Stereo panoramas

[P3D Bob Aldridge <bob.aldridge@xxxxxx>]

John Ohrt quoted me: 
->P3D Bob Aldridge wrote:
-> 
->> There's been a bit of info/speculation about making 3-d panoramas,
->and > (whilst I haven't used a computer in the process) here is my
->method: 

and then wrote:

->Thanks for the insite.  Could you go on a bit about the type of
->camera and aperture/exposure settings.
-> 
->Every time I try this, I end up having to adjust aperture/exposure as
->my viewing angle approaches the sun.  Of course I always try this on
->a clear day, ideally with "interesting" cloud structures.
-> 
->I would love to have the funding to cut and paste such a panorama via
->computer but the hard copy output wouldn't be cheap!!!!
-> 
->I suspect 3D 360 deg panoramas are still chemistry at our level.
-> 
->Regards
-> 
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-> 
->John Ohrt * Toronto * ON * Canada

I just use a twin rig - which tends to be my aperture priority OM10 rig
(nicknamed StereOM10), with 85mm or 135mm focal length lenses (actually
it's a pair of dual focal length Soligors - simpler than trying to match
zooms!)

Then I arrange a reasonable amount of overlap whilst panning, and then
just join the machine prints.

However, I have sometimes been quite a pest at the d&p shop, asking them
to over-ride the settings to achieve a reasonably even density across
the strips!!!

My favourite (flat, unfortunately) panorama was produced with an Olympus
Pen EE half frame camera. This has the advantage of a vertical format
which helps with the overlap. It is a 360 degree of Laycock Abbey, the
home of Fox Talbot.

A pair of these cameras would make a great rig for panoramic
sequentials. (The stereos would be synched, but the pan would be
sequential :-) :-) :-)  )

Bob Aldridge
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