Re: Top of building pano

[Glenn Barry <glenn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bruce,

I have seen improvised cable releases made for the very early model digital
cameras where they omitted to include the facility of a cable release, D'OH!!
It was in the form of a bracket that attached to the camera and had a cable
release socket built into it.

Glenn

Bruce Anderson wrote:

> Glenn,
>
> Thanks, yes this is really what I would like to do.  If we could get the
> camera up there, then we would be happy.  I'll know if it's possible when I
> go and see the building this week.  We would costwise have liked to take hte
> pano with a 990 Nikon, and the problem there is, there is no shutter release
> cable released yet for it (I beleive).  So we'd have to use a different
> camera.
>
> Cheers
> Bruce
>
> Glenn Barry wrote:
>
> > What about elevating the camera over the centre section where the stairs
> > are using a high reach tripod. If you raise it high enough then you will
> > get the same amount of the building in the foreground as the other
> > proposed methods and no stitching problems. It would probably require
> > some sort of device to enable you to rotate the camera from a remote
> > position, but if your panorama head has click stops-no problem. Use an
> > air or remote release to trip the shutter. Final consideration would be
> > levelling the camera, but if you use a levelling head you could make
> > some cord controls for the levelling screws which follow the tripod legs
> > down and improvise a periscope to check the bubble level.
> >
> > Whaddyareckon???
> >
> > Bruce Anderson / MGI - Japan wrote:
> >
> > > That is the best one yet Andy!
> > >
> > > Made us have a chuckle.  Stitching wise I think that is the best way
> > > we've heard yet.  Whether or not we could set it up right is another
> > > question :)
> > >
> > > Bruce
> > >
> > > Andy Buck wrote:
> > >
> > > > How about this: using a rotating camera in linear scan
> > > > mode, build a model train track around the edge of the
> > > > roof, mount the camera on a car, start the camera and
> > > > circle the roof! simple and easy! <s>
> > > >
> > > > andy
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