Inexpensive DIY Pano Head for Virtual Tours

Learn how to easily make a 360 pano head using inexpensive parts, some of which you may already have, how to use this, and special editing as well. Below are the pertinent links in this video:

Finished pano from this example:

My real estate photography series:

Tutorial showing editing and other 360 techniques:

Nodal Rail, 140mm for Fish Eye lenses

L-Bracket

Arca Swiss Clamp

Rotator

Hardware Kit

Samyang lens (8mm):

The camera used in this example:

[NathanCoolPhoto]

For those wondering about the NN R1 vs. the approach I show in this video: The rig I show here starts at $15 compared to the NN R1 which starts at $230 (plus ring). They both use the same lens, and calibration is not much different between the two; in fact, calibrating the nodal point on such a wide angle lens allows a much wider tolerance. All 360 panos need to deal with zenith and nadir, and in the approach I show here, neither zenith nor nadir shots are required; instead, just use the simple and accurate techniques I show near the end of the video.

[enidrajm]

That cubing technique is gold! Thanks for sharing.

[photos-fera]

Hi Nathan. I just wanted to say THANK YOU for all the knowledge you have given me throughout your channel. I was longing to get that crisp look and clear windows for several years. Although I was mostly blending exposures with luminosity masks for the last 4 years I grew tired of that and wanted something even more upscale for luxury homes. I have watched over 20 hours of your videos in the last two days. This weekend I tried out Flambient, being a seasoned photographer and studio photographer helps because I grasp light very well. Your techniques brought my images to the next level I was after. As I thank you I just purchased two of your books! It's the least I can do for how amazing these videos are! So Thank you man!

From Montreal, Canada

[Chetan-K]

You've made the Panorama making an easy art. Thank you for in depth tutorial.

[nickrosen]

I purchased the 140mm nodal rail, and a refurbished Neewer manual fisheye for just $99, and the results look very promising for such a small investment. Thank you Nathan! I'm excited to have something new to offer my clients.

[stranamavera]

Thank yoy so much!!! I really appreciate this tutorial.

[jacobusdegroot]

Thanks for sharing all this fantastic info.

[chrlmlln]

A very big THANK, to you, dear sir, for this very good even educational tutorial how to safely set up an excellent panorama set of equipment with the needed right nodal-point and all else!
A very good and most help tutorial! Wishing you all the very best and stay blessed and healthy, dear, sir! Greetings from Sweden!

[gordonfawley]

Hi Nathan,

Thank you for the tutorial and straightforward advice. Fantastic!

[muhamadiqbalhunta]

On the last part, after the 360 ​​photos were repaired in Photoshop and put back into PTGUI, my PTGUI couldn't read my cube photo files. so I have to align this photo data.
how to handle it?
thanks before🙏

[garyrowe]

As a PtGui user i just learnt something cool ... many many thanks, liked and subscribed ;)

[adilsonmoralezfotografo]

Great tutorial Nathan, as usual. I loved the tip about using cubes in PTGui, I was using Pano2VR to extract and re-insert the cubes, which was extending my workflow. Thanks again.

[middaysafer]

You just saved me a ton of money. Thank you!

[chrlmlln]

Amazing editing! Thank you so very much, dear, sir!

[pinnacletour]

Always putting out relevant content. Nice job cool.

[alvaroecheverria]

Great solution, you are a master, thank you very much.

[robertaaime]

Thank you sir, great video. I've been shooting 360 with a cheap xiaomi mi sphere camera but often wondered how some folks were getting these amazing 360 pan shots. Now I know, DSLR, a tripod pan head and many many hi res shots. Guess I'll have to fire up the old Canon DSLR and start experimenting.
Cheers

[MaxPhotoGraphic]

Just subscribed your channel, I like that there is the box option to edit nadir and zenith, I wonder how ot will llool like witb my nkkkor 10.5moumted on my sony a6600

[curtisclement]

You managed to keep me watching the whole video which is good. I shoot with Sony and I’m assuming a 9mm FF with 135 angle of view would work ok.

[awaitingthetrumpetcall]

I started as a lenticular 3D photographer in 2008 but I sucked in marketing, which I still do, but when I look at 'Google Street View' I see a lot of panoramas with stitching errors that I would NEVER publish. Virtual tours is pro level stuff but even though my interest is in 'Google Street View' I still want to learn from professionals. Thanks for posting.