{"id":13774,"date":"2018-06-15T05:56:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T04:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=13774"},"modified":"2024-04-21T14:04:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T13:04:09","slug":"review-pocketpano-vario-xl-panorama-adapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-pocketpano-vario-xl-panorama-adapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: PocketPano Vario XL panorama adapter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h1>\n
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Sony A7s | Sony FE 55mm 1.8 ZA | f\/1.8 | ISO6400 | 13s | panorama from 14 shots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A panorama adapter can be a great addition to your kit, as it allows you to create shots with a wider field of view (up to 360\u00b0 panoramas) and also vastly improves the image quality<\/strong> in any of your shots (e.g. in astrophotography<\/a>). Unfortunately most pano adapters are either bulky and heavy, very expensive or cheaply made junk. A compact yet affordable<\/strong> and at the same time sturdy pano adapter was missing so far and pocketPANO tries to fill this gap<\/strong>. Let us find out if they managed to succeed!<\/p>\n

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How does it work?<\/h1>\n
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Sony A7rII with Zeiss Loxia 21mm 2.8 on pocketPANO Vario XL K<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The idea behind a panorama adapter is to make it easier for you to take a panorama and also rotate around the nodal point<\/a> of your lens.
\nThanks to click stops (more on that later) you will have pictures with the same overlap in every row which will not only make taking the panorama much easier but also simplify the stitching afterwards.<\/p>\n

Why would you want to take panoramas?<\/h1>\n

There are several reasons why you might want to use a panorama adapter:<\/p>\n

1. You are only using primes<\/h2>\n

If you are only using primes but don’t carry a bag full of these you may sometimes not have the perfect focal length for the scene at hand. You will usually have two options: you crop from a wider lens or you take a panorama with a longer lens.
\nPersonally I usually have a spacing of roughly factor 2 between the focal lengths of my primes (e.g. 21mm, 35mm and 85mm).
\nWith just taking a 3 shots single row panorama I will also have the equivalents of 14mm, 24mm and 58mm at hand.
\nWhy I rather take a panorama with a longer lens than crop from a wider brings us to the next reason:<\/p>\n

2. Incease the image quality of your shots<\/h2>\n