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Kaidan 900 manual

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  • Page 1

    K iW i™ 900/950 User ’ s Guide Photog r aphic VR P anor amic Tr ipod Head Designed expr essly f or the Nik on Coolpix 900 , 900S and 950 Digital Camer as[...]

  • Page 2

    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 and does not represent a commitment on the part [...]

  • Page 3

    Page - 3 1 Set ting Up Y our K iW i 900/95 0™ U NP A CKI NG THE B OX T he KiW i 900/950 is shipped in a single box and consists of t he components de- tailed below . Please make sure that all par ts ar e includ ed. Examine the par t s for any signs of shipping damage. In the event of shipping damage , immedia tely c on- tact Kaidan to process c l[...]

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    Page - 4 R EMO VI NG THE F RI CT I O N C AP T he Friction Cap needs to be r emoved in or der to c hange detent di scs. T he discs pro vide the means for establishing and changing the number and spacing of the angular incr ement s of the tripod head. T he t wo discs that come standar d with the KiW i 900/950 pro vide for 14 and 18 shots per r evolut[...]

  • Page 5

    Page - 5 R EMO VI NG & R EPL A CING THE D ETENT D ISC Once the Inde xing Hub is r emoved, the detent disc can be r emov ed from its r e- cess in the bottom of the V er t ical Brac ket. T he d isc may slip out once the Inde x- ing Hub is r emoved. If it sticks inside the r ecess , simply inser t the tip of a b allpoint pen or a pin small enough [...]

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    Page - 6 A D JUS TING THE D ETE NT F ORC E T he spr ing plunger t hat provides the detent action can also be adjusted to var y the fo r ce. Use a f lat blad e scr ew driver to move the plunger in and out as desir ed. A c onv enient wa y to a djust the plunger is to screw the plunger all t he w ay in until it gently bottoms out. T hen uns crew t he [...]

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    Page - 7 2 Shoot ing P anor amas H OW MA N Y S HOTS ? T he K iWi 900/950 is designed to be used with: • T he normal wide-angle setting of the camer a lens • T he op tional Nikon 24mm lens (scr ew on) • Other thir d par t y lenses usable with the Coolpix 900/950 camer a T he normal wide-angle setting of the camer a will r e quir e the 18 posit[...]

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    Page - 8 M OUNTING THE C AMERA ? ( CO NTINUED ) T he K iWi 900/950 is designed to be used at the standar d wide-angle setting or with the additional 24mm wide-angle Nik on lens . T he two threaded mounting holes dir ectly abov e the slot on the camera br ack et will positio n the camera at its proper no dal point s etting for either c onf iguration[...]

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    Page - 9 T AKING THE PHOT OS T he K iWi 900/950 has a female 1/ 4- 20 t hr ead on the bottom of the Inde xing Hub fo r mount ing to most stan dar d tripods. W hen ready to s hoot , make sur e that the KiW i 900/950 is securely attached to the tripod. Use a tripod that is sturdy , ideally one t hat has a center suppo r t s ystem of br ac es to help [...]

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    Page - 10 3 Using Ot her Lenses H OW DO I L OCA TE MY C AMER A ’ S N ODAL P OIN T ? T he prior instructions cover the Nikon Coo lpix standard lens and the Nik on wide- angle lens. Since the Coolpix 900 series has a thr eaded barrel, y ou can screw on other 3r d p art y lenses. These lenses will have a dif fer ent mounting location, or nodal point[...]

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    Page - 11 S TEP 2: T HE S LIGHTL Y H ARDE R P AR T - F ORE -A FT A DJ U ST M E N T Put the Captive Camer a Knob in the long slot of the V er tical Brack et . T his wil l allow you to slide the camer a (along with the Camera A djustment Shoe) as re- quired. Note: T his step is most easily accomplished outsid e. Find a vertical edge or line, suc h as[...]

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    Page - 12 S TEP 3: D ETERMINING THE A CTU AL P OSI TION If you wer e using a SLR camera in the pre v ious steps you could hav e look ed through the viewf inder in order to determine the nodal point. Ho w ever , with the Coolpix 900 series, the viewf inder is not viewing the exact same image as what the C CD (imaging chip) is seeing. Therefor e, in [...]

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    Page - 13 KW -900/950 ADD ENDUM W e ha v e included a f rict ion pad cork st rip to be used wit h the Coolpix 950 camera only . See Fig . A bel o w f or the corre ct plac ement . NOTE : If y ou are using the Coolpix 900 camer a the cork does not need to be installed. 5 JUNE 2000 FI G. A[...]