Re: Gigabyte panoramas

2007-07-01 Thread Toine
http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=2979 They claim it will cost you $100. The software and diy instruction are free of charge. On 7/1/07, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 01/07/07, Bill Lawlor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I noticed a small article about this

Re: Gigabyte Panoramas

2007-06-30 Thread AlunFoto
Thanks for the link, Bill. First thing that struck me when I saw the prototype photo is that this must be an adaptation of a sky-tracker device, you know the stuff that backyard astronomers use to move their telescope in sync with Earth's rotation. Secondly, the prototype looks a bit

Re: Gigabyte Panoramas

2007-06-30 Thread Sandy Harris
On 6/30/07, Bill Lawlor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I want one! http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~globalconn/gigapan.html Me too! But what will it cost? Also, what lens would be optimal for panoramas? My guess is not really long because then you'd need too many shots, and not really wide because

Re: Gigabyte Panoramas

2007-06-30 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 30/06/07, Sandy Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/30/07, Bill Lawlor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I want one! http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~globalconn/gigapan.html Me too! But what will it cost? Also, what lens would be optimal for panoramas? My guess is not really long because then

Re: Gigabyte Panoramas

2007-06-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Sandy Harris Subject: Re: Gigabyte Panoramas Any comment from those with panoramic experience? I've done a few panos, I think Rob and Mark are the stitched pano expert here. My solution is pretty basic, and works well up to a couple of dozen exposures

Re: Gigabyte Panoramas

2007-06-30 Thread David Savage
I've managed to successfully stitch 81 frames (5 rows) to create a 360 degree spherical pano. It took a lot of processing time though. BTW, here is one of the panos I took on my recent trip: http://picasaweb.google.com.au/OzSavage/Panoramas/photo?authkey=_urLvoPdgjo#5081887691195224994 Dry

Re: Gigabyte Panoramas

2007-06-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Sandy, Check on the links in the gigapan page. There is a page of samples including one towards the end with the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on the left. It shows the park at the base of the bridge, people, and the parking lot at the base of the bridge. On the right of the picture, it

Re: Gigabyte panoramas

2007-06-30 Thread Bill Lawlor
I noticed a small article about this system in the new July/August Photo Techniques. The article speculated the consumer version might be a few hundred dollars! I think that must be way off. I didn't buy the magazine because the line at Border's was about a 20 minute wait. Maybe somebody on

Re: Gigabyte panoramas

2007-06-30 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/07/07, Bill Lawlor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I noticed a small article about this system in the new July/August Photo Techniques. The article speculated the consumer version might be a few hundred dollars! I think that must be way off. I didn't buy the magazine because the line at