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by aekn on Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:11 pm
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Hi,

I'm back on the forum after a long hiatus away from photography.  As the new owner of a Panasonic S5 II and someone who likes to make panoramic landscapes, I'd like to get this group's opinion on the combination of using the pixel shift function in conjunction with focus bracketing and image stitching (perhaps 3-4 vertical images stitched to make a 3:1 ratio landscape pano).

Is the above reasonably achievable with these three techniques combined, and/or is it advisable for static subjects?  If anyone has relevant examples or a tutorial they can share, it would be appreciated.  I haven't found anything that covers the use of all three of these techniques to achieve maximum image quality.  I'd throw adding HDR into the mix, but I believe I will have my hands full with the other techniques.

The reason for the above is to be able to make large, exhibition-quality prints.  

Or maybe I keep it simple and use Topaz Sharpen AI to get the sharpness I seek?

All this technology at our fingertips today - trying to make the most of the tools available without ruining the "moment" in the field...

Any and all advice is appreciated!  Thanks!
 

by E.J. Peiker on Sun Aug 25, 2024 5:36 pm
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I think it is achievable but you have to use a very sturdy tripod and it would be best with some sort of panorama head.
At present, the AI stuff, regardless of who makes it starts to provide some pretty weird artifacting once you get much above 4x.
 

by Mark L on Mon Aug 26, 2024 10:29 am
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As E.J. says, what you suggest is possible.  I use a Sony a7R-V (60+ Mpixels) and routinely shoot landscape panoramas including focus stacking of each frame.  My workflow stacks the frames using Helicon Focus (I find it to be more reliable versus Photoshop) and then stitching the frames in Lightroom to create the pano.  I have not required additional resolution for my panos, but Topaz Gigapixel does a great job when I have used it in other situations.   

Pixel shift introduces additional issues related to camera or subject movement and I would expect that trying to use it during a focus stack and panorama series could be challenging, but I have never attempted to do it.
 

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