Try something like this Impact Heavy Duty Light Stand.
Here's the link showing it a B&H Photo.
http://tinyurl.com/stand22You could also rent one that's bigger and stronger if needed.
The clamp on the lowest section I would leave loose and clamp a clamp above it after extending the tube, this way it would be free to rotate with your camera on top.
Roger Berry
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> On Jun 30, 2009, at 22:54, Sacha Griffin wrote:
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> > You can use the cherry picker just shoot out of one side and move
> > the cherry
> > picker around your nadir.
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> > I've done this with a fork lift to success.
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> > Sacha Griffin
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> > Southern Digital Solutions LLC
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> > From:
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> > [mailto:
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> > Behalf Of Robert Slade
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 3:39 PM
> > To:
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> > Subject: [PanoToolsNG] Elevated pano help
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> > Hello,
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> > I've been requested to create a 360x180 virtual tour of a factory
> > assembly area. It consists of rows of desks where workers sit and
> > assemble electronic components. From ground level, all of the desks
> > are
> > at the same height. The best viewpoint will be three or four metres
> > above the ground.
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> > I thought about a pole pano, but the factory is not well lit. Would
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> > pole be steady enough to support a heavy camera with a slow shutter
> > speed?
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> > A cherry picker would have a guard rail which would interfere with the
> > image.
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> > A scaffold platform at that height would be too dangerous to stand on
> > without any safety rails.
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> > I'd be grateful for any suggestions!
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> > Regards,
> > Robert
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> > Robert Slade, Photographer
> > Manor Photography 07890 564889
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