Mounting the Camera? (continued)
The KiWi™ is designed to be used with either the standard wide-
angle camera setting or with a specific wide-angle or fisheye lens.
(
See List of Specfied Wide Angle Lenses in Appendix A
). The
threaded mounting holes below the slot on the Camera Bracket will
position the camera at its proper nodal point setting for either con-
figuration. The diagram below shows the proper mounting holes for
the camera.
Note: The mounting hole for the standard lens on all KiWi™ Camera-
Specific Brackets is the one that is closest to the rotating pivot point.
The slot above the camera mounting holes will accept the Camera
Knob and can be used to locate the camera in accordance with the
nodal points of other 3rd party lenses (
See Chapter 3 for instruc-
tions
).
This panhead is shown for referencs purchases only. Your
model might look slightly different.
How Many Shots?
Determining the number of shots you’ll need to take is a function of
the lens your using. In general, you’ll want to have 1/4 to 1/2 overlap
between adjacent images. Kaidan has included detent discs withou
your KiWi in order to cover the standard and wide-angle lenses for
your particular camera. If you’re using a different lens, or want more
or less overlap, you can purchase additional detent discs from Kaidan.
They are sold singly or in packs of four. Most of our KiWi heads use 14
shots for the wide-angle lens and 18 shots for the standard lens. (
See
List of Specific Wide-Angle Lenses in Appendix A
)
Captive Camera Knob
Mounting Hole for
Wide--Angle lens
(farthest from the
pivot axis)
Camera
Adjustment
Shoe Knob
Mounting Hole
for standard lens
setting of camera
(closest to the
pivot axis)
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