The 270 Project

I have had this idea in my head for the last 5 years. The idea was to build a camera system that incoporated 2 cameras with fisheye lenes set at 90 degrees from each other, on the the same plane, that shoots simultaneously that would cover 270 degrees of view. Why not use a panoramic camera, I have been asked? Two reasons, first the angle of view from a normal panoramic camera wasn't close to what I was trying to achieve. Second, the shutter speed was too slow to capture action. The original idea was to be able to capture a surfer in the the tube and see out of the tube in the same photograph. Although, after I had built "The 270 Project" it became clear that there was much more to shoot than just waves and surfing. This system was designed to work with 2 film bodies. Why not digital bodies? Two digital full frame bodies is just too expensive.

 

These photographs of Aamion Goodwin are exactly what I had been trying to accomplish. Here are the two original images

And, here's the two images merged together.

 

Here's the two original images Left and Right.

And, here's the two images merged together.

It makes you feel like you are laying in this Tahitian palm tree forest.