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I'm planning to follow up 360 and wondered if anyone still cares about the better IQ from the big cameras as opposed to one of those all-in-one 360 sticks?
I've got a nice and hefty Manfrotto pano arm a while ago, and end results are pretty good even at 4K full screen but it really takes forever even for a single point. I have Canon 16-35 f/4L Lens which works well enough after all adjustments and it needs something like 8-10 sets of brackets per position (so like 40-50 shots min - and even my PC struggles to assemble it all). It is rather easy to forget one lot and it's down in the bin. Time spent also really depends if you need to make up the bottom bit or can just stick a circular logo to fill in the space.
I know some people are using fisheyses, and that supposedly helps to cut down the number of bracket sets to 5 or 6, i.e. in half. Other than the obvious one - Canon 8-15mm niche lens with a really nasty price tag - let's not forget it will be mostly useless for me, particularly if this still doesn't get much interest - is there anything else cheaper in EF mount that works well. I don't care about MF, just need sharpness and predictable geometry. And would I then basically need to shoot it all on 5DS to compensate file sizes for wider angle? Or would you just stick with normal 16mm and deal with it?
Obviously I am concerned if the extra IQ doesn't mean that much any more in the industry (let's say more upmarket places that aren't 4 white walls) and they would just prefer to be done quickly with something like Insta 360 1 inch?
And then there are hybrid solutions like videos from FPV with 360 camera. It is reasonable to say I'm not going there any time soon, but I need have some idea if this is replacing your normal 360 or walkthroughs
I've got a nice and hefty Manfrotto pano arm a while ago, and end results are pretty good even at 4K full screen but it really takes forever even for a single point. I have Canon 16-35 f/4L Lens which works well enough after all adjustments and it needs something like 8-10 sets of brackets per position (so like 40-50 shots min - and even my PC struggles to assemble it all). It is rather easy to forget one lot and it's down in the bin. Time spent also really depends if you need to make up the bottom bit or can just stick a circular logo to fill in the space.
I know some people are using fisheyses, and that supposedly helps to cut down the number of bracket sets to 5 or 6, i.e. in half. Other than the obvious one - Canon 8-15mm niche lens with a really nasty price tag - let's not forget it will be mostly useless for me, particularly if this still doesn't get much interest - is there anything else cheaper in EF mount that works well. I don't care about MF, just need sharpness and predictable geometry. And would I then basically need to shoot it all on 5DS to compensate file sizes for wider angle? Or would you just stick with normal 16mm and deal with it?
Obviously I am concerned if the extra IQ doesn't mean that much any more in the industry (let's say more upmarket places that aren't 4 white walls) and they would just prefer to be done quickly with something like Insta 360 1 inch?
And then there are hybrid solutions like videos from FPV with 360 camera. It is reasonable to say I'm not going there any time soon, but I need have some idea if this is replacing your normal 360 or walkthroughs