Here’s our proposed new virtual reality rig- our brand new Nikon D5000 camera, our trusty Sigma fisheye lens, and the Nodal Ninja 3 Mark II pano rig. We’d been using a Nikon D80 for our virtual reality rig for about a year, and while it’s amazing in its own right the new D5000 has the ability to crank up to ISO 3200, which is insane!

We’ve been shooting VR longer than almost anyone- ever since Apple’s QuickTime supported VR (with QuickTimeVR), and we’ve done virtual reality projects for clients ranging from Major League Baseball (a cool World Series project of baseball stadiums) to the Olympics (including a lot of venues), and corporate clients such as Sprite and Accenture.

Over the years, lots of our web design clients have taken advantage of the “you are here” immediacy that virtual reality gives their customers, and it’s a lot of fun for everyone. Here’s an example we shot on the streets of Los Angeles one night. It’s fun to go “fullscreen” with it, and “walk” down Ventura Blvd.

We’ve used a lot of different VR rigs over the years, and many of them have been really good (especially Kaidan’s offerings). But we’re pretty stoked about the Nodal Ninja, it seems to be the best rig to bring if you’re doing high-quality VRs (the “one shot” 360VR rigs are nice, but the quality just can’t match what a rig like the Nodal Ninja can do with a nice 12 megapixel camera and multiple photos.

This rig is in testing right now, and we hope to have a bunch of demos to show in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned!