Algernon

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Algernon
McGregNi wrote:
Just picked up on all of this now - why the sudden interest in pano & 360degree images on PU? Has something really big happened?
No!

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Comment by Algernon posted on Here's hoping... at 07/09/2013 - 08:41

Algernon
Great stuff!... especially the frog and the gannets.

Comment by Algernon posted on Recent wildlife pics at 07/09/2013 - 08:40

Algernon
I don't do any Pano's so if I do I think I'll stick to
PTGui which I have tried in the past.

The Ricoh show is now online. Scroll down and play.
I watched about 3 mins of it

http://www.ifa-tv.de/

I wonder if Philips will bring out a Kettle that
does 360deg photos

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Comment by Algernon posted on Here's hoping... at 06/09/2013 - 14:43

Algernon
Smeggypants wrote:


You need more than 4 shots with a 180 diagonal fish eye on APS-C such as the 10-17

6 for the horizontals taken at 60deg apart, and one for the Zenith and 1 for the Nadir

In practise it's usual to take several Nadir shots to compose a shot that removes the Tripod.


here's some examples I've done with the K-5/10-17 and a pano head

http://www.360cities.net/image/burnham-mkt-village-phone-box-xmas-day#357.80,0.20,110.0


http://www.360cities.net/image/burnham-mkt-hoste-arms-christmas-day-2012#-9.68,-5.76,75.0


http://www.360cities.net/image/bridge-ferry-meadows-peterborough-cambs#722.55,-1.29,82.6


Thanks, I remember seeing your 360's in an earlier post.
The telephone box is my favorite, but the others are also
impressive.

The Novoflex demo is probably using FF + 8mm fish-eye so
extra shots would be needed for APS-C

This one actually shows the 4 shots + FF camera and 8mm lens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8PZi-oMg1A

Have you tried MS ICE? I haven't just wondering if it's any good.

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/ivm/ice/

How about one from a parachute

http://www.pixelmagazin.de/gleitschirm-panorama/index.html?startscene=5


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Comment by Algernon posted on Here's hoping... at 06/09/2013 - 14:16

Algernon
If only they had released the Theta with a Pentax badge

Everyone would have been happy and raving about it and they
wouldn't need to release another camera until next

Bad idea tying it to Smartphones They should be trying
to get people to move away from them and use a proper camera

If you already have a fish-eye the NOVOFLEX Panorama VR-SLANT
system will do a proper job quickly with just 4 shots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDpveVZULjo

This one shows some nice shots of interiors...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7UTHWizFgA

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Comment by Algernon posted on Here's hoping... at 06/09/2013 - 10:52

Algernon
When I look at the Lottery numbers the day after a draw they
look so obviously easy to pick a child could have done it!

Comment by Algernon posted on WEDDINGS at 06/09/2013 - 08:34

Algernon
Have Ricoh taken over Tandy Didn't they do 360deg cameras in the 80's

Just been to my local Phillips dealer to see if they have a Wi-Fi Smartphone operated Electric Can Opener so that when I'm on my way home from the pie shop with a Hot Pie I can have a freshly opened tin of beans ready to bung into the microwave when I get home..... he said they won't be available until next year so I just bought the standard Philips Electric Can Opener for now..... although I'm sure I could have the can opened whilst I'm untangling the cord and plugging it in

Comment by Algernon posted on IFA 2013 - Pentax/Ricoh at 05/09/2013 - 17:34

Algernon
According to a poster on the RH site the new Ricoh slogan is...
Just Wait!...

Comment by Algernon posted on Here's hoping... at 05/09/2013 - 14:15

Algernon
It's probably controlled by a Philips Shaver!

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Comment by Algernon posted on IFA 2013 - Pentax/Ricoh at 05/09/2013 - 14:10

Algernon
I've nothing against Air Purifiers or Ionizers it's just
the daft things that Philips come up with. Who needs to
control an air purifier with a mobile phone

They have a habit of picking up an electric motor from one
of their products and then trying to think of something else
they can build around the motor

They even brought out their own VCR that wasn't compatible with
anything else

http://www.rewindmuseum.com/philips.htm

I'm ashamed to say I bought one of their Digital Audio Cassette
Recorders and only ever managed to buy two cassettes to fit
it and they didn't work properly. Sadly I've still got it

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Comment by Algernon posted on IFA 2013 - Pentax/Ricoh at 05/09/2013 - 13:55

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