Hello Paul, I did some Virtual Tour work a few years back. I finally ended up getting one of those special mirror lens attachments that shoot 360 degrees. There is special software that changes the circular image to something usable by the tour software. I even bought all the tour software and had it loaded on my site. Here are a couple of old links: http://www.daytonphoto.com/vrtour/jobs/seville/index.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/vrtour/jobs/PineView/index.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/vrtour/jobs/moss/index.htm
If I can be of any help, let me know. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 2:45:28 PM, you wrote: PS> I applied for a gig shooting virtual reality tours of houses. The job PS> should generate about ten assignments a month. To get a shot at it, I PS> had to say I had a panorama head. Shortly after sending an e-mail PS> application I received a call asking me to shoot a test by Friday. So PS> I had to order a panorama head immediately with overnight delivery. I PS> have to shoot vertical with a 17mm focal length, and, based on what PS> I've read, It seems I need a head that will allow me to adjust for PS> the nodal point with wide angle lenses. I took a quick look around PS> and bought a Bogen / Manfrotto 303PLUS QTVR Geared Panoramic Head. PS> It's here: PS> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/293641-REG/ PS> Bogen_Manfrotto_303PLUS_303PLUS_QTVR_Geared_Panoramic.html. PS> Has anyone used this head? How hard is it to locate the nodal PS> point? Learning on the fly here. PS> Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
