[HDRI] Fwd: [Radiance-general] HDR images

[Gregory J. Ward]

This bounced from the HDRI mailing list the first time...

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> From: Greg Ward <gward at lmi.net>
> Date: May 14, 2009 8:54:48 AM PDT
>
> Hi Christoph,
>
> I'm cross-posting my reply to the HDRI mailing list, where this  
> probably belongs.
>
> I hired a programmer friend of mine to port Photosphere to Windows  
> and Linux a few years ago, but she has since had two children and  
> is a busy mom.  I'm not sure where that project stands, to be  
> honest.  I know it is possible to compile the command-line tool  
> hdrgen under Windows with some effort, but it hasn't been done for  
> many a year.
>
> The Canon 5D camera with Sigma fisheye is a good choice, and Sigma  
> has a 180-degree fisheye that works on APS sensors now as well, so  
> you could get a Nikon D90 (or whatever) and use that as a lower- 
> cost alternative.
>
> Cheers,
> -Greg
>
>> From: "Reinhart, Christoph" <reinhart at gsd.harvard.edu>
>> Date: May 14, 2009 6:34:44 AM PDT
>> Dear colleagues:
>>
>> I am planning to introduce HDR imagery in my daylighting class in  
>> the fall using Photosphere. My understanding is that I will need a  
>> CCD camera, a wide-angle/fisheye lense and a luminance meter to  
>> calibrate the camera. Could anybody recommend any specific  
>> products that I should buy? Has anybody compiled Photosphere under  
>> Windows (sorry GregJ).
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>>
>> Christoph