software to adjust perspective, and crop to the desired
coverage (and one could stick with those great Nikkor lenses...;-).
Hope This Helps