Planning to invest in a panorama bracket - love to know any review/recommendation
RRS has one but bit expensive. Many probably make homemade, but I am not that good with machining, so have to rely on a product - is Nodal Ninza any good?
There are quite a few ideas, plans and instructions for building DIY type brackets available online. Some are simple and crude others are somewhat involved, but all have one thing in common - they cost a fraction of what the commercially available heads cost, and will yield similar results if used correctly.There are even a few that can be built for under $10 that seem like they would do an excellent job.
Posted by Vito Paratore on April 16, 2008 at 12:53 PM
I use the Nodal Ninja 5 Lite. Excellent product. It allows rotation in all directions around the entrance pupil and is sturdy. I bought the NN5L instead of the NN3 due to my desire to shoot with larger lenses.
I would recommend them. They're the cheapest on the market i believe. I have used mine to make several virtual reality tours (i have them on my website www.vitoparatore.com ).
I took a couple rectilinear panoramas that stitched quite easily.
I set it up on top of my ballhead, so it is really easy to level.
Try a panosaurus. It will give show you if you're interested enough to invest in a more substantial one.....
Pete D.
Posted by Mike Spivey on October 15, 2008 at 12:32 PM
If you are really serious about panos, the above are great. I just dabble in them and didn't want to spend that much. Also, Photoshop is now so good at stitching that unless you are doing very close or detailed work, absolute precision isn't as necessary.
I use the Bogen / Manfrotto 341 Junior Elbow Bracket. It uses the RC2 quick release plates. It isn't perfect but it is much nicer than flopping my ball head to the side. It works for panos or anything on a tripod. $63.50 from B&H.
Posted by David Bostedo on October 15, 2008 at 2:50 PM
The nice things about the Panosaurus or KingPano, compared to just a panning attachment on a tripod, are :
-- They let you get lined up properly/easily for multi-row panoramas
-- They let you avoid parallax error if there are things in your pano that are very different distances from the camera
I have a Panosaurus, and haven't used it too much yet, but it's fairly straight forward once you figured it out. And if I find myself using it a lot, I could always upgrade. It didn't make sense to me to spend more without figuring out exactly how much I'd use it.
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5 repliesRRS has one but bit expensive. Many probably make homemade, but I am not that good with machining, so have to rely on a product - is Nodal Ninza any good?
Thanks a lot
I would recommend them. They're the cheapest on the market i believe. I have used mine to make several virtual reality tours (i have them on my website www.vitoparatore.com ).
I took a couple rectilinear panoramas that stitched quite easily.
I set it up on top of my ballhead, so it is really easy to level.
Vito
Pete D.
I use the Bogen / Manfrotto 341 Junior Elbow Bracket. It uses the RC2 quick release plates. It isn't perfect but it is much nicer than flopping my ball head to the side. It works for panos or anything on a tripod. $63.50 from B&H.
-- They let you get lined up properly/easily for multi-row panoramas
-- They let you avoid parallax error if there are things in your pano that are very different distances from the camera
I have a Panosaurus, and haven't used it too much yet, but it's fairly straight forward once you figured it out. And if I find myself using it a lot, I could always upgrade. It didn't make sense to me to spend more without figuring out exactly how much I'd use it.