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Nodal Ninja SPH-1 Tripod Head |
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Nodal Ninja -
http://www.nodalninja.com/
with the
Manfrotto 300N-
http://www.manfrotto.com/ |
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Update- Summer 2007: Unfortunately I lost the item
below (Nodal Ninja SPH-1 w/ the Manfrotto 300N)while hiking in the Catskills
after a couple of years of use. After some research on
the internet regarding newer panoramic tripod heads I
again decided on the Nodal Ninja- The Nodal Ninja
version 3. While I do miss
the Manfrotto device I do like the Nodal Ninja 3. |
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I have yet to see or use the newer Nodal Ninja models.
From what I have read on their site some of the
adjustments I made below to SPH-1 have been incorporated with the
newer model- Nodal Ninja 2 and 3. I like my Ninja Nodal and would highly
recommend it. The adjustments I have made below to the
SPH-1 have
made it a lot easier and a lot quicker to get accurate
consistent panoramic photographs. |
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The above left picture is the Nodal Ninja SPH-1. Since
purchasing this tripod head I have made a few
modifications. The above pictures also shows the
Manfrotto 300N
Panoramic Head attached to
the Nodal Ninja. I initialed bought the Nodal Ninja for
use with the Sony 828. |
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| After purchasing the Nikon D70 with 10.5 Fisheye
Lens my Nodal Ninja bracket was not long enough to
obtain a picture of the zenith (upwards shot.) Using
some aluminum I extended the bracket. The Nodal Ninja 3
now has a longer arm for DSLR cameras thus allowing for
the zenith shot. |
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| I also made an adjustment on the arm that attaches
to the camera. I filed off some of the threads on a knob
that now gets screwed into the camera. This allows the
aluminum bracket that I made to stay on when the camera
is not attached. The camera can now be easily screwed on
and off by hand with the outside knob. Also the aluminum
piece length is cut to the nodal point of 10.5 lens. I
push this piece to the rear and the tripod hole gets
matched with the proper nodal point for my lens. |
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"Most Used" Installed Software |
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| I have several various programs installed on my
computer and have tried many others. Below are my 3
current favorites that I use most often. Two of which
are free and one is a low-cost purchase as compared to
other panoramic software. |
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AutoStitch -
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html
PTGui -
http://www.ptgui.com/
Pano2QTVR -
http://www.pano2qtvr.com/ |
