inexpensive entry into panoramic photography

[piu58]

The Horizon(t)s have the advantage over the Horsleys that you can use a normal medium format enlarger. Most of the Horsley use medium format film which gives a better quality, of course.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

I am not sure about Horsley Quality and they are basic as barn door but prices are more than mamiya deal.
Holga uses medium format film but it does not make it better than Horizon.
And white horizons , never used , in box comes for 170 dollars and its glass and optical tecnology cant be find at many cameras. White ones are better because their finish looks thick , black ones are matte and dont give the user to trust it to an impact , so if you dont trust a camera , you dont take picture with it.

 

[Newt_on_Swings]

Problem with these cool cameras is how does one find an inexpensive enlarger to print these with. I would assume the only method would be to cut and scan these, and stitch them together then send it out for a digital print.

Making the pinhole camera with enlarging paper would be the cheapest way, with copies made from contact printing.

 

[BetterSense]

I have/had a 360 degree 35mm camera. I almost made it 120, but with 35mm you can print over 180 degrees in a 4x5 enlarger.

 

[chriscrawfordphoto]

How about a cheap medium format camera and crop the negative?

Works great. I've done it with my Mamiya 645.

Much cheaper than an Xpan, similar neg size when cropped. Actually, I think my crops are a bit bigger than an Xpan neg.

 

[Craig Swensson]

I would get a Holga 6x12 pinhole camera, cut off the front and fit a lens at hyperfocal distance for f16.

Actually, that's what I was going to do, to see what I did instead, click on the 6x12 camera link below!


Steve.

Well i clicked on the link..and i am impressed, very cool.
regards

 

[dwebb99]

Very Cool Steve.....you got me very interested indeed....great work my friend!

 

[Steve Smith]

Very Cool Steve.....you got me very interested indeed....great work my friend!

Thanks. Some results here: Dead Link Removed


Steve.

 

[DBP]

Horizon or Horizon in 35mm. Panoram Kodak in 120. Old, big enlargers are cheap if you are patient.

 

[Chipmonk]

Use Microsoft ICE (free) to stitch together individual frames taken from same location. Works quite well

 

[jbbooks]

Is there an inexpensive entry into panoramic photography? Something that provides decent results?

Much as I like my XPan, they are not cheap and you are limited in the size of the print. On the other hand, the XPan cannot be beat for color slides that can be projected. More to your question, I would suggest starting with a 4x5 camera, either a press camera or a view camera for more movements.

For the least expensive, get a beater 4x5 Crown Graphic with a 127 lens and cut down a dark slide to mask the negative so that you only expose the upper or lower half, giving four exposures for each film holder in, approximately, a format of 2.83 to 1. Gives the same ratio as the XPan, but the larger negative can make a considerably larger print than what you can get with an XPan negative.

For more movements to give more perspective control, get a view camera and a lens with more coverage in 90mm or 120mm. This may require a graduated ND filter to eliminate excessive exposure fall off in the corners, depending on the lens. Get an even larger negative by acquiring a Da Yi style 6x17 roll film back. Do not bother with the 6x12, the extra size and versatility of the 6x17 is worth the difference in cost; just be sure your camera has a Graflex style back for it.

 

[nsurit]

The choice really depends on what your definition of inexpensive happens to be. I would think it would also have something to do with how you plan to print/manage your output. For 6X17 images, my assumption is one would need an enlarger which would take 5X7 negatives. I have both a 6X17 back and a Sprocket Rocket. I've had a good bit of fun working with the Sprocket Rocket, shooting without the mask and printing with alternative processes. The Sprocket Rocket runs about $100. Either of the two choices I've suggested can give you material to print analog or digital. Bill Barber

 

[Steve Smith]

Use Microsoft ICE (free) to stitch together individual frames taken from same location. Works quite well

With film?!!!


Steve.

 

[c.d.ewen]

I'll give a fast shout-out to the Brooks Veriwide with 47mm Super Angulon. If I remember correctly, they covered 120°, using 120/220. I can't speak to the price of the things now. I only scanned and stitched the negatives, but they didn't really need any correction to be joined. Masking and printing them would be beyond my meager capabilities, though. Any body ever try it?

Charley

 

[EASmithV]

http://diyphotography.net/build-a-35mm-panoramic-pinhole-camera

 

[werra]

I'll give a fast shout-out to the Brooks Veriwide with 47mm Super Angulon. If I remember correctly, they covered 120°, using 120/220. Any body ever try it?

Charley

I'm about to build Veriwide clone with SA 47/8 mated to old 6x9 folder. Did the same with 65/8 SA, results are absolutely lovely:


The same 65/8 attached to 120 Holga Panoram pinhole body gives you sharp and nice 6x12:

 

[Steve Smith]

The same 65/8 attached to 120 Holga Panoram pinhole body gives you sharp and nice 6x12

That's exactly what I was going to do before I built my 6x12 65mm camera.


Steve.

 

[darinwc]

Re: the brooks verriwide.. I've been wanting one for a long time. but the prices have skyrocketed. Now run about $1500

Re: DIY 6x12 from a folder.. yeah I'd like one of those too.. unfortunately I am totally useless when it comes to building something. I probably have all the parts needed.

 

[Chipmonk]

With film?!!!


Steve.[/QUOTE
Yes, Microsoft ICE works fine with film if the frames are scanned to digital first.

 

[rjmeyer314]

I think it was Canon that made a cheap little 35mm camera, fixed speed, that would make 35mm panoramic pictures. You can probably find one on Ebay for $10 or less. I have one, and it makes decent pictures. I think my enlargements are about 8"x20".

 

[keithwms]

There used to be some panorama throwaways that were actually decent. Might be possible to respool one of those and even upgrade the lens.

If you're scanning anyway then just stitch.

 

[darinwc]

I think it was Canon that made a cheap little 35mm camera, fixed speed, that would make 35mm panoramic pictures. You can probably find one on Ebay for $10 or less. I have one, and it makes decent pictures. I think my enlargements are about 8"x20".

I think most of the 35mm p+s cameras that had panaorama functionality used a cropped 24x35mm frame rather than a 24x(longer than 35mm) frame.

 

[darinwc]

What about the 35mm panorama adapters for medium-format cameras? I think in a TLR you will only get verticle format.
Will they work in a folder maybe?

 

[keithwms]

Well you can feed 135 through almost any MF rollfilm camera, that's easy. I posted a how-to a long time ago and showed some results. You just split a 120 spool in two, clip some plastic away, and put the two ends onto a 135 can.

For the mamiya 6MF and 7/7ii there are adapters you can buy.

 

[Steve Smith]

For the mamiya 6MF and 7/7ii there are adapters you can buy.

There are normal and panoramic 35mm adaptors for the Bronica ETRS too.


Steve.