Nick Fan's forum messages

DemonDuck said:

Thank you for untangling us!

BTW: the NEX fisheye is a good reason for a lens ring adapter for the NN3/4/5/M because you need much more than a 10 degree tilt to cover a pole (N or Z). And if one could rotate the camera to put the diagonal of the image vertical, you'd get just about the right amount of coverage for 6+N.

DemonDuck said:

And I'd do it myself if I had the tools and a place to set them up. But this is all moot because Nick will never do this and I don't have the tools.

Smooth said:

Maybe one day Nick will make me a purpose designed lens ring insert?

Luigi Pirandello said:

I shot the two nadir nadir with tripod but not at the npp point but the camera was perfectly perpendicular on the flor.

Is possible to set the panohead and the tripod on npp point for nadir shot? is it possible?

my shot is like these made with:
store.nodalninja.com/products/Zenith-%7B47%7D-Nad...

Luigi Pirandello said:

my first stop is work without nadir image on ptgui. After i get a good result i load the nadir image and un check all in the optimizer tab expet y r p for nadir image. Then i mark the nadir with one or two other image. Otimize without viewpoint funciont and then onother optization but with viewpoint check for the nadir.

if i use two or more nadir image i have to replace the workflow for all nadir image?

Smooth said:

Been playin' Nick?

You should have been on top of this ages ago. When are we seeing the kits?

Regards, Smooth
www.omnipix.com.au

DennisS said:

They said it was not possible

If I could just get my hands on the mounting flange without buying the rest of the lens.

Tim Eastman said:

Nick:
I would ask this on your forum but I can't seem to log in! Does your mini adapter plate for the Quick release mini adapter come in a model with a 1/4" threaded hole ( vs. 1/4" threaded male )? I would like to be able to put it on my monopod's 1/4" threaded male fitting. Also, for anyone who has used this system, are you satisfied with its safety, keeping in mind the thousands of dollars worth of gear entrusted to it?

Tom Brown said:

I purchased the NN3 from a Canadian vendor who was a very nice guy but sales, only. When I asked him about the detent issue, he nicely steered me to the main site where my inquiry did not result in a civil response. I will not be purchasing anything else from Nodal Ninja.

I want to learn about other products and move in that direction and I'm not all that sensitive to cost.

I would imagine other items in the NN product line are fine and there is no question the results the NN users in this forum produce out are excellent. I'm not here to trash the company. The point is, I will not be buying any more Nodal Ninja products.

hindenhaag said:

Nick,

Thx a lot for your engagement to listen and to serve your customers by developing new products.

Just an add on: The "Click Alignment System" is already integrated in all Quick Release Clamps of M1-Series.

So might be we'll soon see "Click NPP Alignments" for different camera lens combinations on M1-Rails. As an Add-On for M1 Rails?

Thomas Krueger said:

Nick, will you offer also L-plates like from Kirk and RRS?
Shooting panos and stills on a location you can switch from a panohead to a ball head like the Markins Q3, and with a L-plate on the camera you have the option to mount the camera in portrait or landscape orientation.

DemonDuck said:

Unless you are on a job where you have to produce massive numbers of panos and use a software template for stitching, you don't have to be precise. For one off panos in the field, you can practically stand on one leg and juggle while doing a pano. In those situations, you don't even need click stops.

DorinDXN said:

Hi Nick, congrats for these new plates, they complete the ultimate series with added precision.

Now once one have a way to have the camera plate with strong antitwist system, the plate will be keept on the camera permanently.

I think is the time for a new poduct, a Fanotec Grip, which to be on those plates when the camera is not on pano head and adding a plus of ergonomics.

It will not have electronics and such but you can design it having a room for misc. such SD cards, spare batteries, lens cleannig tissues so on.

It might be a way to sale the grip + the particular camera plate not only to the panographers bot also to those who aren't panographers yet.

Also I like to belive that this new openned way will have the result in the future some nice Fanotec products for stereo (twin camera mounts), though not as demanded as a grip will be.

cheers,
Dorin