Comments on: Nodal Ninja is relocating to Hong Kong

By: Mic Ty

Mic Ty — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 07:48:07 +0000

In reply to William L. Thanks William!

By: William L

William L — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:50:41 +0000

Came here to say that I need an upgrade, and can’t find official Nodal Ninja products inside China – oh, the irony!

Hope they start trading there soon, may have to jump across the border to get what I need.

By: William L

William L — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:48:36 +0000

In reply to Richard.

Yes and no – my Xiaomi MiSphere gets great results for social media. I can improve the dynamic range a little by bracketing manually, but the ability of the lens and sensor to resolve the details in the image is low. I don’t feel comfortable delivering that kind of image to high-end clients. It’s great to have on set in order to give an example of what I’m doing to the customer.

However, I can spend the same amount or less of the cost of a high-end 360 camera on a 180 lens, lens ring, and nodal mount for the mirrorless camera I already own, and get images that are superior in every way. I capture 4 shots in each cardinal direction, and use auto bracketing if need be. The post-processing is much the same, and the results are better than anything I’ve ever been able to achieve from my “point and shoot” 360.

Basically I think we’re a long way off, though I’m excited by the prospect of becoming wrong about this. =D

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 22:24:06 +0000

I bought a Nodal Ninja 6 last year for my old canon rebel t3i DSLR. Even with that old camera, the quality of 360 photos I can capture with with it far exceeds the quality of any of my consumer 360 cameras I currently own (I own a few). That said, it is a time consuming and technical process reserved for the professional or enthusiast. I can see why the market for the nodal head is shrinking with the improvement in 360 camera technology and the convenience of just a button click. Eventually even all the professionals will shift over to the new technology and the nodal head will probably be a curiosity for future generations to laugh about saying ‘My grandad had one of those!’