Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is also a way to find the nodal point manually while you're at the scene and the camera is on the tripod. Basically find an object in the foreground and how it is positioned against an object in the background. When you rotate the camera, the relative position of the two should not change (i.e., the foreground object should still be in front of the same background object as you swivel the camera along the horizon; of course it will not be the same angle of view). Also the camera must be level during the "pan". Also, for a pano head, I use the Arcatech ball head. It's a terrific piece of equipment that can hold quite a bit of weight but is very light. As Paul Roark has shown, as an alternative, you can just go out there and shoot with a lot of overlap and get gorgeous images!! Best, Bob On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 11:02 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > My choice is to use a 35mm lens on the M9 and mount it vertically. I use 30 > degree spacing for about 20% overlap. Because the panning support should be > level for a single row pano your horizon (assuming flat ground) will then > be across the middle of the frame. So there is more room to crop doing it > that way. I focus on infinity, not a hyperfocal distance and use DoF as > wanted for closer objects where applicable. > Howard and I put together a couple of examples and I made some suggestions > here (in the pretty much moribund LUG Pearls Wiki). > http://wiki.leica-users.org/index.php/Panorama_Photography > Caution: > Gearhead type article! Yes I know it can be done more simply of course. > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 1 February 2012 16:32, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > wrote: > > > Other than the difference in number of frames to cover a particular area, > > are there image quality differences in using a longer lens rather than a > > shorter lens? For example, 25, 35, 50 or 75 on a full frame body, which > one > > may be better image quality wise? > > > > Thanks for any advice. > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA http://www.rgaphoto.com