Well, got something workable. This is before cleaning up the horizon. Worked OK, though the ball has a noticeable seam and it's kind of lumpy here and there. Not a worry for the current project, I'm painting out the land entirely. Only have a 5mp camera, so the src is max 2592x1944 res. Doesn't matter that much though…
Hahah Justin that's hilarious! Looks like 120°? Take a look at this guys tut, might give you some ideas, his $$ lens seems about the same fov. If you can pan the cam at an angle, you could probably get a 360 sphere. http://www.mab3d.com/temp/ot3d/3shothdr1.html I wonder if the blue ringing is from the craptastic peep lens,…