Originally posted by knumbnutz Thanks and sure i do panos in Digital on a regular basis as well, so i understand what you getting at and for anything that is distant, it will no be an issue.
One thing though is that once you start looking up and around lines will no longer be vertical. They will go to a perspective line. You can un distort these in photoshop on an individual basis but on a flat film plane this wouldnt happen. I know, i am being pedantic here and i will probably end up sticking to digital all the way, but i reckon there is probably something still left in hi-res film yet and i love the panoramic perspective, so i keep wondering, maybe i should go this way. FWIW i would sell the K20D to do this. It is far too nice a camera.
Cheers Neil
All things are a compromise. With a view camera, we tilt the film to increase depth of field. While we fix one problem, we create another, as size relationships are no longer accurate to the scene. Most times it is OK, sometimes it matters, and is not OK.
I've found with stitching that most of the time it is OK, sometimes things just go wonky and it doesn't work.
I haven't shot a frame of film in six or so years other than some interiors that I needed very wide angle to do (the A15/3.5 on film still is useful).
I do miss the 4x5, but I am finding that just about everything I used the 6x7 for is doable on the digital, especially with the very good imaging of the K20 at lower ISOs and with good lenses.
I also don't have to deal with the very real and sometimes insurmountable depth of field issues that come along for the ride with medium format.
Again, less of an issue with pans, as you are using much less of the negative, but something else to consider.
I have no plans to let the 4x5 go, I just need to build myself another darkroom so I have a place to print.
For me, the 6x7 has become redundant though.
It should be a good camera for what you want, but I wouldn't bother with the film adapter, I'd just shoot 120 film and crop the negs down to panos after the fact. If you are planning to scan, I suppose the 35mm film might be better, just because of scanner availability, but make sure your scanner will accept a single 70mm long 35mm negative.