Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net> wrote: >> I can't comprehend the importance of the >> rotation being off the center socket rather than the side one. >> >> Would some one please be so kind as to explain this to me?? >> >> Mary (de Milo) > >The shooting of spliced panoramics? Yes, since you need to correct for paralax misalignment between shots when you turn the camera. To fully correct for paralax however, you need move the camera back a bit to centre the axis of rotation through the nodal point of the *lens* - ie, the point where the light rays cross over inside the lens. These mounts can get pretty complicated. I have photos of mine on my equipment page (hey, I do this stuff for a living!) <www.nemeng.com/equipment> Regds, Andrew Nemeth www.nemeng.com