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Kaidan KiWi User Manual
Summary of KiWi
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Kiwi™-l / kiwi™+ user’s guide photographic vr panoramic tripod head designed for the professional, priced for the novice....
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Copyright information copyright © 2001 kaidan incorporated. All rights reserved. First edition, march 2001. Products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Patents pending. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment o...
Page 3: Assembling The Kiwi™
Page - 3 assembling the kiwi™ unpacking the box the kiwi-l or the kiwi + are shipped in a single box and con- sists of two major components. The components are detailed below. Note: only the kiwi+ is shipped with four detent discs (12,14,18, and 20 positions). Please make sure that all parts are inc...
Page 4: Assembling The Kiwi ™
Page - 4 assembling the kiwi ™ attaching the vertical bracket to assemble the kiwi, simply slide the vertical bracket onto the horizontal bracket in the orientation shown in the various im- ages in this manual. Note: the bottom of the vertical bracket has a clamping mechanism with a spring-loaded ny...
Page 5: Using The Kiwi™
Page - 5 using the kiwi™ attaching your camera to mount your camera, first select the appropriate slot in the vertical bracket that will best locate the tripod mounting thread on your camera. You may need to reposition the captive camera knob in order to achieve this. To remove the knob simply slide...
Page 6: Using The Kiwi™
Page - 6 using the kiwi™ removing the friction cap the kiwi+ needs to be disassembled in order to install or change detent discs. The detent discs come in various settings and pro- vide the different angular click-stops. (note: see disc selec- tion chart in appendix a). To start, the friction cap mu...
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Page - 7 with the components removed from the top side of the hori- zontal bracket, the lower hub and axle assembly can be slid out and removed. At this point, you’ll be able to install the detent disc into the recessed area on the bottom..
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Page - 8 with the disc removed, you can insert a different disc to change the angular detent spacing. Kaidan offers a variety of discs, with detents ranging from 2 to 22 per disk.. When changing discs, be sure the disc is seated properly and is flush with the top surface of the plate. With the new d...
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Page - 9 push the axle through the bearing and plate as shown below. Reverse the disassembly. Replace the cap by threading the cap onto the axle as shown below. Continue to thread the cap so that there is no free play in any of the pieces and to compress the rubber washer slightly. When the friction...
Page 10: Removing The Detent Disc
Page - 10 the spring plunger that provides the detent action can also be adjusted to vary the force of the click action. Use a flat blade screw driver to move the plunger in and out as desired. A con- venient way to adjust the plunger is to screw the plunger all the way in, until it bottoms out. The...
Page 11: Using The Kiwi™
Page - 11 using the kiwi™ how do i locate my nodal point ? This is one of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to qtvr panorama creation. Once you understand the basics, you’ll be able to easily locate the nodal point for any camera and lens combination. Simply put, the nodal point is t...
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S tep 1: t he e asy p art - t he s ide - to - s ide a djustment 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 side-to-side adjustment so ...
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Page - 13 it may help to first locate the camera all the way to the front or rear and then move it a little bit at a time. This way you’ll more readily see the parallax effect and notice how it im- proves as you slide the bracket. S tep 3: l evel the c amera once you have located the fore-aft positi...
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Page - 14 surface, then you can use a bubble level. You should be able to locate a small level at a hardware store. If your there are no level surfaces, then you may have to resort to “eyeballing”. S tep 4: r ecord y our r esults after you’ve discovered the two location dimensions, be sure to record...
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Page - 15 taking photos with the kiwi™ h ow much o verlap ? The amount you turn the camera for each shot varies. It is dependent on a number of factors such as the field of view (the angle) of your camera and lens, as well as which program you intend to use. For example, apple recommends that the im...
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Page - 16 taking the photos (continued). You can use the level on your kiwi™ and observe it while you level the tripod. Of course, this task is much easier if your tri- pod also has a tilt head. Once the tripod and kiwi™ are level, now is the time to double check to see if the camera is straight up ...
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Page - 17 appendix a list of lens fov versus number of shots lens (35 mm equiv) 14-15 12 10 8 18-20 14 12 10 22-24 16 14 12 27 18 16 14 35 20 18 16 disc for 50% overlap of images disc for 33% overlap of images disc for 25% overlap of images shots degrees of angle 8 0 45 90 135 180 225 270 315 10 0 3...
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Page - 18 camera adjustment lug addendum because of the various sizes and camera body profiles, we have included a camera adjustment lug as an additional means of keeping your camera mounted in a vertical position. Shown below are examples of various ways to use the camera adjustment lug to mount yo...