Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Dick- Some Olympus DSLRs (I have the E-520) come with panaorama capability, provided you use and Olympus-branded xD card and open the files with the Olympus software. It works okay. I suspect that the Oly system wouldn't quite meet your in-camera photomerge criterion, but it is a step in that direction. Matt > Although these look like straight photographs, they actually are not. All > four are three-pane photomerges done in PSCS4. > > The key to doing this easily, apart from having a static scene, is > apparently to hold the camera very close to square to the subject, just as > you would with a wide angle lens, as you rotate horizontally to take the > picture series. > > The last of the four, of the church in Dedham, is from a three-pane series > with the camera rotated vertically. That works too. Photomerge > automatically corrected the geometric distortion caused by the upward tilt > of the camera. > > I wonder how long it will be before a camera comes with built in > photomerge capability? > > Orford Castle > Color > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/England_2009/sm_orford_castle_color.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/ya5kyk3 > > Orford Castle > Monochrome > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/England_2009/sm_orford_castle_BW.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/yfdjxv > > Orford Street Scene > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/England_2009/sm_orford_house_and+_car.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/ykx72r3 > > Dedham Church > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/England_2009/sm_dedham_church_merge.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/ygxmrfb > > C&C always welcome. G-1 with 20mm f1.7; photomerges done via Lightroom > 2.5 in PSCS4. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >