Panoramic head tutorial (Nodal Ninja or any): 360 photos with DSLR or any camera for virtual tours

Virtual tours are HOT! Stand out from the competition by taking very high quality 360 photos -- with almost any camera! The secret is to use a panoramic head -- a tool previously reserved for experts and specialists. But in this panoramic head tutorial, I will show the complete process -- everything you need to know to start using a pano head for 360 photos, from shooting through stitching. (In the tutorial, I used the Nodal Ninja 3, but the techniques I showed can be used for any multi-row pano head).

I will discuss:
6 advantages of using a DSLR / panohead for 360 photos instead of a 360 camera
How to setup the panoramic head
What kinds of camera and lens combinations work best for 360 photos
What kinds of settings to use
What is the no parallax point (NPP or "nodal point") to minimize stitching errors.
A simple but effective way for finding the nodal point -- yes you can do it even with a fisheye lens
How to shoot the spherical panorama
How to stitch the panorama

Here are sample photos, comparing 360 photos with a panoramic head vs. popular 360 cameras:
http://360rumors.com/2018/06/360-came...

Hyperfocal distance calculator: http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

Where to buy: shop.nodalninja.com
Get a 10% discount by using the code 360r10 during checkout!
Nodal Ninja 3 is part F3504
Nodal Ninja 6 for longer lenses (up to 200mm): part F6001

More info:
http://360rumors.com/2018/05/panorami...