DXO One + One panoramic camera

retinax said:
Cool project! It may be irrelevant in practice but in theory, wouldn't it be better to have the cameras converge with their fronts so the lenses are closer together? Should be possible with the two camera setup at least. Have you compared to see if it makes a difference?
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I haven't tried that but certainly could. I'd just need to be careful to avoid the cameras seeing each other. Will give it a try next weekend. With as easy as these are blending it might not make much difference, except maybe close in shots.


My initial plan was for the three camera rig where bringing the lenses together wouldn't work. I also like having the screens really close to each other as a framing aid.

Shawn
 
Shawn,

I’m also on a Monoprice IIIP

Not sure the specific model - white - simple - took a few headaches to get it to work - I use Cura to print.
 
My monoprice was a pain when I first got it. The aluminum stamping that the build plate attaches to was very flimsy and wouldn't hold a leveling. Replacing that made a huge difference in stability of the build plate leveling. I also put larger bearings in it, added the Z bracing (to reduce wiggle of the tower, echoing in the prints), added another relay to the control unit for the build plate heater (they tend to burn out the circuit board), put a muffin fan+shroud around the nozzle and switched to the all metal hot end. It prints way more consistently now. Just a bit of a pain to swap filaments. I have a glass build plate I will be adding soon as I am wearing out the original print surface.

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I have a stereo/3d version printing now.

Shawn
 
Every time I think 'last one' I have another idea and tweak things a little more.

This is a stereo/3D camera setup. Third camera slot was Dante's idea to allow for adjustable spacing between cameras.

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Printing now. Tried putting the viewfinder between the camera bodies but the walls intruded on the framing and pushing the finder more toward the front made it feel very unnatural to hold and made eye positioning critical.

Since I modeled out a cold shoe I also went back to my initial model...

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In this case I pushed the cold shoe in a little to leave room for a thumb to hold the case. Because the viewfinder is on the bottom the positioning doesn't feel as weird and you can still get right up to the viewfinder. Might add a strap position to it and then print it.

Shawn
 
Thank you Shawn for this fascinating thread.

I am looking forward to seing your results with the stereo/3D assembly. I have two DxO One cameras in Android flavor and I would be happy to use them as a replacement for my old Fuji W3, which is now a bit long in the tooth.

Your design with the cold shoe looks cool. Maybe you could add a tripod mount and glue a 49mm filter ring without glass in front where the lens is...

Cheers!

Abbazz
 
Shawn, got the rig, now if Dante could share some DxO’s

Haha 😉 Thanks again!

Still on the hunt for a couple at a good price.
 
Abbazz said:
Nice looking rig...

Now, we demand pictures!

Cheers!
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Thanks, that turned out nice. I can't show any pictures from it as it just got mailed out.

I have a 2 camera version printing for me right now. Probably won't get a chance to do much with it till this weekend.

These are a couple from the 2 camera pano setup.

This one is a big crop of a 6 shot blend (2H x 3V)

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Love that the 2 camera pano rig fits easily in a coat pocket.

Shawn
 
B-9 said:
Shawn, got the rig, now if Dante could share some DxO’s

Haha 😉 Thanks again!

Still on the hunt for a couple at a good price.
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Glad it arrived.

Dante probably can't share the DXOs, he is going to need them. 😉

Good luck on the hunt!

Shawn
 
filmtwit said:
So since this is very similar, think back about 60+ years where some one had the idea of putting 3 motion picture camera's together and you have Cinerama. It works kind of similarly . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OoiM33PP1A
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Yup, I mocked up a 3 camera rig (using 3 early single stands) and it looks like they would all clear each others field of view.

I didn't like that you couldn't see all three screens at the same time though. You kind of want to see them for framing as well as to make sure they took the picture when you try to trigger them. Still might try laying one out and printing it though.

Shawn
 
shawn said:
Yup, I mocked up a 3 camera rig (using 3 early single stands) and it looks like they would all clear each others field of view.

I didn't like that you couldn't see all three screens at the same time though. You kind of want to see them for framing as well as to make sure they took the picture when you try to trigger them. Still might try laying one out and printing it though.

Shawn
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OK, just laid it out in CAD.

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With three cameras and a 50 degree angle between each camera it looks like the L and R camera will see bit of each other. And this is before I widen the outside walls for more strength. If I lower the angle to 40 or 45 degrees between cameras it should clear.

Shawn
 
B-9 said:
Shawn, got the rig, now if Dante could share some DxO’s

Haha 😉 Thanks again!

Still on the hunt for a couple at a good price.
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It's not the used prices, which are definitely modest for what they originally cost ($90 or so vs $700). It's the degradation in the permanently-mounted batteries, which means that some run down really, really quickly. I'm not sure if the issue is battery meter calibration or the batteries, but until I break open a really dead one, I have no idea what the power cell is like. In the cutaway drawings, it looks like a pretty big cylinder.

If you spring for a new CAM-01-00 (the original model), for about $60 over the cost of a used one, it comes with a license for DxO optics. CAM-01-01 does not come with that. CAM-01-00 will, though, need a firmware upgrade to do standalone mode.

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Abbazz said:
Thank you Shawn for this fascinating thread.

I am looking forward to seing your results with the stereo/3D assembly. I have two DxO One cameras in Android flavor and I would be happy to use them as a replacement for my old Fuji W3, which is now a bit long in the tooth.
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Hey Abbazz -

How is the DxO One software in Android?

Dante

P.S. I recently obtained a G690 sports finder. Could they have made it any larger?!
 
Dante_Stella said:
It's not the used prices, which are definitely modest for what they originally cost ($90 or so vs $700). It's the degradation in the permanently-mounted batteries, which means that some run down really, really quickly. I'm not sure if the issue is battery meter calibration or the batteries, but until I break open a really dead one, I have no idea what the power cell is like. In the cutaway drawings, it looks like a pretty big cylinder.

If you spring for a new CAM-01-00 (the original model), for about $60 over the cost of a used one, it comes with a license for DxO optics. CAM-01-01 does not come with that. CAM-01-00 will, though, need a firmware upgrade to do standalone mode.

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I just bought one with a totally dead battery for $30 from Adorama. After that arrives I will be poking around inside....

Yes, the original model with the DXO Optics Pro (and DXO Film Pack) is a bargain. After I put in the license it upgraded me to DXO Photolab and then to Photolab 2 for free. It is really nice software and has a lot of options (plus NIK built in) and integrates with Film Pack and Viewpoint. Viewpoint is great for wide angle shooters.

Shawn

P.S. Also worth pointing out they can run/shoot/recharge plugged into an external USB power pack.
 
Dante_Stella said:
Hey Abbazz -

How is the DxO One software in Android?

Dante

P.S. I recently obtained a G690 sports finder. Could they have made it any larger?!
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Hi Dante,

The Android software seems very similar to the IOS version, as far as I can see from the reviews (never tried a DxO One for Apple). But I only use the phone to change the settings (not so often). I really don't like the concept of using the camera tethered to a phone. I find the assembly flimsy and highly unpractical in use.

The standalone mode is what makes these little jewels what they are. I usually use either the full "Auto" mode, or a combination of the "Program" / "Aperture Priority" mode with the "Variable Hyperfocal" setting.

I have never used the G690 sports finder but it looks indeed quite beefy!

Cheers!

Abbazz
 
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