... Now there's a point I'd forgotten! I have several very nice Leica-mount Cosina lenses, astonishingly good value and beautiful image quality that worked...
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Roger D. Williams
roger_d_will...
Nov 3, 2009 12:51 am
... That makes sense. The FL 2x multiplier is actually a help when it comes to making Gigapanoramas. I am more tempted by the higher-end P&S cameras for a...
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Hans
panoramicsdk
Nov 3, 2009 12:34 am
... Leitz on Pentax http://www.leitax.com/ Hans...
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bohonus
Nov 3, 2009 12:14 am
... I got the GF1 as a carry-around camera and also to use on a Gigapan unit. I thought it could be nice if I could also use it to knock off a quick handheld...
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John Riley
johncharlesr...
Nov 3, 2009 12:06 am
No prob Trausti, but lasers don't "detect" any more than a flashlight could detect. They only emit electromagnetic radiation that can be over a wide range...
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Ken Warner
kwarner000@...
Nov 3, 2009 12:04 am
You mentioned dynamic range as your concern. Wouldn't the dynamic range be the same as the e620?...
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Ken Warner
kwarner000@...
Nov 2, 2009 11:59 pm
Not quite what I meant. The luminosity of the return is the thing measured. The luminosity of the return should (might possibly?) also have a component of...
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bohonus
Nov 2, 2009 11:54 pm
... Don't forget to consider the nice lenses (e.g. Leica etc) that you can now use with the GF1....
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Roger D. Williams
roger_d_will...
Nov 2, 2009 11:51 pm
On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:24:17 +0900, Ken Warner <kwarner000@...> ... Hmmm. Not worth much, I feel. They might well have used some of the same working...
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Daniel Reetz
danreetz@...
Nov 2, 2009 11:38 pm
... If you already know the reflectance of every object in a scene, at any chosen angle, you do not need natural light, (much less a camera) to make pictures. ...
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Ken Warner
kwarner000@...
Nov 2, 2009 11:24 pm
I've read that the Pen is basically an Olympus e620 -- for whatever that's worth......
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Hans
panoramicsdk
Nov 2, 2009 11:22 pm
... Have also been looking at the GF for a light weight VR solution BUT Sigma 4.5 Dimensions Diameter 76.2mm X Length 77.8mm 3.0 in. X 3.1 in. Weight 470g/16.6...
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Roger D. Williams
roger_d_will...
Nov 2, 2009 11:14 pm
... I had this thought when the GF1 and "PEN" came out. But the Sigma 4.5mm is a rather expensive lens for my budget, I don't want a third camera as well as my...
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Trausti Hraunfjord
blueslander
Nov 2, 2009 11:12 pm
Not trying to teach the teacher... but I am sure there will be discoveries that make it possible for lasers to detect colours... I think Ken Warner is ... ...
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Ken Warner
kwarner000@...
Nov 2, 2009 11:07 pm
uhhh... I can't help myself. These kinds of questions are too seductive. If you had an absolute reference for the reflectivity of a laser of a given color,...
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Erik Krause
ekrause2003
Nov 2, 2009 11:05 pm
... Yes, of course. But we don't want to meter or scan a scene artificially lit by a laser but to capture one lit by natural light. How should this work? There...
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Erik Krause
ekrause2003
Nov 2, 2009 10:53 pm
... The formula is quite simple: 2 * equirect width * tan(FoV/4) / pi The result is the stereographic image width and "FoV" is the angle of the desired field...
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Keith Martin
the1keith
Nov 2, 2009 10:24 pm
... Interesting thought. But how can a beam of light detect available light? k...
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John Riley
johncharlesr...
Nov 2, 2009 10:17 pm
Trausti, I think you may be confused over what lasers do. They emit light; they don't sense light. What makes them special is that they emit coherent light...
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bohonus
Nov 2, 2009 10:06 pm
Has anyone paired these two yet? If so, any example images? I can't locate anything like it online. I don't know what the image circle size is on the Sigma...
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Trausti Hraunfjord
blueslander
Nov 2, 2009 9:45 pm
I expect lenses to be a thing of the past... in some years. Laser "lenses" are already in use, for metering/scanning. I think it is only a question of time...
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Ken Warner
kwarner000@...
Nov 2, 2009 8:26 pm
Big pocket???...
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Erik Krause
ekrause2003
Nov 2, 2009 8:15 pm
... [...] ... Ha ha. A good laugh. A large sensor camera with fixed 10x zoom lens will never "slip in your pocket". You can make a camera tiny, but you can't ...
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Erik Krause
ekrause2003
Nov 2, 2009 7:36 pm
... Just an estimate: 2000px cube face width has the same resolution as 6282px equirectangular width. You can do "little planet" with a 360° fisheye mapping...
Mr. Steib showed me a working prototype of this camera in April, very interesting solution. I also like their lenses :-) btw RED is also modular.. ;-) Posted...
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Peter
peterstephen...
Nov 2, 2009 5:56 pm
Best place to ask would on the Pano2VR forum here - http://gardengnomesoftware.com/forum/ There should be a button you click in the software to enable...
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Erik Krause
ekrause2003
Nov 2, 2009 5:54 pm
... Sorry, I have the pro version. The free version doesn't seem to support autorotation: http://gardengnomesoftware.com/pano2qtvr_features.php best regards --...
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Erik Krause
ekrause2003
Nov 2, 2009 5:50 pm
... in Pano2QTVR go to "Sprites" tab and select the desired autorotate mode. For more specialized autorotations you need to add QTVR sprites. Be careful with...
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Nathan Gutman
nzgutman...
Nov 2, 2009 5:39 pm
I have created a cylindrical pano and used the free Pano2QVTR to make a mov file. Using QTPlayer 7.6.4. I can move the movie with the mouse but would like for...
