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QuickPan™ Magnum
User’s Guide

Photographic VR
Panoramic Tripod Head

( QPX-2 )

The professional’s choice in Photographic
VR tripod heads.

Содержание QuickPan Magnum QPX-2

Страница 1: ...QuickPan Magnum User sGuide Photographic VR Panoramic Tripod Head QPX 2 The professional s choice in Photographic VR tripod heads...

Страница 2: ...aforementioned items are copyrighted and subject to the laws concerning intellectual property Kaidan will replace defective software video tapes free of charge upon return receipt of defective item s...

Страница 3: ...mewith a camera bracket such as the QPU 2 then you ll want to refer to the separate manual for that unit to make sure that all the components are included TheQuickPanMagnumbaseisdetailedbelow Pleasema...

Страница 4: ...as a 1 4 20 threaded hole in the bottom of the base This will accomodate the 1 4 20 threaded posts found on most tripods If yourtripodhasalargerthreadedpost thenitismostlikelya3 8 16thread which ismor...

Страница 5: ...xing mechanism A spring loaded brass plungeris located on the underneath side ofthe QuickPan To remove the plunger simply unscrew the unit from the base When removing or replacing the plunger be sure...

Страница 6: ...typicallyusedtoprovidemoreforcewhentheplungerismovedtowardsthe center of the detent In general the closer the plunger is to the center of the wheel the more force is required in order to achieve a sa...

Страница 7: ...8 12 16 20and36posi tions These positions correspond to the five threaded holes on the under neathofthebase withthe8positionlocationbeingclosesttothecenterand the 36 position location being furthest f...

Страница 8: ...click stops In this case you can remove the spring plunger When the plungeris removed itdoes not engage the holes on the detentwheel In this configuration the detent wheel will spin freely and it can...

Страница 9: ...rabracket i e QPU 2 simplyscrewsontothetopofthedetentwheel of the QuickPan You don t need to tighten the bracket excessively Most pan oramas are produced by rotating the bracket in a clockwise directi...

Страница 10: ...uldlastforyears Youcancleanitwith a damp rag Avoid soaking the rubberized cork faces of the camera bracket In time you may need a replacement spring plunger tip simply contact Kaidan and we ll send yo...

Страница 11: ...chisoftenmarkedontheunderneathsideofmany35mmcameras Gen erally for most 35mm cameras and lenses the nodal point is located some where towards the center of the lens barrel Parallax error can be easily...

Страница 12: ...rough the viewfinder Looking through the camera s viewfinder find another vertical edge or line that is far away such as another building or telephone pole Align the two objects and rotate the pan hea...

Страница 13: ...t has a convenient indicator scales for thispurpose Thesenumbersrepresentthenodalpointforthisgivencamera and lens combination If you change cameras or lenses this procedure may have to be repeated Loo...

Страница 14: ...ll have to startwith the bracketall thewayto the frontand take pairs oftestshots Each pairwill have theverticallyaligned objects in the left and then the right side of the viewfinder After each pair...

Страница 15: ...how faryou turned the camera Round the angular value to the nearest convenientvalue Formost stitching programs itis gen erally not that important to use a precise overlap value However it should be no...

Страница 16: ...e us ing prefers having the photos taken in a clockwise or counterclockwise se quence you llhavetoeithercountthenumberofshotsbeingtakenfromyour start position Atthispoint you rereadytoshootthephotos A...

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