Panorama photography lovers can get a new tool at Tomshot360.com (Click here). Here is the press text:
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TOM SHOT 360 releases the new Ultralight Panohead for panorama photography, for taking spherical panorama photos in as few as 4 to 6 shots.
The new design stays true to its goal to provide a portable solution for mirrorless cameras. At 110g and 128mm high, it is easily one of the most lightweight and compact panoheads available, compared to other heads that are geared towards large DSLR cameras.
The new design has a click stop rotator, a 6082-T6 aluminum base, stainless steel detent disk with 12 or 24 clicks, and the most distinguishing feature, a 3D printed polyamide nylon upper ring. Additional features include a friction lock and bubble level.
Currently there are models available to fit the following lenses, with plans to expand the list in the future:
Samyang 8mm f2.8 Fisheye Lens (Sony NEX E-mount, Samsung NX, Fuji X)
Samyang 7.5mm MFT Fisheye Lens (Micro 4/3, Sony NEX E-mount – adapter required)
Yasuhara Madoka 180 Fisheye Lens (for Sony NEX E-mount)
The Samyang 7.5mm MFT Fisheye Lens is compatible with Micro 4/3 cameras.
Made in and ships from Germany
http://www.tomshot360.com
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Nice…
Might try similar layout with cable ties… might work ok in a push
Wish they made this fo the Panasonic 8mm!
Lightweight with a heavy price!
DAMN…Sony NEX cameras sure are UGLY!
if you take a look at again it almost has the same shape as GX7
That is a lot of money for something that only works with one lens. You can get a true multi row panarama setup for not much more.
Absolutely. It does have the advantage of small size, but there are too many disadvantages for me.
+1 My Ninja head is not that big…
Nodal Ninja heads (of which I own an older model) weight about 400gr (4x more) depending on the model. They are lighter than most pano heads which often weight more than 1.kg of course, but not as light as this small new one.
What I like is the fact it uses the lens to attach to the tripod : no tiresome adjustments to find the right nodal point I assume : great.
I just keep a list of the settings for each lens. That way I only have to do the setup once. Then it is super simple to assemble.
I prefer Arca Swiss compatible stuff, Hejnar Photo has some new pano sets specifically for smaller mirrorless 4/3 cameras:
http://www.hejnarphotostore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8_46&products_id=259
I have the larger version and it can support my GH2 with Canon FD 300 2.8 lens attached no problem. If I didn’t already have the larger one I would definitely go for this smaller compact setup.
Olympus needs Panorama auto Stitiching !!!!!!!
They do…but it’s in the olympus viewer software that comes free with the camera. Seems to work OK for a single line, dunno how you’d do a multi-row stitch.
Admin,
Speaking of Sony, how about a piece for us to discuss how the A7 and its aggressive pricing will hit m43? First you need to ban mr. all caps and those scumbags, of course.
lol. Firts I have a GM1 rumor to post 🙂
I think the “Slanted” model from PT4Pano does a better job. It won’t cover your lens settings and is in a similar weightclass. But it looks much stronger (Aluminium), can be ordered for nearly every camera-lens combo on the planet and is idiot-proof (no more time waste for going there and trying again).
By the way: Multi row give’s you a lot of work, with most heads a lot to carry and a high risk to do a mistake and repeat everything agein… One fish-eye lens gives you a 360° spherical panorama in 6 shots
Wow that nex6 looks beautiful and it only costs 600 euro with kitlens. It small and rugged and the video and picture quality is awsome compared to m43. Maby Pan video is just tat better. With Oly nothings better exept if you want to take a shower with cam which is ridiculous.
Not if I want to take a shower with my cam and my GF!
Yep thats a good reason.
GF3?
Viezevure, how much so you get paid to cut and paste that post? 5 cents? 10?
Sony video is dreadful, NEX 1080p resolution is abhorrent! The only thing going for it is FPS choice. Both Oly and Sony produce very “video” looking files but highlight roll-off on the NEX (I haven’t used Alpha) is poor; partial solution is to shoot using the sunset mode or whichever it is and manually adjust WB.
Greater resolution, better colour (subjective) and 5-axis puts Oly well ahead of NEX video outside of Europe. If they upgrade firmware to include 25p, it’s a no brainer.
Sure Tom,
if that makes you feel better keep believing it.
I don’t shoot video but I find EOSHD a great read and you’ll find that Andrew Reid thinks very little of the Sony video modes! Same situation with Canon, made great early strides but when you analyse the image… it’s a let down. Oly at least gives you resolution which is what I’d prefer but again, I don’t shoot video (still sporting an E-30) and am not tied to a brand, I just think that video is very poorly executed on NEX cams.
Would someone explain the idea behind this product? I’m specifically curious why the head mounts to the lens and not the camera.
This way you don’t have to fiddle with finding the nodal point of the lens. Since they are built for one lens specifically, they SHOULD already be calibrated for that.
Why not instead make:
* tripod head with three servo motors for tilting, panning, etc
* controllable via wi-fi using either joystick or via API, and then from tablet/smartphone/app
* make it “reasonable”
I’ve always been happy with an elastic band, a length of cotton and a weight (currently some large metal nuts wrapped in kitchen towel in a plastic bag)…
http://www.viewat.org/?i=en&id_aut=7366&md=vt&sec=pn