Re: Leveling of cameras

[Mark Josephson <icebox@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, KENNETH LUKER wrote:

> I've never had the trouble of leveling the camera if I use a tripod, 
> stand back a bit and look at the camera, and adjust the level 
> visually.  It seems that the human eye is somewhat adept at detecting 
> a truly vertical line, and a truly horizontal line.  At least, it has 
> always come close enough to be acceptable.  If the camera is level 
> enough to look level, the picture won't be out of level enough to be 
> bothersome. 
> 
I thought this made perfect sense & then it occured to me:
I have a Kodak, so I have the advantage of a level.  I've noticed that 
when the level is centered correctly, the image in my viewfinder looks a 
bit non-level.  The bubble level is correct, because the film always 
comes out looking level.  Anyone else noticed this?

Are Kodak viewfinders not leveled properly, or maybe this 3D thing has 
fried some of my neural circuitry?

Enquiring minds want to know!
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