360 degree virtual tours with Digilux 3 and 14-50 lens

[lckt13]

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Happy Thanksgiving !

 

i have been shooting 360 virtual tours for the past 5 years using a Nikon DSLR and the 18-55 and Tokina 14-24 lenses on a rotator set at the widest angle with much success when stitching in Panovista program.

 

Now that i have spent my daughters inheritance on the Digilux 3 with the standard 14-24 lens i find the results less than satisfactory.

here are my dilemas and questions:

 

1. should i change the ratio in the live view to the 16:9 to give me a wider image or does that matter when shooing the image? i don't understand that ratio.

 

2. OR should i purchase the Olympus 11-24 ultra wide angle in order to translate to approx 17mm for a 35mm camera?

 

thanks! Hank:cool:

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[philipotto]

Hank,

 

If you could elaborate on what you find lacking in the Digilux files compared to the Nikon, the Digilux 3 and L1 owners could better address the problem. If you could include examples of each, all the better.

 

To answer your above querries:

 

1. The aspect ration of the sensor of the Digilux 3 is 4:3. If you change to 16:9, all the camera is doing is copping the top and bottom of the frame.

 

2. The Digilux 3 has a 2X crop factor. So the 11-24, is going to equate to a 22-48 in 35mm terms. If you are looking for a 17mm eq. lens, the Olympus 7-14 F4, has a good reputation, though it is big, heavy, and expensive.

 

The Nikon DSLRs have a 1.5X crop factor, so right now the Tokina is acting as a 21-36, and the Nikon as a 27-82.5.