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I took a couple of quick snapshots with and without the WL-FX9 lens
attached to my 6900z. You can compare them here:
http://www.pbase.com/cassandra/misc
For both images I zoomed the lens to the widest setting possible.
Hope this helps.
Cassandra
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Thanks Cassandra, I wish the conditions would have been a little better, or I could have fitted my polariser to the WL-FX9. The contrast was difficult, in the gorge it was dark, the sky was very bright.
Thanks Cassandra, I wish the conditions would have been a little
better, or I could have fitted my polariser to the WL-FX9. The
contrast was difficult, in the gorge it was dark, the sky was very
bright.
Its in the Finger lakes region, near Seneca. (I think! I didnt do
the navigating, 6 hour drive + travel sickness pills - mainly for
the added drowseyness than the motion sickness - Im from England -
where 2 hours is pushing it!)
Some info here, this is actually where we camped, which is right
next to the gorge and very beautiful in itself:
http://www.llbean.com/parksearch/parks/html/292lln.htm
Map here:
Was that extra 256Mb card I got worth it! Every 10 seconds you
walked you could take another photo! and then when you backtrack on
yourself, it happens again!
James
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Fuji S602, Canon T90, Canon FT, Olympus Trip 35, Lomo, Lomo Action
Sampler, Voightlander Brillant, Kodak Bullseye.... do I have too
many?
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For this particular problem, you may be better off using a program to "stitch" several images into a panorama. It has worked for me in similar situations. The WL-FX9 may help, but only in those instances when you can't quite get the whole building at the maximum wide angle zoom without it. For wider shots, stitching a panorama would work. Note that the lens on the 6900 and 602 has noticeable barrel distortion at maximum wide angle, which isn't usually a problem for nature shots but might be an issue for architecture. This could be worsened by use of the WA converter. The barrel distortion not only looks bad in architecture shots, but can make the images more difficult to "stitch."As an architect, I keep going to building sites, where i need to
use wide angle shots of buildings from a close range. since I will
not be having lot of space as in the case of INDIA, where some of
my big buildings have come up. even though I stay right now in US.
the actual problem is to capture the whole building(say 100' wide
building from a close range of say 30-40'). I was imagining that
wl-fx9 would help do that..
For this particular problem, you may be better off using a programAs an architect, I keep going to building sites, where i need to
use wide angle shots of buildings from a close range. since I will
not be having lot of space as in the case of INDIA, where some of
my big buildings have come up. even though I stay right now in US.
the actual problem is to capture the whole building(say 100' wide
building from a close range of say 30-40'). I was imagining that
wl-fx9 would help do that..
to "stitch" several images into a panorama. It has worked for me
in similar situations. The WL-FX9 may help, but only in those
instances when you can't quite get the whole building at the
maximum wide angle zoom without it. For wider shots, stitching a
panorama would work. Note that the lens on the 6900 and 602 has
noticeable barrel distortion at maximum wide angle, which isn't
usually a problem for nature shots but might be an issue for
architecture. This could be worsened by use of the WA converter.
The barrel distortion not only looks bad in architecture shots, but
can make the images more difficult to "stitch."
If you try stitching panoramas, it's best but not essential to use
a tripod. For architecture, it may be better to shoot each segment
at 50mm equivalent focal length [the zoom setting when the camera
is first switched on] rather than maximum WA to eliminate barrel
distortion. Also, you might try taking about three overlapping
photos, side to side, with the camera in the vertical (portrait)
orientation. I've used this technique on construction sites when I
had to get quite close to a building due to equipment and materials
piled on the site.
Mike
I'm no panorama expert but a search on this site would give you various options. I use Photoshop Elements for most everything, including stitching panoramas. It's perfectly adequate for my purposes. I don't know if Amazon.com ships to your counrty, but PSE 2.0 is available right now from them for about US$25 after rebates. There are two rebates that apply, one from Amazon and the other from Adobe, that only requires an "upgrade" from most any image processing software including those that come bundled in Windows.
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--For this particular problem, you may be better off using a programAs an architect, I keep going to building sites, where i need to
use wide angle shots of buildings from a close range. since I will
not be having lot of space as in the case of INDIA, where some of
my big buildings have come up. even though I stay right now in US.
the actual problem is to capture the whole building(say 100' wide
building from a close range of say 30-40'). I was imagining that
wl-fx9 would help do that..
to "stitch" several images into a panorama. It has worked for me
in similar situations. The WL-FX9 may help, but only in those
instances when you can't quite get the whole building at the
maximum wide angle zoom without it. For wider shots, stitching a
panorama would work. Note that the lens on the 6900 and 602 has
noticeable barrel distortion at maximum wide angle, which isn't
usually a problem for nature shots but might be an issue for
architecture. This could be worsened by use of the WA converter.
The barrel distortion not only looks bad in architecture shots, but
can make the images more difficult to "stitch."
If you try stitching panoramas, it's best but not essential to use
a tripod. For architecture, it may be better to shoot each segment
at 50mm equivalent focal length [the zoom setting when the camera
is first switched on] rather than maximum WA to eliminate barrel
distortion. Also, you might try taking about three overlapping
photos, side to side, with the camera in the vertical (portrait)
orientation. I've used this technique on construction sites when I
had to get quite close to a building due to equipment and materials
piled on the site.
Mike
