Isn't Ansel speaking "basic" tri-pod set up on a level
surface? If your on an uneven surface you would naturally
adjust whatever to create a level lens axis
On Sat, 6 Jul 2002 15:13:35 -0400
"Jim L'Hommedieu" <lamadoo@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ansel wrote:
"When the camera is being set on a tripod, one leg of the
tripod should
extend straight ahead (or back) of the camera, directly
below the lens axis.
Then the other two legs, extending on eithrr side of the
camera, can be used
to level it from side to side. Readjusting the first leg
levels the camera
backward and forward, so that it is not tilted up nor
down. Thus the camera
is brought into the basic position. and remains perfectly
horizontal no
matter which way it is rotated upon the tripod."
That was a breakthrough for me. Strangely, when all
adjustments have been
zero'ed out on my tripod head, the bubble levels say
that the legs have to
be of unequal length. So, a) the vintage legs don't all
extend to the same
angle or b) the head's zero marking is wrong, or c) some
wicked combination.
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|