[hjoseph7]

We use the Richo Theta Z at our job to take Matterport 3D tours and Zillow 360 tours for our Real Estate clients. Matterport tours are those Doll-House views of the property. Zillow tours are easier to take and are just 360 degree tours of the properties. The other day I was taking pictures of an outside property, and a strong wind passed by that knocked the camera to the street with a loud Bang. The camera went through some carzy cycling, but after about 5 minutes it returned to normal ? The Theta Z is made from all metal and as small as it looks, is actually built pretty solidly.

There is a tiny scratch on the top of the camera, but that's about it ! The reason why the wind was so easily able to knock the camera down is because I use a Monopod such as this one: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1481937-REG/ifootage_401000063_cobra_...981& as a stand instead of a regular Tripod. The reason is the Monopod has a smaller footprint which allows me to go up stairs. Unfortunately, the Monopod is not very stable. You sneeze and the whole thing comes toppling down.

I recently purchased some sandbags, that I hope will help solve the problem, but they are expensive for what they are and come with NO sand. Yesterday I was taking pictures of this property in a new development area. I looked behind me and there were some homes still in the building stage. Infront of the homes were HUGE mounds of sand. I couldn't help myself ! I took a garbage bag out of the trunk of my car and filled it with sand. I got enough sand to fill a few of those sandbags but I only purchased two....

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Last edited by hjoseph7; 11-21-2022 at 11:48 AM.

[Not a Number]

If there is a thread hole on the bottom of the monopod one of the third party feet with a wider stance might work.

[hjoseph7]

We use the Richo Theta Z at our job to take Matterport 3D tours and Zillow 360 tours for our Real Estate clients. Matterport tours are those Doll-House views of the property. Zillow tours are easier to take and are just 360 degree tours of the properties. The other day I was taking pictures of an outside property, and a strong wind passed by that knocked the camera to the street with a loud Bang. The camera went through some carzy cycling, but after about 5 minutes it returned to normal ? The Theta Z is made from all metal and as small as it looks, is actually built pretty solidly.

There is a tiny scratch on the top of the camera, but that's about it ! The reason why the wind was so easily able to knock the camera down is because I use a Monopod such as this one: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1481937-REG/ifootage_401000063_cobra_...981& as a stand instead of a regular Tripod. The reason is the Monopod has a smaller footprint which allows me to go up stairs. Unfortunately, the Monopod is not very stable. You sneeze and the whole thing comes toppling down.

I recently purchased some sandbags, that I hope will help solve the problem, but they are expensive for what they are and come with NO sand. Yesterday I was taking pictures of this property in a new development area. I looked behind me and there were some homes still in the building stage. Infront of the homes were HUGE mounds of sand. I couldn't help myself ! I took a garbage bag out of the trunk of my car and filled it with sand. I got enough sand to fill a few of those sandbags but I only purchased two....

There are different versions of this lens. One is a 5 element version and then there is a 6 element version. The 6 element version was the latest and the best. I'm not sure if you are talking about these lenses. The 6 elemet version has become a favorite of cinematographers. It also takes sharp and contrasty still images. It is one of my favorite Takumar lenses along with the 85mm f1.8 amd the 35mm f3.5. At first I purchased the bayonet version, but it quickly became a paper weight. As a matter of fact I'm not sure what happened to it, maybe I gave it away ? The only problem was that I was using this lens on my cropped sensor K5-II, which effectively made it a 200+mm lens. Now that I have a Spotmatic I will test it again...

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[hjoseph7]

If there is a thread hole on the bottom of the monopod one of the third party feet with a wider stance might work.

I had to stop being lazy and started carrying the Monopod plus a regular Lightstand that I can screw the Theta Z onto. The lightstand has a wider stance, so I use it outside. If the property has staircases then I switch to the Monopod. Matterport the sofware we use: https://metroplex360.com/matterport-3d/? to create the property Tours, suggest that the pictures be no more than 5 feet appart for proper stiching, but for staircases it's 2 feet appart.