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The QuickPan III Family

Pro Quick Release

Camera Bracket

The Pro Quick Release Camera Bracket is designed to
support most digital and film cameras that are
equipped with fisheye lenses, or for those users who
desire or appreciate two independent sliding and lock-
ing axes of adjustment with the convenience of a quick
release mounting system. You can choose from either
a Bogen  or a Arca-Swiss mounting plate (Arca-Swiss
shown at right).

The two independent axes of adjustment positions the
lens in such a manner so as not to capture any more
of the Rotator Base than necessary. When a camera
equipped with a circular fisheye lens is installed on the
bracket, only a small segment of the Rotator Base will
appear in the image. This feature makes this bracket
ideal for those using iPIX software, Panoweaver
(www.easypano.net) and other software applications
that use fisheye images. Of course, this bracket can also
be used with any wide-angle lens and stitching soft-
ware as well.

Welcome to the Kaidan QuickPan III and Panoramic Photography

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Страница 1: ...User s Guide V0 9 27 June 2002 QuickPan III Panoramic Tripod Head...

Страница 2: ...sbuiltaround asturdyandpreciseRotatorBasewith interchangable indexing rings There areseveralcamerabracketsthatslide and lock onto the Rotator Base Why do I need a tripod head A panoramic tripod head m...

Страница 3: ...evel zerodegrees thusfulfillingthesamefunctions as the Standard Camera Bracket An optional Arca Swiss QuickRelease camera plate is also available Standard Camera Bracket The Standard Camera Bracket is...

Страница 4: ...plate Arca Swiss shownatright Thetwoindependentaxesofadjustmentpositionsthe lensinsuchamannersoasnottocaptureanymore of the Rotator Base than necessary When a camera equippedwithacircularfisheyelensis...

Страница 5: ...helower portionoftheblack Indexing Ring there is gold col ored pin visible through the hole in the side Insert the tip of a ball pointpen ora paperclip end into theholeandpushthegoldpinin ward till th...

Страница 6: ...ntilitwon t turn anymore Next install the knob intotheappropriateslotthenintothe tripodmountingholeofyourcamera Turn the inner knob into the camera until it bottoms out then turn the outerknobclockwis...

Страница 7: ...It s important to make sure that the centerline of your camera s lens intersects the pivot axis of the swing arm Since some cameras have tripod mounting threads that are not inlinewiththecenterofthec...

Страница 8: ...the appropriate slot then into the tri pod mounting hole of your camera Turn the inner knob into the camera until it bottoms out then turn the outerknobclockwiseuntilthecamera is tight on the bracket...

Страница 9: ...eye Rock your head from side to side Notice how your finger moves with respect to the background This relative movement is due to the fact that you re not rotating your head around your eye s nodal po...

Страница 10: ...one and another in the viewinder slide the camera fore or aft in order to eliminate this movement Here the telephone pole has moved behind the brick wall left to right Slide the camera to the front or...

Страница 11: ...de of the viewfinder After each pair of photos slidethebracketrearwardandrepeat theprocess Slidethebracketthesame increment each time i e 10mm Be sure to record the scale setting for each pair of imag...

Страница 12: ...that are fairly important With multirow panoramas i e Stitcher the issue of leveling is less crucial and primarily involves aestethics and placement of the horizon We ll concentrate primarily on cylin...

Страница 13: ...ightproduceapanoramathatistilted with respect to the horizon but that might be an artistic choice orsomethingyou want to do on purpose As long as the optical axis is parallel to the rotation plane and...

Страница 14: ...tapes Bothoftheaforementioneditemsarecopyrightedandsubjecttothelawscon cerning intellectual property Kaidan will replace defective software videotapes free ofchargeuponreturnreceiptofdefectiveitem s...

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