<p>Hi,<br>
I found this site as I am in the exact same position as yourself except for that I have yet to purchase any 360 camera.<br>
During my search the best quality 360 camera that I have found is the Panono. It costs a little more than your budget at $1499 with a limited run of 1000 cameras. I have read comments that after this initial run the camera should come down to the region of $500, however this may be another year off.<br>
Have a look on www.panono.com and check out their samples, they are the best of what I have seen of the consumer available cameras.<br>
Please let me know what you think or any other ideas as I am certainly interested in buying the best I can afford.<br>
Please note that I have nothing to do with this company, I am just focusing on them as multiple sites have pointed towards them<br>
Regards, <br />Mike. </p>
