)-----Original Message-----
)From: Roger D. Williams
)Sent: Monday, 28 July 2008 10:22
)
)On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:23:03 +0900, panovrx <
mediavr@...> wrote:
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)>
http://www.mediavr.com/cerberusr.htm)>
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)> Each strip is a 3 by 180 degree equirectangular strip from a
)5D/Nikkor
)> fisheye -- generated very quickly in PTGui or via a script with the
)> Panotools plugin.
)
)Hmmm. So as I have a Nikon 10.5mm fisheye I would need the new
)Nikon 700 (full frane) to take advantage of this method. "Oh
)dear" squared.
)
)
)
)> .. it is good for stereo panoramas using either the two cameras (or
)> one camera with shift) or single camera/single rotation methods
)>
)> .. it is good for scene contrast as you can put a custom
)lens hood on
)> the lens to give a narrow strip view of the scene ... and hence is
)> good for hdr panoramas too.
)
)Aha! That's another good point in its favor. Although don't
)you need to shave OFF the hood to get the 180-degree FOV? Oh,
)I see, a "custome"
)lens hood. Hmmm. Shave only two of the four petals?
If I recall correctly, you still get 180 degrees FOV across the diagonal
without shaving the hood. As you are only using about 3 degrees of ea.
image, you could mount the camera with a roll, such that the diagonal across
the frame is aligned vertically.
