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Kaidan QuickPan III User Manual
Summary of QuickPan III
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User’s guide - v1.2 - 12 jan 2005 quickpan panoramic tripod head ®.
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Quickpan iii / iv panoramic tripod head overview thank you for purchasing a kaidan quickpan iii / iv panoramic tripod head. This manual is designed to help you understand how to use your quickpan iii / iv to create quality panoramas. This document will be re- vised from time to time and updated vers...
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The quickpan iii / iv family twin-axis adapter the twin-axis adapter is designed to support most digital and film cameras that are equipped with fisheye lenses, or will appeal to those users who de- sire two independent axes of adjustment. It can be used with either the standard camera bracket or with...
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Quickpan iii rotator base installing indexing rings 1) slide the indexing ring onto the rotator base from the bot- tom, keeping the portion of the indexing ring with the degree label facing up until it makes contact with the brass plunger. The brass plunger will eventu- ally snap into the hole that ...
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Quickpan iv rotator base installing detent discs 1) to install or change the detent discs simply loosen the silver thumbscrew on the side of the black rotator hub by turning it in a counter clockwise direction. Do not remove the screw, just turn several times. You do not need to remove the head from...
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Quickpan iii / iv rotator base tripod threaded bushing adapter the quickpan iii / iv rotator bases comes with a tripod adapter bushing which ac- commodates both 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch tripod mounts. 1/4 inch tripod if your tripod has a 1/4 inch threaded mount, leave the brass bushing in the center ho...
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Standard camera bracket - camera mounting mounting your camera on the standard camera bracket to mount your camera, first select the appropriate slot in the vertical camera bracket that will best locate the tripod mounting thread on your camera. You may need to reposition the captive camera knob. To ...
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Mounting your camera on the spherical bracket the spherical camera mounting bracket has a rotating swing arm which is held into position by large black locking knob. The knob allows you to position the arm and your camera from plus 90 degrees to minus 90 degrees . Mounted on the swing arm is an adju...
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Camera mounting - standard camera bracket mounting your camera on the camera brackets for the standard camera bracket, shown at right, select the appropriate slot in the bracket that will best locate the tripod mounting thread on your particular camera. You may need to re- position the camera knob t...
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Camera mounting - compact camera bracket mounting your camera on the camera brackets for the compact camera bracket, shown at right, select the ap- propriate mounting hle in the bracket that will best locate the tripod mounting thread on your particular camera. You may need to reposition the camera ...
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Quickpan-l rotator the quickpan-l is a unique model which has three concentric rings of 24, 18 and 14 positions. There are three corresponding plunger positions in the rotator cap. You can move the plunger from one position to another and select any one of the three rows. The 24 position is the oute...
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Nodal point this is one of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to stitcher-based 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 the point inside your camera where the...
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Nodal point (continued) step 2: fore-aft adjustment this step is most easily accomplished out of doors. Find a vertical edge or line, such as a doorway or edge of a building. Position your camera and tripod about 2-1/2 feet away, or as close as possible with the edge still in focus when you look thr...
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Nodal point (continued) comes to the fore-aft adjustment, you won’t be able to look through the viewfinder to determine the proper setting since the viewfinder is a separate optical path that doesn’t really “see” the same image as the film. Instead, you’ll have to start with the bracket all the way to ...
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Shooting panoramas how much overlap? 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, in their quicktime vr authoring studio, apple recomm...
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Shooting panoramas (continued) how do i begin? Stairstepping of images as you progress around the panorama. Stairstepping has nothing to do with the state of the entire head being level with respect to the horizon. This can be corrected by rotating all the images a slight amount in your authoring pr...
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Warranty and product return information copyright © 2004 kaidan, inc. All rights reserved. First edition, june 2002. Quickpan 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 chan...