Unfortunately a camera, or even a tripod head level cannot (easily) be used to level the tripod. In theory it's possible, but first one would have to get the camera base and the top of the tripod -- the flat surface which mates with the underside of the head -- in perfect horizontal agreement. This would be very difficult. The head has three degrees of freedom. If I had a panorama head it would be a piece of cake -- but I don't
Don Tom C wrote: > You might try the flash-shoe mounteded spirit levels. That way the > bubble is on your camera. No glueing or anything is necessary. > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > >> From: Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Manfrotto Tripod legs >> Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:44:33 +0300 >> >> It would end up quite expensive Godfrey. I'm going to try to do it with >> what I have. The one thing that definitely has to be done is the bubble >> on the tripod has to be replaced, it died in the cold a few years ago. I >> have to get an original or it won't fit. Or at least find a bubble with >> a perfectly flat underside, parallel with the top, so I can cement it >> onto the dead one. It may not be easy to get the old one out. >> >> Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> > On Jul 11, 2006, at 9:50 AM, Don Williams wrote: >> > >> > >> >> The newer version (475) of the Tripod I have (075) has click stops on >> >> the leg supports. This makes it very easy to set the three legs the >> >> same >> >> distance out. I've made a gauge from a piece of scrap steel. It goes >> >> into the tube and each support is closed until it stops; then the >> >> thumb >> >> nut is tightened. Its very easy to do -- but a click stop would be >> >> nice. >> >> I thought of drilling holes for pins, but that would weaken the >> >> supports. Why do I want to do this? I'm planning small panoramas. >> >> >> > >> > Buy a Manfrotto 3502 Compact Levelling Head ... get the leg lengths >> > close, then level the platform that your panorama head sits on. >> > >> > <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home? >> > >> O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=203536&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNav >> > igation> >> > or >> > http://tinyurl.com/9oz6c >> > >> > Godfrey >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Dr E D F Williams >> www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ >> http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ >> 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616 >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/384 - Release Date: 10.7.2006 > -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
