[Hdri] HDRI capture program for Canon EOS cameras under Mac OS X

[L.Yimm]

On Friday, January 20, 2006, at 04:18PM, Gregory J. Ward <gregoryjward at gmail.com> wrote:

 (I found RAW captures not to be the way to go for HDR merging,  
>for various reasons.)

Could you elaborate on those, Greg?  I've been capturing TIFs for HDR assembly but was thinking of using RAW for a wider dynamic range.

>
>Rob G. asked about Nikon cameras, and we did look at them originally,  
>but there were two things that led us to use the Canon 5D.  One was  
>the fact that we needed to capture full 180-degree circular fisheye  
>images, and this requires a full-frame sensor.  The second was the  
>way Nikon created a separate SDK with a different programming  
>interface for every model camera, which makes supporting more than  
>one a real pain.  It's a shame, though, because we have this really  
>awesome f/2.8 Nikkor fisheye lens, and the adaptor ring that's  
>supposed to mount Nikon lenses on Canon bodies doesn't work for this  
>particular lens.

Wow...I wish I could automate capture for my Nikon.    I've been using the FC-E9 spherical fisheye with my 5700 and getting some nice results with a custom made pano bracket designed just for the lens.   I would love to be able to automate the capture and/or processing of the images...Nikon capture doesn't and won't ever (according to the reps I've talked to) include fisheye unwarping for this lens.  Which is a shame really...it's a brilliant piece of glass.