[Geowanking] Open Street View

[stephen white]

On 13/06/2007, at 9:35 AM, Tom Longson (nym) wrote:
> It's not built on traditional geographic systems, but it's still  
> very cool, and it would be amazing if we could make the whole  
> project more rich by incorporating panoramic data of the streets,  
> every 100 feet.

If you only want to do every 100ft, then you can use a DSLR (eg,  
Nikon D80) with a fisheye lenses (Nikkor 10.5mm), for an easy 6 shots  
per pano. I would recommend a solid tripod, and the best pano-head  
mount for minimum money seems to be the Nodal Ninja.

I'm using the 360 lenses for a panorama every half a metre, but I  
find the images of road, cars, and building fronts very boring. There  
is a lot to be said for the artistic composition of well chosen  
locations and high quality results.

In addition, this allows you to choose the time, be next to  
interesting events, and seek permission from the people you are  
photographing rather than the intrusive drive-by shootings.

Steve.

PS. I would avoid using any fisheye convertors on normal cameras, as  
the lenses distortion is a bitch. DSLR and fisheye direct into the  
body is best, and Nikkor 10.5mm is the only DX format fisheye. Sigma  
have lenses that physically attach, but are not designed for the  
2/3rds size CCD sensor.

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   steve at adam.com.au