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From: howard@sfmag.UUCP (H.M.Moskovitz)
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Subject: Re: Any tips on panorama shots?
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Date: Wed, 11-Dec-85 09:49:08 EST
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>    Sometimes, particularly in mountains or desert, I come across scenes that
> just scream for a 360 degree panorama or some other very wide angle shot.
> In these cases, taking pictures with a wide angle lens on a 35 mm camera
> just doesn't cut it - you get an enormous expanse of sky, and your landscape
> is reduced to a thin strip occupying only a fraction of the negative.
> Because I can't afford a Widelux or other specialty camera, I take a tip from
> NASA and take a number of photos of the scene and mount them together to
> form one large photograph.
>    This works very well on some occasions and awful on others; obviously I
> haven't figured out the proper technique.  Is there anyone out there who has
> done this and can give the world some tips on taking panoramas?
> 

There is an item sold by Spiratone (of N.Y.) that is EXACTLY what
you need. It is an attachment that mounts between your camera and your
tripod. It is a calibrated pivot. The calibrations take into account
your lens length (35mm, 50mm, etc.) and by reading the scale you pivot
the camera the right amount. The result is a set of consecutive shots
that, when enlarged identically, fit end-to-end to make a panorama view
(up to 360 degrees) that match perfectly. I have used it and got the
most breahtaking shot from the top of the World Trade Center. Best of
all it is not expensive (<$40). Check it out!

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