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Geneva Fountain at dusk, one rainy day !
Geneva Fountain at dusk, one rainy day !
Posted: 21 Sep 2011 at 20:42 GMT
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Hi all ! It's been a long time since I shot VR panoramas, but yesterday I took the opportunity to make one, while I was walking on Geneva lakeside, near the Fountain ! It was raining, and the sun was just setting over the Jura Mountains...

Here's the "equirectangular" view:



...and the URL where I uploaded the 360x180 degrees panorama: www.360cities.net/image/dsc3130-33-ptgui-p2vr-con....20,-1.00,96.8 !

TIP: if you click on the OPEN MAP sign (on the center left), you will have a Google Map of the location !

Have fun !

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Tight spaces panos
Re: Tight spaces panos
Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 9:22 GMT
updated: 27 Mar 2011 at 9:23 GMT
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The SHOE and the TOILET BOWL panoramas at www.singaporevr.com/special_vrs/special_vrs.html are terrifics !

I still don't know HOW he shot these ?

???
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kind of youtubesite for VR?
Re: kind of youtubesite for VR?
Posted: 16 Mar 2011 at 19:41 GMT
updated: 16 Mar 2011 at 19:43 GMT
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360Cities.net is very good too !

....although I do use both ViewAt.org and 360Cities.net !

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360 ° inside a bottle?
Re: 360 ° inside a bottle?
Posted: 6 Mar 2011 at 9:46 GMT
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So what ?

...knowing the photographer's name doesn't answer the OP question !

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Fisheye for Use on Monopod
Re: Fisheye for Use on Monopod
Posted: 10 Feb 2011 at 19:27 GMT
updated: 10 Feb 2011 at 19:29 GMT
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How about the Sigma 4.5mm f/2.8 ? It's a DX lens, so would give 180 degrees circular view on your D90 !

I reckon you could use it the same way as the 10.5 on a D700: 4 shots around + 1 for Nadir !

----------------------------------------------------------
Lens Construction 13 Elements in 9 Groups
Angle of View 180º
Number of Diaphragm Blades 6
Mininum Aperture f/22
Minimum Focusing Distance 13.5 cm / 5.3 in
Filter Size (mm) Insertion-type gelatin filter into rear of the lens
Maximum Magnifications 1:6
Dimensions
(Diameter x Length) 76.2 x 77.8 mm/3.0 x 3.1 in
Weight 470g / 16.6oz.
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Coronation Street Crash,
Re: Coronation Street Crash,
Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 10:10 GMT
updated: 14 Jan 2011 at 10:13 GMT
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Woaw... Coronation Street..... I remember having seen that serie a few times yeeeeeeeeears ago !!!

Just out of curiosity, how long has it been running ?

...and BTW, how did you include a video movie into a spherical pano ? Which software was used ?

TIA,
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When the panorama does not stitch - Tutorial
Re: When the panorama does not stitch - Tutorial
Posted: 8 Nov 2010 at 1:54 GMT
updated: 8 Nov 2010 at 1:56 GMT
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A big thank you for the tips, Hans ! I tried it in my own elevator, wich has about the same size, and it did work all right: viewat.org/?hd=1&i=en&id_aut=2489&id_pn=11904&pag... !

Now, another thing strikes me in your panos: their sharpness, even zoomed in to the maximum... Would you mind giving us some tips, or better, at tutorial on your sharpening workflow ?

TIA,
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Entrance Pupil distance...
Re: Entrance Pupil distance...
Posted: 8 Nov 2010 at 1:36 GMT
updated: 8 Nov 2010 at 1:45 GMT
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hindenhaag said:

................www.swissarmyfork.com/lens_table_1.htm
wiki.panotools.org/Entrance_Pupil_Database

Hi Heinz ! Thanks for the links... I had looked at them a longtime ago, but unfortunately, neither has the Nikkor 10.5 and D3/D700 datas !

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J-P.

EDIT !!! Sorry... after a second check, it apears that indeed only Joe Wisniewski's database hasn't got the 10.5 !
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Entrance Pupil distance...
Re: Entrance Pupil distance...
Posted: 2 Nov 2010 at 16:09 GMT
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...or am I wrong, and the EXIT pupil position has nothing to do with the ENTRANCE pupil position ?

Too bad in this case... I thought I had "discovered" something useful !?!

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Entrance Pupil distance...
Entrance Pupil distance...
Posted: 2 Nov 2010 at 14:38 GMT
updated: 2 Nov 2010 at 14:39 GMT
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I just discovered in the freeware program PHOTOME (www.photome.de/) a very useful data for the "panoramists" !

About 2/3 down the page, you will see the ENTRANCE PUPIL DISTANCE -sometimes called NODAL POINT- of the lens used, at the focal length used, of course ! I guess one will get this data for most -if not all- camera/lens set-up !

In the example below, I used the Nikon 14-24mm. f/2.8, at 14mm. of focal length ! The entrance pupil distance is at 85.3 mm. of the jointure of the lens and the camera body !


Hope this helps ?!?

Cheers,
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Do you need to use the level?
Re: Do you need to use the level?
Posted: 6 Oct 2010 at 8:17 GMT
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Hi Hans ! I had a look at your serie of panos (panoramas.dk/panorama/batch-stitch/demo1/) and noted one very interesting thing: your LOGO at the nadir of all panos don't rotate while one is rotating the panoramas...

Do you mind to tell what is the command to do that ?

TIA,
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D700 + 10.5, is the zenith perfect?
Re: D700 + 10.5, is the zenith perfect?
Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 13:34 GMT
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Thanks Hans !

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D700 + 10.5, is the zenith perfect?
Re: D700 + 10.5, is the zenith perfect?
Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 8:37 GMT
updated: 17 Sep 2010 at 8:40 GMT
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Hi Heinz ! I downloaded your 4 images and added as many CP as I could, near the edges...

Here's what PTGui gave me:


Strange: 9.527 mm of focal length instead of the 10.5 announced by Nikon !?! ...and almost 203 degrees of FOV !!!

...but the stitching was perfect and I didn't (after much scrutinization ;=/ ) find any defect !

...so I'm going to save the result as a TEMPLATE for all the spherical panos shot with the combo D700 + 10.5 !

Is this the correct way to use templates, and will it work everytime the same ?

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D700 + 10.5, is the zenith perfect?
Re: D700 + 10.5, is the zenith perfect?
Posted: 15 Sep 2010 at 9:34 GMT
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Still doesn't work here ! All I get is a NOT FOUND screen !

surprised
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Download one's own equirectangular from the gallery ?
Re: Download one's own equirectangular from the gallery ?
Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 16:52 GMT
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Smooth said:

Right click and read the URL then change the number in the URL to match that of the gallery image you require.


Thanks Smooth ! I have been able to grab the one you showed above, by right-click on it then "Save Image as...", but I don't understand exactly HOW to do what you said !?!

...my english perhaps isn't up to snuff...

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