This is the first post of a series to create 360°x180° panoramic images using the cheap 7.5mm Micro 4/3 Fisheye. This lens is a 7.5mm FullFrame Fisheye (180° diagonal view) for the Micro 4/3 lens mount with aperture and distance ring. The lens is fully manual with no electrical contacts and require the camera to be in A mode and the setting 'shooting without lens'.

The Setup

To create 360°x180° panoramic images it is best to use a Fisheye to reduce the amount of images needed. Only 6 images are required using a FullFrame Fisheye for the spherical Image: Four images horizontal, one up (Zenit) and one down (Nadir).

The 7.5mm Fisheye mounted on the camera:

Using a DIY Arca-Swiss compatible plate to attach the camera to the Nodal Ninja panoramic adapter:

The red line marks the zero point to rotate the lens around. The adapter needs to be adjusted accordingly: