I totally agree with Kay. When I have first tested philopod some years ago I didn't like it and abandoned it. A few time ago I have rediscovered it and maybe finally used it correctly. I am using it all time now (many examples in my weekly publishings <http://cartola.org/360/>). It's lighter, shooting is faster, call less attention, mainly in "forbidden places" like museums and others where they tend to complain about tripods, and stitching is also much faster, with nadir already ok in the first step.
This video shows a good technique to take advantage of the philopod <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouOEM4cKKGc>. Zeiljko Soletic <http://www.360cities.net/profile/gospar2> inspired me to retry the technique. Watching his panoramas (almost all with philopod) I gave it another try. For example, in a trip to France he shot more than 500 panoramas with philopod (he mentioned that at facebook). Tripod or pole now only for specific situations, like when long expositions are necessary or a higher point of view (pole). I have a drone for even higher shooting :) It is much easier now to produce more panoramas and tours. I used to publish one panorama by week and now many times I produce a tour with many panoramas, like this with 12 panos <http://cartola.org/360/2014/06/16/centro-cultural-da-justica-federal-antiga-sede-do-stj-rj-brasil/>. BTW, I am not a professional, I am a system analyst, have a 8h/day job, have 2 little kids and this is done in my free time. Sometimes I stitch as a freelancer and it's much easier to stitch my philopod shootings than those tripod ones they send me ;) Thanks philopod! :) [ ]s, Carlos E G Carvalho (Cartola) http://cartola.org/360 http://www.panoforum.com.br/ 2014-08-22 15:39 GMT-03:00 'kfj' via hugin and other free panoramic software <[email protected]>: > > > Am Sonntag, 4. August 2013 13:14:52 UTC+2 schrieb John Eklund: > > the philopod is only for the desperate. > > > I disagree. I've come to like the method very much, and I'm happy with my > results. I only realized how good the technique is once I had learned it, > and now I'm using itall the time. > > >> Like the Swiss army knife, its main feature is that you should always >> carry it on you. > > > My improved (loop, weight and brace) philopod weighs 31.7g, including it's > box. Considering my backpack weighs in at about 20kg, this isn't much. > Beats my tripod, anyway. And I stopped taking my swiss army knife (75.1g) > in favour of a small Opinel (36.5g). So for the weight of a swiss army > knife, I now have a knife and a philopod :) > > Kay > > > -- > A list of frequently asked questions is available at: > http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hugin and other free panoramic software" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hugin-ptx/604479a1-5223-4eaf-9239-9a87e7aced96%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hugin-ptx/604479a1-5223-4eaf-9239-9a87e7aced96%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hugin and other free panoramic software" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hugin-ptx/CALW1f7hMoZpnD0M6MBX2v-zJRKBrxq79dXL0jXS%3DtTqL%3Di3UYA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
