RRS Tripod with panoramic head

[bakedcookies]

I will be receiving my RRS Carbon tripod and Panoramic head next week!!! EXCITED! ... My question is...Would it be okay to use a CPL and or GND's since I will not be rotating my camera but sliding it side to side for panoramas? I am assuming the type of lens and light difference will effect this as well, but probably not as bad. I will however be using a Zeiss 21mm Distagon, canon 100-400L, canon 17-40. Should I be overly concerned about uneven colors using these filters? I will not be using AWB either which should help a bit. Manual mode and AE Lock as well. Any thoughts?

[jannefoo]

but sliding it side to side for panoramas

Why? You'll just get parallax errors.

[bakedcookies]

Not following you here. I got the nodal slide option. This eliminates the parallax errors. Correct me if I am wrong.

[bakedcookies]

Can anybody else chime in on this?

[Hikin Mike]

Originally Posted by bakedcookies

Not following you here. I got the nodal slide option. This eliminates the parallax errors. Correct me if I am wrong.

That's what I thought too.

[bakedcookies]

I think they were commenting on my "sliding side to side". I see the nodal slide is to slide the camera back and fourth to reduce or even eliminate parallax. Then you pan the camera.

I watched a video that explained parallax by the way. They said to put your finger in front of you and shake your head slowly. Your finger appears to move, even though it is not. Very interesting. This is the same movement as panning the camera. I find this stuff incredibly interesting!

[Numenorean]

Originally Posted by bakedcookies

Not following you here. I got the nodal slide option. This eliminates the parallax errors. Correct me if I am wrong.

You're wrong.

The nodal slide allows you to position the camera over the correct axis of rotation by moving it forward/backward. Then you can rotate the camera on this axis to take your photos, which will eliminate parallax errors. You should not be moving it side to side.

So to answer your CPL question, it depends. Since you will be rotating your camera, it can change - depending on time of day, direction you are shooting, etc.

[bakedcookies]

Numenorean: Thank you, but if you read through the posts I figured this out. : / It is actually right above your post. But, thanks for playing.

[Numenorean]

Originally Posted by bakedcookies

Numenorean: Thank you, but if you read through the posts I figured this out. : / It is actually right above your post. But, thanks for playing.

You asked, I answered. Both questions.

Not my fault if your post was not there when I read your thread and my mind reading must be off today since I wasn't aware you figured out all the answers yourself prior to you posting about them.

[bakedcookies]

Hmm I see. Didn't mean to come off like an ass. Problems are solved. Now I just have to make note of my lenses so they are on point to start using this bad boy!

[jasonleehl]

Originally Posted by bakedcookies

My question is...Would it be okay to use a CPL and or GND's

Coming from a similar setup except that I use a Gitzo Tripod instead.
Generally CPL is a bit tricky for pano because ideally exposure should be about the same for post-processing correction later on. GND is fine for most applications.

[bakedcookies]

Makes sense as long as you have AE Lock on I am assuming, right?

[goldboughtrue]

I just got the same RRS panoramic head, but haven't tried it with a polarizer. I'm thinking if you use a wide angle lens with a polarizer you're more likely to get problems with the sky in the various photos. But if you used a telephoto, say 100mm, with a polarizer, it should be ok.

Originally Posted by bakedcookies

Makes sense as long as you have AE Lock on I am assuming, right?

If you're using manual mode then AE lock has no effect because you're the one changing both aperture and shutter speed.

[bakedcookies]

I never thought of that using M with AE lock but was always confused with AE lock on why the meter would change. -_-