Here the one I've bought. Sorry for the many messages. http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/305809149.html
Carlos E G Carvalho (Cartola) http://cartola.org/360 http://www.panoforum.com.br/ 2014-03-20 10:24 GMT-03:00 Carlos Eduardo G. Carvalho (Cartola) < [email protected]>: > You can also buy it at aliexpress.com, where I've bought. Just forgot to > mention. > > I also think that bent a hard aluminum bar like yours or mine is hard and > can be very difficult to put it precisely at 90ยบ with no problem at all. I > plan to try someday to fix separated parts to avoid that. Maybe doing it > with a CNC machine is also a good idea to have more precision. > > Cheers, > > Carlos E G Carvalho (Cartola) > http://cartola.org/360 > http://www.panoforum.com.br/ > > > 2014-03-20 10:20 GMT-03:00 Carlos Eduardo G. Carvalho (Cartola) < > [email protected]>: > > Oh, I have one of that, and it is a really good thing to have. You can >> also try to rotate manually if your tripod let you do that, but surely it >> is a big risk to let the ball head there. >> >> Also take a look on how I did a tripod head with an indexed rotator: >> https://vimeo.com/75536341 (that's me in the video - Hi!) >> >> and other DIY models that can inspire you: >> http://wiki.panotools.org/Heads#Self_made >> >> With a fish eye lens you can rotate manually with no problem. An indexed >> rotator is comfortable, mainly if you plan to make it professionally - I >> mean, a lot of times :) >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Carlos E G Carvalho (Cartola) >> http://cartola.org/360 >> http://www.panoforum.com.br/ >> >> >> 2014-03-20 9:21 GMT-03:00 Pawel Rozenek <[email protected]>: >> >> Hi Carlos, >>> >>> Thank you again for your answer. I think that I need to invest in >>> something like this: >>> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUNWAYFOTO-DDP-64S-Low-Profile-Indexing-Rotator-Tripod-Head-HDR-Panorama-/251368998052?pt=UK_Tripods_Heads_Stablisers&hash=item3a86c284a4 >>> - >>> which is just a left-right rotating head. One plane rotating head this is >>> what I need I think. >>> >>> Also, thank you very much for your help with Hugin - I will try this at >>> night, when I am at home. >>> >>> Thanks a lot. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, 20 March 2014 12:10:02 UTC, Cartola wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Pawel, >>>> >>>> to optimize d and e you first have to choose the Expert interface at >>>> the menu Interface / Expert >>>> >>>> Then you go to the Photos tab and at the Geometric combo in the >>>> Optimise section (bottom part of the window) you choose "Custom >>>> parameters". When choosing this a new tab "Optimizer" will appear and there >>>> you will be able to optimize every variable separatedly. >>>> >>>> The bold underlined items will be optimized. You can toggle an item >>>> optimization by clicking it with Ctrl key pressed. 'd' and 'e' are lens >>>> parameters, which are shown below the image parameters. >>>> >>>> On the 'calibration of your head' subject, you can also test it by >>>> doing the 'tape on the window' test or anything equivalent. Here a good >>>> link about testing it: >>>> >>>> http://www.johnhpanos.com/epcalib.htm >>>> >>>> I think that looking at the lens pupil from front is less precise but >>>> can be an easier first test. And don't forget to do tilt to test, cause at >>>> that link they don't do that and this is probably your possible main >>>> problem with using a ball head. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> >>>> Carlos E G Carvalho (Cartola) >>>> http://cartola.org/360 >>>> http://www.panoforum.com.br/ >>>> >>>> >>>> 2014-03-20 8:13 GMT-03:00 Pawel Rozenek <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>>> Brandan, >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for your amazing answer. The ball head is always lock and I >>>>> do NOT use it at all. To rotate left-right I use a head feature - >>>>> connection, which is under a ball head. My L bracket in NOT adjustable. >>>>> Has >>>>> been designed by me and cut on CNC machine especially to my camera, grip >>>>> and accessories. There is no way than the lens is not in nodal point apart >>>>> of one detail, which I just realised today: >>>>> >>>>> If I tilted forward or backward my L bracket on my ball head, they the >>>>> nodal point will be moved. I always adjust the L bracket on my ball head >>>>> by >>>>> eye! It could be an issue!!! If I use a tripod without any head the nodal >>>>> point will be in perfect position then! >>>>> >>>>> To answer your question I pan up or down my camera without using the >>>>> ball head. I do it by changing position of plate which is attached to the >>>>> L >>>>> bracket - you can see this on the photo below: >>>>> >>>>> So I think I need to change my tripod or pay more attention to >>>>> adjusting the head ball. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <http://www.rozenek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013.09.09-Panoramic-Bracket-02.jpg> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, I still do not know what are the Hugin settings for: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qfB_1LJIipE/UyrNOYYIIvI/AAAAAAAAArw/qFHUVFRzV9A/s1600/hugin2.jpg> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, 20 March 2014 10:57:23 UTC, Brandan wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> How do you pan up and down? If you use the ball then it will change >>>>>> the nodal point quite a bit. If the ball stays locked and has no wiggle >>>>>> then I do not see how the ball can hurt anything and it would give you >>>>>> the >>>>>> option to do things at slants, which could be handy once in a while. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you are using the arm that you built into the panohead and you >>>>>> tilt up and down, it should work if you have things set right. >>>>>> >>>>>> I see that you did not build any side to side adjustments, but sounds >>>>>> like you are confident that you put the holes in the right spot. I can >>>>>> not >>>>>> tell from your photos if you have adjustments so that you can move the >>>>>> camera forward and back on the arm or not. If you do, check them. I find >>>>>> the arm to be a bugger to adjust, but well worth it if you can figure out >>>>>> how. Another thing to keep in mind when you build them is that the pivot >>>>>> point of the arm needs to be inline with the pivot point on the ball >>>>>> head. >>>>>> Get it out of line, then perfect adjustment forward to back will be wrong >>>>>> for side to side and vise verse.(In your build if in the main chunk both >>>>>> sets of holes are in the center of the metal and the corner has a good >>>>>> bend >>>>>> it should be good.) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> As far as making hugin work better, have you tried adding the control >>>>>> points by hand on one set and seeing the results? That would be an easy >>>>>> way >>>>>> to check if it is hugin or your camera set up. If it is hugin, I often >>>>>> select the problem photos and set the control points just on those 2-how >>>>>> ever many at that one place at a time. 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