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0-360 Panoramic Optic™ How good is it ?

Re: 0-360 Panoramic Optic™ How good is it ? Posted: 19 Aug 2008 at 9:18 GMT	go to thread
Compared to any other alternative they are rubbish - but not complete rubbish. You'll never be satisfied with the results compared to what you see as pro tours and as they use a production workflow that it completely different to stitched images, you will probably find that you are heading up a blind alley. Having said that they will get you started, although I gather that setting one up for optimum results isn't quite as straight forward as you might think. They do have one purpose though, as a very cheap alternative to a Ladybug or similar for shooting panoramic video. If that isn't of interest to you then if I were you I wouldn't even think about using one of these products.
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PTGui Pro - very odd and unpredictable - due to my incompetence I guess...

Re: PTGui Pro - very odd and unpredictable - due to my incompetence I guess... Posted: 13 Aug 2008 at 10:55 GMT	go to thread
Pete, do yourself a favour and re read Hans' reply to your earlier comments. You might also do well to study his remarks in the "More parallax error towards to the edges of Sigma 8mm but not to the center" thread. I've used PTGUI ever since the Mac version came out and previous to that PTMac - which works in a very similar way. The only time I've found unpredictable results have been when I've made a mistake. I don't know how you can substantiate a claim there are a couple of hitches that need sorting out. I'm talking about release versions, not betas - which obviously are work in progress. If you know something else report it to Joost who will look into it - don't just snipe from the sidelines. We are where we are today with image stitching being a semi automatic process that can be carried out by almost anyone with very limited knowledge precisely because of people like Hans who have worked with developers and made their time and expertise available for free.
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Need help with "smoothing" out sky

Re: Need help with "smoothing" out sky Posted: 11 Aug 2008 at 11:15 GMT	go to thread
Looks like compression artifacts - what size equirect are you using and how much compression are you applying? It's always a trade off between final file size and the quality of smooth tones - like a sky. If you can give us some more info we can probably point you in the right direction.
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[ANN] 360Precision Atome - Unique Lens Clasp Panoramic Tripod Head

Re: [ANN] 360Precision Atome - Unique Lens Clasp Panoramic Tripod Head Posted: 7 Aug 2008 at 18:51 GMT	go to thread
Paddy2a said: Thanks for that. Did one of these fix the problem for you ? Still on order at the moment (Elephoto) - but if Michel recommends it then you better believe it - he da man
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[ANN] 360Precision Atome - Unique Lens Clasp Panoramic Tripod Head

Re: [ANN] 360Precision Atome - Unique Lens Clasp Panoramic Tripod Head Posted: 7 Aug 2008 at 15:20 GMT	go to thread
Paddy2a said: I do now have a small problem with flex between the lens and the camera. This is not due to the atome but to my Nikkor-Canon adapter. I have a standard 30 euros adapter and I would not trust it anymore up a pole. Can anyone recommend a strong Nikon-Canon lens adaptor ? I have a similar problem, use either the Fotodiox Pro - NOT the standard model or the Elephoto clone - see elefoto.com.cn/en/news.asp Thanks to Michel Thoby for pointing me in that direction.
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Panos in a market

Re: Night Panos in Street Posted: 6 Aug 2008 at 20:09 GMT	go to thread
Hi Pete I think that it is a lot easier when the crowd is all focused on a particular event - they tend to stay relatively still. Those bonfire panos were all shot with just 4 shots ( 5D with a shaved 10.5mm nikkor). I haven't tried - yet - to shoot a crowd where there is random movement and I expect that to be much harder. I'm particularly interested in shooting street festivals which was one reason why I bought the 10.5mm Nikkor and there are several coming up this summer so will be interesting to see how my technique ( using the monopod to rotate rapidly while staying stationary myself) copes. Cheers Bruce
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Panos in a market

Re: Panos in a market Posted: 6 Aug 2008 at 10:00 GMT	go to thread
Enough people in these? www.bhphoto.biz/bonfire/index.html There's usually about 60,000 in Lewes on the 5th.
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360 Precision Absolute to Nodal Ninja migration..

Re: 360 Precision Absolute to Nodal Ninja migration.. Posted: 31 Jul 2008 at 14:33 GMT	go to thread
Marcus Hamilton said: How do you find the Nikon WC-E68? Good? I used the WC-E68 on a Coolpix 5000 when I first started shooting panos. That's 38 shots for a spherical so although lightweight it isn't exactly user friendly. As I recall it did need a lot of correction - can't remember how much, but a lot, long time since I've processed a NEF file. I'd also second the choice of a BoBracket - really excellent piece of kit.
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template processed image

template processed image Posted: 30 Jul 2008 at 14:24 GMT	go to thread
Having finally rebuilt my kart into a new chassis after the great crash of 07 I thought that it would make an interesting exercise in working in a very confined space and testing my batch template. I used a 055 Manfrotto tripod with no leg extension and centre column raised ( because of the lack of space) and this may well have been a mistake. As you can see there are some bad stitches in the z and n area but as I don't normally have this problem I'm putting it down to very slight tripod movement when changing the camera orientation. www.bhphoto.biz/kart/kartbatch.html I quickly fixed this with the addition of half a dozen cp's manually placed and then produced a .hdr file in PTGui (for Mac ) and tonemapped it with Photomatix pro with a lights/shadow map layer for that gritty urban look which is such a fad at the moment. www.bhphoto.biz/kart/kartlsmap.html Even though this wasn't a 100% good example of use of a template (which I normally achieve) it reduced the production time enormously and does demonstrate the value of this technique. It does however demonstrate how easily operator/equipment error can foul things up
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