I came to this segment from a YT by Hudson Henry, made in 2020-2021. Great how Scott accomplished a sensible how-to on this without needing to paste in any conceptual diagram.
Hi Andrea, Thank you. For Multi-row panoramas if you set the nodal point when your camera is level, the software will correct for any errors when your camera is tilted. In a similar way it corrects for the keystone effect.
I've thought for years (okay, decades) about getting an Acratech head, but my normal style of shooting seldom allows for a tripod (though I've always had at least one, professional-level tripod, beginning with a Marchioni Bros. Tiltall which I still have). Now that I'm going pro on real estate and architectural photography, I'll be buying an Acratech pano head, leveling base, and nodal rail. I'll probably start doing more landscape panoramas as well.
Shrekken, The purpose of this nodal rail is to position the lenses nodal point over the center of rotation to eliminate parallax error. By loosening the quick release clamp you can slide your camera side to side to adjust the lateral position. When using lenses with tripod collars the lateral is automatically correct and the nodal rail is used to adjust fore and aft positioning.
Absolutely does not matter, as white balance is for the jpg conversions the camera spits out. The RAW images have no color profile until you edit them.
Hello, this was very informative! I guess this only applies to straight panoramas right? What if I want to shoot a multi rows panos with your Panoramic Head and the Nodal Rail? Should I adjust the nodal rail for each new row? Cheers
Can you let me know if there are any issues using their nodal rail with an ultra-wide lens??? What I'm wondering is that if used with an ultra-wide lens, is the rail going to be so long, that it will show up in the shot???
Hi KSS, Often nodal rails are used with focal lengths ranging from semi-wide angle to mild telephoto and that is primarily what we designed our nodal rail for. An ultra-wide would likely have the rail in the bottom of the image. We do have a spherical panoramic head that works with the ultra-wide Sigma 8mm with its 180 degree field of view. I hope this helps, Scott
You have professionals using your equipment, because it is solid great product. You really need to hire one to update your videos. Good content but very dated, yet still a great product.
Uhmmmm - big omission!!! You assume the tripod mount point is aligned with the axis of the lens.. For many cameras it is not and therefore parallax will still be a huge problem. In those cases you will also have to have a lateral adjustment on your panoramic head, to align the rotation point with the lens axis. If you are trying to sell these devices, it's not fair to leave this detail out.
Hi Stanwalker2606, The chart you would search for is a lens focal length / field of view chart. The chart will show the degrees the lens will cover. You do want to have about 25% overlap between the images. You can also just visually estimate by finding an object in your image that is about a 1/4 of the way from the edge of the image. The degrees of rotation is not that critical as long as you have around 1/4 or more overlap.
I dont mean to be so offtopic but does anybody know of a way to get back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me.
1. He starts with a mistake then offers a solution at the end: He puts a ball head on a leveling base while leveling each separately. This never works in practice, as the leveling base with it's tiny bubble level has some small error, and the ball with it's tiny bubble multiplies that error, in the end the camera inevitably wobbles as it is rotated. What you should do is take great care leveling the base using a carpenter's bullet level checked at multiple angles, then skip the ball head completely, and just attach a pano clamp to that leveling base, and sit the nodal rail directly on it. Alternately use a head with an accurate vertical detent stop. 2, He does "solve" the mistaken procedure at the end by flipping the ball head upside down and putting the pano base on top. However this is something that can be done with most any ball head. 3. The method for finding the nodal point by trial & error is good instruction.
Hi John, Thank you for your response. The levels on our leveling base are larger than other leveling bases at 20mm or (over 3/4" diameter) and easy to see and very precision. Even if the photographer did not center the bubble in the center of the circle and it was touching the edge of the circle, the leveling base would still be accurately leveled better than 1/2 of a degree which is more than accurate enough for photography. Although your carpenters level might be accurate, the quality control on carpenters levels in not very good. Just for fun, I once went into a home improvement store and put 4 carpenters levels on top of each other to see if they would all show the same reading and they were all over the place (yes I know about flipping carpenters levels end for end or rolling top to bottom to check or minimize error). We check our levels on a calibrated precision granite surface plate and level it using a Starett Master Precision Level, and check the levels after they are installed, so they are very accurate. 2. You cannot invert most other ball-heads and use them upside down. This works on our GP and GXP heads because we have risers on the bottom of the quick release clamp to prevent the quick release knob from colliding with the pan knob or interfering with the opening of the clamp. Our unique interlocking clamp and ball stem allows the clamp to secure with only moderated hand tightness of the screw, so the clamp is easily removed and reinstalled on the bottom of the head. 3. Thank you
@@scottdordick176 - 1. I am sure your products are very good and people know it by the price if not by ownership, but there is no reason to even have the ball in the equation in your demo, as you prove at the end. No level of accuracy (pun!) is more accurate than simply not introducing potential error to begin with. Q. Will the rail on the pano base with leveler not do? Yes it will, so now see Occam's Razor. 2. Anyone looking at BH for two minutes can see endless (perhaps most) ballheads have removable clamps, and that is the only requirement for them to be used upside down. As we work our way down to "moderated hand tightness of the screw" I think I can declare you lost this one. PS You have odd habits in hardware stores. ;)
If you haven't found the answer in 6 years, I'll tell you- image distortion. Think of a 15 degree fisheye lens. Anything below 35mm just won't look as good to most people. That said, your photography is your art, so present your interpretation. It does not have to be "correct." Same goes with music, writing, etc. Also, it is only 35mm if you are using a crop sensor camera 35mmx1.5 (crop)=52.5mm (ok.) An equivalent to a FF 70mm-100mm is usually better IMO. It is also usually better to mount the camera vertically using an L bracket. A leveling base is all but required as well. Even if your camera is level, if the base is not, it will be usually be off.
Hey, have you come across "photo SFX art" (just do a Google search for it...)? There you can watch a smart free video featuring how to shoot incredible photographs. This made it possible for Matt to create photos which leave you with that wow-effect whenever you look at them. It may work for you as well.
"the position of the apparent aperture is the nodal point of the lens" like WTF??? how are you supposed to know how the position of the aperture and the nodal point correspond or what or where the nodal point would be????
Hi, in the video it explains how to do this. Skip to 4:11 to 4:58 and follow the steps. the demonstration shows how it looks prior and when you find it.
Another excellent video from Acratech, like their excellent products. But I suspect the only way this guy can speak like this is if he is naked from the waist down.
Nube, While our products are not inexpensive, they are precision made in the USA they are designed and manufactured to last forever. We also always stand behind our products. We recently serviced a tripod head (at no charge) the fell off of a car on the highway. We stand behind every product we have ever made.
there's a tutorial for that.. the secret is... blow 50 balloons daily and you'll see the effect immediately.. trust me. :D ps. comeback when you get that voice. :D
Hey, are you familiar with "Photo SFXart Tricks" (just do a Google search for it...)? On their website you will find a good free video explaining how you can take impressive photos. This made it easier for Daniel to make photos that have that jaw-dropping-effect while you take a look at them. Perhaps it will help you out too...
Wow, i can't believe this was a 2009 video. It is simple and very useful. Thank you.
Thank you Tristan. We appreciate your positive feedback.
It's wrong.
I came to this segment from a YT by Hudson Henry, made in 2020-2021. Great how Scott accomplished a sensible how-to on this without needing to paste in any conceptual diagram.
Brilliantly simple explanation of the nodal point location.Many thanks saved me a lot of time :))
Extremely informative, useful, and clear. I also appreciated the summary. Love the intermittent Reggae background music. Very well done.
Hi Andrea, Thank you. For Multi-row panoramas if you set the nodal point when your camera is level, the software will correct for any errors when your camera is tilted. In a similar way it corrects for the keystone effect.
I've thought for years (okay, decades) about getting an Acratech head, but my normal style of shooting seldom allows for a tripod (though I've always had at least one, professional-level tripod, beginning with a Marchioni Bros. Tiltall which I still have). Now that I'm going pro on real estate and architectural photography, I'll be buying an Acratech pano head, leveling base, and nodal rail. I'll probably start doing more landscape panoramas as well.
Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to having you in our Acratech family of users.
All these Acratech videos are really helpful!
How much for that mic? I want my voice to sound like yours...
Very well presented sir.
Thanks so much...
OHhh yes, one of the best and simple explanation, thank you
Thanks Sir. Excellent video.
Except for the mistake of putting a ball head on a leveling base then leveling the ball.
very informative. I like the set up at 5:48 the most
Shrekken, The purpose of this nodal rail is to position the lenses nodal point over the center of rotation to eliminate parallax error. By loosening the quick release clamp you can slide your camera side to side to adjust the lateral position. When using lenses with tripod collars the lateral is automatically correct and the nodal rail is used to adjust fore and aft positioning.
Man those headphones are classic!
Excellent!
Thank you!
In addition to a manual exposure and manual focusing,dDon’t leave WB in auto, either. Set it to a fixed temperature.
Absolutely does not matter, as white balance is for the jpg conversions the camera spits out. The RAW images have no color profile until you edit them.
Thanks. Super video
Hi Berny, Thanks for the complement. I appreciate it.
Hello, this was very informative! I guess this only applies to straight panoramas right? What if I want to shoot a multi rows panos with your Panoramic Head and the Nodal Rail? Should I adjust the nodal rail for each new row? Cheers
Can you let me know if there are any issues using their nodal rail with an ultra-wide lens??? What I'm wondering is that if used with an ultra-wide lens, is the rail going to be so long, that it will show up in the shot???
Hi KSS, Often nodal rails are used with focal lengths ranging from semi-wide angle to mild telephoto and that is primarily what we designed our nodal rail for. An ultra-wide would likely have the rail in the bottom of the image. We do have a spherical panoramic head that works with the ultra-wide Sigma 8mm with its 180 degree field of view. I hope this helps, Scott
Thank you captain
You are very welcome.
AWESOME VIDEO
THANX FOR SHARING
Scott would make a good meme on a t-shirt. What a legend.
looks awesome but i think i cant use it with a 50mm becouse you see the rail in the image correct?
Hi Frank, With my full frame DSLR and a 50mm lens, the nodal rail is not visible in the image.
Thanks Bruce Willis
Awosome, this helped me a lot.. Thanks
This stuff works great!
Very useful. Thanks..
You have professionals using your equipment, because it is solid great product. You really need to hire one to update your videos. Good content but very dated, yet still a great product.
Uhmmmm - big omission!!! You assume the tripod mount point is aligned with the axis of the lens.. For many cameras it is not and therefore parallax will still be a huge problem. In those cases you will also have to have a lateral adjustment on your panoramic head, to align the rotation point with the lens axis. If you are trying to sell these devices, it's not fair to leave this detail out.
hi,
what camera and lens are you demonstrating with?
Exellent!
Thanks for the positive feedback.
excellent!
COULD NOLOCATE THE CHART AS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO
Hi Stanwalker2606, The chart you would search for is a lens focal length / field of view chart. The chart will show the degrees the lens will cover. You do want to have about 25% overlap between the images. You can also just visually estimate by finding an object in your image that is about a 1/4 of the way from the edge of the image. The degrees of rotation is not that critical as long as you have around 1/4 or more overlap.
You really saved Lando's butt back on cloud city, man.
I dont mean to be so offtopic but does anybody know of a way to get back into an Instagram account?
I stupidly forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me.
@Vincent Thiago Instablaster =)
1. He starts with a mistake then offers a solution at the end: He puts a ball head on a leveling base while leveling each separately. This never works in practice, as the leveling base with it's tiny bubble level has some small error, and the ball with it's tiny bubble multiplies that error, in the end the camera inevitably wobbles as it is rotated. What you should do is take great care leveling the base using a carpenter's bullet level checked at multiple angles, then skip the ball head completely, and just attach a pano clamp to that leveling base, and sit the nodal rail directly on it. Alternately use a head with an accurate vertical detent stop.
2, He does "solve" the mistaken procedure at the end by flipping the ball head upside down and putting the pano base on top. However this is something that can be done with most any ball head.
3. The method for finding the nodal point by trial & error is good instruction.
Hi John, Thank you for your response. The levels on our leveling base are larger than other leveling bases at 20mm or (over 3/4" diameter) and easy to see and very precision. Even if the photographer did not center the bubble in the center of the circle and it was touching the edge of the circle, the leveling base would still be accurately leveled better than 1/2 of a degree which is more than accurate enough for photography. Although your carpenters level might be accurate, the quality control on carpenters levels in not very good. Just for fun, I once went into a home improvement store and put 4 carpenters levels on top of each other to see if they would all show the same reading and they were all over the place (yes I know about flipping carpenters levels end for end or rolling top to bottom to check or minimize error). We check our levels on a calibrated precision granite surface plate and level it using a Starett Master Precision Level, and check the levels after they are installed, so they are very accurate.
2. You cannot invert most other ball-heads and use them upside down. This works on our GP and GXP heads because we have risers on the bottom of the quick release clamp to prevent the quick release knob from colliding with the pan knob or interfering with the opening of the clamp. Our unique interlocking clamp and ball stem allows the clamp to secure with only moderated hand tightness of the screw, so the clamp is easily removed and reinstalled on the bottom of the head.
3. Thank you
@@scottdordick176 -
1. I am sure your products are very good and people know it by the price if not by ownership, but there is no reason to even have the ball in the equation in your demo, as you prove at the end. No level of accuracy (pun!) is more accurate than simply not introducing potential error to begin with. Q. Will the rail on the pano base with leveler not do? Yes it will, so now see Occam's Razor.
2. Anyone looking at BH for two minutes can see endless (perhaps most) ballheads have removable clamps, and that is the only requirement for them to be used upside down. As we work our way down to "moderated hand tightness of the screw" I think I can declare you lost this one. PS You have odd habits in hardware stores. ;)
Does anyone know why you cannot use more than an effective 50m lens?
If you haven't found the answer in 6 years, I'll tell you- image distortion. Think of a 15 degree fisheye lens. Anything below 35mm just won't look as good to most people. That said, your photography is your art, so present your interpretation. It does not have to be "correct." Same goes with music, writing, etc.
Also, it is only 35mm if you are using a crop sensor camera 35mmx1.5 (crop)=52.5mm (ok.) An equivalent to a FF 70mm-100mm is usually better IMO.
It is also usually better to mount the camera vertically using an L bracket. A leveling base is all but required as well. Even if your camera is level, if the base is not, it will be usually be off.
It's so expensive. The other alternative is a micro slider, like a "fotomate Lp-02". Cheap price!
Hey, have you come across "photo SFX art" (just do a Google search for it...)? There you can watch a smart free video featuring how to shoot incredible photographs. This made it possible for Matt to create photos which leave you with that wow-effect whenever you look at them. It may work for you as well.
Last :) Very helpful.
Thank you Andy. We appreciate your feedback.
John C. McGinley (Dr.Cox) without hair
Now we know what Lobot did for a living after Lando closed cloud city
"the position of the apparent aperture is the nodal point of the lens" like WTF??? how are you supposed to know how the position of the aperture and the nodal point correspond or what or where the nodal point would be????
Hi, in the video it explains how to do this. Skip to 4:11 to 4:58 and follow the steps. the demonstration shows how it looks prior and when you find it.
Bruce Willis look alike.
Another excellent video from Acratech, like their excellent products.
But I suspect the only way this guy can speak like this is if he is naked from the waist down.
I am convinced that this guy is a ROBOT!!
lol
Lol man did you really need those headphones?
well explained but man oh man, what's with the headset and mic set-up (is he receiving instructions) and that boring voice.
Meint der das ernsthaft oder ist das ein Komiker?
oh my good leveling bases are so stupidly expensives 😆
Nube, While our products are not inexpensive, they are precision made in the USA they are designed and manufactured to last forever. We also always stand behind our products. We recently serviced a tripod head (at no charge) the fell off of a car on the highway. We stand behind every product we have ever made.
a headset mic...WTF?
there's a tutorial for that.. the secret is... blow 50 balloons daily and you'll see the effect immediately.. trust me. :D
ps. comeback when you get that voice. :D
Why is this man looks as if measuring time Formula 1?
but he sound damn boring!!!!
Hey, are you familiar with "Photo SFXart Tricks" (just do a Google search for it...)? On their website you will find a good free video explaining how you can take impressive photos. This made it easier for Daniel to make photos that have that jaw-dropping-effect while you take a look at them. Perhaps it will help you out too...