Panoramas are great for for a variety of photographic scenes specially landscapes, but I also like the creative/artistic possibilities it offers as well. So I decided to buy a panoramic tripod, and after much research I found them to be very expensive, considering what they are. I searched for DIY panorama heads and I found three descriptions to be the most inspiring. However, I was going to mound a Nikon D200 which is heavy and I am not very good with wood, so I made one with soft steel! I basically took a strip of steel 21mm wide and 480 mm long and twisted and turned it to get the basic shape.

Then added a welded a piece 270 mm long to make the railing where the camera will mount and be adjusted for the rotation around entrance pupil. Later finished with adding the mounting bracket and nut.

After much grinding and cleaning here it is! ( I know there is a D100 on it now!)

Here is a test picture. The only problem is with lighting and exposure adjustment!

22 images
Size: 23841 x 3220
FOV: 360.00° x 45.98°
Lens: Standard
Projection: Cylindrical

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