Is 10mm wide enough for shooting lightprobes?

[a23]

Hi there,

you can get very good results using that 10mm focal lenght, if you don't mind shooting multiple angles around your nodal point and use ptgui to stich it back to even a full 360° image.

check it out at www.ptgui.com it also handles HDR/multiple exposures just takes a bit more time.


Cheers,

Andy

[yann22]

I'm also interested in this, as I'm considering new equipment to facilitate quick panorama/HDRI setups. I have fiddled with all sorts of solutions, but they were basically a pain/too slow.

I thought the Fisheye NIKKOR (http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=5&productNr=2148) would provide full 180 degree coverage, so that ideally you only have to take two shots, which could then be stitched together with Realviz Stitcher Unlimited DS. I already own a Manfrotto panorama tripod to set up the nodal point correctly.

Would this be a feasible solution, has anybody tried this?

Cheers,
Yann

[dan_aka_jack]

Hi there,

I'm afraid this isn't a direct reply to your question...

If you're in the market for new lenses then take a look at the Sigma 10-20mm zoom. It gets excellent reviews and is more "general purpose" than the 10.5mm prime. I'm probably going to opt for the Sigma 10-20mm.

Thanks,
Jack

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