For use on the Agnos HD Pole: When inserting the camera lens through the RingT  I place it on the stationary part of the lens housing... not the focus ring.  If you put it on the focus ring.. then certainly the camera will freely rotate.  The no parallax point (NPP) issue does not apply to pole shots.

When using the RingT on a Tripod... now the NPP is an issue and you must the rig calibrated properly.  I have read in other forums that they find the NPP then set the focus ring to the INFINITY mark and use some type of tape to keep the focus ring from moving.  Not very elegant but functional approach to a fix - 100 mile-an-hour duct tape.  [Tape is capable of keeping things stuck together in a 100 mile an hour wind]  I understand some airplane repairs are made using this tape.

Thanks Dave.

I was so focused(pardon the pun) on the NPP that I was trying to get the gold ring on the lens above the centre point of the base plate of the T ring. I have noted your comments and with the weekend upon us I hope to make some progress. Many thanks for your comments and time.

@ Dave

when you use panoweaver 3 to stitch just 1 hemi shot, it does not corect the lines. See an example here: http://www.wideeyes.dk/temp/SOVEVAERELSE1.jpg

That is why I wondered if anyone had tried to do "regular" still shots with the pole?

Not had a great deal of time to mess around with the pole system, but made some progress since my first post over the weekend.

Ok.. here is a side view of the pole with the Canon 5d and Sigma 8 f4 lens.  The ringT8s f4 or f3.5 are the same.  The HD pole has a 3/8" diameter threaded screw permanently attached to the pole top.  In this photo.. I am using the "38Plug" adapter.

I have to use the pole with this setup tonight for a client before I can set it up with the other configurations using the two different rotators.  Will take photo's and post tomorrow.

Hi

Someone mentioned that it is only possible to do panoramas in the poles full length. Is that right?? Then if I want to do a panorama from 2 meters I cant use the pole? Or is it possible with the HdeltaStarter ?

actually do we use the HD telescoping pole at a lower elevation.

I think the pole has 5 tapered sections. 

When you extend all 5 sections then you can use the click stop rotator on the pole bottom foot.  Extenstion is about 22' or 6.6m

When you use only the top 3 - 4 sections it raises to about 12 - 16' (5m) the shaft rotates inside the unused sections and you can not use the clickstop rotator.  But that is ok because you can see the direction the camera is pointing when taking 4 images at 90 degrees.  AND at this lower elevation there is less top bending under the weight of the camera.

For example, the other day we were taking panorama photo's of a light post/ security camera.  No need to extend the HD pole full length because it would be above the security camera.   It was necessary to take the panorama at the lower elevation.  [click on red dot # 3 pole view and #4 tripod view] when you visit this page

http://360texas.com/services/cc/indexcc.htm

I need to retake #3 this morning because I was too close to the pole.  I have zoomed out bit too far - too much barrel distortion.  Client wants to see security camera - lighting and jogging track all in same photo.  The marketnig emphasis - secure recreation and gated living community.

Yes I did try taking a pole shot of the security camera at night.  I used f8 in aperture priority and ISO 400.  I got good lighting, however the camera shutter speed was slow and it was windy that night and the imaging were blurred beyond use.  So will use 1 day time pole shot and 1 night time tripod shot.