Allan:
A significant instruction from a PS Photomerge guide.
"...Images should overlap by approximately 40%. If the overlap is less,
Photomerge may not be able to automatically assemble the panorama. However,
keep in mind that the images shouldn’t overlap too much. If images overlap
by 70% or more, Photomerge may not be able to blend the images. Try to keep
the individual photos at least somewhat distinct from each other...."
It's necessary to know the number of camera stops to take the frames
during the rotation,, taking in mind the pano head marks before to start
the sequence.
The RPH provides 10% images overlapping if my memory serves me good; I had
a pano picture formed by four stitched 50x50cm optical (enlarger) color
prints made in a pro lab (2m x 50cm) taken with the RPH and the 2,8C, it
belongs to two of my children now. The frames stitched very well, the
picture always impressed my visitors.
I try that the frames edges to stitch are about distant subjects or at
least medium and I also try to put the closer subjects to the camera within
the same frame to diminish distortion risk, this is very important for the
RPH and it's still useful for the pano software, this way the pano looks
more natural. The pano software sometimes provides unnatural stitching
solutions according the subject features and the way you took the images.-
Carlos
2018-05-22 7:17 GMT-03:00 CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>:
My old test about the Rollei Pano Head and the right rotation axis for the
TLR -80mm lens combo;
http://dobleobjetivo.blogspot.com.ar/2007/06/rollei-
panorama-head-rotation-axis-test.html
Carlos
2018-05-22 6:36 GMT-03:00 CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>:
Hello Allan:
I got some experience using the RPH second and last
model. This RPH needs to be used in conjunction with the Rolleifix for the
right camera-lens combo rotation axis. The RPH was thought and designed for
optical prints, I had problems to use the negs or slides with pano software
like Panorama Factory and PS Photo Merge due to the overlapping area was
not enough. It's one of the reasons I worked frame per frame to stitch
panos for the Web taken with the RPH, creating a new document in PS/E to
treat each frame as a different layer within it up to couple them. All this
work is avoided using a Pano software, but the RPH is not the better option
for this case, at least with the software mentioned above.The RPH gives
overlapping for 75mm and 80mm lenses, but for pana software could be
necesssary to work with a tripod pano head and the camera on the Rolleifix,
the tripod plate screw with the Rolleifix and the tripod head rotation axis
need to be aligned to keed the right or almost right rotation axis; this
way you can iincrease the overlapping area and no problem with the software.
Carlos .
2018-05-22 1:21 GMT-03:00 Allan Derickson <alland435@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
I think Carlos is our resident expert on the panorama head and stitching
photos.
I’ve had a panorama head (second model) for some time but haven’t used
it yet. My understanding, which may well be flawed, is with the 80mm lens
there is no overlap using the click stops. With the 75mm there is a slight
overlap. Is the overlap enough for photo stitching software?
With my Rolleiwide I guess there would be a sufficient overlap for the
stitching software.
Just wondering who has experience in this.
Allan
