At 11:21 -0800, 29/11/08, Doug Fairchild wrote:
>I just remembered how great it seemed to have a PowerMac 7500 with a
>whole 1 GB disk and 32 MB of RAM, the last 16 MB of which cost me
>over a thousand dollars.

Sigh, I bought one like that and, yes, it seemed pure bliss at the time
Actually, I still use it with my Nikon slide scanner.


>You don't need a wide angle lens for panoramas. Maybe if you are
>doing spherical, but I never got into that and don't know.

Wide angles are popular for panoramas as they allow you to capture
more vertical field of view especially when used in portrait
orientation. Also you get away with fewer shots, which is an
advantage especially if you're dealing with non-static subjects.


>Or better yet, Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 with one of the new Zeiss lenses.

The Sony looks like a real bargain, but if you don't want to switch,
Zeiss has started making lenses with Canon mount:
<http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/a86526b2a93cad45c12574bb0051e515>

There are also adapters available to mount Nikon lenses on Canon bodies:
<http://www.16-9.net/>


Cheers Martin

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