What’s more, the QR clamp rotates (for camera positioning as needed) but does lock in place. For the horizontal panos, there is a movable indicator to notate your starting point. Aside from etched markings for horizontal panoramic movement, there are also marked settings for vertical movement, so the head can easily be used for multi-row panos. Movements are fluid and all the knobs work smoothly and effortlessly, locking firmly in place, with no fear that they’d come loose or shift my viewpoint upon tightening (something heads of lesser quality are known to do). This is a work of art in itself! Much like its siblings, it could easily be mistaken for a museum piece were it not so practical to work with.
I should add that Acratech makes plates custom designed around numerous camera bodies and lens tripod mounts with a special back lip that prevents accidental rotation. While I could have added an Acratech QR plate as well, I opted to stick with my Giottos universal QR plate. Note: be sure to click Read More for a guide to Determining the Nodal Point and 10 Tips to Successful Panoramas.Īcratech sent me their Panoramic Head, Leveling Base, L-Bracket, and Nodal Rail. And that wouldn’t be possible without this Acratech gear. But I now feel that I have a much better handle on it, with a greater understanding and appreciation for what’s involved.
#Ptgui reviews software#
It’s still somewhat of a learning process, especially in terms of the software – I opted to use PTGui (review to come). So my next step was to talk to Acratech about their pano gear. But I wanted more – I wanted tighter control over my panos and I wanted to try dedicated pano software for this process. It seemed to work – at least when generating panoramas in Lightroom, using its Photo Merge/Panorama feature. I would level the head and visually determine the overlap from frame to frame. This feature is available on most Acratech ballheads, the notable exception being the new Nomad.Īnyway, so when I first set out to shoot panoramas I ended up making do with the head in its original configuration. I’m not quite clear on what difference it makes except that you somehow create a more efficient, built-in leveling base that works in tandem with the head as a whole. You then effectively attach the head to the tripod upside down.
When I first set out to shoot panos, I didn’t pay attention to a certain feature on these heads-that being that you can remove the quick-release clamp from the top of the head and re-mount it to the bottom. Until now my forays into panoramic photography were limited to what I could do with my regular Acratech ballheads.
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