Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/29

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Subject: [Leica] You know you are obsessed with the XPan when...
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:46:53 -0800
References: <CAF8hL-E8OdMPhbR--gDEsteV2zc5DCaUG+BtTJQ1y3EKhOk8ew@mail.gmail.com> <20111128173719.2b2a06dd@linux-tjpg.site> <AC748152-A2A2-4864-8D08-3279BD9FC8D9@archiphoto.com> <CAF8hL-G8M5T2FjiR7_TnA-Kkgq1rbcgbgSq+Fm=voM3pd0KUNg@mail.gmail.com> <CAH1UNJ0E=1V8DxXVeUhzJPm6qHshfgaLbFz0K86VH4vVdQxwEg@mail.gmail.com>

But why, of course! I am the 0.1%...

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Richard,
> Why? Are you getting all three? (-:
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Richard Man
> <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
> > I'm sure it would be a tough decision whether it's an S2 with 3 lens, an
> > IQ180 + Alpa ST-Max, or a Seitz 617 digital.
> >
> > THANK GOD I don't have to make that decision.
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at 
> > archiphoto.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Good stuff for your panoramic needs and/or desires:
> >>
> >> http://www.roundshot.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/f469.cfm
> >>
> >> I have one of their film cameras, and it makes Leicas and Hasselblads
> look
> >> like mass produced stampings.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 2011-11-28, at 2:37 PM, Philip Forrest wrote:
> >>
> >> > You can always have Kodak make you a CCD. They will do them to your
> >> > specs...
> >> > (Wow that would be expensive!)
> >> >
> >> > I've always loved panorama and the greater-than-2:3 ratio-format so my
> >> > solution has been to just make my own cameras. I may never be able to
> >> > afford the Linhof 617 so I just create my own solutions. But they are
> >> > still film, alas.
> >> >
> >> > Phil Forrest
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:51:08 -0800
> >> > Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> You know you are obsessed with the XPan when you dream how to create
> >> >> a faux XPan digital.
> >> >>
> >> >> I dreamed that someone created a clever mechanism to slide another
> >> >> sensor down on demand and capture the XPan's pano on 2 sensors. I
> >> >> woke up when I tried to chase after the inventor to find out how it's
> >> >> done and that I really want one.
> >> >>
> >> >> I really want one :-(
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
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> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Henning Wulff
> >> henningw at archiphoto.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> >
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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