DIY nodal shift Pano head

[dannyfoxy]

Original nodal shift pabo head cost from $500 - $900.
So i decided to DIY, here are my DIY nodal shift pano head :thumbsup:

Can do X axis and Y axis shift, can stand minimum 20Kg and weight. Cost not more than $50. :thumbsup:

 

[JacePhoto]

cool... when i need one, will buy it from you...

 

[sjackal]

Cool, I do some pano recently.

Would you share more instructions for a DIY-noob like me?

 

[Evilmerlin]

Cool! How did you make it? Can commission you to make one for me too? The price of the pano heads out there are quite prohibitive and yours looks like it does the job a fraction of the price!

 

[dannyfoxy]

Cool! How did you make it? Can commission you to make one for me too? The price of the pano heads out there are quite prohibitive and yours looks like it does the job a fraction of the price!

You can try on mine before ask me to make one for you
I can loan you mine as I don't take pano all the time. Just give me a PM.

 

[Odyssey-Boy]

Nice stuffs.

Care to share a list of what to buy items ??

 

[dannyfoxy]

Nice stuffs.

Care to share a list of what to buy items ??

1. 2 x aluminium flash brackets
2. Remove the flash mount
3. Bend one of them 90 degrees ( this is the tricky part)
4. Mount 2 of the brackets together.
5. Mount it on any Pan head

 

[dannyfoxy]

I making ver 2 of my DIY pano head this weekend..:bsmilie:
got some new idea to make it better.

 

[2evans]

Very nice work! Please do share your new version with us. Seems like a nice DIY project!

Found this discussion thread with a lot of variants of DIY projects, http://www.flickr.com/groups/hugin/discuss/72157612547458035/

 

[dannyfoxy]

Hi guys, I just bring my DIY pano head for a test run, here are the results..
Not as good as nodal ninja but for the price, it is :thumbsup:

 

[dannyfoxy]

here are the virtual tour

 

[allenleonhart]

great creation seems like u moved on from ur swim suit haha.

anyways, are u going to create a step by step tutorial? can get it stickied or something

 

[Golgotha]

This is interesting. How do you create the virtual tour?

 

[hazmee]

Interesting work Danny. I used to DIY my pano head but I used aluminium profiles instead. It is a bit more expensive considering I have to get a machinist to trim it down to my specifications.

 

[dannyfoxy]

great creation seems like u moved on from ur swim suit haha.

anyways, are u going to create a step by step tutorial? can get it stickied or something

Ok, tonight I will try to create step by step guide. My solutions are easy so everyone can do it, and it is cheap also.

This is interesting. How do you create the virtual tour?

www.panomonkey.com will help.

Interesting work Danny. I used to DIY my pano head but I used aluminium profiles instead. It is a bit more expensive considering I have to get a machinist to trim it down to my specifications.

Yup.. anything that need machinist will get expensive. Workshop and tools requires, I will do step by step guide to share with everyone here.

 

[dannyfoxy]

Ver 2.0

 

[dannyfoxy]

the improve ver of pano head works well, I got very nice 360 pano shot now here are the result of the new pano head.

 

[etegration]

cool effort!

but do note, when you change cam or lens or the simply, the way you shoot, you have to redo the whole setup. At times, it is the presentation too, i cant let some hotel chain see i use some DIY setup for them paying good money to create some virtual tours.

But i believe this is a great way to start! Once you need something more precise then get something branded.

Do post more!

 

[dannyfoxy]

cool effort!

but do note, when you change cam or lens or the simply, the way you shoot, you have to redo the whole setup. At times, it is the presentation too, i cant let some hotel chain see i use some DIY setup for them paying good money to create some virtual tours.

But i believe this is a great way to start! Once you need something more precise then get something branded.

Do post more!

Hi, my setup able to adjust X & Y axis, able to change based no worry on changing lens and camera. This is not for money making purpose. And I'm not pro, I dun sell my time I only wish to sell my photo. Thanks..

 

[Evilmerlin]

Your V2 looks easier to make than the V1. Is it just two flash brackets now?