Okay! I've just stepped outside of my studio and taken 4 handheld shots of the surrounding area with the 50/1.4 on my Canon 5D, in vertical mode.
First, a few words of explanation. The following scene is not in the suburbs where every householder is a tyrant who thinks that any blade of grass that pokes its head more than one inch above the surface should be lopped off.
This is my bolt-hole, a place of retreat, a palce where I can contemplate the foolishness of humanity, commune with nature and process and print my photos.
I'm not about creating green deserts. I want plant life to flourish.
Okay! Now I've got that off my chest, here's the result.
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It looks OK. First impressions are remarkable. Handheld shots of a scene just a very few metres away, yet it looks pretty accurate. This would not have been possible with any stitching program just a few years ago. Yet this was done automatically in Autopano Pro.
But let's not be deluded by appearances. Let's examine the detail. Alas! It's not a perfect stitch. Here's a blow-up of the offending area.
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As you can see, the horizontal cladding is staggered. I've got no idea how to fix that. I wouldn't even try. It's a current limitation of the program.
But the exciting thing is, we're getting there.
I feel I'm now obliged to shoot the same scene with tripod. Watch this space for the results .
By the way, here's a crop of the lower left corner. Looks quite sharp to me. These shots were taken at ISO 1600, f11 and 1/60th. It's late in the afternoon.
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