D50 Panoramic w/Nikkor 18-70mm DX

[Telecorder]

Ooops... major 'My Bad'; I just went to post the EXIF on another forum and realized that I had my Tamron 70-300 LD lens on at 70mm.. Once the smoke from the fires clears somewhat, I'll have to go back and do a true 18mm Nikkor pano...


http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/Telecorder/DeepCreekRoad.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/Telecorder/DSC_02171Small.jpg

Added:
I used my Manfrotto Monopod and gave a generous overlap while conciously trying to keep the horizon approximately the same level in the OVF... I used Manual exposure to lock in the same Apt/Exp settings across the images and AF on the distant horizon

The Arcsoft Panorama Maker program is very forgiving as long as it has some good features to matchup. While it has an aligment tool, I didn't need to use it and the AutoCrop did a good job... EXIF as follows:

Make = NIKON CORPORATION
Model = NIKON D50
Date Time = 2006-07-15 11:20:25
[Camera]
Exposure Time = 1/640"
F Number = F10
Exposure Program = Manual
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Compressed Bits Per Pixel = 4
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Max Aperture Value = F4
Metering Mode = CenterWeightedAverage
Light Source = unknown
Flash = Off
Focal Length = 70mm
Maker Note = 22324 Byte
Flashpix Version = Version 1.0
Color Space = sRGB
Exif Image Width = 3008
Exif Image Height = 2000
Sensing Method = One-chip color area sensor
File Source = DSC
Scene Type = A directly photographed image
CFA Pattern = ,[G,R]
Custom Rendered = Normal process
Exposure Mode = Manual exposure
White Balance = Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio = 1x
Focal Length In 35mm Film = 105mm
Scene Capture Type = Normal
Gain Control = None
Contrast = Normal
Saturation = Normal
Sharpness = Soft
Subject Distance Range = unknown

[MakerNote (Nikon)]
Makernote Version = 0210
ISO Speed Used = 200
Quality = FINE
White Balance = AUTO
Sharpening = LOW
Focus Mode = AF-C
Flash Setting = NORMAL
Auto Flash Mode =
White Balance Bias Value = 0 000D = 00, 01, 06, 00
Exposure Diff = 0C, 01, 0C, 00
ThumbOffset = 1662
Flash Compensation = 00, 01, 06, 00
ISO Speed Requested = 200
AE Bracket Compensation Applied = 0EV
001D = D50
Tone Compensation (Contrast) = AUTO
Lens Type = 2
[B]Lens Min/Max Focal Length, Max Aperture = 700/10, 3000/10, 40/10, 56/10
Flash Used = Flash Not Used
Auto Focus Area = 01, 00, 00, 01
Bracketing & Shooting Mode = 33
Colour Mode = MODE3a
Lighting Type = NATURAL
Hue Adjustmen = 0
Noise Reduction = OFF

Total Number of Shutter Releases for Camera = 1097
Image optimisation = SOFT
Saturation = NORMAL

[rawpaw18]

Enjoy your new lens, I really like mine.
Seven images at 18mm, I has to put two computer monitors side by side to see it all.:D

[Blob]

Wow, that panoramic shot looks great! I assume you used a tripod and. How large is the field of view? Did you use Photohop or one of the other stiching applications?

Nice Job,
Bob

[Esoterra]

Finally got my Nikkor AF-S DX Zom ED 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G IF lens on Friday and thought my first stitched Pano (7-images at 18mm) turned out pretty good...:D (Too wide for posting on DCRP, Click on URL below...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/Telecorder/DeepCreekRoad.jpg

Now if only my Tamron 70-300 LD were as sharp at 300mm as the Nikkor is at 18mm...:rolleyes:


Your panorama image... was that taken in the Apple Valley, CA area? It looks very familiar!

[Telecorder]

Your panorama image... was that taken in the Apple Valley, CA area? It looks very familiar!

...on Deep Creek Road... (see my info below...)

For posting a 18mm pano as I originally THOUGHT I had, I went back and attempted to stitch a previous series of 18mm images of the setting sun w/the smoke from the fires... (Just off of Sitting Bull above the new elementary school, Chris...)

As one would expect, and I should have known, the lens distortion presented issues with obtaining a nice, even pano as the Tamron 70-300 LD did...

I'll need to go back to the same area and shoot the same sequence with the Nikkor on 70mm to see how that turns out. That'll be alot easier than trying to correct the lens distortion in the 18mm stitched images...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/Telecorder/18mmPano.jpg

[Image]
Make = NIKON CORPORATION
Model = NIKON D50
[Camera]
Exposure Time = 1/160"
F Number = F4.5
Exposure Program = Manual
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2006-07-14 19:53:51
Compressed Bits Per Pixel = 4
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Max Aperture Value = F3.48
Metering Mode = CenterWeightedAverage
Light Source = unknown
Flash = Off
Focal Length = 18mm
Maker Note = 27506 Byte
Sensing Method = One-chip color area sensor
File Source = DSC
Scene Type = A directly photographed image
CFA Pattern = , [G,R]
Custom Rendered = Normal process
Exposure Mode = Manual exposure
White Balance = Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio = 1x
Focal Length In 35mm Film = 27mm
Scene Capture Type = Normal
Gain Control = None
Contrast = Normal
Saturation = Normal
Sharpness = Soft
Subject Distance Range = unknown

[MakerNote (Nikon)]
Makernote Version = 0210
ISO Speed Used = 200
Quality = FINE
White Balance = AUTO
Sharpening = LOW
Focus Mode = AF-A
Flash Setting = NORMAL
Auto Flash Mode =
White Balance Bias Value = 0
Flash Compensation = 00, 01, 06, 00
ISO Speed Requested = 200
0017 = 00, 01, 06, 00
Flash Bracket Compensation Applied = 00, 01, 06, 00
AE Bracket Compensation Applied = 0EV
Tone Compensation (Contrast) = AUTO
[B]Lens Type = Nikon D series LensLens Min/Max Focal Length, Max Aperture = 180/10, 700/10, 35/10, 45/10
Flash Used = Flash Not Used
Auto Focus Area = 01, 00, 00, 01
Bracketing & Shooting Mode = 33
Colour Mode = MODE3a
Lighting Type = NATURAL
Hue Adjustmen = 0
Noise Reduction = OFF
Total Number of Shutter Releases for Camera = 807
Image optimisation = SOFT
Saturation = NORMAL