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[OM] Re: Spirit levels.

Subject: [OM] Re: Spirit levels.
From: John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:55:18 -0300
I have bought a couple of rather expensive shoe mounted spirit levels for
use in tripod mounted OM4T, Leica M3 and Mamiya R7II.bodies.

Frankly, the results where little better if any than having used careful
estimation of horizontal horizons, especially in sea scapes, and vertical
verticals.

jh


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gareth.J.Martin" <g.j.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, 11 August, 2004 06:58 AM
Subject: [OM] Spirit levels.


>
> Dear All,
>           I've been pondering purchasing one of the spirit levels which
> fit in camera hotshoes for my landscape photography as a stop-gap before
> I purchase a new tripod, hopefully with an in-built spirit level in the
> head. I was thinking about the detachable nature of the shoe used by my
> OM-1n and since it is not part of the camera and can move around whether
> or not this would add an error to the level indicated by the spirit
> level. Has anyone had any experience with this problem?
>
> All the best,
> Gareth.
>
>
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