D800 - 360 deg images

wce_123 · Jul 1, 2012

Hi,

I have put a deposit on a D800, but having second thoughts as I require to do 360 degree panarama's and I am concered that the file sizes are going to be too large to stitch, can anyone help by telling if the small image size is still of a good quality and what size each file would be ? also when I take the photo's which will be a total of 24 in the 360 will they write to the memory card quickley. I hope this all makes sense I am a novice taking a big step in this area of photography,

Cheers

WCE

Mark den Hartog · Jul 1, 2012

Yep, your files are going to be big.
One uncompressed image (A16 bits) in photoshop is 207 MB.
So 24 images is about 5GB.

If you order a lexar1000X you can easily do one 360 rotation in a row.

Do you do product photography? Then you need the 24 photo's I assume.
For landscapes you might get good results with less pictures and a wider lens..

Cheers,
Mark

wce_123 said:
Hi,

I have put a deposit on a D800, but having second thoughts as I require to do 360 degree panarama's and I am concered that the file sizes are going to be too large to stitch, can anyone help by telling if the small image size is still of a good quality and what size each file would be ? also when I take the photo's which will be a total of 24 in the 360 will they write to the memory card quickley. I hope this all makes sense I am a novice taking a big step in this area of photography,

Cheers

WCE

wce_123 · Jul 1, 2012

Thanks for reply - if I use the small jpeg setting, how would that work out, the require ment for stiched images are full frame camera with 50mm lens, I was told each image woyuld be 9mb !!

Cheers

Mark den Hartog · Jul 1, 2012

Sorry not sure...never shoot smaller files.
but you can find the manual online.

wce_123 said:
Thanks for reply - if I use the small jpeg setting, how would that work out, the require ment for stiched images are full frame camera with 50mm lens, I was told each image woyuld be 9mb !!

Cheers

Devendra · Jul 1, 2012

i've stitched over 180 jpgs from D300 spanning around 15x12 frames.. so not a big deal when it comes to it

if you use windows microsoft ICE program is free and does a great job in stitching it all together

note that when you shoot, try to do an overlap of around 30% so, if you take 24 shots, you will be chopping off 30% from each side.. or more.

also the maximum jpg limit is 79999x79999 pixels and photoshop can only handle up to 29999x29999 pixels, but gimp can handle the full size.

try to use a constant exposure and also a set white balance..

hope that helps

wce_123 said:
Hi,

I have put a deposit on a D800, but having second thoughts as I require to do 360 degree panarama's and I am concered that the file sizes are going to be too large to stitch, can anyone help by telling if the small image size is still of a good quality and what size each file would be ? also when I take the photo's which will be a total of 24 in the 360 will they write to the memory card quickley. I hope this all makes sense I am a novice taking a big step in this area of photography,

Cheers

WCE

Robin Casady · Jul 1, 2012

wce_123 said:
Thanks for reply - if I use the small jpeg setting, how would that work out, the require ment for stiched images are full frame camera with 50mm lens, I was told each image woyuld be 9mb !!

It would be a waste to buy a D800 for shooting small JPEGs. Save yourself $1,000 and get a D700.
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wce_123 · Jul 1, 2012

Thank you for your comments - I did look at the d700 but if I am going to spend any money I would like to get the best camera to do both of the tasks I need it to do

1. Take lot's of reasonable quality images for stitching together - 360 panoramas (This is for work)

2. Give me the chance to take one in a lifetime top quality image (Personnel - This is for me)

I know No 2 is possible with this camera, I just need to know No 1 is possible as well.

What is the is the smallest jpeg file size in mb the d800 can take and what is the quality like, I will only be printing up to A4 size,

Cheers once again.

Doug0001 · Jul 1, 2012

You could use a DX lens and shoot in DX crop mode. This would be comparable to a D7000.

Dan · Jul 1, 2012

WCE - I've done a few full 360's but with the 16 mm fisheye and it works out great.

I'm stitching with PTGUI and doing it for personal efforts.

I agree with the other poster, shoot in the highest resolution you have and if needed downsize post.

Good luck,

Dan

General Toner · Jul 1, 2012

Using gigapan with D800 at full size works, so should be fine at DX.

Below is a link to a 1.44 gigapixel (249 degrees / 70 images) shot at Valley Forge (was early w/ D800 so exposure not great).
http://gigapan.com/gigapans/105136

If you need a 360 tested let me know image size (DX/FX along with sm/md/lg size) and preference of wide/std/tele for focal length. I'll shoot, post to gigapan then post link to you if that helps.

Robin Casady · Jul 1, 2012

wce_123 said:
Thank you for your comments - I did look at the d700 but if I am going to spend any money I would like to get the best camera to do both of the tasks I need it to do

1. Take lot's of reasonable quality images for stitching together - 360 panoramas (This is for work)

2. Give me the chance to take one in a lifetime top quality image (Personnel - This is for me)

I know No 2 is possible with this camera, I just need to know No 1 is possible as well.

What is the is the smallest jpeg file size in mb the d800 can take and what is the quality like, I will only be printing up to A4 size,

The problem with shooting JPEGs is that you have little room to adjust in post without degrading the image. To do a decent job, you either need to be very experienced or shoot RAW. You can use one of the crop modes in RAW, but you will need a wider lens.

Whether you need a D800 or a D700 will do for #2 will depend on how big you want to print. A D700 will produce an excellen A3 and a decent A2.

If you have to have the latest and greatest camera, just plan on having a fast computer with at least 16 GB RAM and at multiple TB drives.

I have both a D800E and a D700. Unless you really need 36 MB for your personal work, a D700 is an excellent camera.
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Sam Rohn · Jul 1, 2012

i've been shooting 360° panoramas for many years, see examples on my site, D800 panoramas coming soon

http://www.samrohn.com

easiest way to shoot 360 panoramas with a D800 (or most any camera) is with a fisheye lens, here is an example with sigma 8mm f3.5 fisheye on D800 (not shot by me)

http://www.360cities.net/image/nikon-d800e-5xbracket-iso200-sigma8-3-5

using a lens like this (8mm sigma, samyang, etc) on a full frame camera requires only about 4 images around, far more practical than 24 images per pano w D800

see these tutorials for details

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL15B8C737F69319BE&feature=plcp

sam

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