which lens for 360 degrees pictures with a d-100

HI,

What lens should I use to create full 360 degrees pictures? (after stiching the pics)

With the right stitching software, any rectilinear wide angle will do. Shoot vertically, overlap up to 50%, use a tripod, level the camera and shoot.

Toralf

Icefrag said:

HI,
What lens should I use to create full 360 degrees pictures? (after
stiching the pics)

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Toralf Sandåker, writer and consultant, Norway

And if I shoot indoors, how do I get the ceiling and the floor also? (A 360 in all directions?)

Toralf said:

With the right stitching software, any rectilinear wide angle will
do. Shoot vertically, overlap up to 50%, use a tripod, level the
camera and shoot.

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Icefrag said:

And if I shoot indoors, how do I get the ceiling and the floor
also? (A 360 in all directions?)

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You can't.

(Obviously, it can be done, but it would require a heck of a lot work). Instead, use a Coolpix 9xx with a fisheye adapter (or some other suitable equipment).

Jarle

Which lens would I require with my D-100? A 16mm fisheye?

Jarle Aasland said:

Icefrag said:

And if I shoot indoors, how do I get the ceiling and the floor
also? (A 360 in all directions?)

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You can't.

(Obviously, it can be done, but it would require a heck of a lot
work). Instead, use a Coolpix 9xx with a fisheye adapter (or some
other suitable equipment).

Jarle

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...do you know of a software package that offers horizontal and verticle 360's?

Des

panorama tools by prof. helmut dersch

Dan Desjardins said:

...do you know of a software package that offers horizontal and
verticle 360's?

Des

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Take a look at http://www.panoguide.com . Everything's there for the innocent.

John Bunney

Dan Desjardins said:

...do you know of a software package that offers horizontal and
verticle 360's?

Des

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But what lens is best on a d-100 for a full 360 in all directions?

If you're just after a simple one-dimensional 360degs pano, and don't mind about the width of view in the other direction, then any lens will do. Allow about 50% overlap and keep going.

I place the edge of the new frame on the centre of the previous, just remembering where I was. With landscapes you don't need to worry too much about a tripod, either, though opinions do vary.

I use Panorama Factory (www.panorafactory.com) which even in the easy wizard procedure gives good results as a rule.

My own 360degs panos have sometimes been start at the feet / run upwards to vertically above / turn round / start again immediately above / and run down to feet. (Well tummy, actually). This was 12 up and 12 down, I think without looking it up.

This with an E-10 at wide (35mm equivalent).

I have noi personal experience with multi-row 360 degree-ers, but also using PF have made conventional predominantly vertical stitchers by up-and-down to the left, to thcentre and to the right, and stitching to three verticals.

One tip: start at a central datum to which you can return and reset to the other direction having done one side.

So: any lens.

John Bunney

Icefrag said:

But what lens is best on a d-100 for a full 360 in all directions?

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I've just noticed that you've added 'in all directions' to your reminder post. My reply was to your original post in which the extra stipulation wasn't there.

So my contribution not much help, I'm afraid.

John Bunney

Icefrag said:

But what lens is best on a d-100 for a full 360 in all directions?

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There is.

Look at http://www.ipix.com/

They have complete solutions for this, with lenses. I was at a demo a couple of weeks ago, and the demo person from ipix used the D100 I was testing to make a 360 deg panorama with just 2 pictures from a circular fisheye.

Toralf

Dan Desjardins said:

...do you know of a software package that offers horizontal and
verticle 360's?

Des

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Toralf Sandåker, writer and consultant, Norway