On Mar 13, 2009, at 03:14 , mike wilson wrote:
---- David Savage <[email protected]> wrote:
Considering that I shoot lots of panoramas the imprecise nature of
ball heads makes levelling the camera a serious PITA.
Hotshoe spirit level? Doesn't solve the problem but might make
remedy somewhat easier.
Having the camera level does no good if the platform you are rotating
it upon is not level. And I've found you can't really rely on the
little tik marks on the head's pivot shafts. So first level the tripod
head's base if there is room on it, if not remove it and level the
tripod's head baseplate then level the camera using a hotshoe level if
that's what you have. Now the horizon (seen or unseen) should be
level, and panoramas will stitch with less work and distortion.
Not that I've ever actually prepared enough for a pano to that extent,
they usually present themselves so I shoot them.
Joseph McAllister
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