Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/31

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Subject: [Leica] going off the deep end, buying another film camera
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Wed Jan 31 15:57:28 2007
References: <6.1.0.6.2.20070130022002.079e4948@192.168.100.42> <2007013010372 0.78956301FB@donald.hostspirit.ch> <20070130104238.CCA3B30017@donald.hostsp i rit.ch> <003901c74473$877a1040$0a01a8c0@MacPhisto> <20070130134755.C4C4330205@donald.hostspirit.ch> <046801c74476$b01b0920$1046507b@Nelson> <p0623090fc1e52c39ca5b@[10.1.16.144]> <20070131133452.827533040E@donald.hostspirit.ch>

I really like the Xpan, but I sold my version one and kept the version 2,
which is much more sophisticated. The real issue is what to do with the
resultant negatives: they are hard to scan, and the devil to print in the
darkroom.

Ideally you need a MF scanner, and would print on roll paper to make
wonderful format prints. My largest prints are on 20 x 24 paper halved and
they are OK, but the images could be so much more stunning if they were  a
little bit larger

Cheers


> Henning
> The XPan is certainly a good choice for handheld panorama photography -
> but who makes that without tripod? The XPan format is finally quite
> smaller than with 6x9 and upward. Another option between XPan and 4"x5"
> would be a Brooks or Plaubel Verwide - 6x9 format, 47mm Angulon, "compact"
> body, "affordable" price (Brooks around $1k, Plaubel a bit more, usually).
> Didier
>
>
>
>
>>>The Xpan works just like a slower Hexar RF. It's main downside are the
>>> slow lenses, especially the 30 which needs the center filter, and then
>>> has an effective aperture of f/9.5. The Cambos or 6x17s of course also
>>> need center filters, but on a tripod that doesn't matter so much. I
>>> usually shoot the 35 on the Cambo at f/11 and the others at f/16, and
>>> then there is the center filter factor. At effective apertures of f/22
>>> and f/32, hand holding gets problematic.
>
>
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