[justjash]

This seems like a very difficult way to do things unless you really needed to mess with items in the background.

I would think there is still plenty of room to crop a single image down from something like a new Canon 1D. Even just making a composite image if really needed sounds much easier.

[masona]

That's what the photographer was shooting and it is definitely not big enough to pull back and crop in later.

The only way to get files big enough is to shoot medium format, but you can't because the files are too large for rapid-fire.

[pbhjpbhj]

1D (XII or XIII) is 20Mpx (at 20fps), curious what resolution you're printing the actual packaging at given this isn't enough.

I've done some packaging production for a micro-business - it would be really interesting to see how it's done at a large company from taking photos through to final product.

[deckard1]

This really sounds like a use case for an anamorphic lens. Sure, it's a bit exotic for DSLR photography. But it certainly sounds like you had the budget for it.

[shard]

Could you clarify what you mean by rapid-fire? Are you talking about burst shots? What fps do you need and why?