Kaidan QPX-2 Easy Part the SIDE-TO-SIDE Adjustment, Slightly Harder Part FORE-AFT Adjustment

STEP 1: THE EASY PART - THE SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT

Once your camera is fastened to your pan head, move 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 QuickPan™ you can also measure (in milli- meters) the distance from the camera’s mounting surface to the center of the lens. Then, slide the bracket until the out-

side edge of the bottom of the vertical bracket ,(the side with the bubble level), aligns with the appropriate number on the scale. (See Fig. to right)

STEP 2: THE SLIGHTLY HARDER PART -

FORE-AFT ADJUSTMENT

This step is most easily accomplished out of

doors. Find a vertical edge or line, such as a doorway or edge of a building. Position your camera and tripod about two 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 telephone 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 unwittingly locate the right posi- tion, you should notice the two objects 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 required to eliminate this relative movement.

It may help to first locate the camera all the way to the front or rear and then move it a little bit at a time. This way you’ll more readily see the parallax ef- fect and notice how it improves as you slide the bracket.

STEP 3: LEVEL THE CAMERA

Once you have located the fore-aft position, you now must level the camera. If your camera has a flash hot shoe, you can use a bubble level designed to slide into the shoe. You should be able get these at a good photographic supply store. Kaidan also has these levels for sale at competitive prices.

Page - 12