Yes and while I realize the desire to utilize as much of the recorded frame as possible, when doing a panorama, it's highly likely that based on the camera-to-subject distance as the camera turns throughout, some fairly significant cropping may occur, to create the most pleasing composition.
Having it perfectly level is not absolutely necessary, as long as the the stitching software matches it up and one is willing to crop some edges. Tom C. >From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: Manfrotto Tripod legs >Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:28:03 -0400 > >I probably should have stated my thought more precisely. What >I meant to state was that I use the shoe mount level (off the camera) & >position it on the flat surfaces aof the tripod to level it. > >Kenneth Waller > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Manfrotto Tripod legs > > > > Leveling the camera when you're trying to do a panorama shot is > > tedious ... the camera can be level but the panorama baseline off so > > when you turn it, the whole rig goes out of kilter and needs > > realignment/leveling all over again. Leveling the panorama base and > > then the camera on the head is the only way to do it right. > > > > I don't know that $73 for the Manfrotto 3502 is all *that* expensive > > and it does the job correctly. But that's up to Don to decide. > > > > Godfrey > > > > On Jul 11, 2006, at 5:09 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > > > >> I have a level that attaches to the flash shoe on the camera body & > >> has flat > >> surfaces that I use to level the tripod. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
