Point well taken, but I already have a two axis rail. So I guess I'm
really asking experienced pano folks if what I've got would be "good
enuff" - one of my favorite phrases.
-Lon
Jostein wrote:
I think www.reallyrightstuff.com has some rails for the very purpose.
IIRC, there's a PDF manual there too.
Jostein
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lon Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Using a two axis rail as a substitute for custom pano heads -
crazy or viable with modest lens lengths?
I've read that the nodal point is usually somewhere near the aperature
blades of a lens. It seems to me, that with modest length lenses,
doing either vertical or horizontal panos would be kind of easy to do
with a two axis rail. The L-R axis could compensate for any
off-lens-axis tripod mount on a camera, and the Forward-Backward axis
could be used to position the lens nodal point more or less over the
center of the tripod post. Anyone tried this?
I'm looking forward to experimenting with such shots with my Optio SV.
BTW, it seems to me that pano shots would be one heck of a lot easier
with a pan/tilt head than a ball head, even a ball head with a pano
base. This would be particularly true for vertical panos or 2-D panos.
Comments invited.
