You call that a knife?/breakfast with the boys

[Trius]

Another view, from some Kodak 400BW

 

[FrankS]

Actually, one of the reasons I got a Fuji GW670II, is that it gives a slimming effect while holding it.

 

[kuzano]

Great camera... and they are great cameras. Here is my G690bl with my XA. The G690 is a bit bigger than the GW/GSW cameras due to the interchangable lens. In addition, as an all metal camera, I have a little wagon I pull behind me to carry the camera.

Included is a pic of all my current rangefinders.

Enjoy your new camera. Short of shooting 4X5, the results from these EBC Fuji lenses are incredible in my experience.

I was considering getting a Fuji 6X17 to play with panoramic, until I realized a very obvious solution using my $500 G690. I am building a panoramic turntable that revolves the 100mm lens around its nodal point. With a 10 degree overlap on the inner end of each image, I can scan two pics and stitch them together in Photoshop CS3 for a 6X17 image. In fact, add one more image on either end and I will have 6X24cm images.

Fun with Film!!!

 

[kuzano]

The Fuji, relative to other rangefinders.

The Fuji, relative to other rangefinders.

Missing only my Kiev (Kneb) and Contax G1

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

That is a really small person.

Beat me to it.

 

[kuzano]

Stitchin

Stitchin

That's great. Thanks for the post. I didn't necessarily think this was an original idea, but I am surprised how close I came to pulling the trigger on a 6X12 or 6X17 camera.

Are you doing anything special, besides using a tripod and panning the camera? I've been caught up in this special head because some advise that you should find the nodal point of the lens and rotate around that. Others have said to just pan using the tripod socket for rotation.

Sorry here, not intending to hijack a thread.

Thanks again.

 

[kuzano]

Thanks Toyotadesigner

Thanks Toyotadesigner

I was advised to use the normal lens, and if I wanted wider angle to incorporate another image. I think I'm going to be satisfied at 17cm, since I was deliberating on 6X12. Your advice on "nodal point" is good. I understand the principal, as well as the procedure for finding that point. However, I think all my stuff will be landscape. The nodal points for most contemporary cameras is published, but I have to either guess or work to find that point on this old Fuji 100mm.

I did see the image you posted and a lot of other panoramas on your web site. Did you use the stitch method on all your panorama pictures, or do you have a 6X17. Very nice images, all.

 

[flippyot]

These pics of the camera comparison reminds me of those 'a big dog next to a little dog' images.

 

[kuzano]

Kuzano,

To find the nodal point is relatively easy: place your camera onto a blank paper or cardboard, select a very small f stop (22), set the shutter to 'T', open the back and press the shutter. Now you will see the aperture if you look straight into the lens. Take a pencil and move it to the same point where you see the aperture - that's the nodal point (or, if you prefer, the 'entrance pupil').

Hey, Thanks for all those pointers on the nodal point... very helpful.

I c&p them into a document to go in my panorama file....

Lars