I have read about the Epic Pro Robotic Camera Mount for several years now and finally took the plunge and purchased one from B&H. I have been totally please with the results. It is very easy to setup for Panorama Photography. My first test panorama went flawlessly. The motorized head performed quickly and efficiently, you can even program the head to insert a delay between exposures to minimize mirror slap vibration and changes in exposure. In operation you mount the head on your tripod, level it off, and mount your camera. Mine is a Canon 5DSR and my first pano was with the Canon L-Series 24-105mm set at 105mm. Your basically use the left-right-up-down arrow buttons on the pano head to register the upper right corner of your frame and then using those same button to register the lower right corner of the frame. The pano head will then indicate the field of view in degrees and display the number of exposures to take the pano. You can also set the amount of overlap between photos for your stitching software. At this point you have the option to simulate the pano session upon which the pano head moves to the upper right corner and then moves to the lower right corner. It will ask a series of questions for you to check such as camera mode, focus mode, etc and all you do is press START to take the pano. Very simple and efficient, just sit back and watch while it does all the work. One thing to note, I would highly recommend purchasing a very stable tripod to minimize vibration. I bought a Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod with Levelling Base from B&H and it is ideal for this Pano Head. I have taken up to 200 Exposures on a very large panorama. Somewhere around 150-175 Exposures in my case the battery ran-out. At this point the head will stop and you insert the spare battery (I bought one with the pano head), turn it on, and it will offer to resume where it left off, very nice touch, was not expecting that, but it makes perfect sense. Highly recommended.

I use it mainly for feature films, mounted on a boompole. Very warm and clear sound. My number one choice in controlled environments.

These brackets are very useful. They seem to be not so important until the moment you have speakers and its bracket breaks ....

I have used the Gigapan with a Canon G11 to take panoramas of the Frank Gehry Ray and Maria Stata Building, the Le Corbusier Carpenter Center and the Memorial Church in Harvard Yard. You can see them on the gigapan site at gigapan.com where you can zoom in and view snapshots of interesting details. The stitching software is better than any I have seen as long as you follow the rules. The included carrying bag is perfect, allowing the camera, extra batteries, etc to fit in a compact, light-weight package. Having tried several other methods of taking and stitching panoramas, I feel I have finally found an acceptable solution.

I have been coveting this device for a year. Now that I have it, I don't know why I waited so long. It's easy to use and SO cool. Thanks to BH for your help!

I can pan & tilt the camera silky smooth with JVC RM-LP100 via cat5 cable, POE+, just one cable do all the things.

This is my everything mic right now, seeing as how I am still in college. However, I have access to every who's who of shotgun mics (sennheiser, schoeps, ect). While there are many great mics I have heard, I have to say I have not found one time I was wishing I had a better mic. If you are looking for a good mic that can be used in a variety of situations this is it. It has a full frequency response, so you can use it for foley and adr as well as a decently wide pick-up pattern allowing for one mic to be used on two people without excessive background noise.

Of course we all dream about a 50M pixel medium format camera to shot stunning landscapes and panorama. I have a great news for you: this Gigapan device can turn your camera into a 100M+ digital camera! I use it with a Leica M8-2 with a Leica 90mm, shooting from 20 to 50 shots. Once stitched either in Photoshop or Gigapan software, a 40x60 at 300dpi is no more a dream it's real. Facing the prints I've done this way is... a stunning experience! Of course to get seamless stitches, perfect optics is necessary. This methods is also limited to non-moving subjects.

If you're looking for Best Bang for the Buck Check out Rode microphones. If you're looking for Cost no object Check out the Schoeps. If you want lush sound, a reliable mic, with a name you've grown to love: Neumann. This is the Hollywood sound (when Hollywood sounds good!)If the price is too high, check out the used market, you might save a grand. Anything else, hey if it's a great deal on a used or demoed mic then sure there are other brands I'd be excited about. DPA is one. Audio Technica & AKG will work. I'm curious about Beyer. Sanken I hear is amazing. However, as I said in the beginning: Rode/budget, Neumann/heck yeah! & Schoeps/I'm in Heaven.

The jaws are slightly curved to hold onto tubing, but I actually use these to attach small to mid-size accessories to existing surfaces such as cabinet doors, chairs, etcetera. It holds firmly and the adjustable head stays in place.