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Subject: [Leica] Advise or impressions on panoramic cameras / photography?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:50:37 -0500

Image search Widelux Jeff Bridges.
http://tinyurl.com/7l3ce54

-- 
Mark R.

> From: John Beal <johnbeal2 at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:13:09 -0800
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Advise or impressions on panoramic cameras / 
> photography?
> 
> I like her stuff!
> One other question, Richard.  I'm aware the Widelux (and all swing lens
> panos) are fixed focus with DOF being the only way to get a near subject
> sharper.  The XPan does not have this limitation, correct?  Man, I think
> I'm talking myself into an Xpan....
> 
> 
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Richard Man
> <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote:
> 
>> The nick brandt reference is regarding shootig film and scanning. He
>> doesn't shoot panos generally.
>> 
>> Pano street shooters are few but not none. I am one, and links from our
>> blogs on a few others. I should make one posting collecting all.
>> 
>> Sylvia Plachy (of new yorker fame, among others) uses a widelux on ny
>> streets very effectively. I love her stuff
>> On Feb 28, 2012 4:54 PM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Ok I did see a few of Nick Brandt 6/19's  which were worked into the 4 by
>>> 5's and a triptych of giraffes which equaled that as they were each
>> square.
>>> It all goes together.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Mark R.
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> From: Mark William Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:48:48 -0500
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Advise or impressions on panoramic cameras /
>>> photography?
>>>> 
>>>> To me that's what its all about. Using someone work as an inspiration.
>>>> In this case if street photography is already being done pan and its an
>>>> inspiration to you than I'd say go for it.
>>>> I however just looked at Nick Nick Brandt's images and not only are
>> they
>>> not
>>>> 2 over 3 they are 4 over 5. Very squareish. Is he has a pan page I
>> didn't
>>>> see it
>>>> Nowadays you can do a image search engine of pan street photography
>>  I've
>>>> not done it yet but I'm assuming I'm not gong to get much.
>>>> Also there's a gallery who has pages and pages of images doesnt from
>> any
>>>> lens you can name and any camera catagory. Starts with an "f" I think.
>>>> --
>>>> Mark R.
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> From: John Beal <johnbeal2 at gmail.com>
>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:26:28 -0800
>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Advise or impressions on panoramic cameras /
>>>>> photography?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Nick Brandt's portfolio is humbling...working with a Pentax 67 and sub
>>> 90mm
>>>>> lenses.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Richard Man
>>>>> <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Not for me. Until there is a digital equivalence to XPan (image
>>> quality and
>>>>>> ease of use wise), shooting film and scanning for me is just fine.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> BTW, Nick Brandt still shoots film, and then scan and print
>> digitally.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at 
>>>>>> rabinergroup.com
>>> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> .... And sure beats the hell out of shooting film and scanning.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>>>>>> 
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