In the epistle "Wide and Wider (Hap)  2/" scribed 04-13-98 15:19,
Hap Newsom did thus proclaim to Larry Bolch:
Hap 
[Karate shot - take picture, then flinch...]
HN> That's the sign of a true photographer...personal safety....right after
HN> you get that shot!
I shot if vertically, and it took up most of the first page of
the local section! Methinks the editor had fantasies of violence
and thus loved it. I turned in a borderless 11 x 14 print rather
than the standard 8 x 10. It resulted in the picture running
uncropped and very big on the page.
HN> I guess I'll have to settle for more ersatz panoramics from the 17mm on
HN> the F5 for a bit longer!
I would suggest doing some with the 17mm and Royal Gold 25 or
Ektar Pro 25 off-tripod for a pretty good simulation of the Fuji
or the Brooks. These are very special films. I have used them a
good deal for architectural interiors as well. They can take very
long exposures without losing speed or changing colour. I have
even had people walk through the room and not even show up on
the negative during a 20 - 30 second exposure! Even in a small
one-hour print they have a very special look. I am sure the F5
must be comfortable for extended exposures - even the F3 seems
to handle them well. With long exposures, fast lenses are not
a factor, and one can stop down to the sharpest stop. I use the
self-timer to trip the shutter so there is no vibration.
larry!
... Biblical evidence of ancient ray-tracing:
   "Render unto Caesar...".
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