Perhaps the most common method of creating spatial photos and videos is with two side-by-side fisheye lenses. Examples are the Canon VR lens system, recording on one sensor, and the upcoming Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive, rumored to be two sensors.For this test I am...
As a photographer for over 20 years I have bought more cameras than I can possibly count. When digital first became popular I switched vendors a number of times, requiring a reinvestment in lenses and accessories. I am trying to avoid that with my pursuit of spatial...
Some of the earliest 360 VR cameras used GoPro cameras. Over the years there has been the GoPro Jump 16 camera setup (which inspired my own 10 camera version), the GoPro Omni 6 camera rig (which I shot for several years), and a dual camera GoPro housing that I used on...
Apple recently announced a partnership with Blackmagic to bring what may be the first readily available professional stereo 180 camera. I love the freedom of picking and choosing the balance between price and performance, so have been making my own cameras for several...
I first saw the Insta360 Pro at NAB 2018, and was immediately hooked. At the time I had been shooting with the GoPro Omni and starting to enjoy 360 photos, but the Omni was basically 6 separate GoPros and had a complicated workflow. Plus the lack of stereo had me...
