D800e with 24-70 (10 row Pano)

Reilly Diefenbach wrote:

As I mentioned. 6000 long side, 100% quality on DPR, that's the ticket. The field of view of the Sigma is 119 degrees, not 160, with massive distortion, only some of which can be rectified in post. The OP is using a D800e, so his best bet for single shot width would be the 14-24, which has a 114 degree FOV, with a lot of distortion. At that FL, the lower left and right corners are pretty severely hogging the frame. Volume anamorphosis in DXO can restore restore a measure of geometric sanity, but falls well short of the "you are there" effect of a good pano.

The OP should have shot at 24-30 mm portrait with his 24-70, which would have given him enough room to include more vital foreground as well as better ability to straighten the horizon without losing picture height. Tbis is fussy and needs some practice to get right.

If anyone is interested, we have a well attended ongoing pano thread in the landscape forum which is a goldmine of pano viewing and general information. We invite everyone to participate.