Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KiWiTM 2900 Kaidan
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K iW i™ 2 900 User ’ s Guide Photog r aphic VR P anor amic Tr ipod Head Designed expr es sly f or the Fuji M X- 2900 Digi tal Camer a.
Copyright Information Copyright © 2000 Kaidan, Inc. All Rights Reserved. First Edition, September 2000. KiW i is a trademark of Kaidan, Inc. Other products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
1 Set t ing Up Y our K iW i 2900™ W arr ant y Registr ation Please take a brief moment and fill out the w arranty r egistration car d in- cluded with y our package.
Page - 4 R EMO VI NG THE F RIC TI O N C AP T he Friction Cap needs to be remo ved 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 ements of the tripod head.
Page - 5 R EMO VI NG & R EPL ACI NG THE D ETEN T D ISC Once the Inde xing Hub is remo ved, the detent di sc can be remov ed from its r e- cess in the bottom of the V er t ical Brac ket .
Page - 6 A D JUS TING THE D ET EN T F OR C E T he spr ing plunger t hat pr ovides the detent action c an also be adjusted to vary the fo r ce. Use a f lat blad e scr ew driver to mo ve the plunger in and out as desir ed. A c onv enient wa y to adjust the plunger is to scr ew the plunger all the w ay in until it gently bottoms out.
Page - 7 2 Shoot ing P anor amas H OW MAN Y S HOTS ? T he K iW i 2900 is designed to be used with: • T he normal wide-angle setting of the camer a lens • T he optional Fujif ilm 0 .
Page - 8 Mounting hole f or wide angle lens T AKING THE PHO T O T he K iWi 2900 has a female 1/ 4- 20 thread on the bottom of the Indexing Hub f or mounting to most standar d tr ipods. W hen r eady to shoot , mak e sure that the KiW i 2900 is securely attached to the tripod.
Page - 9 T AKING THE PHO T OS T he K iW i 2900 has a female 1/ 4- 20 thr ead on the bottom of the Indexing H ub for mounting to most standar d trip ods.
Page - 10 3 H OW DO I L OC A TE MY C AMERA ’ S N ODAL P OI NT ? F ollow these steps and you will b e able to easily locate the nodal point for any camera and lens c ombination. Simply put , the nodal point is the point insi de y our camera wher e the light ra ys con verge and f lip over .
Page - 11 S TEP 2: T HE S LIGHTL Y H ARDER P ART - F OR E -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 . This will allow you to slide the camera (al ong with the Camera A djustment Shoe) as re- quired.
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If you have not bought Kaidan KiWiTM 2900 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Kaidan KiWiTM 2900 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Kaidan KiWiTM 2900 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Kaidan KiWiTM 2900 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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