ULF Swing-Lens Panoramic Cameras?

[Drew Bedo]

Has anyone put together something like a 7x17 panoramic camera?

I mean one of those rigs with a panning lens and a curved film plane.

Anything like that as a pinhole?

[jprofita]

Google Thomas Yanul to see what he did. I would like to build something like this but haven't gotten very far. My biggest concern is how to make a 'simple' swing mechanism for the lens. I posed the question on this forum awhile back. Also, there is a builder in Lithuania that sells on eBay that made some curved film plane 4x10 pinhole cameras. I bought one last year...quite nice and reasonably priced. Good luck!

[Ron in Arcata California]

Here is a photo of my 24" x 60" swing lens camera. It uses a 19 inch dagor. It was built to replicate the 1906 San Francisco panorama by George Lawrence. April 18th 2006 the camera was flown in position with a helicopter because kites like Lawrence used are now illegal to fly over the city.

[Ron in Arcata California]

Another ULF pan camera that is fun is my #16 cirkut. It uses fans to regulate the rotation as shown in the youtube video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LksE-n44HS8

[jon.oman]

Here is a photo of my 24" x 60" swing lens camera. It uses a 19 inch dagor. It was built to replicate the 1906 San Francisco panorama by George Lawrence. April 18th 2006 the camera was flown in position with a helicopter because kites like Lawrence used are now illegal to fly over the city.

It would be nice to see an image made by this camera!

[Richard Wasserman]

It would be nice to see an image made by this camera!

Yes please!!

[jprofita]

I am glad you chimed in, Ron in Alaska/Arcata. I am still interested in a build but other projects got in the way.

[Tin Can]

Very good Ron!

I am in winter process, of first making a 14X36" curved back Pinhole

Then make a Swing Lens same size

No helicopters, Earth Bound, local, Middle USA

Here is a photo of my 24" x 60" swing lens camera. It uses a 19 inch dagor. It was built to replicate the 1906 San Francisco panorama by George Lawrence. April 18th 2006 the camera was flown in position with a helicopter because kites like Lawrence used are now illegal to fly over the city.

[Tin Can]

May as well dump my recent research

Maybe this works
https://www.donttakepictures.com/dtp...eat-big-camera

https://www.thephoblographer.com/201...ecommendations

https://www.etsy.com/listing/2109905...ng_top-1&frs=1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/2277063...BoCr-QQAvD_BwE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinhole_camera

[Tin Can]

Thank you

I have a 6X17 Curved Back on order from the man in Lithuania

Thomas Yanul

Google Thomas Yanul to see what he did. I would like to build something like this but haven't gotten very far. My biggest concern is how to make a 'simple' swing mechanism for the lens. I posed the question on this forum awhile back. Also, there is a builder in Lithuania that sells on eBay that made some curved film plane 4x10 pinhole cameras. I bought one last year...quite nice and reasonably priced. Good luck!