Comments on: Building a Merlin or Orion Motorized Pano-head http://www.brewzone.com/2008/11/diy-pano-head Engaging the Curious in Adventurous Living Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:00:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: BeeZed http://www.brewzone.com/2008/11/diy-pano-head/comment-page-1#comment-540 BeeZed Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:00:10 +0000 http://www.brewzone.com/?p=98#comment-540 The best information is on the Autopano forum devoted to this head, listed in the post. The commands are summarized on the <a href="http://www.papywizard.org/wiki/DevelopGuide" rel="nofollow">Papywizard wiki</a>. The whole point of the project is to remotely control the robot head. With a little extra hardware connection you can control the camera as well. The best information is on the Autopano forum devoted to this head, listed in the post. The commands are summarized on the Papywizard wiki. The whole point of the project is to remotely control the robot head. With a little extra hardware connection you can control the camera as well.

]]> By: BeeZed http://www.brewzone.com/2008/11/diy-pano-head/comment-page-1#comment-539 BeeZed Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:51:14 +0000 http://www.brewzone.com/?p=98#comment-539 Bruno - I have no experience conrtolling the mount beyond using papywizard. AS long as you can generate serial commands, you can probably get it to work. Bruno – I have no experience conrtolling the mount beyond using papywizard. AS long as you can generate serial commands, you can probably get it to work.

]]> By: bruno http://www.brewzone.com/2008/11/diy-pano-head/comment-page-1#comment-538 bruno Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:35:41 +0000 http://www.brewzone.com/?p=98#comment-538 I now have some answer thanks, is not feasible... I now have some answer thanks, is not feasible…

]]> By: bruno http://www.brewzone.com/2008/11/diy-pano-head/comment-page-1#comment-537 bruno Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:26:56 +0000 http://www.brewzone.com/?p=98#comment-537 Hi, this is great, Thanks BeeZed and everybody. Could please please someone help me regarding the Merlin? I'm new to this and would like to try to remotely control the Merlin mount, on a first instance via Ethernet, then with the bluetooth. Can I use a simple RJ11 cable connectors and put a RJ45 to one end? Which connectors/colored-wires should I connect on the Ethernet plug? Thanks Hi, this is great,
Thanks BeeZed and everybody.
Could please please someone help me regarding the Merlin?
I’m new to this and would like to try to remotely control the Merlin mount, on a first instance via Ethernet, then with the bluetooth.
Can I use a simple RJ11 cable connectors and put a RJ45 to one end?
Which connectors/colored-wires should I connect on the Ethernet plug?
Thanks

]]> By: BeeZed http://www.brewzone.com/2008/11/diy-pano-head/comment-page-1#comment-534 BeeZed Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:33:39 +0000 http://www.brewzone.com/?p=98#comment-534 It has been very interesting to watch the growth of interest in these motorised heads. While the Orion/Merlin is a good value - I have several friends who are looking into building their own machine for better accuracy and function. I think they have more fun making the contraption than taking the pictures. It has been very interesting to watch the growth of interest in these motorised heads. While the Orion/Merlin is a good value – I have several friends who are looking into building their own machine for better accuracy and function. I think they have more fun making the contraption than taking the pictures.

]]> By: Thomaz William Mendoza-Harrell http://www.brewzone.com/2008/11/diy-pano-head/comment-page-1#comment-533 Thomaz William Mendoza-Harrell Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:05:01 +0000 http://www.brewzone.com/?p=98#comment-533 Amazing! I have been doing pano work for a couple of years and learning it all alone! so good to hear the experience of others. I have a Milapse head and also a mechanical pano head (Panosaurus) I waant to go robotic though because I want to do some stop motion and other things like that. Amazing! I have been doing pano work for a couple of years and learning it all alone! so good to hear the experience of others.
I have a Milapse head and also a mechanical pano head (Panosaurus) I waant to go robotic though because I want to do some stop motion and other things like that.

]]> By: BeeZed http://www.brewzone.com/2008/11/diy-pano-head/comment-page-1#comment-507 BeeZed Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:16:52 +0000 http://www.brewzone.com/?p=98#comment-507 Thanks for the feedback. I used my <a href="http://reallyrightstuff.com/rrs/Itemdesc.asp?ic=192%2DPPP&eq=192%2DPPP%2D001&Tp=" rel="nofollow">RSS MPR-192</a> and some mini clamps for a while, but ultimately went back to using the bracket that came with the unit. In future I will need to get something machined. (A crown that I can bolt a miniclamp to and a thinner rail perhaps.) The orion/merlin has enough clearance for a D80, but getting a good NPP set up for larger cameras is impossible without major modification of the crown. If you are doing gigapans with a telephoto you can mount the camera in landscape orientation and have better luck, but you will still have issues with clearance. Anything with a vertical grip would be a headache. My recommendation would be to find a used consumer body to use for this project. Less to carry and less headaches trying to set it up. Thanks for the feedback. I used my RSS MPR-192 and some mini clamps for a while, but ultimately went back to using the bracket that came with the unit. In future I will need to get something machined. (A crown that I can bolt a miniclamp to and a thinner rail perhaps.) The orion/merlin has enough clearance for a D80, but getting a good NPP set up for larger cameras is impossible without major modification of the crown. If you are doing gigapans with a telephoto you can mount the camera in landscape orientation and have better luck, but you will still have issues with clearance. Anything with a vertical grip would be a headache. My recommendation would be to find a used consumer body to use for this project. Less to carry and less headaches trying to set it up.

]]> By: Tived http://www.brewzone.com/2008/11/diy-pano-head/comment-page-1#comment-506 Tived Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:56:45 +0000 http://www.brewzone.com/?p=98#comment-506 Hi, great review and thanks for sharing. I am interested in how you have attached your camera, and if you indeed, managed to use your Arca-Swiss mounts (I use RRS gear as well). I am thinking of using a slightly larger camera, either Canon 1D or Nikon D3. Do you think this will pose a problem with NPP? thanks Henrik A Dane Down Under Hi,

great review and thanks for sharing.

I am interested in how you have attached your camera, and if you indeed, managed to use your Arca-Swiss mounts (I use RRS gear as well). I am thinking of using a slightly larger camera, either Canon 1D or Nikon D3. Do you think this will pose a problem with NPP?

thanks

Henrik
A Dane Down Under

]]> By: BeeZed http://www.brewzone.com/2008/11/diy-pano-head/comment-page-1#comment-426 BeeZed Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:57:38 +0000 http://www.brewzone.com/?p=98#comment-426 Thanks DrSlony for the Autopano link note- while I had the right link in the Resources list, I have now corrected the link in the article. Thanks DrSlony for the Autopano link note- while I had the right link in the Resources list, I have now corrected the link in the article.

]]> By: DrSlony http://www.brewzone.com/2008/11/diy-pano-head/comment-page-1#comment-423 DrSlony Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:30:19 +0000 http://www.brewzone.com/?p=98#comment-423 For more information about this project, visit the project's forum: http://www.autopano.net/forum/f20-merlin,orion-and-papywizard For more information about this project, visit the project’s forum:
http://www.autopano.net/forum/f20-merlin,orion-and-papywizard

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