The next phase in photography?
Mar 12, 2022 09:31:42 #
After trying my Son-in-law’s, I just purchased an Oculus virtual reality headset. Using that, I’ve walked around Machu Picchu, took a tour of Buckingham Palace and stood on the stage for a Foo Fighters concert. I’m astonished at how there’s no buffering, lag or ghosting regardless of how quickly I turn my head and the picture and 3-D depth are perfect at 360 degrees in all directions.
When my parents bought their first TV, they went from just hearing a story, song or newscast, to actually seeing it as live action on a screen which was an incredible leap in technology. To me, virtual reality is just as big a leap where we’re going from seeing an image on a flat screen, to actually being inside the picture. There are several such headsets available but the Oculus is amazingly inexpensive for what you’re getting. Has anyone else tried this? I wonder if “amateur” photography will head in this direction with virtual reality cameras making up our next GAS attack?
When my parents bought their first TV, they went from just hearing a story, song or newscast, to actually seeing it as live action on a screen which was an incredible leap in technology. To me, virtual reality is just as big a leap where we’re going from seeing an image on a flat screen, to actually being inside the picture. There are several such headsets available but the Oculus is amazingly inexpensive for what you’re getting. Has anyone else tried this? I wonder if “amateur” photography will head in this direction with virtual reality cameras making up our next GAS attack?
Mar 12, 2022 09:52:15 #
fourlocks wrote:
After trying my Son-in-law’s, I just purchased an ... (show quote)
First agree completely. Many will say no way, but people said about TV, etc.
First used it an Art exhibit, just before Xmas, unbelievable.
Mar 13, 2022 07:42:12 #
Can you explain how it works? Are you looking at your photos or is it like viewing a slide show in 3-D?
Mar 13, 2022 09:19:23 #
I have one. It is amazing. Besides realistic rollercoaster rides, I can visit almost anywhere in the world and wander there in 3D
Mar 13, 2022 09:49:14 #
fourlocks wrote:
After trying my Son-in-law’s, I just purchased an ... (show quote)
Interesting. I might invest in one. Does the different size memory make much of a difference? The 128gb is $399 ( Canadian) and the 256gb is $549. I wouldn’t be using it for games. Thanks.
Mar 13, 2022 09:54:48 #
I'm afraid that if I buy one of them, the technology will change immediately afterward. I am looking online, though.
Mar 13, 2022 09:55:24 #
I bought one recently and LOVE it. I use it more for workouts though eventually will for things talked about in the thread above. I also play ping-pong with it. It's about as realistic as you could possibly expect from it, from the sounds to the way the ball comes off your paddle. I would imagine the other applications are just as good.
Mar 13, 2022 09:55:31 #
Jack47 wrote:
Interesting. I might invest in one. Does the different size memory make much of a difference? The 128gb is $399 ( Canadian) and the 256gb is $549. I wouldn’t be using it for games. Thanks.
In a few years, we'll be wondering how we got by with just 256GB.
Mar 13, 2022 09:57:09 #
Jack47 wrote:
Interesting. I might invest in one. Does the different size memory make much of a difference? The 128gb is $399 ( Canadian) and the 256gb is $549. I wouldn’t be using it for games. Thanks.
It only makes a difference in how many programs you can keep on it. I think you can keep close to 100 on the 128gb. Thats the one I bought, and it's more than enough for me.
Mar 13, 2022 10:58:23 #
ksmmike wrote:
It only makes a difference in how many programs you can keep on it. I think you can keep close to 100 on the 128gb. Thats the one I bought, and it's more than enough for me.
I agree with this. Best Buy had it on sale for $299 at 128gb but I paid $399 for the 256gb version. After downloading 6 apps ranging from flying a WWI plane to a virtual walk-through of famous locations, I've only used 14gb. The increased capacity has nothing to do with performance; only storage.
In answer to another question, there are several degrees of virtual reality. Some offer you a 180 degree view, others offer a 360 degree view but it's a flat image and the best, offer a 360 degree view (in all directions) plus in 3D where there's depth and the alignment of near versus far elements in the picture changes as you move through it. This is true for both static images and film clips. BTW there are several hundred viewable clips on You Tube; they have a separate virtual reality section for those with VR viewers.
Mar 13, 2022 11:07:45 #
Fstop12 wrote:
Can you explain how it works? Are you looking at your photos or is it like viewing a slide show in 3-D?
I believe it's more like a three D video with you at the center. If the immersive Van Gough (misspelt I think) is still around near you, they have the VR part as a add on at the end, cost $5 or $10. Need to check carefully as some exhibits were delayed from original times due to Covid. I believe it runs in Pittsburgh until mid-March so might be done there. While it's true tech may change, it has been around in various forms for several years.
Mar 13, 2022 13:08:37 #
Mar 13, 2022 13:32:28 #
kenArchi
Loc: Seal Beach, CA
Are imput programmers walking around with 3d cams. I guess there are quite a few people out there takeing pictures to put into these viewing devices.
That's a lot of work.
That's a lot of work.
Mar 13, 2022 14:16:48 #
Mar 13, 2022 14:47:36 #
Not really like either one. You're looking at a 360 x 360 view. BUT, when you turn your head, you see what you'd see by turning your head if you were there. And if you move, your perspective moves like you were there. So the overall effect is much more like reality than any photo or video.
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