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Re: 10.5 mm Calculations
Carlos Chegado - www.netlojas.biz 2006-Jun-10 12:01:34
Landis,
I use the Canon 5D and Nikkor 10.5 f:2.8 Fisheye and find that 3 shots
around are enough for a good stitch.
I tried outdoors on several locations and found no problems yet using 3
shots, for me it has enough overlap.
Saves a lot of hard disk space it's faster to process.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Carlos Chegado
Olho de Peixe Lda
Landis wrote:
> Can someone please verify or correct my following calculations?
>
> I'm trying to figure out the best resolution and number of shots to
> use with a couple different cameras using the Nikkor 10.5 (shaved or
> not, depending on sensor size).
>
> --
>
> Camera: Nikon D100
> Multiplier: 1.5x
> Resolution: 6.1MP (3008x2000)
> Max 360 Resolution: 8,045px wide
> Shooting Pattern: 6+1+1 (6 around, zenith, and nadir)
>
> Camera: Nikon D200
> Multiplier: 1.5x
> Resolution: 10.2MP (3875x2592)
> Max 360 Resolution: 10,426px wide
> Shooting Pattern: 6+1+1
>
> Camera: Nikon D2x
> Multiplier: 1.5x
> Resolution: 12.4MP (4288x2848)
> Max 360 Resolution: 11,456px wide
> Shooting Pattern: 6+1+1
>
> --
>
> Camera: Kodak Pro SLR/n (no adapter, needs shave)
> Multiplier: 1.0x
> Resolution: 13.5MP (4500x3000)
> Max 360 Resolution: 7,770px wide
> Shooting Pattern: 4 (could probably get away with only 3)
>
> --
>
> Camera: Canon 20D (needs adapter, no need to shave)
> Multiplier: 1.6x
> Resolution: 8.2MP (3504x2336)
> Max 360 Resolution: 10,059px wide
> Shooting Pattern: 6+1+1
>
> Camera: Canon 5D (needs adapter, needs shave)
> Multiplier: 1.0x
> Resolution: 12.8MP (4368x2912)
> Max 360 Resolution: 7,542px wide
> Shooting Pattern: 4 (could probably get away with only 3)
>
> ----
>
> So the major advantage of this lens on a full frame camera is only
> less photos, because even with double the resolution of a Nikon D100,
> the Canon 5D can't output higher resolution final panoramas.
>
> I love the idea of fewer shots, but I'm just trying to make sure I
> have all the facts and assumptions straight before I make any final
> decisions.
>
> Thanks for any input!
>
> -Landis
>
>
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