[Leica] XPanII Pakon scan

[Leo Wesson]

Here's an article on that camera.  
https://petapixel.com/2015/06/04/leica-crafted-a-one-of-a-kind-panoramic-s2-for-josef-koudelka/
Leo Wesson
leowesson.com

> On Feb 8, 2017, at 17:04, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
> 
> I think it may be Koudelka that uses an S2 with 617 crop mask, or at least
> a couple years ago.
> 
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 10:50 AM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> On a print? probably not, but as you are looking through the VF, an
>> important part of composition at least to me, it makes a world of
>> difference. I own both the xPan and a film Hasselblad and never thought of
>> fropping to make a pano of any size. Also, the xpan is great for travel as
>> it offers both panoramic and FF35 options.
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: John McMaster
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 3:07 AM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] XPanII Pakon scan
>> 
>> Does it look different to using, say, an S2 with 24mm and cropping top and
>> bottom?
>> 
>> john
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 
>> Hi Jim, thanks! I love the cinematic look from the XPan
>> 
>> Hi Bill, yes, with the Pakon. I could have scan it with the LS-9000 of
>> course, but with the Pakon, I can scan a whole 21-frames in a minute or
>> two. Super convenient.
>> 
>> If they make a digital XPan, I will sell everything except a 4x5 with the
>> 150mm and the Leica M7 with the 35 'lux to buy it.
>> 
>> On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 1:46 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Richard,
>>> As a fellow xPan owner, I must say that I wish Fuji would have built a
>>> digital xpan. One that uses the original's superb lenses.
>>> 
>>> Was this scanned with the Pako scanner?
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Richard Man
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 2:57 PM
>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>> Subject: [Leica] XPanII Pakon scan
>>> 
>>> This photo cannot be taken via stitching: I was driving, albeit
>>> slowly, and my wife took the photo. I set the Xpan II at F11, and
>>> infinity and told her to snap away when the trees are clear and not
>>> blocking the view. She managed to get two images..
>>> 
>>> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/R201507AAF22.jpg
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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