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Sorry guys if I post this here, but I wasn't able to login into BFMs forum... Double checked credentials but my IP address ended up being locked out...
Anyway, I received my bundle (Slider + 14:1 motor + Nic-O-Tilt) yesterday and I must is was a real pleasure to use it first time. High quality hardware, incredibly easy to program with the app...
But how do you do the leveling of your camera when you shoot 2-axes (slider and panning) when the slider is not level? I ordered a ballhead together with the bundle, expecting I could mount it on the panning head (Nic-O-Tilt) to achieve leveling when the slider is not level. But that does not work as the ballhead has a 3/8 thread. I was expecting that I could remove the Arca-Swiss plate on the Nic-O-Tilt to replace it by the ballhead but I don't think it's possible ? I guess the ballhead can only be used directly on the slider platform (which imho limits its usefulness).
So, how do you level your camera is these cases? Don't tell me to buy another Nic-O-Tilt! Will for sure happen some day but not right now :-)
JF
Anyway, I received my bundle (Slider + 14:1 motor + Nic-O-Tilt) yesterday and I must is was a real pleasure to use it first time. High quality hardware, incredibly easy to program with the app...
But how do you do the leveling of your camera when you shoot 2-axes (slider and panning) when the slider is not level? I ordered a ballhead together with the bundle, expecting I could mount it on the panning head (Nic-O-Tilt) to achieve leveling when the slider is not level. But that does not work as the ballhead has a 3/8 thread. I was expecting that I could remove the Arca-Swiss plate on the Nic-O-Tilt to replace it by the ballhead but I don't think it's possible ? I guess the ballhead can only be used directly on the slider platform (which imho limits its usefulness).
So, how do you level your camera is these cases? Don't tell me to buy another Nic-O-Tilt! Will for sure happen some day but not right now :-)
JF