Have you seen one of these attachments?

[Sparky98]

I went to a motorcycle rally/parade this afternoon and saw this photographer using an attachment I had never seen before. I assume this gives a 360 degree view sort of looking down but I am not sure. To me it seems he doesn't have the attachment lined up just right but I don't really know. Has anyone used one of these and if so could you post a shot from one. I would like to see the effect it produces.

http://i38.tinypic.com/158311l.jpg

[Tommy]

never seen anything like it... interesting... I look forward to hearing from someone that has some experience with these...

[angryhampster]

that looks terribly inconvenient.

[Jim G]

that looks terribly inconvenient.

...and possibly home-made!

[Sparky98]

I don't think it is homemade though it could be. The blue piece can slip up and cover the mirror to protect it. If it is homemade then this guy is a pretty good fabricator. I wish I had tried to talk to him but he was busy trying to get shots, mostly standing out in traffic.

Does anyone have a suggestion about where I might post the picture to get more opinions?

[webcrawlur]

Looks like this one...




http://www.0-360.com/camera.asp

[Anke]

Neat! I want one :)

[Tumeg]

Neat! I want one :)


Hahaha! Same here!
That looks pretty cool!

[webcrawlur]

Here we go, same as the original pic...

http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/sitewide/leftLine_16x3.gifhttp://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/spacer.gif document.write(ssPopupData.itemTitle); Kaiden 360 one VR Panoramic lens w/ software QTVR JAVA


http://cgi.ebay.ca/Kaiden-360-one-VR-Panoramic-lens-w-software-QTVR-JAVA_W0QQitemZ260286599855QQihZ016QQcategoryZ3323Q QcmdZViewItem



Yup, same one...

[Sparky98]

Thanks for the info. I knew someone on this site would know what that was. I actually went to this guy's website and saw a photo taken with this attachment I just didn't realize the shot was the result of using the attachment. It is a neat effect but a more than I am willing to pay.

[Picture North Carolina]

$570? For what looks like a mirror mounted on an old oil filter?? ;)

(And yes, it does look like he's out-of-line)

[Picture North Carolina]

Here's another one for you! And guess what? This one comes with a free happy face!

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/02/360_gizmos_one_shot_panor.html

[Lojt]

Here are some examples of the pictures you get: http://www.eyesee360.com/examples/catalog/list.php?keyword_boolean_op=OR

[Sparky98]

It's an interesting effect but a little goes a long way for me. Personally I wouldn't spend the money to buy the attachment but I am glad someone else does because occasionally these shots are fun to look at. I have seen shots like these before but I thought they were stitched together and not taken with a 360 device. I would think that shots stitched together might show less distortion than the 360 device but stitching would be a lot more work.

[cdifoto]

I thought they were stitched together
They usually are.