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Jim,

I know this is not exactly in the spirit of using this lens for its intended purpose, but I have found my 50mm to be
great for medium to long distance panos. It is amazing how much detail I can get when you combine multiple images with
this super sharp lens. The 50mm focal length can be
somewhat limiting in some pano situations, but when it isn't, the panos are great. There is far less distortion of
the pano panels and the stitching is usually flawless. Here is one I took of the San Diego skyline. You can't really
appreciate it from this low res web version, but the detail in the buildings in the original is impressive.

Geo





Geo,

I agree with your comments about detail when stitching shots. I do that a lot myself lately. I tend to use longer lens though. This weekend I shot panos with a 90/2.8, and 100/2.0, a 135/2.8 and a 180/3.4. 8 shots from the 180/3.4 gave me a image cropped down slightly of 51" x 13". The detail in the distant mountains is great. I printed a full size cropped section of the print as a test and you can clearly see birds flying that were over 200 yards off. I also use the same method to shot a more standard square or rectangular image. This has allowed me to all but retire my medium format gear.

Jim www.pbase.com/jhuddle