[Leica] XPanII Pakon scan

[Richard Man]

Cropped 37 Megapixels probably mean the image is 30 MP at best?! Hard to
imagine that it's comparable to the Fuji 617 that he was using, but much
lighter for sure....

On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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