John&Joey
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I keep seeing these pictures of the inside of MH's for sale that make them look very large. I know that really isn't the case.
Before digital pictures a person would get a fish eye lens to accomplish that effect. How are these sellers doing it now with digital camera's? Is there a software product out there that does this? Or, do all photo software programs have the ability if you know how?
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GMC_jon
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I just mount my Fisheye lens on my digital camera.
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Johno02
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Still have Fish-eye lenses for Digital cameras. Many of the high-range SLRs use the same lenses as before.
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hwybnb
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I don't think you really mean fisheye. A fisheye lens is an extremely wide-angle (short focal length) lens that produces a hemispherical image with lots of distortion. Images of home or RV interiors are most often made with short focal-length rectilinear lenses. In terms of digital SLR cameras that would be lens with a focal length of something like 12 to 24 mm. Those are available from several lens manufacturers and are not terribly expensive. I do not know of any way to do it in software.
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Most people are not using a fish eye lens because it would create way too much distortion and would make the RV interior look strange. Most people are just using a wide angle lens. My Nikon digital camera came with a 18-55mm lens which gives plenty of wide angle capability without getting the barrel distortion of a "true" fish eye which would be around 10mm.
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John&Joey
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Ok, well it sounds like a person needs a wide angle lens then. Next question would be if all you have is a simple digital camera can you use a software tool to achieve the same effect? Or do you need the camera.
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hwybnb
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John&Joey wrote:Ok, well it sounds like a person needs a wide angle lens then. Next question would be if all you have is a simple digital camera can you use a software tool to achieve the same effect? Or do you need the camera. As I told you in my earlier post there is no such software. You need a wide angle lens that can image a larger portion of the interior.
You might be able to buy a wide angle attachment that clips on to the lens of your camera. The image quality might not be great, but good enough. Visit a good camera store, or call one of the large on-line stores like B&H Photo and ask.
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Fizz
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Maybe you're thinking of a panoramic photo I've played with all of them and this is the best I've found so far and it's free..
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If you have a camera that you can change lenses, go to a "real" camera store and see if they will let you try several different wide lens for a test run in the store. Compare the difference to your widest lens. The difference can be big, in just as little as 10 feet away.
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Dieselgem
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Fish eye hemi is one software you can use. There are numerous plug-ins for adobe. Here is a link.
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