using medium format for panoramic pictures

"Chris Brown" wrote in message
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Bandicoot wrote:
"Julian Barkway" wrote in message
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One of the big advantages of the XPan over the alternatives
so far discussed is its size. Unlike most 6x6 or 6x7
SLRs/TLRs you can use it successfully without a tripod.

Well, I wouldn't agree with him vs. TLRs,

Me neither. My TLRs are the most hand-holdable cameras I have
used - even moreso than my 35mm rangefinder. I've found that I
can handhold a TLR at 1/30 and still get a 30cm square print with
no visible camera shake.

I don't have a TLR these days, but my most hand-holdable MF cameras are
Fujica rangefinders - in 645 and 6x9 - that use leaf shutters. Same reason
therefo no moving mirror, and a leaf shutter. These produce some
wonderfully sharp images hand held. Even in 35mm I find the best hand
holding cameras are those with leaf shutters - hand-held a good lens on one
of these is often better than a superb lens on a focal plane shutter camera.


Peter