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  • #11
    Re: Panoramic Armenia Photos

    Originally posted by alby
    i would recommend you to invest in a sigma 8mm because it will make your life easier. chances of making errors with a regular wide angle are hundreds of times higher. the time to take shots with a wide angle like that and the number of shots will be prohibitive and stitching would be next to impossible. so i definitely recommend getting that fisheye lens. putting it simply, you cannot do spherical pano without fisheye!
    Isn't going to happen for this trip - I don't have the money to spare to buy another lens before I leave.
    And I just wasted $120 to get a s/h Canon 28mm lens and I was testing it today and I can't see any difference in the quality of it and the much-criticised, cheap and cheerful 18-55 lens that came with my Canon350d. I guess either the 28 is from a bad batch of lenses , or the 18-55 is from a very good batch.
    Plenipotentiary meow!

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    • #12
      Re: Panoramic Armenia Photos

      if you are going to take such a trip without a fisheye lens it will be next to impossible to do spherical panos, especially in an unfriendly area that you are going. You can buy a sigma or a cheaper Russian made fisheye from Ebay.
      18-55 is not a very good lens, trust me on this, that’s why it’s something like fifty bucks. I have many years of photography experience and I have used every kind of camera and lens; the old saying holds true that says “what you get is what you pay for” but if you are on a budget it will do just fine because for general public the difference in image quality might be very insignificant and unnoticable.
      best of luck with your trip, keep me updated by sending me an email to [email protected]

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      • #13
        Re: Panoramic Armenia Photos

        Just out of curiosity I phoned around for stockists of the 8mm lens - and they are seem to be out of stock everywhere. I wonder if the sigma 10-20mm lens would have the same effect. It's also about a third cheaper.
        Plenipotentiary meow!

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        • #14
          Re: Panoramic Armenia Photos

          Unfortunately no wide angle is as wide as a fisheye, although the wider wide angle the better.

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          • #15
            Re: Panoramic Armenia Photos

            Just added another 360 degree panorama from outside Matenadaran. check it out:
            http://armenianpages.com/ap-panorama...aran-small.htm

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            • #16
              Re: Panoramic Armenia Photos

              Great pictures

              makes me want to dig my old camera out.

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              • #17
                Re: Panoramic Armenia Photos

                Wow amazing pictures. Thank you so much Albert!
                Achkerov kute.

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                • #18
                  Re: Panoramic Armenia Photos

                  Pictures are great, good job!

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                  • #19
                    Re: Panoramic Armenia Photos

                    Hello everyone.
                    I have added three more panoramic photos from Armenia:
                    Lori clif near Alaverdi
                    Lake Sevan
                    Geghart in full 360 degree - stand in the Geghart church yard and look around.

                    http://armenianpages.com/AP-Panoramas.htm
                    More will be added in time - also note that I will add more 3D photos soon that could be viewed from your monitor.
                    I hope you will enjoy these photos.
                    http://armenianpages.com/AP-3D.htm

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                    • #20
                      Re: Panoramic Armenia Photos

                      nice one of Lori where I am from

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