Spinshot info continues!

["George S. Pearl, BCEP, FEPIC, BCQDE, QPP" <alps007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On  8 Jan 00 at 12:48, George S. Pearl, BCEP, FEPIC, wrote:


Funny, I had a Spinshot for a number of years and never had to use a dark
bag to rewind the film or anything else. It was quite easy as a matter of
fact. I think you were making the mistake of not removing the rubber o-ring
from the pulley before attempting to rewind. If you don't slip off the
o-ring, then you will have lots of problems such as you speak about. The
camera is something that is impossible to break. It is guaranteed forever
anyway if there is a problem. I had lots of fun using the camera around lots
of people when I would quickly whip the thing out, hold it up, pull the cord
to let it spin around, and then quickly whip it back into the camera bag
once again before they knew what hit them! It was always a big hit! Since
the camera was so light and quick to use, it was a fun thing to always have
with you. I used it on several jobs with good results. (Happy clients) The
actual images are sort of like shooting with a throwaway camera, but
resolution isn't everything. Some of the coolest pictures that I had shot
with the camera were from the center of a swimming pool, and up in a
helicopter. It isn't like a Roundshot 35 / 35S, but you get what you pay
for! It was originally made for news reporters who might need a quick
panorama for a story. In the newspaper the quality of this camera is just
fine. It was matched perfectly for the job you see. If you try to make
anything more of it than that, then this camera is not for you!

George S. Pearl, QPP
Atlanta Panorama

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Willem-Jan Markerink [mailto:w.j.markerink@xxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 11:13 AM
> To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: camera info
>
> On 18 Dec 99 at 19:33, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> > So, let me get this straight - the SpinShot is fun, but unreliable -
>
> It's not so much unreliable (quite little to go wrong with it), but
> more like clumsy & marginal optical quality....I wouldn't go larger
> than a 10cm tall print....but given its 360 degree swing (often
> nearly twice that), taller doesn't make much sense anyway, at least
> not for fun applications.
>
> > like
> > most of my friends. The Roundshot is reliable but the price is unfunny.
>
> Neither is it as easy to carry around on a city trip as the SpinShot.
> OTOH, you need a darkload bag for the Spinshot....rewinding has to be
> done in the dark (with the back slightly open, otherwise there is too
> much friction).
>
>
>
>
> --
> Bye,
>
> Willem-Jan Markerink
>


-----Original Message-----
From: Willem-Jan Markerink [mailto:w.j.markerink@xxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 11:08 AM
To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: camera info

On 17 Dec 99 at 11:50, Canavan, Michael wrote:

> On the Spinshot.
> I don't think I am biased with my opinion about the spinshot.  Relevant
> information can only really come from people who have used the camera.

Let me add my experiences....;-))
(I traded a new 202 for a Spinshot....haven't regretted it yet)

> I just think it is fine for *nonprofessionals* only.

See it as the LOMO camera for pano-freaks....results can be quite
interesting, but indeed hardly commercial....if only because a 10cm
tall print is the most quality you are going to get from it (but at a
full 360 swing, who cares (often nearly twice that, so you can even pick the
best composition (read: start & end)).

> There is little flexibility with this camera.
> You get an F11 only, with 1/500 or less.

400 ASA in bright sunlight is mandatory....

> Shutter speed is not easily controllable.

I would say not at all, unless you can control the cord slipping back
into the clockwork....

> You need to add a spirit level.

It has one on the bottom, works perfectly once you mount it on a
tall monopod.

> But it is a fun little camera if you are interested in the fun aspect.
> It could be frustrating for professional usage.

If only for the loading procedure (unloading in the dark).

Anyone ever tried to increase the slit width, to increase shutter
time? Or would that introduce to much focus fuzziness, since the film
is curved at that spot?
Banding ought to decrease with wider slits, not?

--
Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink


      The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand


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