Thanks Bruce. Only the second of these loads for me as a panorama. The mirror lens attachment sounds like a nice idea, but I'm limited in regard to how the VTs are shot. The company that produces them has specific guidelines. They also want hi-res work. Although some of the panoramas are displayed rather small, others are not. I know they've done sports stadium panos and other larger projects for larger displays. Paul On Sep 10, 2008, at 8:38 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
> 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. -- 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.
