inexpensive entry into panoramic photography

[keithwms]

Ah yes here is the advanced technology that I was describing...



Takes about 5 mins to make with a decent knife.

 

[EASmithV]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Pan...ilm_Cameras&hash=item20c0e3942c#ht_1450wt_821

 

[Newt_on_Swings]

Ah yes here is the advanced technology that I was describing...

Takes about 5 mins to make with a decent knife.

Thats really cool. I saw a different mod with coins, but this looks like it'll work quite well. Can you post the link or a keyword I can search for?

Edit: On second thought its seems super simple, I just took out an empty spool and checked the dimensions of a roll of 35mm. The annoying part would be rerolling the film, or having to take it out of the darkroom.

 

[Steve Smith]

The annoying part would be rerolling the film, or having to take it out of the darkroom.

You could make two and takeup the film into an empty cassette.


Steve.

 

[darinwc]

Thats a VERY good idea.. i have some empty film cannisters meant for bulk loading. OMG i will have to try this.

You could make two and takeup the film into an empty cassette.


Steve.

 

[MattKing]

Ah yes here is the advanced technology that I was describing...

Takes about 5 mins to make with a decent knife.

One of these works great in a 220 back for an RB67. I just use a piece of tape on a 120 spool as a take up, and unload the back in the dark.

 

[michaelbsc]

Ah yes here is the advanced technology that I was describing...

View attachment 44999

Takes about 5 mins to make with a decent knife.

Except for the sproket holes and rebate letters what's different from just cropping a 120 negative?

 

[keithwms]

Except for the sproket holes and rebate letters what's different from just cropping a 120 negative?

Some films are only available in 135 now. E.g. the HIE that I was using in the attachment. Neopan 400 is another example.

Also, why waste half a 120 frame for cropping if you know you want pano...

Besides that, it's fun and easy. And though I might have felt that sprocket holes and rebates are just a gimmick a few years ago, I am a lot more open to this sort of thing now that film is so clearly threatened.

 

[michaelbsc]

For me it is an ease of use issue.

I have always viewed a sheet of 4x5 as also being a potential 6x12 panorama.

I know a lot of folks insist on being able to print the rebate. And the sproket holes do add interest. So there is merit to the technique that I appreciate. But I have never understood the the idea that people have that they can't do panorama with existing equipment just by cropping.

Sure dedicated equipment works better. But start where you are with what you have.

Ok. Rant off.

 

[eclarke]

Shen Hao 617 back on a 4x5. Mine lives on a little Shen Hao TFC45-IIB with a 150 Nikkor lens. I can do vertical 617 as well as landscape and can carry a couple of 4x5 holders for a conventional photograph too..

 

[keithwms]

But I have never understood the the idea that people have that they can't do panorama with existing equipment just by cropping.

But why do you assume they don't realize this? It's blazingly obvious. So I think you can safely assume that for those people who don't subscribe to your logic, there must be other issues...

Again, no reason to waste a sheet of 4x5 to shoot a long pano, and roll film allows you to quickly bracket, which can be important. Also, there are some cameras that take film formats no longer readily available... why not run 135 or whatever you can through them and enjoy. Besides that, there are some films available only in 135, and it's easy, and it's fun....

 

[michaelbsc]

But why do you assume they don't realize this? It's blazingly obvious.

Yeah, I think it's obvious too. But I've had a few conversations where others seemed to think that it wasn't so obvious. And I was completely baffled. I've been doing it for years.

So I think you can safely assume that for those people who don't subscribe to your logic, there must be other issues...

Sure, I'll buy that. There are artistic reasons for wanting the rebate to appear. And your point that some emulsions are only available in 135 are correct. And I'll also be satisfied to accept "I do it because I feel like it." After all, that's why I'm here at all. I don't make any money with film, or art in general. It is a complete mental diversion for me, and a sunk cost to boot. It has zero payback outside entertainment value for my personal circumstance. I take pictures because I feel like it, and when anyone asks why I use film I say because I feel like it. So that's legit.

But I really have heard people say they can't try any pano work because they can't afford it. Duh!?

But as your technique points out, even if my technique leads to a life that's nasty, brutish, and short, a sharp knife is all that's necessary for a more elegant solution.

MB