At 09:50 PM 3/22/01 +1100, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>This is probably a really stupid question but it has been playing on my
mind for a while.
>
>I have an MZ-5n which as most of you know has a panoramic format. My
question is how exactly does this work bearing in mind the standard 35mm
frame size. Does the image spread over two frames or is the effect created
during the processing stage?
>
>Also I have read in magazines that the same effect can be acheived by
taking the usual image then cropping top and bottom followed by an
enlargement of the remaining elongated image. Is one way better than the other?
>
>Finally, what other uses have list members found for the panoramic feature
other than the "beautiful lanscape"
>shots.
>
>I have not used the feature yet but I am thinking of giving it a go on the
next few rolls. I'll let you know how it goes.
>
>Paul
it drops two blinds into the field of view, in both the view finder and the
shutter area. instead fo a 24x36mm area being exposed, I think you end up
with about a 12x36 area. The process can either print it on 4x6 with black
bars or panaramic paper with no black bars, so its like getting it 8x10 and
then cutting the black bars off (more or less).
If you open your camera with no film, you can activate/deactivate the
panaramic and see it.
This is different than APS. APS always takes full frame shots, but records
the format it was shot in, then prints accordingling.
Yeah, any shot you can take, you can take the top/middle/bottom third and
that can be printed panoramic for you!
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