Photographic Stitching Device

Abstract

Rather than simply integrating with existing equipment by replacement the film holder, this invention is designed to modify existing large format camera equipment substantially by replacing the film holder, film holder receiver, and the traditional full-frame bellows with the apparatus and an external digital sensor. The apparatus is comprised of a digital sensor mount that slides within an interior frame along one axis, while the interior frame itself slides along an orthogonal axis within an exterior frame. Additionally, instead of a full-frame bellows, a much smaller partial-frame bellows protects the sensor from ambient light while flexing to accommodate the motion of the sensor along both axes. Overall, this invention provides the following benefits over prior art: 1) it permits a greater range of sensor motion and composite resolution for a given external frame size; 2) it eliminates the need for a light shield from the rear frame; 3) its lack of a protruding light shield permits a wider range of external frame movements described by the Scheimpflug principle; 4) it is simpler to construct, and; 5) it is easier to operate.

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