bescor panning and horizontal axis at DVinfo.net

Eric Larson · June 12th, 2009, 03:31 PM

I'm using the Bescor 101 pan tilt head. And when it pans to the left or right the further it goes the more the horizontal axis gets off kilter.
What am I doing wrong in my setup?

Alastair Traill · June 13th, 2009, 05:37 AM

Is the pan axis vertical?

Philip Howells · January 16th, 2010, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric Larson

I'm using the Bescor 101 pan tilt head. And when it pans to the left or right the further it goes the more the horizontal axis gets off kilter.
What am I doing wrong in my setup?

Any pan/tilt head, motorised or not, must be vertically aligned to avoid this. That's why video/film tripods have bubbles.

Marty Welk · January 16th, 2010, 03:46 AM

buy a stick on Level, there is a lot of room for a nice fat one, and a flat space for it.

June 12th, 2009, 03:31 PM	#1
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January 16th, 2010, 03:46 AM	#4
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June 13th, 2009, 05:37 AM	#2
Alastair Traill Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 626	Is the pan axis vertical?