360 degree photographic gear

[jkirkegaard]

Hi

I'm a real-estate photographer and I'm now making the jump into freelance. For a long time I have been using a DSLR with an 8mm fisheye lens on a tripod. This is the gear the company I worked for made avaible to me - It is setup to take 5 images which I then have to process with software. It works, however i'm hoping there might be an easier way to do it. This setup takes too long, is expensive and not very handy.

Ricoh just came out with their Ricoh Theta, however the image quality seems awefull.

Another one is the Geonaute, but I don't know about the image quality.

I would really like it to be small and handy, good Image quality and be able to operate it in manual mode.

Any suggestions?

 

[Designer]

I don't understand the point. What am I missing?

Wouldn't the point of a real-estate company be to sell real-estate? How does the spherical view help with that?

 

[jkirkegaard]

I don't understand the point. What am I missing?

Wouldn't the point of a real-estate company be to sell real-estate? How does the spherical view help with that?

Well, I'm just a photographer providing a customer (real estate companies) with a product. They want it, I'll deliver it.

The question is not why, but how can I make it easier than how I'm currently doing it. Anyone knows of a newer or more effective way to get these panoramas?

 

[Designer]

Well, then get yourself one of those devices.

 

[sscarmack]

iPhone?

 

[astroNikon]

I've seen it used on properties in my area for a few years. A photography friend of mine was doing it alot too.
Was kinda neat to rotate around the room and also zoom online. But I haven't seen it lately. I do know that she took pictures and then stitched them together in software which I think was Arc Software.

They also make lens attachments for that
360 degree lens, camera, software. One-Shot Virtual Tours & Panoramas. 360 camera.


but no help on a 365 degree camera.

 

[memento]

Wouldn't the point of a real-estate company be to sell real-estate? How does the spherical view help with that?

Really? You've never wanted to look at something before you buy it?

 

[astroNikon]

I don't understand the point. What am I missing?

Wouldn't the point of a real-estate company be to sell real-estate? How does the spherical view help with that?

It gives the potential online customer the ability of seeing the entire room versus seeing a single specific angle photo of a room.

When you get to the really big houses it's kinda neat