Panorama tripod?Mo

I would like to work with panoramas. I have tried it a bit - but handheld. And it's not that good.

Which tripod would you suggest?

I would like it to be:

• Good - of course
• Not to heavy or to big - I would like to use it when I travel as well
• Cheap - Good is better than cheap, but of course money matters. So as cheap as possible, but not cheaper or something I suppose

Hand held pano takes practice. http://www.wpanorama.com/panoramas.php?searchstring=Arthur%20Small&name=yes
Most of these are hand held.

Don't waste money on a cheap tripod. You will just have to get another one and spend more money in the long run.
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Art

all_digital said:

Hand held pano takes practice. http://www.wpanorama.com/panoramas.php?searchstring=Arthur%20Small&name=yes
Most of these are hand held.

Don't waste money on a cheap tripod. You will just have to get another one and spend more money in the long run.
--
Art

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So which one would you suggest?

Check out Really Right Stuff, http://www.reallyrightstuff.com

They have tripods and a variety of gear for panos, albeit all at the upper end of the price scale. They also have a FAQ section that has info on panoramas.
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Jim

http://www.jdephotography.com

Any of the tall, heavy tripods for about $200 will hold things as steady as anything out there. Hang your bag from the hook and it will be a regular Rock of Gibraltar. Add a Gitzo or other high quality ball head with swivel markings and triple bubble levels which work quickly and accurately and you'll have a nice pano setup. I also use a Panosaurus, which is a nice light rig which I'm a little concerned about being rigid enough to handle my forthcoming D800e, but we'll see. I'm damned if I want to lug a five pound pano head up and down a mountain.

Nikon 60G should be perfect on full frame for single and double row panos, or even a six over ten at 10 degree spacing. That should produce a nice realistic perspective without going crazy with monstrous multi GB files.

5 over 12 X 3

Handheld works great for me, using Microsoft ICE, just overlap 30-40% and you should be fine. ICE does a great job of warping the images together and even does a good job with minor exposure blending in the transition area. Just be sure to have the same exposure across the images (manual mode).

Carrying a tripod is a pain and you never know when you want to get a 'wider' shot, I very frequently will take two overlaping images just to get a wider view than the lens I have mounted.