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DIY nodal slide anybody?

Started Oct 2, 2019 | Discussions thread
ThrillaMozilla Veteran Member • Posts: 7,674
Re: DIY nodal slide anybody?

Giovanni_1968 wrote:

Just wondering if anybody ever did a nodal slide for panorama photography. I am tempted to try some stitching but don't want to start all the way in by buying an expensive nodal slide,

$10 will get you a very good nodal slide. That's all you need for a one-row panorama. An L bracket for $10 or $15 might be helpful for verticals in certain situations. And $5 or so for a small level will be helpful. Use it on the center column of the tripod.

thought to look up for DIY projects for a simple slide just to align the camera-lens on the nodal point as to avoid parallax, I have a friend who is very patient and who owns a lathe (I think this is the name of the machine in English), anybody ever made an attempt at such a thing?

Ah, gee.  It seems everyone has already given perfectly good answers already.  The only thing I have to add is the small carpenter's level.

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