I actually purchased the theodolite from a surplus store. It was originally equipped with a high power telescope with a cracked lens (thus I got it cheap). I use it as a base because it can be very precisely leveled, and has a fantastically smooth rotation around the vertical axis that can be read to certainly less than a few minutes of a degree. Boy, did they know how to make instruments! If you are interested you can see it at http://xraycrystallographer.blogspot.com/2010/12/loose-ends.html. I am just using a Nikon D80 with kit lens, so it takes about 45 photos for a nearly complete spherical panorama. Prior to hugin 2010.4 I had trouble using more than 39 photos, but with the latest versions I have successfully gone up to 65 with no problems (see http://xraycrystallographer.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-courthouse-imagej.html). Thanks again to everyone developing this amazing software!
John On Mar 8, 4:15 am, kfj <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7 Mrz., 10:39, Jeffrey Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This theodolite is interesting.... I was not familiar with such a tool > > before. How come no one else has built a panohead out of one? I am guessing > > that it's an extremely precise instrument, perfect for a precision automated > > panohead...? > > It should be an ideal base indeed. The other day I was taking a walk > when I stumbled upon a guy with a theodolite surveying the gas pipe > running through the forest. While I was having a chat with him and > peeking into the ocular, the theodolite's head suddenly started moving > around scanning for visual contact with the device the surveyor was > using to pintpoint positions - it had lost him because he'd > disappeared behind a tree. It moved like you'd expect a robotic > panorama head to move, and, as a theodolite, would have been aware of > the direction of it's sensor to some ridicoulous degree of precision. > I guess, though, that theodolites are expensive (it looked it) - so > maybe that's why noone has made one into a robotic panorama head (that > we know of). > > > +1 on the "bounding box to generate more CP's" idea. It would be very > > useful. > > I have a script ready which can do something very similar, but it's > using my new python interface. I could publish it now and write > lengthy texts about how people could compile the python_scripting > branch and use it, but I'd rather wait until the thing is mainstream. > > Kay -- 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
