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). It's a bit of extra work, but is accurate: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/599683-REG/Acratech_2165_Level_Quick_Release_Plate.htmlthanks for the link... orderedAcratech makes a good, i.e., accurate, level (based on a small sample size
Great product, but unfortunately it does not help the issue of plates and L-brackets not being perfectly parallel and/or perpendicular with the camera they're mounted to.Acratech makes a good, i.e., accurate, level (based on a small sample size
did not yet see such issues with my kit. I don't have an L bracket, though.
very usefull little accessory! Thanks again for the tip.Acratech makes a good, i.e., accurate, level (based on a small sample size
I would agree with this. Most tripod heads that use a single bubble for all planes are rarely accurate enough so I either have one in the flash bracket or use the ones in my Alpa Max Body). The cube also has independent bubble levels for each direction so it's more accurate than most heads, but I've found my cube levels seem to be off just a tad.
For the non cube kind of guy I use the virtual horizon function quite often. Works really well but would be nice if at some point a firmware update that would allow maybe a 3 second press of one of the 4 buttons and it automatically came up. Did anyone at Phase hear that request. :ROTFL:I would agree with this. Most tripod heads that use a single bubble for all planes are rarely accurate enough so I either have one in the flash bracket or use the ones in my Alpa Max Body). The cube also has independent bubble levels for each direction so it's more accurate than most heads, but I've found my cube levels seem to be off just a tad.
Lately i've been using the virtual horizon function of my phaseone back, or an app on my iPhone both which seem very precise and pretty easy to use when I want the base more critically level. Geared head (I have a cube) makes it very accurate and easy. As Jack mentioned, with the cube a leveling base is sort of redundant ... really don't need it.
Of course, you can always use another cube as the leveling base ...
http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12056
I use iHandy Level. Has both a traditional bubble level and a surface level.
Yes it does, Don.
oh ... I hope someone at Phase is listing (Kevin?)
Yes.
Thanks Wayne. I'll try anything. I just wish Hasselblad had the virtual horizon feature.
... ah... didn't think of that!!!Looks like a good accurate level and worth getting for that alone.
Of course the magnetic attraction of it won't help with the cube. If you're not sure why I'll leave that as an exercise for the reader
