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DIY nodal slide anybody?

Started Oct 2, 2019 | Discussions thread
FHDev Junior Member • Posts: 38
Re: For less than $1
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petrochemist wrote:

gordonpritchard wrote:

And it works perfectly.

This was used with my old camera - I haven’t got a shot using it with my current camera.

I don't see any SLIDE in that set-up. It may give rotation about the nodal point of that lens but wouldn't if the lens was changed.

As for working perfectly, my handheld Panoramas stitched by MS ICE have generally worked perfectly - even when taken from a moving ship...

I concur that the stitching software is very good with handheld shots. Near foreground objects are the true test, and that comes into play with wide angle lenses. With longer focal lengths and presumably more distant objects, pivoting precisely about the *entrance pupil* is not so critical.

I built my own multi-row pano head especially for a Lumix GM-1 and the wonderful Samyang 7.5 FE. Total rig weight is less than 1800 grams. https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/59651266

Even if you think you won't use multi-row, the Movo GH-700 is a very robust and versatile piece of gear and a good value. That's where I would start before making something of my own, and I'm a DIY guy.

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