Lens for panorama

[Andy Martin]

I'm using a 10x24 Tamron zoom lens and am looking for a fixed lens just for 360 photos. This is for a Canon EOS 60D.

What are the best options?

 

I've been taking two rows of nine pictures each row to get enough overlap.

 

thanks for the help, Andy

[Igor Adamec]

I guess '10x24 Tamron zoom lens' is 'Tamron 10-24mm'. I think you should consider getting a Fisheye lense, Take a look at this article...

http://www.virtualtour-360.com/lens-for-3d-panoramas.html

And here you can take a look at table that shows the approximate number of photographs needed for the spherical panorama production with different focal lengths...

http://www.virtualtour-360.com/spherical-3d-panorama-shooting.html

I use Canon 500D and both Sigma 8mm and Tokina 10-17mm. Tokina is my favorite, I need to take few more images then with Sigma 8mm, but as a result I get a better resolution of pano.

[Andy Martin]

Thanks for the advice, and the links!  I'm guessing the Tamron at 10 mm is not really a fisheye lens?

[Igor Adamec]

No, Tamron at 10 mm is ultra-wide lenses, the difference is that fisheye lenses at 10mm focal lenght have a wider field of view.
Take a look at this examples...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/imflickring/2731212441/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidpinkerton/4644474333/

and here is a nice article...

http://www.florian-knorn.com/2011/08/fisheye-vs-wide-angle-lenses-for-shooting-spherical-panoramas.html

When I am shooting panorama with Tokina at 10mm i need 6 pictures around, two up and one down.

[Andy Martin]

Great links!  Thank you, I'm saving up for a Tokina.  Andy

[Johann Victor]

Sigma 8mm F3.5 with Canon 5D