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There is an alternate called Panogear.
It would be interesting to copare this with GigaPan.
Nikonworks: In today's world I feel this is a bit of overkill.
I shoot panos with my tripod (mono-pod, even hand held at times),
and the great, free stitiching program Microsft Ice.
Many of my panos include people which ICE nicely compensates for thier movement, leaving very few clone touch-ups required.
This way I can shoot fast and can change vantage points on the spur of the moment.
Of course there is a place for a head such as this GigPan, but not in my bag.
I dont think it's overkill. In all too many circumstances in which I have tried to manually make a panoramic shot with a long lens, requiring both vertical and horizontal movement, I have forgotten some part of the picture.
B-rad: What a rip off. Anyone who buys this needs their head examined. PERIOD.
I would say that if they can afford to buy this then they are
pretty rich and not only are their heads worth examining and admiring but their homes as well.
Tough titty for those who dont have the money.
kodachromeguy: I wish someone would make a shift lens specifically for APS-C or micro 4/3, maybe 15, 18, or 20 mm . It could be smaller than these bulky full-frame units.
Somewhat agreed. There could be a shift lens compact camera too, with the lens permanently shifted, and the lens design optimized for that position.
However if you are serious into photography you are probably going to be going to full frame or larger format.
kewlguy: I got my Canon 24 TSE for $1700, this Samyang is not cheap either. The only aberration on 24 TSE L is severe coma in the corners (unshifted) - hopefully the Samyang's better corrected in this regard (while on par in other parameters).
I suppose you have the first version of the Canon lens. The second version leaves it in the dust.
Mssimo: 60% chance of being as good if not better than nikon/canon equivalents....well maybe like 50% for canon and 90% chance of being better than nikon T-S.
100% for Sony since they don't have TS as far as I know. (aside from old Minolta lenses)
Stevo is right.
gl2k: It's so ridiculous. Smartphones provide us with 300dpi and even more while PC monitors deliver an abysmal low dpi count.
The viewing distance for a monitor is not the same as for a smartphone, for one. Secondly a smartphone screen is much smaller: it might actually be hard to scale up.
rrccad: odd .. i thought nikon claimed that flourite had no advantages .. and was inferior ..
"Nikon developed ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass to enable the production of lenses that offer superior sharpness and color correction by minimizing chromatic aberration.
Put simply, chromatic aberration is a type of image and color dispersion that occurs when light rays of varying wavelengths pass through optical glass. In the past, correcting this problem for telephoto lenses required special optical elements that offer anomalous dispersion characteristics - specifically calcium fluoride crystals. However, fluorite easily cracks and is sensitive to temperature changes that can adversely affect focusing by altering the lens' refractive index."
I hope they fixed that little problem they were having with flourite before putting it into a 18K supertelephoto :)
You mean fluorite, flourite is a brand of flour with which I can make great cakes.
Yes, they probably put the fluorite elements into a special shock-protected casing with a refrigerator ;).
This is a bit speculative:
Special ED glass requires rare-earth elements. Many rare earths are getting very hard to find, because China is hoarding them, so it's back to fluorite.
Marty4650: The problem here was the corrupt BOD who were hiding their own incompetence. In a perfect world, Woodford should have gotten praise for uncovering this, and not been terminated and subject to slander.
There are only two possibilities here. Either Woodford was the only honest man in the room, or he simply chose to NOT go to prison for someone else's crimes. Either way, I find his actions commendable.
I'll second that.
There are very few CEO's who have the guts to do what Woodford did.
mpgxsvcd: Looks nice.....
Wow that is expensive!
It's probably only made in small quantities, so they have to recoup on the development costs somehow.
Debankur Mukherjee: I have compared the Leica M9 with the Nikon D3s - I have found the D3s better in every respect.......Leica has become more of a fashion brand camera system for the rich and the famous........
Yes, but what does this have to do with the S2????
Superka: I have a calendar 2012 made by 160Mpx GAOERSI camera!!! You have never heard?? Welcome to superka-photo.com !
I enjoyed your calendar and passed the link on.
i think the cloud behind the lady adds considerably to the picture.
I seem to remember, as a friend from Freiburg explained, that this statue was put up because there was a time when the craftsmen who built the cathedral were not getting payed.