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Micro 4/3 wide angle options

Started Mar 24, 2015 | Discussions thread
Betarover Senior Member • Posts: 1,049
Re: A very simple and zero cost solution

I forgot to say that taking these simple panoramas does not require a tripod as long as the overlap is sufficient.  Hand holding works great if the shutter speed is sufficient.  Another bonus of relying on this method is that from time to time you will encounter situations where you want a wider angle than a costly wide angle lens could provide.  With this panorama method there is no limit to how wide and high you can go.  A final advantage is you can make the image extra wide (and tall) so that you have the ability to crop to a nice composition.

Try this method and try Microsoft ICE.  You will be impressed with the distortion removing ability of the new ICE program.  It is free.  In fact, you might find it easier to remove distortions in a panorama by using ICE than it would be to remove them from a single image taken with an expensive wide angle lens.

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