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Welcome to the Panoramic Views (PANviews) Web Site! 

    The pictures presented on our PanViews site are unique: they are "Panoramic Views", images that are much closer to our natural view than a conventional camera can capture.  Some images are 360° panoramas.  The Panoramic Views on this site are intended to be an immersive experience: the raw beauty of nature, an urban landscape or a monument, experienced almost as if "you were there".    The QTVR movies are the next best thing to being there! 

    These beautiful images make a great gift: you may order a stunning panoramic poster or a large panoramic print.  Escape: decorate your office or cubicle with a panoramic poster (or print) of a dream place.  Help with your research project, presentation or homework: you may instantly download the full-resolution version or many pictures presented on our site: just click on the ADD TO CART button next to the picture and within seconds you will be able to use the picture in your research paper or presentation (please read the terms of use).  Of course, you may simply enjoy the free small versions of the pictures as presented on the site.  

    The collection presented here is unique: all the images have been photographed and prepared by Cristian Coban and panviews.com holds the copyright and distribution rights.  The posters and prints you order on this site are one-of-a-kind: they are not the mass-produced, flimsy paper "dime-a-dozen" variety; every panoramic poster and print ordered on this site is printed "on demand" just for you, on photographic paper.  This ensures extreme high quality and a truly "limited" distribution.  

    The panoramic photography presented on this site is the result of my passion for:

    Travel
I have been fortunate to be a traveler since age 3.  Whether on foot, from the air, on 2 or 4 wheels, over or under the water, climbing a mountain or deep into the jungle, I have experienced many awesome sights.

    Photography
I was practically born with a camera in my hand.  When I was 12 my father knew I was ready for the "real thing", and gave me his very nice camera as a birthday present.  I've never let go of it (or its successor cameras).  My involvement with video (and CVC Productions) is an outgrowth of this love.

    Adventure
Whether it is rock climbing, scuba diving, mountaineering, sloshing through the rainforest or sharing jungle trails with the leeches, I have an unquenched appetite for adventure.   Wherever I go, the cameras go with me. . .

Your questions, requests or suggestions are most welcome.  Please take a moment to write to us at: info71@panviews.com.    

Now sit back, relax, and take a trip with me to:

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Cristian Coban, Ph.D.

    P.S.  For your travel videos, check our Transfer to DVD service.  The best value on the Internet!  Of course, you may also transfer your LaserDiscs, or archive your Video Tape collection to DVD.

    NOVEMBER 2008 update:
After the previous web host caused multiple malfunctions in our site, we are now moving to another host.  Lots of work (dozens of hours of work to get everything functioning again on another server!) but we hope it will be worth it worth it.  In the process, we are installing a "much improved" Links section.  Please check it out!

    MARCH 2005 update:
We have added a great new feature: INSTANT DOWNLOADS!  No more waiting until we authorize the charge and  we email the picture.  Many panoramic images presented on our site are now available for instant download, and the download is only $5.00 per image.  (Please read the terms of use for purchasing images in electronic form.)  In parallel. we will continue to provide the full-service image emailing option.
New countries added to the lineup: Andorra, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Tanzania (Kilimanjaro and Western Tanzania)..
Finally, added the much requested LINKS section.  Let's exchange links!

    FEBRUARY 2005 update:
Ordering posters, prints and downloads is now easier: we have streamlined our ordering system.   
We have added two new countries to the lineup: Indonesia (Bali and Jakarta) .and Singapore.

    JANUARY 2005 update:
In order to be able to grow and offer more pictures and more features, we have moved to a new server.

    OCTOBER 2004 update:
The first wave of changes has been implemented.  The Panoramic Posters and Prints service is now vastly improved, at much lower prices than before.  Next wave: more Panoramic Views, from more countries.

    JUNE 2004 update:
We are happy to report that the site has indeed generated a great deal of interest!  We are in the middle of upgrading and expanding, with many new panoramic pictures and an improved panoramic prints service.  

    Find out what you can expect to find on this site.  Read the Overview page.

    If you have a Web Site with a theme compatible with our site, we encourage you to link to us.  We will reciprocate and give you a link in our links section..
NOTE:  It is IMPORTANT  that the content of your site be compatible with our site.  We will NOT grant a link to random or unrelated sites (the Search Engines penalize heavily for such practices).  If you have  a worthwhile and compatible site, please click  ADD your LINK .

    Photography by Cristian Coban.  Photography and page contents © PANviews.com.  Please read Terms of Use.