The world's first gigapixel photoshoot of the London skyline was done with a Nikon D850. The result was a 7.3 billion pixel photo: From CNN: This incredible panoramic timelapse was the product of a collaboration between Visualise, the London-based VR and 360-degree production studio, and Lenstore, the contact lens company. Using robotic motion technology to maneuver their Nikon D850 camera, the two-person team snapped 260 photos per hour, for 24 hours. Each highly detailed image is comprised of 7 billion pixels. The Nikon D850 was chosen because of its raw capabilities, explains Stuart: "It has this beautiful big sensor and captures a huge range of light and dark." Press release: World’s First 24 Hour Gigapixel Time-lapse Panorama Created with Robotic Head & Nikon D850 May 10, 2018 We had the pleasure of supporting a fantastic new project to create the World’s First 24-hour Gigapixel panorama of the London skyline. The contact lens provider, Lenstore, teamed up with VR & 360 production company Visualise, who, using the incredible Nikon D850 and our motion control robotic Ulti-head, captured the amazing timelapse from the top of Canary Wharf! The technical aspects of this project were immense. Pinpoint accuracy was required to stitch the thousands of detailed photos together; without the absolute precision of the repeat passes, the images wouldn’t have seamlessly blended together – which is why the robotic Ulti-Head was ideal for the task! Similarly, Nikon’s D850 was needed to ensure the highest degree of image sharpness, and its whopping 45.7 megapixels means...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Tuesday, 15 May, 2018