Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I adopt the alternative approach of doing it all my hand rather than using a tripod. This lacks the precision of your set up, but for the few panoramas I do I'm happy with it. The problem is of course keeping everything level. CS4 normally manages to salvage something. See the first image in this slideshow, something I took in France in May... http://www.flickr.com/photos/39877124 at N05/sets/72157620538593657/show/ Steve On 5/7/09 21:55, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > To answer your question: the Manfrotto bits I refer to are mainly > designed to keep the camera level and to ensure that for a given lens > coverage and desired extent of the panorama (i.e. 180 - 270- 360 > degrees) you take the correct number of images, evenly spaced. > Specifically, what I have is the following: > > - an ancient (early 1990s) and heavy Manfrotto tripod > - on the tripod, a Manfrotto 338 levelling base > - on the base, a Manfrotto 300N panoramic head > - on the panoramic head, a bracket to hold the camera > > WIth this setup, I can level the camera, then "program" the lens on > the 300N head which has click stops. This way, I can calculate exactly > how many exposures I need to take.