The KiWi Family
Introducing the KiWi Components
KiWi Rotator Base & Accessory Pouch
The primary component in the KiWi family is the Rotator Base.The base uses interchange- able indexing discs called ClickDiscs that provide various click-stop positions. The base contains an integral circular bubble level and ac- commodates either 1/4” or 3/8” tripod threads. Included with every KiWi is a convenient Ac- cessory Pouch.The pouch is used to store your ClickDiscs, set screw wrench and can also be used to store memory cards and other small items.The pouch has a handy "Number of Shots" chart which will help you determine which disc to use and how many shots to take.
Twin-Axis Camera Bracket (Optional)
The Twin-Axis Camera Bracket is de- signed to support most digital and film cameras that are equipped with fisheye lenses, and will also appeal to those users who desire two independent axes of adjustment.The two axes of adjustment positions the lens in such a manner so as not to capture any more of the Rotator Base than necessary.When a camera equipped with a circular fisheye lens is installed on the bracket, only a small segment of the Rotator Base will appear in the image.This feature makes the Twin-Axis Camera Bracket ideal for those using iPIX software, Panoweaver (www.easypano.net) and other software appli- cations that use fisheye images.
Rotator Base
Accessory
Pouch
Twin-Axis
Camera Bracket
Standard Camera
Bracket
Optional
Quick Release Brackets
Standard Camera Bracket
The Standard Camera Bracket is designed to support most digital and film cameras in a portrait orientation. Used primarily to shoot single-row or cylindrical panoramas, the Standard Camera Bracket can be adjusted along the horizontal arm of the Rotator Base in order to locate the camera in the side-to- side orientation.There are three slots in the bracket, that when used with various positioning aids, provide for the fore-aft adjustment of the camera's optical center, or nodal point, over the rotational center of the tripod head.
Optional Quick Release Camera Brackets
The Standard and Twin-Axis Camera Brackets have optional Quick Release Camera Brackets. Based on the popular Arca-Swiss standard, the Quick Release Brackets provide an elegant and lightweight solution for quick and repeatable installation and removal.Arca-compatible camera plates are available for most popular cameras. The plates typically attach to the bottom of your camera using the tripod mounting thread. Most plates have 1/4-20 tapped holes to still provide a way for you to attach the camera to a tripod. This option is ideal for those photographers who shoot with multiple cameras or need to remove the camera from the head for conventional photography.
