kosmoskatten wrote:
Jos: that is exactly what I want to avoid; lugging a tripod and having to work with several images to achieve just the one panoramic. I'd much rather use a panoramic camera and crop down later if needed than stitch up.
Well, one of these days an Xpan-sized panoramic digital is bound to come, that's what I am hoping for. I ain't holding my breath but I think there definitely would be a market for it.
I think that once sensors get cheap enough to manufacture we'll see some interesting gear, like square sensor cameras, panoramic sensor cameras, etc... I can't wait.
Sam N wrote:
Just buy 2 GF1's and stick them together on a connecting piece attached to the tripod sockets. Use a split remote release and voila. This wouldn't be much bigger than more panoramic cameras. Someone else does something very similar with Powershots for 3D images.
Good idea if you don't have any foreground in the photo, if there is you'd have some parallax issues.
kosmoskatten wrote:
Yep, you have a point there. I could do with a 36x12mm sensor if the camera was small enough though I would much rather have a somewhat larger sensor.
Unless you plan to print very large, you might simply use your Sony a900 fitted with the FDA-FL1AM Type L grid screen and crop later. The screen allows for perfect panoramic and square framing. That is the main reason I bought this screen. I know it is not as sexy as a single purpose pano rig but it will certainly get the job done.
