STEP 1: THE
EASY PART -
THE
SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
Once your cam- era is fastened to your pan head, move around 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
With the KiWi™ you can also measure (in millimeters) the distance from the camera’s mounting surface to the center of the lens. Then, slide the bracket until the outside edge of the bottom aligns with the appropriate number on the scale.
Step 2: The Slightly Harder Part - Fore-Aft Ad- justment
This step is most easily accomplished out of doors. Find a ver- tical edge or line, such as a doorway or edge of a building. Posi- tion your camera and tripod about
Looking through the camera’s viewfinder, find another vertical edge or line that is far away, such as another building or tele- phone 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 unwit- tingly locate the right position, you should notice the two ob- jects 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 re- quired to eliminate this relative movement.
