Can the nodal (no parallax) point adjustment be made to the Opteka gimbal head for pano shots?
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Its a little Geeky question, but to best idealy handle, parallax problems, would be best done with a plane mirror. However if you are asking me, have I had any real problems with parallax while using this gimbal. The answer is no, use a longer base plate if you are having this problem. The Opteks ia not a high priced unit, however it is well made and for the money its a bargin.
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I would suggest putting the Opteka on a zoom lens, the more you zoom in, the more of the frame you'll use. If you're zoomed all the way out you'll get the circle effect, yeah. My 18-55mm kit lens works fine for it.
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The answer is yes, you can. I replaced the head on mine with a Giottos MH-1002 Ballhead and a quick release plate that allows me to use standard Bogen QR plates on my camera.
1126866
One can use Allen wrench (hex key). I angled the camera and goggles in a way that I can tighten down the supplied handle for mounts then just pushed the camera until I found the shooting angle that I wanted.
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I use the Opteka adapter with an a580 camera, so I'm not familiar with your camera's settings. But try enabling "Release w/o lens" in the menu. When you enable that function you can use your camera with or without a lens, for example coupled to a microscope. The camera continues to function the same way.
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It would as long as you are not planning to film at extreme angles. The ball head does have certain gimbal limits as most if not all do. If you are only tilting normal angles forward, back, left and right should be fine. It's an excellent tripod to handle panning. I used it to shoot panoramas all the time.
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There is no bearing for the pan axis. I have to say it is not that smooth. It gets the job done. It however is not like the expensive ones. My friend has has a really nice gimbal head I forget then brand but it cost like 560 smackers. It is a dream compared to mine. I however only have at current a 300mm f/4. He has a 600mm f/4 and if weights as much as a small child. So he needs the ball bearing pan. I can get away with it. Just depends on what lens you will be using.
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No reason not to, I don't, but the head is reversible, can hang down, so could get close. My only criticism of the tripod is the head, once released it flops, making panning almost impossible.
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Sorry, I am not familiar with that camera. Contact Opteka directly and they should have an answer for you.
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I don't think so. I have this bino and can't see a place to mount the tripod. Ask REI as well.
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It is possible, but it really depends on what you want kind of adjustment you want to do and the size camera you will have on the ballhead. The friction adjustment is fairly coarse but it is very easy to adjust and I can make quick adjustments to re-position my camera.
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Ditto on the other answers, plus I added a Wide Angle Converter Lens. Expensive, but worth the price to avoid panning.
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It would be very helpful to have a camera mount head that allows for vertical up-and-down focusing. I already had a spare camera mount head that I attached to the monopod.
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The others are correct. The threads are those on a standard camera tripod so you can use one of those if you have one. Since the rotation center doesn't match the reference point on the Disto, your distance measurements will be 'off' as you rotate the unit vertically to hit a target. The fine adjustment adapter seems to have been designed for an earlier model Disto, so I don't know how much the accuracy would be improved. IMHO, this adapter is too expensive to be be inaccurate; Leica should introduce one for the latest generation of Distos.
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The Camalapse 3 does not allow you to change the angle. However is your tripod lilts and pans you can angle that if you wish.
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No. You can manually adjust the angle. That's all it can do but does look cool.
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No, but you can adjust the camera to a fixed position manual after it is installed.