[MF3D.FORUM:1058] Re: aligning twin cameras (was Re: Mounting issue)

["Bill Glickman" <bglick@xxxxxxxx>]

Paul

        That was brilliant, and a perfect way to align the lenses!!!  its
amazing how obvious it sounded, after someone else mentions it first!  :-)

Bill G







> Alan Lewis wrote:
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> > A diagram:
> >                         straightedge
> >         __________________________________________
> >                 |       |               |       |
> >                 |       |               |       |
> >                 |       |               |       |
> >                 ________                _________
> >
> >                 Lens                    Lens
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> An easy way to do this (at home, anyway) is to loosen the tripod
> bolt on both cameras, and use a large flat surface (e.g., table)
> as an alignment tool.  Just place the two cameras face down on the
> table, making sure they are loose enough to rotate freely.  Then
> tighten up the tripod bolts while the twin rig is still on the
> table.  (Works with SLRs; don't know what your M7s look like.)
>
> Paul Talbot
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