Kaidan KiWi-L, KiWi+ manual Proves as you slide the bracket

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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 effect and notice how it im-

Looking through the viewfinder align a close ob- ject (brick wall) with a faraway object (telephone pole). As you ro- tate the camera from side-to-side there should be no relative move- ment between the two objects as shown to the right.

If, as shown to the right, the two objects move with respect to 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.

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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 to get these at a good photographic supply store. Kaidan also has these levels for sale at competitive prices.

If your camera does not have a hot shoe, then you’ll need to level the camera another way. If the camera has a flat, level

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Contents Photographic VR Panoramic Tripod Head Copyright Information Unpacking the BOX Assembling the KiWiAttaching the Vertical Bracket Attaching Your Camera Using the KiWiRemoving the Friction CAP Page Page Page Removing the Detent Disc HOW do I Locate MY Nodal Point ? Using the KiWiSlightly Harder Part Fore-Aft Ad- justment Proves as you slide the bracket Record Your Results Amount you turn the camera for each shot varies. It is Taking Photos with the KiwiTaking the Photos Appendix a List of Lens FOV versus Number of Shots Camera Adjustment Lug Addendum