Kaidan QPX-2 manual

QuickP an™ Mag num User’ s G uide Photog r aphic VR P anor amic Tripod Head ( QPX - 2 ) T he pr of essio nal’ s choic e in Pho togr aphic VR t ripod heads.[...]

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 Chapter 1 Unpack ing y our QuickP an™ U NP A CK IN G THE B OX T his manual covers the Qui ckP an Magnum QPX - 2. See the f igure below . De- pending on how y ou purc hased y our Qui ckP an, it might hav e shipped with a camer a brack et , such as our QPU- 2, or it might ha ve shipped without a br a c ket and then only the indexing base w[...]

Page - 4 Chapter 2 A ssembling the QuickP an™ A TT A CHING THE BASE TO YOU R TRIPOD T he QuickP an Magnum base has a 1/ 4- 20 threaded hole in the bottom of the base. T his will accomod ate the 1/ 4- 20 thr eaded posts found o n most tripods. If your tr ipod has a larger threaded post , then it is most lik ely a 3/8-1 6 t hr e ad, which is more c[...]

Page - 5 Chapter 3 Using the QuickP an™ C HANGING THE IN CREMENT ROT A TI ON ANGLE T he QPX - 2 uses a spr ing-l oaded plunger indexing mec hanism. A spring-loaded brass p lunger is located on the underneath side of the Qui ckPan. T o remove the plunger , simp ly unscr ew the unit from the base. When removing or r eplacing the plunger , be sur e [...]

Page - 6 Chapter 4 Using the QuickP an™ A D JUS TING THE SPRING FO RCE OF THE PLUNG ER T he dark c olo red adjusting screw which pr otrudes f r om the end of the plunger is used to vary the f orc e of the spring plunger . This adjustment is ty pically us ed to provide mor e for ce when the plunger is moved to war ds the center of the d etent . In[...]

Page - 7 Chapter 5 Using the QuickP an™ W HICH HOLE SHOULD I USE ? T he number of c li ck-stop positions is determined by which ho le the plunger is threaded into . It i s also a f unction of which detent wheel is mounted on the base. T he standard wheel, QPD-1, is go ld color ed and has 8, 12, 16 , 20 and 36 posi- tions. T hese positions c orres[...]

Page - 8 Chapter 6 Using the QuickP an™ S TOR I NG THE PLUNGER AND FR EE ROT A TION Y ou may f ind that you don ’t want or need to use the click-sto ps. In this case, you c an remo ve the spring plunger . W hen the plunger is r emoved it does not engage the holes on the detent wheel. In this configuratio n, the detent wheel will spin f r eely ,[...]

Page - 9 Chapter 7 Using the QuickP an™ A TT A CHING THE CAMER A BRACKET T he camera br acket (i.e. QPU- 2) simply scr ews onto the top of the detent wheel of the Quic kP an. Y ou don ’ t need to tighten the brac ket exc essively . Most pan- oramas ar e produced by r otating the bracket in a clockwise direction (as viewed from abov e), and this[...]

Page - 10 Chapter 8 Using the QuickP an™ F INAL T he completed Qui ckPan Magnum, with the camer a brac ket is shown below . Under no rmal usage, y our Quic kPan should last for years . Y ou can cl ean it with a damp rag. Av oid soaking the rubberized co rk f aces of the camer a bra cket . In time, y ou may need a r eplacement spring plung er tip [...]

Page - 11 Chapter 9 Using the QuickP an™ H OW DO I L OC A TE MY C AMERA ’ S N OD AL P OIN T ? T his i s one of the most frequently ask ed questions when it comes to QTV R panorama cr eation. Once you understand the basics , you ’ ll be able to easily locate the nodal point for any camera and lens c ombination. Simply put , the nodal point is [...]

Page - 12 S TEP 1: T HE E ASY P ART - T HE S IDE - TO -S IDE A DJU ST ME N T Once your c amera is f astened to y our pan head, mov e to the front of the unit so you’ re looking into the lens. T he center of the lens shoul d be directly over the pivot axis of the pan head. Adjust the side-to-side adjustment so the lens is center ed ov er the pi vo[...]

Page - 13 If y our camer a does not have a hot shoe, then you ’ll ne ed to level the camer a another w a y . If t he camer a has a f l at, lev el surfac e, then y ou can use a bubble level. Y ou should be able to locate a small level at a har dw are stor e. If y our ther e are no lev el sur faces , then you may ha ve to reso r t to “ ey eballin[...]

Page - 14 S TEP 5: H OW A BOUT R AN GEFI NDE R C AMERAS ? A r angef inder camer a is a camera where you loo k t hrough a separa te view f inder and not thr ough the actual lens. T he proc ess is basically the same. Locate the Side-to-Side adjustment as discussed in Step 1 . W hen it c omes to the F or e-Aft adjustment , you won ’t be able to look[...]

Page - 15 Chapter 10 T ak ing P hotos with the QuickP an™ H OW MUCH O VERLAP ? T he amount y ou turn the camer a for each shot varies . It i s dependent on a number of f actors such as the f ield of v iew (the angle) of y our c amera and lens, as well as whic h progr am y ou intend to use. F or example, Apple r ecom- mends that the imag es should[...]

Page - 16 T AKING THE P HOTO S ( CO NTINUED ) Using the tw in-axis bubble lev el on the bottom of the V er tical Br acket, ob- ser v e it while y ou level the tripod. Of cours e, this task is much easier if y our tripod also has a t ilt head. Once the tripod and QuickP an™ are lev el, now is the time to double c heck to see if the c amera is leve[...]