[net.rec.photo] Spiratone Panorama Head

coop@rdin.UUCP (Robert Cooper) (12/19/85)

>There is an item sold by Spiratone (of N.Y.) that is EXACTLY what
>you need. It is an attachment that mounts between your camera and your
>tripod. It is a calibrated pivot. The calibrations take into account
>your lens length (35mm, 50mm, etc.) and by reading the scale you pivot
>the camera the right amount. The result is a set of consecutive shots
>that, when enlarged identically, fit end-to-end to make a panorama view
>(up to 360 degrees) that match perfectly. I have used it and got the
>most breahtaking shot from the top of the World Trade Center. Best of
>all it is not expensive (<$40). Check it out!

I just got a copy of the Fall/Winter 1985 Spiratone Photo & Vidio Accessory
Catalog (No. 852). The list price for the "Spiratone Panorama Head" (order
number 520950) is $18.95.

To get a copy of the catalog write:
	Spiratone
	135-06 Northern Blvd.,Flushing N.Y. 11354-4063
	718-886-2000

The cover says it cost $1.00 but I picked up my copy for free, so who knows?

ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig) (12/21/85)

> The cover says it cost $1.00 but I picked up my copy for free, so who knows?

So many merchants give away catalogs they claim to charge for
that I can only conlcude that there is some kind of postal
regulation or something that prohibits them from mailing it
3rd class unless it carries a price.  Or maybe they use the
phony price as protection against someone who writes and
says "gimme a thousand catalogs -- I want something to burn
in my fireplace and you said they're free."