 Kristi Norbeck |
How do you take Pan Pictures? Hi, Ok this may sound stupid, but CAN panaramic pictures be taken on a regular SLR camera?? Or is there another camera that I would have to buy and could someone suggest a decent camera for it?? Is the Kodak Advantac(sp?) the one with the cartridge film a good camera?? That is the only one I know of, and it seems kinda basic, can you control aperature and shutter speed on those?? I like the way pan pictures look, and I have places around me that I would be interested in taking these pan pictures, but I dont know how, without another camera!! Thanks for any input!!
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Jon Close |
Yes, you can take panoramics with a specialized panoramic camera, a regular SLR, an APS/Advantix camera, or even a point & shoot. The techniques involved vary somewhat. The easiest way is to use an APS film camera. (Advantix is Kodak's brand name). The APS film system includes a magnetic strip that records information from the camera, including a choice of print formats. C for Classic (4"x6" prints), H for "HDTV" (4"x7" prints) and P for Panoramic (4"x12" prints). When you get the film developed and printed, the machine reads the code on the film and automatically gives you the print in the format you selected when you took the picture. However, regardless of which format was chosen initially, you can have reprints made in any of the 3 formats. Every photo taken with an APS camera has the same size negative, and to get the different print sizes the image is enlarged and cropped. H is the full image, C crops a little from each side, P crops from the top and bottom. For 35 mmm SLRs and Point & Shoots you don't select a particular format when you shoot the photo, but you can have panoramic prints made the same way, enlarge and crop. You can order a reprint in a panoramic mode (though you're at the mercy of the lab as to how it'll be centered top and bottom), or you can order a full-frame enlargement of 8"x12" and trim it yourself down to a 4"x12" panoramic. Alternatively, you can take a series of 2,3,... or more photos horizontally, making sure there is some overlap, and paste them together in a panoramic collage (this can be done seamlessly in digital). And then there are specialized panoramic cameras (made by Fuji, Horseman, Linhoff, Noblex,...) that create a wider than standard negative and require special printing. These cameras are very expensive ($1500+).
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Kristi Norbeck |
That is kinda what I though. Maybe I'll just go for the Advantix. I thought about getting the larger print and chopping it. But I would rather just get it developed rather that take my chanced with cutting straight lines!! Thanks for the techniques....I'll have to try some in the mean time!! :o) Kristi
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