Thinking about it a bit, the vertical arm and pivot would get in the way of a 2-shot 360 degree cylindrical pano, so 3-shots would be preferable. Still it's be one shot less than required in portrait mode.
On 11 Mar, 19:03, dkloi <[email protected]> wrote: > If they raised the camera so that its lens axis was aligned with the > horizontal axis, it could work. The upper arm seems to allow that as > the video demonstrates. The lower arm also adjusts to allow the > vertical axis to line up with the lens. The problem seems to be that > you can't move the camera back far enough but that could easily be > fixed with a slide rail, like the ones used for macro. Otherwise, you > could turn the Arca Swiss type QR 90 degrees and use a long plate :-). > > I could see a use for mounting the camera in this orientation. It > means you could get a 2-shot 360 degree cylindrical pano using an 8mm > fisheye on an APS DSLR. You usually need about 4 shots in portrait > format. The VFOV would be about 100 degrees in landscape orientation > but for many applications that would be sufficient. You could still > get the zenith shot if you wanted. > > On 11 Mar, 18:41, "John McAllister" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > There is something wrong with this pano head. > > Can you spot it? > > >http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Pro-Panorama-Tripod-Head-Gimbal-Bracket-Kit... > > > It would be funny - if people didn't pay for this stuff. > > > John... > > > PHead follows... quite soon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hugin and other free panoramic software" group. A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx
