Tripod highly, highly recommended, though you can do without. A beanbag on a rock, fence-post or car door can suffice. A level is recommended - but you can pick up a small one at your local hardware store at < $5.00 I'm sure. Number of pictures depends on your lens, of course, Overlap 1/5-1/4 of the image.
Most important - find your exposure settings, then set them MANUALLY - as you pan, auto-exposure may vary and you don't want that. You want identical exposure frame-to-frame. Hustle if the light is quickly changing (say dawn or dusk). Maris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > So how do you guys do panoramas anyway? Up until now I have not been > tempted, but the other day I came across a scene that would have > worked well. > > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field2.htm > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field1.htm > > Tripod always, right? Is a level needed? > > How do you make sure that you remain on the same plane (get the > horizon on the same plane)? > > If you were going to shoot a 180 degree shot, how many pictures do > you think it would take? How much do you try to overlap? > > I am totally clueless on this one. > > TIA, Marnie aka Doe :-) If I don't have to invest in a lot of > additional equipment, maybe I will try one someday. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
