Kiwi™ 2000/2020 user’s guide photographic vr panoramic tripod head designed expressly for the olympus c-2000 and the c-2020 digital cameras.
Copyright information copyright © 2000 kaidan, inc. All rights reserved. First edition, september 2000. Kiwi is a trademark of kaidan, inc. Other products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Patents pending. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice...
1 setting up your kiwi 2000/2020™ warranty registration please take a brief moment and fill out the warranty registration card in- cluded with your package. Please print clearly in capital letters and remember to affix postage. You can also register after filling out the card by faxing it to 215-322...
Page - 4 r emoving the f riction c ap the friction cap needs to be removed in order to change detent discs. The discs provide the means for establishing and changing the number and spacing of the angular increments of the tripod head. The two discs that come standard with the kiwi 2000/2020 provide ...
Page - 5 r emoving & r eplacing the d etent d isc once the indexing hub is removed, the detent disc can be removed from its re- cess in the bottom of the vertical bracket. The disc may slip out once the index- ing hub is removed. If it sticks inside the recess, simply insert the tip of a ballpoint p...
Page - 6 a djusting the d etent f orce the spring plunger that provides the detent action can also be adjusted to vary the force. Use a flat blade screw driver to move the plunger in and out as desired. A convenient way to adjust the plunger is to screw the plunger all the way in until it gently bot...
Page - 7 2 shooting panoramas h ow many s hots ? The kiwi 2000/2020 is designed to be used with: • the normal wide-angle setting of the camera lens • the optional olympus wide conversion lens wcon-08 (screw on) • other third party lenses usable with the olympus c-2000z and c-2020z camera the normal ...
Page - 8 t aking the photo the kiwi 2000/2020 has a female 1/4-20 thread on the bottom of the indexing hub for mounting to most standard tripods. When ready to shoot, make sure that the kiwi 2000/2020 is securely attached to the tripod. Use a tripod that is sturdy, ideally one that has a center supp...
Page - 9 t aking the photos the kiwi 2000/2020 has a female 1/4-20 thread on the bottom of the indexing hub for mounting to most standard tripods. When ready to shoot, make sure that the kiwi 2000/2020 is securely attached to the tripod. Use a tripod that is sturdy, ideally one that has a center sup...
Page - 10 3 h ow do i l ocate my c amera ’ s n odal p oint ? Follow these steps and you will be able to easily locate the nodal point for any camera and lens combination. Simply put, the nodal point is the point inside your camera where the light rays converge and flip over. When shooting an immersi...
Page - 11 s tep 2: t he s lightly h arder p art - f ore -a ft a djustment put the captive camera knob in the long slot of the vertical bracket. This will allow you to slide the camera (along with the camera adjustment shoe) as re- quired. Note: this step is most easily accomplished outside. Find a v...
