7D Stitching

[Nick Rains]

Yes, Jeff, that was indeed what I meant. Sorry for being unclear in my original post. When I said "flat stitch" I meant using the shift lens approach. No need to reproject, and hence no warping.

That's the advantage of shift lens flat stitching - no resampling. If you want a flat projection and have shot a rotating series of images, you must stretch the image towards the edges. Or, if you are happy with a cylindrical projection you must be prepared to accept a curved look (depending on subject). You can get around this by using more and more images with smaller fields of view but life too short for this unless you need a gigapixel shot.

Personally I do both. If my 24TSE can encapsulate the scene I'll do a flat stitch.  If I need a wider view I'll do a rotating series. Both are useful techniques, the trick is to know which one works best for the current shot by being aware of the pros and cons of both.

[BernardLanguillier]

If I was doing interiors or architecture it would be a different story entirely though.

For lower quality images yes, but if high resolution is needed, then spherical stitching is totally usable for architecture.



Regards,
Bernard

[Panopeeper]

if high resolution is needed, then spherical stitching is totally usable for architecture.

Well, yes and no. Once this question came up here, and I represented the above position. Several posters (MFDB owners) explained, that the difference in preparation, shooting and post processing effort is decisive in the professional work. I can afford working long, sometimes several hours long on a pano, for that is a hobby, but professionals can't afford that. I become convinced by their considerations.

IIRC, there was another consideration: that the client is often present at the shooting and wants to see the result immediately.

[BernardLanguillier]

Well, yes and no. Once this question came up here, and I represented the above position. Several posters (MFDB owners) explained, that the difference in preparation, shooting and post processing effort is decisive in the professional work. I can afford working long, sometimes several hours long on a pano, for that is a hobby, but professionals can't afford that. I become convinced by their considerations.

IIRC, there was another consideration: that the client is often present at the shooting and wants to see the result immediately.

Yes, agreed, but the present discussion was focussing on technical ability.

Cheers,
Bernard