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Do-it-yourself 360 one-shot lens ?
Philippe Giboulot 2005-Mar-16 23:17:00
As some of you know I am using a 30 square feet kite to suspend my camera,
sending it to a 400 feet altitude before taking the shots. It works quite
fine and I am really happy about it.
My next target is to make 360 degrees pics.
When I see these one-shot lenses for sale on Internet, I quite admire the
innovative idea, but it looks really overpriced.
There is so much brain gathered in this group...
Has anyone tried to create a do-it-yourself one-shot like lens, with a
simple plastic tube taped around the objective, focusing on a christmas
glass ball, or the back of a motorbike chromed mirror, and obtained
quasi-similar results ? Or any other do-it-yourself system ?
Best regards
Philippe
>From: G. Donald Bain <#removed#>
>Reply-To: #removed#
>To: #removed#
>Subject: please shoot :-)
>Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:22:48 -0800
>
>I hope everyone is making plans to shoot for the World Wide Panorama
>this weekend. The more people participate the more variety and interest
>on the final site. Plus it is a great opportunity to get your work
>displayed - a guarantee of international exposure. And your work will
>be up there alongside that of the real masters of VR and all the
>amazing images from the last year of events.
>
>Don't let anything discourage you from shooting! Bad weather? - no
>problem, diffuse light can be great, or you can shoot indoors. Not
>experienced enough to deal with a lot of moving people? - just shoot
>early in the day, or at night, or use a super slow shutter speed to
>capture ghosts. Don't think your neighborhood is interesting enough? -
>use your imagination, don't be too literal about "marketplace". Look at
>the creative ways that people have interpreted the previous themes -
>bridges and sanctuary.
>
>Here's some extra incentive - as Landis mentioned we will be hosting a
>"best of 2005" showcase in December. But it will only be open to those
>who have already participated in one of the WWP events. So if you want
>to show off that absolutely amazing panorama you have made (or will
>make) that didn't fit with WWP times or dates, it will be perfect, a
>high-profile web site with a spot reserved for you.
>
>Consider joining up with another panographer, both for learning and for
>fun. We have had several husband-wife submissions, and also some
>teacher-student groups. I will be shooting with two students for this
>event.
>
>Don
>
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