Kaidan III manual Standard Camera Bracket Camera Mounting

Standard Camera Bracket - Camera Mounting

Mounting your camera on the Standard Camera Bracket

To mount your camera, first select the appropriate slot in the Vertical Cam- era Bracket that will best locate the tri- pod mounting thread on your camera. You may need to reposition the Cap- tive Camera Knob.To remove the knob simply slide it along the slot to the end that has the threaded hole. Carefully unscrew the knob out of the threaded hole, being careful not to crossthread the knob. Replace the knob into the ap- propriate slot by reversing the proce- dure.

Note: Whatever side of the Vertical Bracket you mount your camera on al- ways keep the offset portion of the Vertical Bracket towards the rear of the camera.

The camera knob is a two piece knob, with a inner and outer knob. Before in- stalling the camera knob in the Verti- cal Bracket, turn the inner knob clock- wise into the outer knob until it won’t turn anymore. Next install the knob into the appropriate slot then into the tripod mounting hole of your camera. Turn the inner knob into the camera until it bottoms out, then turn the

outer knob clockwise until the camera is tight on the Vertical Bracket. Don’t worry about getting the camera level at this time, as this is a task you’ll need to do when you’re ready to shoot.

The left-right adjustment to center your lens over the pivot point is ac- complished by loosening the purple knob and sliding the bracket. Be sure to tighten the knob to lock the bracket in place.

The fore-aft adjustment is made by loosening the camera knob and slid- ing the camera along the slot. There are camera adjustment shoes and lugs to locate your camera on the bracket and to help position the camera along the slot. These devices will also make it easy to remove and replace your camera when you use it for other tasks.

Some models of the Standard Camera Bracket may have the rubberized cork as shown on the left. Newer models have a special anodized coating that will grip the camera.