No problem, Tim. I use a Kaidan Panorama Head (and annother one of different barbd for spheric panoramas). The panorama head makes sure, that the camera is mounted for vertical shots (in order to avoid panoramas with relativ low hight) in such a way, that the camera rotates - not arround the camera tripod mount - but over the nodal point of the used lens(Nodal Point: Where the optical lines are crossing inside the lens). This point is usually somewhere close to where the aperture blades are situated. This way the edges of each single image (from which the pannorams is finally rendered, using dedicated stitching software - like PTGui or similar) will match the edges of the next image, so that stitching can be done correctly, without errors, close to the camera - especially usefull when using wide angles. For further information concerning panoram photography please visit www.panoramas.dk (made by Danish/Sweedish photographer Hans Nyberg, who is an expert in this area.
Please watch som of my panoramas: http://www.jensbladt.dk/pano/ I often find it difficult to mount cameras like K-20, K-7 or K-5 in a nodal point adapter, because of the "rounded" shape of these cameras. The differnet mounting brackets doesn't seem fit cameras like that. So, I suspect that it will be quite easy to mount the "edgy" K-01 in such adapters. I believe the image quality of the K-01 is quite fine for panorama (and lots of other) images. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Mar 11, 2012 08:51 "Tim Bray" <tb...@textuality.com> wrote: > One must ask. What is a “a panorama head/nodal point adapter”? -T > On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 11:22 PM, Jens <p...@planfoto.dk> wrote: > > Hello list > > I've been looking for a compact camera, that will deliver high > > quality images low-light shots - especially for snapshots with no > > using a flash. > > I used to use a Panasonic LX3 for this purpose - but the small > > sensor doesn't really produce high quality images for cropping, > > enlarging etc. > > > > So I've been looking at Lumix GX1 and other CSC stuff - and I nearky > > iordered the very promissing Canon G1X - which has an optical > > viewfinder and very good quality High-ISO images. > > > > However I ended up ordering the new K-01. > > Why? > > Because of > > 1. The relatively large (APS-C) sensor > > 2. The relatively good HIGH-ISO potential (hopefully and suspected) > > 3. I dont really want exchangeable lenses for my snapshot compact - > > unless of cource they are K-mount lenses (of which I probably > > allready own 50 or more original SMC Pentax) > > 4. Nice burst mode > > 5. features > > 6. The boxy design makes it perfect (I'm guessing) for mounting in a > > panorama head/nodal point adapter. > > > > Then of cource I'm sure I'll miss a viewfinder... > > Hopefully Pentax wil make one for me - or at least a Pop-up LCD > > screen shade - like a Delkin shade, but designed for Pentax K-01. > > > > > > I hopy nmy whife will use it too - she's using a 7 year old 4MP > > Lumix, which is great, but out-dated. > > > > Which standard zoom would you guys recommend for the K-01, please? > > > > Regards > > Jens > > > > -- > > Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
