Re: Strip assembly panoramas with a digital slr -- for stereo etc

> )> .. 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.