10
Attaching the
Camera
Attaching the camera to the sled
We attach the camera to the sled via a dovetail plate. With the Zephyr
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stabilizer,
this plate has safety stops on the ends, and several holes for mounting screws. We
want to attach the dovetail to the camera so that we have the widest possible range of
adjustment, both fore-aft and side to side.
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camera’s center of gravity (c.g.) or
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Attaching the dovetail plate:
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This position is not intuitive, so
pay close attention to this detail.
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Finding the camera’s side to
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Finding the camera’s fore-aft
center of gravity.
