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B&H has the GigaPan EPIC 100 robotic panorama mount for $429 (reg. $479) through February 10. The EPIC 100 is compatible with large point and shoot cameras, mirrorless cameras and small DSLRs up to 3lbs total weight. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Additionally, the GigaPan EPIC Pro is available for $865 (reg. $995) and can handle larger DSLRs and lens up to 10lbs total weight. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Photographer Alfred Zhao captured this 272 gigapixel image of the Shanghai skyline using the GigaPan EPIC Pro and a Canon 7D with a 400mm f/5.6 lens and 2x teleconverter attached. He was setup and started shooting at around 8:30am and after 12,000 images were in the bag, it was just before dusk. It took months to complete image and get the final 1.09TB file uploaded.
Just how big is a 272 gigapixel image? 1 gigapixel = 1000 megapixels = 1 billion pixels. That’s 272 BILLION pixels. Printed at standard resolution, this image would cover over 7000 billboards.
But now it’s done and Zhao holds a world record for the largest digital photo. There’s no time to rest though, as Zhao says, “This is not the end of my panorama journey, it is a new start, challenging the limit is an infinite process. New records will appear in the future, it is only a matter of time.”
Full details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Earlier this week, Gigapan announced the upcoming availability of the new EPIC Pro robotic panoramic mount for DSLRs with an expected release date of next month. I just got word from Gigapan that the EPIC is already available and in stock.
You can head on over to the Gigapan store if you’ve got one of these on your shopping list.
GigaPan is introducing several new EPIC robotic, panorama mounts today. If you aren’t familiar with GigaPan products, these mounts allow you to make massive multi-gigapixel images with your camera by capturing literally hundreds of images that are stitched together in post-processing software. Popular images shot with the GigaPan system include the Obama Inauguration and the 2009 World Series.
The GigaPan EPIC and EPIC 100 are slated for use with point and shoot cameras and smaller DSLRs. Both models are currently available at gigapansystems.com for $349 and $449, respectively.
The GigaPan EPIC Pro is designed to work with DSLRs are larger lenses with up to a 10 lbs combined weight. The EPIC Pro should be available in April 2010 for $895 from gigapansystems.com.
All GigaPan EPIC models come with GigaPan Stitch, which “automatically combines and blends hundreds of photos into one seamless gigapixel panorama, then uploads it to GigaPan.com, where users can zoom into the detail, discover, explore and share.”
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Image Credit: David Bergman (used with permission)
David Bergman took a prototype version of the Gigapan Epic to the World Series Game 1 and used it to create an enormous 2,904-megapixel image from 675 photos.
David explains the process that he used to capture this image with a Nikon D700 and 400mm focal length on his blog. For instance, the white band in the center of the image is from rain that came and went while capturing all those shots – the process took almost an hour. You can read about it here.
Additionally, the entire image is on MLB.com, where you can zoom in to see the faces of almost every fan and player at the stadium. It’s pretty amazing that you can clearly make out Alec Baldwin sitting behind home plate (you know you’re going to check that out now…).
Bergman says he plans on capturing another mega-pano with the Gigapan Epic during the World Series. Hopefully, he’ll get through it without rain next time.
GigaPan, famous for the giga-pixel panoramic of President Obama’s Inauguration, has introduced its new Epic. The Epic is a robotic mount that enables you to captured amazingly detailed panoramic images with a point and shoot camera.
For more details, see the press release below. [Read more…]