OneShot360 lens ...

Stuart
RemoteReality was probably reselling/rebranding the same One-Shot System www.Kaidan.com has.

Take a look at their "360 One VR" product at http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=101

Douglas Aurand
Albuquerque, NM

Remote Reality was one of the first providers of one shot mirror systems in the modern digital era (note the use of parabolic mirrors and photography goes very far back, almost to the beginning of Photography.)

When I started shooting VT's for real estate, the Remote Reality mirror system was the only one around. Their design went through about 3 or 4 iterations with the final one being used to produce 360 by 180 views (mirror system was placed on it's side in a special holder and four shots were taken.)

But, like many of the other mirror companies they over estimated the demand (they could not get many realtor's to buy it) and they got out of the business of selling to end users and went after more lucrative markets like 360 video surveillance and other security type systems. Behere, did the same thing.

The Remote Reality mirror was not purchased from someone else, but a custom and patented design. The mirrors were made in Chicago by a small optics company. The downsize and upside to there design was a 90 vertical FOV split 15 degrees up and 75 down. This produces a "downward looking" VT which some people do not like, others do as it's much harder to spin out of control like in iPIX or any full 360 by 180 presentation. The upside to this design - compared to other more evenly split mirrors was two fold. One, it could be turned upside down and then it became an upward looking system - useful for interesting ceilings within the limits of any mirror system. And by limiting the vertical FOV it's much easier to put the entire vertical FOV in full sharp focus. The Kaidan and 0-360 mirrors with there 110-120 vertical FOV have a real issue with most setups of getting the entire vertical FOV in sharp focus. You usually have to choose either the top or bottom of the FOV to be in sharp focus but not both.

I still have two of the RR mirrors systems. I'm selling one of them: a second or third generation design - light plastic body, but keeping the original heavy metal one as a interesting display item.

At one time there were at least 6 mirrors companies in the VT business. Not counting a few from the far east, it's now down to EGG (worst of them all) and the 0-360 and Kaidan.

Regards,

Robert

Gentlemen,

Many thanks for your highly comprehensive answers.

I was only asking as taking multiple shots in a crowd can lead to 'ghosting' and double exposure of individuals (tho against the traffic normally sorts that one out). I have a project on coming up which involves people and was looking for a solution to the above problem. Could a 'one shot' lens be the answer?

On the Kadian site, their own 360 one shot lens is illustrated with a few QTVRs but I've noticed that the examples are partial VRs and not full 360's: the top and bottom of each is blocked. Is this typical of the medium or do they produce full 360s? Should I consider investing on a one shot lens or continue with the high quality multi-shot system I have become accustomed to?

Thanks again and please be as honest as you like!

Regards,

Stuart

True to your word.

One shot 360 out of sight and out of mind.

Thank you!