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Once  your  cam-
era is fastened to
your  pan  head,
move  around  to
the  front  of  the
unit  so  you’re
looking  into  the
lens. The center of
the lens should be
directly  over  the
pivot axis of the pan head. Adjust the side-to-side adjustment
so the lens is centered over the pivot.

With the KiWi™ you can also measure (in millimeters) the
distance from the camera’s mounting surface to the center of
the lens. Then, slide the bracket until the outside edge of the
bottom aligns with the appropriate number on the scale.

Step 2: The Slightly Harder Part - Fore-Aft Ad-
justment

This step is most easily accomplished out of doors. Find a ver-
tical edge or line, such as a doorway or edge of a building. Posi-
tion your camera and tripod about 2-1/2 feet away, or as close
as possible with the edge still in focus when you look through
the viewfinder.

Looking through the camera’s viewfinder, find another vertical
edge or line that is far away, such as another building or tele-
phone pole. Align the two objects and rotate the pan head so
they are in the left hand side of the viewfinder.

Rotate the pan head so the two objects move over to the right
hand side of the viewfinder. Unless you’ve managed to unwit-
tingly locate the right position, you should notice the two ob-
jects will move with respect to each other as you rotate the pan
from left to right. Slide the camera to the front or rear as re-
quired to eliminate this relative movement.

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Page 1: ...KiWi L Kiwi User s Guide Photographic VR Panoramic Tripod Head Designedfortheprofessional priced forthe novice All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m...

Page 2: ...subject to the laws concerning intellectual property Kaidan will replace defective software video tapes free of charge upon return receipt of defective item s Products returned under this policy excl...

Page 3: ...hipping damage immediately contact Kaidan to process claims If any items are missing or you notice any damage call Kaidan at 215 364 1778 between the hours of 10 00 am and 6 00 PM Mon Fri EST Twin Axi...

Page 4: ...al bracket back and forth Before installing the Vertical Bracket onto the Horizontal Bracket make sure the Purple Clamping Knob is turned all the way out in a counterclockwise direction which will rel...

Page 5: ...s a two piece knob not shown with a inner and outer knob Before installing the camera knob in the Vertical Bracket turn the inner knob clockwise into the outer knob until it won t turn anymore Next in...

Page 6: ...s NOTE See Disc Selec tion Chart In Appendix A To start the friction cap must be removed Loosen the knob located on the side of the friction cap It does not have to be removed from the cap but just ba...

Page 7: ...the top side of the hori zontal bracket the lower hub and axle assembly can be slid out and removed At this point you ll be able to install the detent disc into the recessed area on the bottom All ma...

Page 8: ...etents ranging from 2 to 22 per disk When changing discs be sure the disc is seated properly and is flush with the top surface of the plate With the new disc inserted you can begin to reassemble the a...

Page 9: ...axle as shown below Continue to thread the cap so that there is no free play in any of the pieces and to compress the rubber washer slightly When the friction drag feels adequate turn the Friction ca...

Page 10: ...out Then unscrew the plunger about one turn Once the indexing hub is removed the detent disc can be re moved from its recess in the bottom of the horizontal bracket The disc may slip out once the ind...

Page 11: ...35mm cameras Generally for most 35mm cameras and lenses the nodal point is located somewhere towards the center of the lens barrel Parallax error can be easily demonstrated by this simple ex periment...

Page 12: ...nd a ver tical edge or line such as a doorway or edge of a building Posi tion your camera and tripod about 2 1 2 feet away or as close as possible with the edge still in focus when you look through th...

Page 13: ...y store Kaidan also has these levels for sale at competitive prices If your camera does not have a hot shoe then you ll need to level the camera another way If the camera has a flat level Looking thro...

Page 14: ...t comes to the Fore Aft adjust ment you won t be able to look through the viewfinder to de termine the proper setting since the viewfinder is a separate optical path that doesn t really see the same i...

Page 15: ...readout to see how far you turned the camera Round the angular value to the nearest convenient value For most stitching programs it is generally not that important to use a precise overlap value Howev...

Page 16: ...ed a bonus Label Sheet This set contains self adhesive labels with the popular degree increments Since there are no other markings the labels make it easy to rotate and stop at the correct position fo...

Page 17: ...DEGREES OF ANGLE 8 0 45 90 135 180 225 270 315 10 0 36 72 108 144 180 216 252 288 324 12 0 30 60 60 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 14 0 26 51 77 103 128 154 180 206 231 257 283 308 334 16 0 22 45 67...

Page 18: ...ra body profiles we have included a camera adjustment lug as an additional means of keeping your camera mounted in a vertical position Shown below are examples of various ways to use the Camera Adjust...

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