R1/ R10 Zenith/ Nadir Adapter

Fanotec is proud to announce a compact and easy to use "Zenith / Nadir Adapter". Using this adapter will not only make the lives of perfectionists and full frame fisheye users much easier but will also cut post production times down making this a must have accessory to the R1 and R10 series heads.

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$109.95

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This adapter can also be used with R1 / R10 on poles or monopods without an RD4 rotator (the rotator should be placed at the base of pole or monopod). The optional Quick Mount Mini is needed to keep the footprint as small as possible to facilitate stitching if using in this fashion.

 

Since their introduction in 2009, Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1 and R10 have been the obvious choice for panoramic photographers needing an ultra compact pano head for traveling, backpacking or when weight and size is a concern.

 

When used with a circular or cropped circular fisheye lens, with equivalent focal length less than 13mm, it is possible to encompass the zenith (up shot) without actually needing to shoot this separately. What this leaves however is the rotator and tripod footprint and / or some blank space at the nadir (down shot) which is usually patched or covered using logos or effects like mirror balls, and other various patching techniques created using photo editing software. There are many however who prefer to take separate nadir, and even zenith, shots by various means to not only improve overall quality at these points but also to create a full 360x180 degree free floating spherical panorama "without" evidence of tripod caps or photo editing.

 

When used with a full frame fisheye lens, with equivalent focal length of 15-17mm, the zenith and/or nadir shots are mandatory if those areas need to be included. These will usually be taken from a position that is offset from the ideal NPP (no-parallax point), which requires a more complex workflow during post editing.

The Zenith / Nadir Adapter allows the users to tilt their R1 / R10 to one of three preset tilt angles, -90ᵒ or -(90ᵒ±7.5ᵒ). This will allow all models of R1/ R10 to take nadir shots at exactly - 90ᵒ or -90ᵒ±2.5ᵒ depending on the tilt angle of R1 / R10 in use. The shift in vertical height of the NPP can be compensated by raising the tripod center column. The included lock ring will aid in remembering the required height compensation. The tripod can be moved laterally to bring the lens back to NPP as close as possible. Together with advanced stitching software, the shooting of a perfect nadir and/or zenith shot is now possible.

 

Shooting nadir to zenith is as simple as rotating the RD4 rotator 180 degrees.



This adapter can also be used with R1 / R10 on poles or monopods without an RD4 rotator (the rotator should be placed at the base of pole or monopod). The optional Quick Mount Mini is needed to keep the footprint as small as possible to facilitate stitching if using in this fashion.

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Anthony, wow...quick response & wasn't expecting this till tomorrow.

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Brendon from W.A.

Hi Anthony, The package arrived today, and as you said, it is substantially more solid that the NN3, so very happy with the quality.

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Daniel (Visual Media Solutions)

Anthony, Thank you very much for this information and for being so quick to get my order happening. I am looking forward to receiving the NN5. I am now off to check out the links for the stitching software that you recommended in your other email as well as the panorama photography sites that you suggested for inspiration. Thank you very much again. It has been a pleasure to deal with you.

Jeff

anthony, arrived this morning. it's a nicely made piece of kit! can't wait to set it up and starting practicing. it's a very solid unit. doesn't flex a mm with the 7D + grip attached. very impressed.

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Destiny Photography Studio

thanks again for the quick turnaround and all worked really well for the first shoot with the NN5 the other week. Have you used it several times already and we are very happy.

Sybille

already done some shooting with the head, i cant believe the difference it makes when it comes to stitching the images together.

Matt

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