stageman
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equipment used for panoramas & VT- new user
Posted: 4 Mar 2010 at 9:25 GMT
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Hello all,
I know this question is answered 100 times on this forum, but I would like to ask all of you, if you could write down your setup in a simple answer(meaning camera-lens-tripod-software.. etc) which one you are using for your pano work. Please write down the + and - of it too.
That will help a lot to do more research, especially for new users like me
thank you and god bless.
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Thomas Krueger
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Re: equipment used for panoramas & VT- new user
Posted: 4 Mar 2010 at 10:24 GMT
updated: 4 Mar 2010 at 10:25 GMT
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Fast & lightweight setup: Canon 5D + Nikon 10.5 Fisheye (shaved) + wooden BoBracket + cheap Monopod (with Q-Top quick release)
Precise setup: Canon 5D + Tokina 10-17 Fisheye (shaved) + 360Precision Adjuste + Gitzo 2540LVL carbon fiber tripod
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Tactus 360
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Re: equipment used for panoramas & VT- new user
Posted: 4 Mar 2010 at 10:41 GMT
updated: 2 Sep 2010 at 20:27 GMT
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Yes, certainly!
Nikon D300s
Nikon 10,5 mm
Cable release (sorry, but that is not as glib as it sounds)
Manfrotto tripod
Nodal Ninja 3
Enfuse Gui (freeware)
Photoshop CS4 for retouching, shadow/highlights, etc
Pano2vr (you can see the results with this on the examples page of tactus360.com)
Er . . .
I think that is all.
Jon
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John Houghton
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mediavets
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Re: equipment used for panoramas & VT- new user
Posted: 4 Mar 2010 at 11:04 GMT
updated: 4 Mar 2010 at 11:07 GMT
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John Houghton said: If "all" replied, you would have over a thousand responses. To get an idea of what equipent is being generally used for VR panoramas, you might like to peruse the equipment breakdown statistics for the World Wide Panorama quarterly events at:
timhatch.com/projects/wwp-equipment/
The WWP site is at:
worldwidepanorama.org/worldwidepanorama/wwp
John
Looking at stats for December 2009 I don't believe they can be considered a true reflection of the 'real world'.
IOW I don't think WWP contributors can be considered representative of the wider 'population' of pano shooters, any more than are the members of this forum.
Andrew
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mediavets
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Re: equipment used for panoramas & VT- new user
Posted: 4 Mar 2010 at 11:07 GMT
updated: 4 Mar 2010 at 11:20 GMT
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stageman said: Hello all,
I know this question is answered 100 times on this forum, but I would like to ask all of you, if you could write down your setup in a simple answer(meaning camera-lens-tripod-software.. etc) which one you are using for your pano work. Please write down the + and - of it too.
That will help a lot to do more research, especially for new users like me
thank you and god bless.
There is no single setup that is 'ideal' for every type of pano shooting/production.
For example, you would choose very different setups for shooting sphericals of interiors for real estate marketing on the Web, and for shooting high resolution partial panos of distant landscapes destined for 'art photography' large prints, and a different setup again if you needed a very compact and lighweight pano setup for 'documenting' hiking/trekking in the wilderness.
I think you might find it more helpful to describe as precisely as you can what you are seeking to achieve WRT pano photography and to ask for suggestions about hard and software that will best assist you reach those goals.
Andrew
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stageman
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Re: equipment used for panoramas & VT- new user
Posted: 4 Mar 2010 at 12:10 GMT
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hello all,
I understand, there are different needs for different purposes, however I would like to know what you guys are using, for what and + and - of it?.
It will probably help not only myself but the other "new users" community which are only reading this forum.
Relive me there are many 1000 of us
thank you for your kind help.
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mediavets
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Re: equipment used for panoramas & VT- new user
Posted: 4 Mar 2010 at 12:48 GMT
updated: 4 Mar 2010 at 13:06 GMT
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stageman said: hello all,
I understand, there are different needs for different purposes, however I would like to know what you guys are using, for what and + and - of it?.
It will probably help not only myself but the other "new users" community which are only reading this forum.
Relive me there are many 1000 of us
thank you for your kind help.
I have several setups:
1. The spherical shooting setup - Nikon D40 with IR remote, Nodal Ninja 5L, Nikkor 10.5mm F, Sigma 8mm f3.5 FE.
Used for simple sphericals destined for Web display. Most items bought used. The Nikon D40 was chosen as (at the time) the least expensive DSLR that would be 'good enough' to produce a 360x180 with sufficient resolution for fullscreen display of pano on the Web. It lacks any AEB, but most DSLRs AEB capability is inadequate for pano shooting anyway. I chose the NN5L over the NN3 (and this was before the new generation of R-Dxx rotators) beacuse I felt it offered the 'headroom' to accommodate just about any DSLR body and lens I might ever consider using for pano shooting.
2. The robotic pano head setup - Nikon D40 with gentled-Jump IR trigger, Merlin + Papywizard robotic pano head controlled from Nokia N800 Internet tablet, Nikkor 50mm f1.8D.
Used for higher res. partial panos and have plans to try high res. sphericals. Merlin + Papywizard completely automates the taking of many shots and works well in conjunction with Autopano Giga to stitch these large panos which may incorporate many relatively 'featureless' images. This setup is quite low cost for the capability it offers.
3. The compact, lightweight 'snapshot' pano setup - Nikon P5100 compact, UR-E20 adapter tube, Nikon FC-E8 FE convertor, Bophoto pano bracket, photo-hiking pole as lightweight 'monopod' with Manfrotto pole level.
Used for 'snapshot' panos, 4-around. Very compact and lightweight and relatively discreet setup. Produces 360x180 panos but these are not really high enough res. for fullscreen display. Fine for situations where a larger setup would be impractical.
4. The 'retro' collection of Kaidan single axis pano heads and Nikon Coolpix cameras (995, 5000 and 4300) with a variety of Nikon conversion lens (FC-E8, WC-E63 and WC-E68).
I am a bit of 'sucker' for 'old technology' and these items very much represent the best of their era - and of course work as well as they ever did. All acquired used and most cost me relatively little except for the FC-E8 FE convertors which can still command quite a high price.
WRT software I use Autopano Giga for stitching which comes bundled with Autopano Tour a GUI front-end/XML generator virtual tour authoring tool for krpano. I also have an unlimited domains license for krpano which is required to get the best out of APT. And of course I have a collection of image editing and drawing software.
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Oddly enough the camera I probably use most often - not for panos of course - is a tiny Casio Exilim M20 fixed focus 2MP camera that I always have in my pocket.
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I am just a hobbyist - not a pro.
Andrew
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DennisS
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Re: equipment used for panoramas & VT- new user
Posted: 4 Mar 2010 at 14:31 GMT
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For high resolution panos:
Nikon D300
Nikon 10.5
Wireless shutter release
Manfrotto tripod
Home made pano head www.dlsphoto.net/NadarBracket/index.htm
For hiking and vacation:
Nikon D300
Sigma 8mm f3.5
Nodal Ninja Ultimate R10 or R1 at 5 degrees tilt
Manfrotto monopod
Bubble level
For hand held, everything right above except for the NN, monopod and bubble level.
Stitching software:
PTGui pro
Photoshop
Pano2vr
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Re: equipment used for panoramas & VT- new user
Posted: 4 Mar 2010 at 16:58 GMT
updated: 14 Mar 2011 at 16:13 GMT
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High precision / High resolution:
Olympus E-3
Zuiko ED 12-60mm
Merlin automatic head setup
"whatever" tripod
Car panoramas:
Olympus E-520
Zuiko ED 8mm
Merlin automatic head setup
35cm tall tripod
Normal good setup:
Olympus E-3
Zuiko ED 12-60mm
Nodal Ninja 5
Nodal Ninja RD16 rotator
Nodal Ninja EZ leveler
Radio shutter release
"whatever" tripod
Normal lower resolution setup:
Olympus E-520
Zuiko ED 8mm
Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1 lensring
Nodal Ninja EZ leveler
Radio shutter release
"whatever" tripod
Software I use, is of course the following:
PTgui for stitching
Photoshop for fixing
FPP + Flashificator for producing the results online
These are the setups... now I only have to find the time to put all of this into use.
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ryan watson
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Location: Hong Kong
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Re: equipment used for panoramas & VT- new user
Posted: 5 Mar 2010 at 8:52 GMT
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stageman said: Hello all,
I know this question is answered 100 times on this forum, but I would like to ask all of you, if you could write down your setup in a simple answer(meaning camera-lens-tripod-software.. etc) which one you are using for your pano work. Please write down the + and - of it too.
That will help a lot to do more research, especially for new users like me
thank you and god bless.
For high resolution panos:
Nikon D300/D3/D700/D200/D100/D90/D80/D70s/D1X/D2X/D2Hs Pro
Nikon 10.5 or Sigma 8mm F3.5(or F4) EX DG Circular Fisheye (Nikon F mount)
Manfrotto 303 SPH panohead or Nodal Ninja
"Whatever" tripod
Stitching software:
Panoweaver
PTGUI
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Paul Thomas
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Re: equipment used for panoramas & VT- new user
Posted: 5 Mar 2010 at 14:28 GMT
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Cameras
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Canon 400D & Canon 5D Mk11 bodies
Lenses
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For 360's: Sigma 8mm F3.5 Fish Eye lens
For traditional static panoramics: Sigma 10mm-20mm Wide Angle lens (usually shot at 20mm)
Pano Head
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360 Precision Adjuste pano head (main work horse as interchangeable between above lenses, precise and rock solid)
Nodal Ninja Mk3 (used for when travelling light)
Tripod
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Velbon Sherpa Pro Carbon Fibre tripod (my work horse that is light but strong enough to follow me all around the world on my shoots)
Stitching Software
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AutoPano Giga for its ease of use, excellent GUI and interface into AutoPano Tour and KRPano for generating flash tours
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