Re: Globuscope 360 camera

[IAPPPresident@xxxxxxx]

Dear Katherine,

I've got a couple Globuscopes and have worked with them on and off since 
1988.  If you take some time to learn to work with it, the Globuscope can 
produce images good for website use.  It is a fussy eater and prefers Kodak 
films; other films get chewed up and spit out.  I have had some images 
enlarged, but they usually don't enlarge past about 10" tall.  It's indeed 
readily portable and easy to use.  I've even put on two lifejackets and 
photographed while floating down a river.  If you want level horizons, 
though, you're better off with a tripod or at least a monopod.

The person currently most familiar with the Globuscope (and a dealer for them 
as well) is Everen Brown in Salt Lake City, Utah.  You can reach him via 
e-mail at etbrown@xxxxxxxxxxx or call him at 801-364-2642 and check his 
website at www.everent.com.  Everen has also put together a Globuscope 
training video (very useful, as the camera is somewhat ideosyncratic)  which 
is only available if you purchase the camera from him. 

For anything beyond web-use or over 10" tall prints, you should explore other 
options.  To check out other cameras, check the appropriate part of the IAPP 
Website at panphoto.com.

Liz Hymans
President, International Association of Panoramic Photographers

In a message dated 6/30/00 4:01:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, enos@xxxxxxxxxxx 
writes:

<< I'm researching 360 degree cameras and the Globuscope sounds appealing 
since
 it doesn't seem to require a tripod and would offer more portability. I
 guess the drawback would be 35mm contact prints alone, though I guess I
 could enlarge using a large format enlarger or panoramic enlarger?
 
 Can anyone on this list give me more information on how well this camera
 works? I'm interested in an in-camera process alone and not in stiching
 together frames on a computer. >>