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Forum: Galleries Thread: Portrait of British Photographer Martin Parr	Portrait of British Photographer Martin Parr Posted: 7 Nov 2007 at 22:43 GMT go to thread I recently interviewed Martin Parr at his home for an article I am writing. Whilst I was there I also took the opportunity of doing an environmental (360 VR) portrait of him. www.docphot.org/wp-content/martinparr/mpf.html In addition to taking pictures Martin is an avid collector of objects and ephemera, check out the cabinet on the right. The soundtrack is not authentic! alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Nodal Ninja Prices in the UK	Nodal Ninja Prices in the UK Posted: 22 Oct 2007 at 16:23 GMT updated: 22 Oct 2007 at 16:26 GMT go to thread Yesterday I used paypal to buy two stops for my Nodal Ninja (Using stops was actually my original idea www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/?page=2 ) Nick Fan said: Thanks Martin for the ideas. I will try to make some plastic blocks for preseting location on the rails. Today my money was refunded and I was told to buy from RedDoorVR here in the UK. If I had wanted to use Red Door I would have used them. Their prices are much higher than ordering direct: Here is an example: Price for the NN3 RedDoorVR is £182.07 Direct from NN £113.435 Both of these prices are before postage - even if I get charged tax the price is not as high as buying in the UK. So why can't I do this? I have bought two versions of this pano head now, because of the quality of the product and I wanted to support Nicks business. Please can someone explain why we can't buy direct. Thanks. Martin alert moderator
Forum: Classifieds Thread: FS: Sigma 8mm Lens F4 version Canon Fit - UK	FS: Sigma 8mm Lens F4 version Canon Fit - UK Posted: 21 Oct 2007 at 21:38 GMT go to thread For Sale: Sigma 8mm Lens F4 version Canon Fit. The lens is in Excellent condition A+ Images from this lens can be seen at: www.martinshakeshaft.com/wp-content/burleigh/02mo... Use the ( > ) in the corner to change image. Would prefer to sell in the UK or possibly Nederlands (I travel there regularly for work) Price £275 includes P&P in the UK Email me at mshakeshaft at gmail.com alert moderator
Forum: Tips & Tricks Thread: New plugins to aid nadir/zenith retouching	Re: New plugins to aid nadir/zenith retouching Posted: 24 Jul 2007 at 21:29 GMT updated: 24 Jul 2007 at 21:29 GMT go to thread Just a quick note to say THANKS I have tried the plugins and really like them. In the past I have used PTEditor but your plugins save me loads of time. Cheers Martin alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Looking for a soft camera bag	Re: Looking for a soft camera bag Posted: 17 Jul 2007 at 6:47 GMT go to thread Kirk I sea kayak as well! Have you seen the Ortlieb bags? There are two one DSLR shaped and another square. A local shop to me has over stocked and is selling the square one for £43 inc post. Check out: www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360007565 or: www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360007563 Sorry it looks like you have to copy and paste the link! Martin alert moderator
Forum: Galleries Thread: Nightime b&w pano	Re: Nightime b&w pano Posted: 12 Mar 2007 at 12:18 GMT updated: 12 Mar 2007 at 12:21 GMT go to thread Hi Love the music! Could I suggest you try to get a bit more detail into the shadows? If you have a copy of PhotoShop CS try using the Image/adjustments/Shadow-highlight tool to lift the shadow detail. it looks very dark on my screen. I didn't see the women putting money in the case until I lightened the image up..... Thanks for the details of the Flash MP3 player I will give that a go. Hope this helps. Martin alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Motorised/motorized tripod head	Re: Motorised/motorized tripod head Posted: 27 Feb 2007 at 14:52 GMT go to thread It is not specifically for a stills VR project, so I do not need indents. I am working on a continuous vr/time lapse project. So all I need is a VERY slow motor to mount my camera on. Cheers Martin alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Motorised/motorized tripod head	Motorised/motorized tripod head Posted: 26 Feb 2007 at 23:44 GMT go to thread I am working on project where I need to rotate a camera VERY slowly on a tripod. It needs to be smooth, have some speed control and be portable. Does anyone have any links or ideas how I can achieve this? The other requirement is CHEAP! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks - Martin alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: sigma 8mm problem or what ?	Re: sigma 8mm problem or what ? Posted: 8 Dec 2006 at 10:53 GMT updated: 8 Dec 2006 at 10:55 GMT go to thread Looks fine to me. But you might want to try: The image was shot at f5 - I always use f8 with this lens as it gives optimum results. As the lens suffers from chromatic aberration, I prefer to shoot RAW (or NEF in your case) where it can be corrected in either the Nikon NEF converter or CS2 Raw converter. The key to the Sigma 8mm is sharpening, I use a mixture of Ultrasharpen Pro 7 and Convolution Sharpening (based on suggestions from John Houghton). When you say you focus on infinity what do you mean - for this lens the hyperfocal distance is 1.6mts Try focusing on that. With proper sharpening the image looks fine to me. Martin (Hans posted as I was typing this, it looks like we had similar thoughts)! alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: 6 Metre Remote Shutter for D70?	Re: 6 Metre Remote Shutter for D70? Posted: 27 Nov 2006 at 13:17 GMT go to thread I know this is a bit over the top but for my Canon camera I sometimes use a Pocket Wizard. This is a radio trigger used mainly for flash but can also be used to fire the camera. Google Pocket Wizard Martin alert moderator
Forum: Galleries Thread: Panoramic Art	Panoramic Art Posted: 22 Oct 2006 at 11:10 GMT updated: 22 Oct 2006 at 11:12 GMT go to thread I just found an interesting panoramic art piece www.kozyndan.com/tyne_qtvr.html It depicts stag and hen nights in Newcastle on Tyne (I think ). Do you have any favourite 360 paintings? Martin -- www.docphot.org alert moderator
Forum: Galleries Thread: 360 Video	Re: 360 Video Posted: 20 Oct 2006 at 19:33 GMT go to thread I have a link to another example here on my blog: www.docphot.org/?p=58 alert moderator
Forum: Tips & Tricks Thread: Tutorial: Using PTEditor to Remove your Tripod from Equirectangular Images.	Re: Tutorial: Using PTEditor to Remove your Tripod from Equirectangular Images. Posted: 6 Oct 2006 at 14:55 GMT go to thread Sorry there was a problem but it is resolved now you can find the tutorial at www.docphot.org/pteditor.htm alert moderator
Forum: Tips & Tricks Thread: Tutorial: Using PTEditor to Remove your Tripod from Equirectangular Images.	Re: Tutorial: Using PTEditor to Remove your Tripod from Equirectangular Images. Posted: 6 Oct 2006 at 14:47 GMT go to thread Its still there, I know there was a problem with the website at the weekend but its fine now. Let me know if you have problems. Martin alert moderator
Forum: Q & A Thread: Web Hosting in the UK - Which ISP	Web Hosting in the UK - Which ISP Posted: 30 Sep 2006 at 21:56 GMT go to thread My current web sites are hosted by Freedom2Surf. For the last few years the service has been great but recently they have been bought by Pipex. Since then the service has gone from bad to worse... The site with my QTVRs has been down for the past 24 hours (a database error). So does anyone have a hosting company that they would recommend? At the moment I get 200MBytes supports WAP, Perl CGI, PHP4, Frontpage with 10mb MySQL database. It costs me about £30 a year plus name registration. Cheers Martin alert moderator