Re: Buying or not? 360 degree one-shot camera for 1100 USD

Hi all,

thanks for your input.

Ken:
I am aware of the GoPro cameras.

One would "just" have to solve these problems:
- Reliably adjust the cameras so one could use same templates for hugin all
the time.
- Arrange power supply while in water-proof casing.
- Control 4 cameras to fire at once.
- Get the pictures out of 4 cameras without disassembling everything.

And yes, I need drivers very soon, but you need to bring your own car and
gas. ;)

Robert:
Of course I could spend more.
But I am building a prototype and complete workflow for a grass-root
project.
So a 15.000 USD entry fee for a Ladybug rig is a pretty hight hurdle for
anyone to join.

There is no mirror, just a crazy-looking lens. And I get an better one in a
few months.

6.000- 16.000 USD that is the price range of a Ladybug rig.
Therefore I wouldn't construct a rig for that money myself anymore.

The example pictures have been taken from a moving car, so no motion blur
problem at all.

Mark:
GPS-idea not going to work for lots of GPS reasons.
Periscope idea not working for lots of die-hard-math optical reasons.

There is a commercial solution for the periscope idea of yours. Its 50.000
USD minimum. Used on aircraft carriers mostly. So no luck.

All you can hope for is to put 3 or 4 cameras back to back and do the best
(e.g. blending) to cover for parallax problems arising from that scenario.

Jan


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