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Old April 24th 18, 12:51 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default The last days of analog

In article , Eric Stevens
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But so it should be. An enormous number of images went into the
construction of the one you have just cited.

so what?

A vast amount of work to achieve a result which in most cases could be
achieved by simpler means.

what simpler means would that be?

Taking the photograph in just the one shot.


a 360 panorama with that level of detail taken in one shot????

one shot is also an artificial limitation.


We are after simplicity, remember?


how do you propose to shoot a 360 degree panorama in one shot?

regardless, stitching images is simple. in fact, it's almost entirely
automatic.

or were you planning on stitching them individually?

an enormous number of hours went into adjusting his 8x10 camera along
with many more hours for *each* of his cibachrome prints, and if he
wants additional prints, he has to do the darkroom work all over again
and the results won't be identical either (plus there's the stench of
ciba chemistry).

"an enormous number of hours went into adjusting his 8x10 camera"!

Hours? Just adjusting the camera? I think you have the wrong camera
in mind. This one doesn't come as a kitset but is fully assembled.

it takes time to use the movements you claim can't be done with digital.

Seconds more likely. It depends on the camera.


it's much more than seconds to use an 8x10 view camera to photograph
anything and you know it.


We are talking about camera adjustments, remember?


which takes more than a few seconds. movements are not automatic.

you're also conveniently ignoring the time it takes to set the camera
up in the first place and then pack it up when done. view cameras are
not exactly rapid fire.

But there are some shots you can't get without those adjustments. See
below.


very few, and those adjustments can be done with digital, so no issue.

there are *far* more shots you can't get with analog film cameras, the
obvious example being a 360 degree panorama.

everything has limitations. nothing is perfect.

There are some things which as far as I know can't be done with
digital. Consider photographing a very tall wall from close up while
keeping the whole image in focus.


that's very easily done with digital and without any movements
whatsoever. i do it fairly regularly, in fact.


That's interesting. Do tell us how you do it.


i did. do try to keep up.

there are also tilt/shift lenses available for digital cameras, so one
could still use movements if desired.


Tilt lenses are common. Tilt/shift are less common. None of the
available digital camera tilt lenses work at a sufficiently large
angle to be useful for the task I described.


some do.

http://forum.mflenses.com/userpix/20157/big_6328_2_1.jpg
https://creativityinnovationsuccess....017/02/header_
fujifilm_gfx50s_1920px.jpeg

in any event, your mistake is assuming that tilt/shift is the *only*
solution. it isn't.