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Forum: Q & A Thread: 360precision Atom & Nikkor 10.5mm	Re: 360precision Atom & Nikkor 10.5mm Posted: 22 Sep 2008 at 16:44 GMT go to thread Was looking at some old emails from 360Precision on the Atome and I should note they also have a version for the 10.5 Nikon that tilts up 7.5 degrees. So, a bit bigger hole at the nadir, but perhaps a closed zenith with that option. So even without a FF sensor and shaving the 10.5 it may be possible to get the top done. For most shots the bottom is highly over rated anyway. Regards, Robert alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: 360precision Atom & Nikkor 10.5mm	Re: 360precision Atom & Nikkor 10.5mm Posted: 19 Sep 2008 at 19:27 GMT go to thread The Atome just works, stitches perfectly first time. Does however leave rather large holes at zenith and nadir without explicit shots to cover those and the Atome for the 10.5 is not really setup to do this on tripod. What are you trying to resolve from a set of source images? Take your 303SPH, setup the NPP perfectly for six around, shoot six around level. You now have your source images exactly like the Atome except just a black hole at the bottom with the Atome, no QR plate, etc. in the shot. Regards, Robert alert moderator
Forum: Classifieds Thread: Canon Xti for Sale	Re: Canon Xti for Sale Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 14:44 GMT go to thread Sold alert moderator
Forum: Tips & Tricks Thread: high res panormaic shots ?? Help!	Re: high res panormaic shots ?? Help! Posted: 13 May 2008 at 20:06 GMT go to thread Andre, Sorry to hear you've had such a bad experience with a 0-360 lens. It is what it is, fast to shoot and process, but limited in resolution (detail) and vertical FOV - about 110 degrees of usable image. I've used 4 different mirror systems in the past and they work well for what they are. They are not, not a one of them, capable of producing high quality virtual tours. But then again, depending on your market they may be just fine as most Real Estate Photography is all about good enough and low cost to produce with very fast turn around. Mirror systems also work best with Point and shoot type cameras as their depth of field is almost unlimited and because your shooting up, the typical P&S flexible LCD comes in very handy. But, if you want high quality thats great, just be prepared for a steep learning curve and spending more time and money than you could possibly imagine if using mirrors is your background. Stepping up to a DSLR and quality fisheye lense is a huge leap up in the possibilities and time to shoot and produce. And if you're shooting Real Estate I hope you can price your services so you can make money. It takes an extremely efficient work flow to make real money in Real Estate virtual tours using a DSLR to produce full 360 by 180 VR's. Before you price any work I would suggest getting a much deeper understanding of the work it takes to shoot, process and post high quality VR's. This list is a great resource along with the Wiki on VR's and many other sites. You should do your homework so you can better understand what your getting into. Best of luck and good reading! Robert alert moderator
Forum: Classifieds Thread: Canon Xti for Sale	Canon Xti for Sale Posted: 17 Apr 2008 at 1:33 GMT go to thread US location Canon Xti for Sale, includes original kit lens plus three batteries, charger, cables, manual, original box, software, etc. If interested make an offer via email. Paypal required for payment. Camera/lens very clean, Batteries all in good shape, overall perfect working order. Only used for pano's on Sundays - OK I'm kidding about Sundays. Robert alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: stitching time vs nadir patching time??	Re: stitching time vs nadir patching time?? Posted: 20 Mar 2008 at 13:50 GMT go to thread Nick Fan said: Hi, which stage of panorama making is the rate determining step. nick What do you mean by rate determining? The fees? or time to shoot or process or....? Robert alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Hardware specs for pano pc's	Re: Hardware specs for pano pc's Posted: 4 Mar 2008 at 15:15 GMT updated: 4 Mar 2008 at 15:16 GMT go to thread Looks like a good machine overall. PTGUI will use all 4 cores for finding control points, and warping, but not blending. You may want to get just a bit higher wattage power supply. The 500 will probably work, but a 550 or 650 would be better and allow for more internal drives later if needed. And no, if you value your time, this is not excessive. Also, assume the drives are all SATA. Good Luck. Robert alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Tripod recommendation for tall guy	Re: Tripod recommendation for tall guy Posted: 4 Mar 2008 at 0:22 GMT go to thread Scott DuBose said: so I can look through the viewfinder without stooping? I use a 400D, NN3, Sigma 8mm. With the lens and setup being used, I'm assuming you are shooting full 360 by 180s. When shooting these I rarely look through the lens, no need since you are framing a view point in 360 space, not a cropped image. On the cameras I use for this type of shooting I leave the viewfinder cover on all the time. Have not taken it off in 6 months of shooting these. Perhaps this is a way to reach a comfort level? Regards, Robert alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Tripod recommendation for tall guy	Re: Tripod recommendation for tall guy Posted: 3 Mar 2008 at 20:12 GMT go to thread Scott, Unless you are just doing this for technical documentation or something you may want to consider the viewer and perspective when you shoot, not your comfort. When a 360 panorama is viewed, especially a full 360 by 180 version, the height it's taken at is the height the viewer "is". This may produce a feeling in the viewer of floating in the scene if it's taken from "too" high and the viewer is of average height or shorter. But, the real key for any type of quality photography is to frame for the shot you want, not what's comfortable. regards, Robert alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Alternate Use	Re: Alternate Use Posted: 29 Feb 2008 at 1:08 GMT go to thread Hi Chris, Not clear to me what you are asking or trying to do? Lenticular shooting is very different than stitched panoramic shooting and the software used for each purpose is also quite different. It is however possible to shoot and process panoramic lenticular images. A "tool of this nature" ? Do you mean tools to stitch images to produce panoramics? "automatically adjust the images" ? Again, not clear to me what you're trying to do here? Regards, Robert Harshman www.robertharshman.com alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: I Need help please-Sigma 8mm f3.5	Re: I Need help please-Sigma 8mm f3.5 Posted: 3 Feb 2008 at 6:20 GMT go to thread dsulvett I still think the best solution would be for you to hire a professional photographer to (best one) shoot these for you, (next best) train you how to take pictures. You've been working on this since April 2007 or earlier and you still don't know what a full frame camera is? Dude, it's time to consider some courses at your local college or pay someone to personally train you if you insist on trying to do this yourself. Personally I would fire any realtor that took their own pictures of my property. If I'm paying a professional I would expect them to too. Good Luck, Robert alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Macs The real stats.	Re: Macs The real stats. Posted: 1 Feb 2008 at 19:33 GMT go to thread IT always amazes me how people can get so hung up on us verses them, or Mac verses PC or Canon verses Nikon, BMW verses Lexus, etc, etc. They are all just tools, and it's the use and user that ultimately matters. Today, I use Canon and Nikon, and Sigma, and many other photo vendors tools. I also use PC's, and MAC's. But, I really don't care to try and insist that one is better than the other, it's my use that makes the real difference in the outcome. Now, Hans simply stated that Mac users have obtained a higher level of education, NOT that they are smarter. I did not even see or take that as implied. Just that they on average have a higher level of parchment. And based on my experience, this in no way makes someone smarter, but it probably does - at least in the US - make them a bit richer. So, it only makes sense that more MAC users have higher incomes, and educational level. They seem to go hand in hand in general and since MAC are more expensive it makes sense. This is not good or bad or right or wrong, it just is. So give it up, MAC and PC's even work pretty well together on a network, if only people got along as well and understand different is just different. And anyway, I don't really use a MAC or a PC, I use PTGUI, PhotoShop, web browsers, etc. Regards, Robert alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Sharpest one-shot lens?	Re: Sharpest one-shot lens? Posted: 5 Dec 2007 at 2:05 GMT go to thread I've never considered the 0-360 the sharpest one shot lens, not sure where your getting that from. One shot lenses have a use, seems you've found one or one's found you. Like any lens they have a place and the results are as much about your skills as the lens or camera. The "best" or sharpest one shot system I've ever seen or used have long since gone away, the behere and remote reality systems were extremely sharp, but each had their limits or drawbacks. The 0-360 system or Kaidan (seem almost identical to me) are the current state of the art. They both have a usable vertical FOV of about 110-120 degrees. Much more important is the camera and lens that you attach to these. Control over the F stop and ability to focus on the mirror is of primary concern. And here, I'm afraid I can not help much, as I don't recomend using DSLR's with mirrors systems - too akward and the last really good point and shoot digicam for this was the nikon 990 series, long gone too. The best suggestion I can ultimately offer is to get the 0-360 or Kaidan and see if you can test a number of current P and S with it. You'll want manual control, a threaded lens mount and very close focus ability with an F stop of at least F8, preferably much more. Good luck. Robert alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: New Sigma Lenses	Re: New Sigma Lenses Posted: 15 Nov 2007 at 17:13 GMT go to thread Perhaps it would be most interesting to use the 4.5mm on a full frame camera much like the nikor 10.5 has been "adapted" ? Anyway, I think it's a very smart move on Sigma's part for all those action pano photographer's that might like the aps-c format price points. And if your looking for extremely high quality pano's, anytype of fisheye is out of the question anyway. Regards, Robert alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Manfrotto 303Plus adjustment problem	Re: Manfrotto 303Plus adjustment problem Posted: 31 Oct 2007 at 21:30 GMT go to thread Sentis, Not sure if David ever found a solution but I recently purchased a used 303Plus and just looked at this issue. It's even more pronounced with a Canon Xti as the bottom is only a few mm from the lens mount. However, there is a easy workaround, perhaps not the best, but it's free and requires no additional parts, etc. You simply reverse mount the camera attachment arm. While this means your camera will be "upside down" it works and is not realy too much of an issue if you're using a remote shutter release anyway. Regards, Robert alert moderator