Nathan you are a genius. I read all your books where i learned a lot.and tryed many times to combine the flash ambient technique with the 360 photography. But i never got a good workflow and had problems with continues lighting the single images that i get a perfect balanced picture when i stitch them together. Defenitely will get your book immediately. Thanks alot for your great work. Just ordered the theta z1 that will arrive tommorow. I saw some youtube videos that quite impressed me with the new option for in camera hdr.dng blending. Best regards Georg
Thank you so much, Nathan, for sharing your knowledge. I have purchased your 360VR book and some of your other books.I do have an DSLR and Z1. Get much better results with DSLR.
Hey Nathan, congratulations for the excellent video. I'm joining the 360 world and you answer most of my doubts. I've ordered a Nodal Ninja 6 and while I receive it, I'm browsing UA-cam for rich information like I found in your channel. Thanks again.
Just got a Neewer pano head and began to setup. After centering vertically I moved to the upright position...and the parallex was dead on. Ha! First time. Just happen to setup in the right spot. LoL
This video is very clear and informative! However, I was wondering if you could explain how to calibrate the x and y positions of the camera (say the axis you adjusted is the z-axis). Thanks!
Thanks! Fisheye is preferred, but any lens can do a 360 pano, it just may take more shots. I talk about that in more detail in the new book: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
Hi Nathan - really like the direction your videos are headed. In this demo video how do you adjust the Ninja 6 for level? Is there a small ball head under the rotator? Let us know what you recommend.? Thanks!
Great Video, thank you! I have the Benro. PL 1200 just got it. What are your thoughts on it? Also I like the handle you are using, where can I get one?
Hi Nathan, thanks for the great videos. Question on the NN6.... The link in your description is for the basic NN6 package. I noticed there is also a package with a Zenith adapter though. Is that not required or do we need purchase this as well?
I think you might be referring to the "Nadir" adapter...all pano heads can shoot a Zenith. Something I talk about in the new book is how I don't usually shoot a nadir, so this isn't something I use, but optional if you want. The link to that is: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1415827-REG/nodal_ninja_f6002_nn6_with_nadir_adapter.html?sts=pi&pim=Y
Hi Nathan great video as always, informative, im seriously considering buying some of your books, however im slightly dyslexic and struggle with reading/ also passionatley hate it, is there any chance you could do some audio books or paid videos that match the book content?
im planning to start a virtual tour business, but im on a budget. For starters, can i use a Canon EOS M100. Or buying one x2 is better? or can you recommend a better (affordable) alternative to that of Canon EOS M100. thank you very much
Nathan, how do you level your camera? I have a levelling head with 3 knobs to adjust a bubble level that goes under my pano head which also has a bubble level. Do I need to get them both centred or is centring just the pano head bubble OK?
I'd say neither. FB is constantly changing the backend rendering engines and it works differently depending on their device detection, so I'd recommend hosting the 360 pano and sharing the hosted link, which will be much more consistent.
Hey nathan thanks for the video!!! I bought the book and the neewer head but I can't calibrate it no matter what, I pointed the camera downwards and adjusted it so its pointing down to the center but I can never get two parallel items to stay that way, I chose a wall line and a tripod in between that is parallel but there is always a bit of movement between the two, when I turn to the right the tripod is left of the line and when I move left the tripod is to the right, what can I do? I allready turn it backwards as much as I could but it doesn't help
You're very welcome! You didn't include some important information: what camera, lens, and what you did to find the no parallax point, not just the downward nodal point. Can you provide a bit more info?
@@NathanCoolPhoto thank you for answering so quickly!!! I currently use a canon 16-35 f4 lens, After the downwards nodal point I turned the camera so it was horizontal and put a large tripod between me and a line between two intersecting walls so they were parallel to each other, and the tripod was directly covering the wall line. After making sure everything were aligned I took a shot, than turned to the right about 40 degrees and took another, and than took another shot 40 degrees to the left of the original, I saw that the tripod was moving to the left and right of the original location. I moved the camera to the front of the bracket and tried again, and it still wasn't right so I moved the camera a bit to the back of the bracket and did it for several more times, until I got to the utmost back and there was still a small difference.
There are two main problems with what you're doing. First, you don't need to take a shot between pano head rotation when calibrating to see if you are achieving a no-parallax-point, that'll drive you batter and take too much time; instead, use live view like I show in the video and the book amzn.to/3Cbg5g0 But the bigger issue is that you are not using a wide enough lens, and a variable length at that, making the whole process more complicated than it has to be. It's better to use a fisheye lens like I recommend in the virtual tour photography book, which will lessen any issues with stitching. Also, you didn't mention what camera you are using, so if you're not using a FF sensor, then you are further complicating the process by having much too long of a focal length. I'd suggest getting one of the Samyang fisheye lenses, here are links for Canon for both FF and APS-C: FF: amzn.to/3dCL3n8 APS-C: amzn.to/3wbZ69E
Hi Nathan, Big thanks for your tutorials here on youtube :D Im sure you get a answer on my question in your book...but i dont have it yet^^ Did u see any problems with the quality with the "cheap" fishey from wallimex/samyang on the edges? cromatic aberations/ softness etc. or ptgui stitch only the "good" part in the center of each picture together? greets from germany
Well, as you mentioned, if might be best to download my e-book, which will answer many questions like this, and likely more. Here's a link if you'd like to check that out: www.amazon.de/dp/B089SB3RY3
I know i could buy the book but im on the edge of my seat waiting for the hosting video. Matterport goes easily to Redfin and Realtor.com, and Zillow does its own proprietary stuff, so im curious what your average realtor can get for custom 360 tours to populate on the sites people actually shop on.
I noticed the Andoer pano head says it is for Nikon, Canon and Sony. Why? It's just a dumb tripod head. I have a Fiji x-T10 and Rokinon 8MM Fisheye I want to use for 360. This pano head should work, shouldn't it? Thanks.
You can use any lens, although it may require more images for overlap/stitching. Best bet I'd suggest is to get a pano head, then try your 12mm Roki, and if it doesn't work then take the next step and buy a fisheye.
You can use any camera with any lens, it just depends on how many shots versus lens. I break that down in greater detail in the virtual tour guide, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
It varies to ensure you capture elements properly (kitchens you don't want too low that you don't see counters) yet not be too high as too see too much ceiling, yet high if for instance if you are in a large foyer. It also depends on your initial starting point when making the scene for the virtual tour. I talk about this and other issues in more detail in my e-book on virtual tour photography, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3hwwFNd
Actually, 5 minimum; however, the key is overlap...hence, you could use any lens but then have to take many more shots. I talk about this in more details in the e-book: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
日本からです。大変勉強になりました。ありがとうございます。from Japan. I learned a lot. Thank you.
Thanks for all the great info Nathan! Got the pano book the other day. I’m leaning toward just doing DSLR work as I really like the results!
Thank you for this information. Exactly what I was looking for. So glad I found your channel.
Awesome! Your new book is on the way! Thank you!
Thank you. you don't waste time. Subbed.
Nathan you are a genius. I read all your books where i learned a lot.and tryed many times to combine the flash ambient technique with the 360 photography. But i never got a good workflow and had problems with continues lighting the single images that i get a perfect balanced picture when i stitch them together. Defenitely will get your book immediately. Thanks alot for your great work. Just ordered the theta z1 that will arrive tommorow. I saw some youtube videos that quite impressed me with the new option for in camera hdr.dng blending. Best regards Georg
Thanks Georg. I think you'll find my approach to flambient on 360s is rather simple, and accurate for stitching. Hope you like the new book!
Thank you so much, Nathan, for sharing your knowledge. I have purchased your 360VR book and some of your other books.I do have an DSLR and Z1. Get much better results with DSLR.
This video is pure gold! Thank you very much!
Very helpful, thank you Nathan 😀👍
Thanks Nathan very clearly explained
Glad it was helpful!
Great video and got the ebook. Thank you.
Hey Nathan, congratulations for the excellent video. I'm joining the 360 world and you answer most of my doubts. I've ordered a Nodal Ninja 6 and while I receive it, I'm browsing UA-cam for rich information like I found in your channel. Thanks again.
Just got a Neewer pano head and began to setup. After centering vertically I moved to the upright position...and the parallex was dead on. Ha! First time. Just happen to setup in the right spot. LoL
This video is very clear and informative! However, I was wondering if you could explain how to calibrate the x and y positions of the camera (say the axis you adjusted is the z-axis). Thanks!
Looking forward to seeing how you use flash. I have been doing professional 360 photography for almost 4 years, and currently use HDR software.
have done any 360 for car interior shots ?
Nice work Nathan. I have a 18mm Zeiss on my Sony. Would with this lens work?
Thanks! Fisheye is preferred, but any lens can do a 360 pano, it just may take more shots. I talk about that in more detail in the new book: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
Hi Nathan - really like the direction your videos are headed. In this demo video how do you adjust the Ninja 6 for level? Is there a small ball head under the rotator? Let us know what you recommend.? Thanks!
Thanks! You can adjust with your tripod legs. Or, you could opt for a leveler, like this: amzn.to/2NaCMGu
Nice
Thank you for the interesting video. I wonder what focal length you use on FF to cover 360 with only 4 shots + 1 up. Cheers
Thanks! I'm using 12mm FF fisheye. I cover that in the e-book as well: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
Great Video, thank you! I have
the Benro. PL 1200 just got it. What are your thoughts on it? Also I like the handle you are using, where can I get one?
Hi Nathan, thanks for the great videos.
Question on the NN6.... The link in your description is for the basic NN6 package. I noticed there is also a package with a Zenith adapter though. Is that not required or do we need purchase this as well?
I think you might be referring to the "Nadir" adapter...all pano heads can shoot a Zenith. Something I talk about in the new book is how I don't usually shoot a nadir, so this isn't something I use, but optional if you want. The link to that is: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1415827-REG/nodal_ninja_f6002_nn6_with_nadir_adapter.html?sts=pi&pim=Y
Hi Nathan great video as always, informative, im seriously considering buying some of your books, however im slightly dyslexic and struggle with reading/ also passionatley hate it, is there any chance you could do some audio books or paid videos that match the book content?
im planning to start a virtual tour business, but im on a budget. For starters, can i use a Canon EOS M100. Or buying one x2 is better? or can you recommend a better (affordable) alternative to that of Canon EOS M100. thank you very much
This should help: ua-cam.com/video/NdFWWJ6oYYI/v-deo.html
@@NathanCoolPhoto thanks.
can I just use a nodal rail from RRS with 12mm fisheye rokinon 12mm 2.8 without the nodal ninja 6?
Here's my video on doing that: ua-cam.com/video/BIBMEk5zgvo/v-deo.html
Nathan, how do you level your camera? I have a levelling head with 3 knobs to adjust a bubble level that goes under my pano head which also has a bubble level. Do I need to get them both centred or is centring just the pano head bubble OK?
do you know if Capture One 20 can export images as layers to photoshop?
Dunno
Which format of 360 is better to upload to facebook? PNG or JPG? Png file is like 5x bigger. Let me know your suggestion.
Best Regards,
I'd say neither. FB is constantly changing the backend rendering engines and it works differently depending on their device detection, so I'd recommend hosting the 360 pano and sharing the hosted link, which will be much more consistent.
Hey nathan thanks for the video!!!
I bought the book and the neewer head but I can't calibrate it no matter what, I pointed the camera downwards and adjusted it so its pointing down to the center but I can never get two parallel items to stay that way, I chose a wall line and a tripod in between that is parallel but there is always a bit of movement between the two, when I turn to the right the tripod is left of the line and when I move left the tripod is to the right, what can I do? I allready turn it backwards as much as I could but it doesn't help
You're very welcome! You didn't include some important information: what camera, lens, and what you did to find the no parallax point, not just the downward nodal point. Can you provide a bit more info?
@@NathanCoolPhoto thank you for answering so quickly!!!
I currently use a canon 16-35 f4 lens,
After the downwards nodal point I turned the camera so it was horizontal and put a large tripod between me and a line between two intersecting walls so they were parallel to each other, and the tripod was directly covering the wall line.
After making sure everything were aligned I took a shot, than turned to the right about 40 degrees and took another, and than took another shot 40 degrees to the left of the original, I saw that the tripod was moving to the left and right of the original location.
I moved the camera to the front of the bracket and tried again, and it still wasn't right so I moved the camera a bit to the back of the bracket and did it for several more times, until I got to the utmost back and there was still a small difference.
There are two main problems with what you're doing. First, you don't need to take a shot between pano head rotation when calibrating to see if you are achieving a no-parallax-point, that'll drive you batter and take too much time; instead, use live view like I show in the video and the book amzn.to/3Cbg5g0 But the bigger issue is that you are not using a wide enough lens, and a variable length at that, making the whole process more complicated than it has to be. It's better to use a fisheye lens like I recommend in the virtual tour photography book, which will lessen any issues with stitching. Also, you didn't mention what camera you are using, so if you're not using a FF sensor, then you are further complicating the process by having much too long of a focal length. I'd suggest getting one of the Samyang fisheye lenses, here are links for Canon for both FF and APS-C:
FF: amzn.to/3dCL3n8
APS-C: amzn.to/3wbZ69E
Hi Nathan,
Big thanks for your tutorials here on youtube :D
Im sure you get a answer on my question in your book...but i dont have it yet^^
Did u see any problems with the quality with the "cheap" fishey from wallimex/samyang on the edges?
cromatic aberations/ softness etc.
or ptgui stitch only the "good" part in the center of each picture together?
greets from germany
Well, as you mentioned, if might be best to download my e-book, which will answer many questions like this, and likely more. Here's a link if you'd like to check that out: www.amazon.de/dp/B089SB3RY3
I know i could buy the book but im on the edge of my seat waiting for the hosting video. Matterport goes easily to Redfin and Realtor.com, and Zillow does its own proprietary stuff, so im curious what your average realtor can get for custom 360 tours to populate on the sites people actually shop on.
All 360 tours get syndicated the same way from MLSs to those sites...the agent just includes the link to the virtual tour and it is syndicated.
Do you need a fish eye lens for Virtual Tours?
This should help: ua-cam.com/video/NdFWWJ6oYYI/v-deo.html
I noticed the Andoer pano head says it is for Nikon, Canon and Sony. Why? It's just a dumb tripod head. I have a Fiji x-T10 and Rokinon 8MM Fisheye I want to use for 360. This pano head should work, shouldn't it? Thanks.
Hi James, Amazon has a great return policy, so you could always buy it and try it, and return it if it doesn't work out for you.
Nathan Cool Photo Thanks, Nathan. I might just do that. I’m enjoying your book on 360!
I know that you use a 12mm fisheye lens but I already have a 14mm Rokinon, is the 12mm necessary?
You can use any lens, although it may require more images for overlap/stitching. Best bet I'd suggest is to get a pano head, then try your 12mm Roki, and if it doesn't work then take the next step and buy a fisheye.
@@NathanCoolPhoto great suggestion, thanks
Can I do the same with a cropped sensor like the D500? I sold my D750 I have a fish eye lens for DX cameras
You can use any camera with any lens, it just depends on how many shots versus lens. I break that down in greater detail in the virtual tour guide, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
Nathan Cool Photo thanks Nathan I will buy your tutorial I can’t wait to start learning with your tutorial 🙏
What's a good height for setting the tripod
It varies to ensure you capture elements properly (kitchens you don't want too low that you don't see counters) yet not be too high as too see too much ceiling, yet high if for instance if you are in a large foyer. It also depends on your initial starting point when making the scene for the virtual tour. I talk about this and other issues in more detail in my e-book on virtual tour photography, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3hwwFNd
Are four photos a requirement?
Actually, 5 minimum; however, the key is overlap...hence, you could use any lens but then have to take many more shots. I talk about this in more details in the e-book: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3