Fanotec V2 Manuals

V2 Lens Ring for Sigma 8mm Fisheye with Nikon Mount © 2014 FANOTEC Video Tutorials: www.youtube.com/nodalninja Quick Reference Guide Support Forum: www.nodalninja.com/forum Installing Lens Ring to Lens Loosen the knob on outer ring until the edge of opening is flush with lens ring plate. Don’t loosen further. It will only make installation more difficult and can potentially damage the thread if knob is completely unscrewed. See Page 2 for trouble shooting. Squeeze to take out the inner ring. Check label on inner ring to confirm with lens in use and direction of mounting. The arrow should point to the front of lens. Align window on the inner ring to the reference mark of the focus scale. Insert the lens. Stretch the ring when necessary. Move it to a position where it fits snugly. Push it against the anchor point on lens to ensure exact mounting and consistent NPP setting. Align base of outer ring to opening of inner ring. Insert outer ring from the back of lens. Loosen lens ring knob slightly if necessary. Rotate and slide until positioned onto inner ring. Tighten fully. Mount lens to camera. We suggest fixing the inner ring with a piece of tape about 40mm (1.5”) long. Stretch the tape so that the ring will grasp the lens firmly. This eases instal- lation of outer ring and prevents move- ment of inner ring when outer ring is rotated. Cut any tape that goes beyond trimmed area of inner ring. This step can be skipped if users do not plan to rotate outer ring. Mount lens ring to quick release clamp of pano head in use. Rotate to align windows of outer and inner rings with camera in landscape or portrait orien- tation. Slide the lens ring plate to NPP setting and tighten the clamp fully. Squeeze Flush The lens cover consists of a cap and a lens hood. The cap and hood must be removed in order to get enough angle of view for taking panos with 4 shots around. Removing Lens Cover From Sigma 8mm Fisheye This lens ring consists of a metal outer ring and a plastic inner ring that fits the lens barrel precisely. The inner ring allows exact mounting of lens, which protects it from stress by provid- ing greater area of contact. V2 lens ring improves its functionality by adding cut out windows to outer and inner rings, allowing focus distance to be read in both landscape and portrait orientations. Lens Ring Components: rLR2W outer ring rInner ring of Sigma 8mm / 15mm for Nikon V2 rLRP45X or LRP45X2 lens ring plate Note that when LRP45X2 is used, 4 mounting screws should be installed as shown. This will ensure same NPP settings as LRP45X. Anchor Point Push Setting Accurate Roll Angle of Camera Extended Reference Mark Align to Set Roll Angle There is no feature on lens to aid setting accurate roll angle of camera apart from 0° (landscape) and 90° (portrait). A piece of tape or label can be added to extend the reference mark on the lens. Roll angle can then be read in 30° intervals by aligning this mark to notches at the back of outer ring. Tips and Tricks A unique feature of the lens ring is its ability to roll the camera into different angles quickly. Experts in the field use different roll angles with crop sensor cameras in different situations. A roll angle of about 60° (sensor diagonal aligned vertically) can be used to take advantage of diagonal angle of view over horizontal and vertical to increase overlap or reduce number of images to be taken. This is important in multi-camera rig for capturing instantaneous action panoramas or panoramic videos, where fewer cameras equal substantial cost saving. A camera can also be rotated to landscape orientation temporarily to take extra shots to capture large moving objects such as waves, trains, busy traffic and various kinds of racing. The larger horizontal angle of view help to freeze the scene and reduce stitch issue due to movement across multiple image shots. The area near nadir and zenith usually contains static objects and is easy to stitch. Using Different Roll Angle in Different Situations QRG13001.1 - 18/10/14 Page 1 of 2

Squeeze Flush This lens ring consists of a metal outer ring and a plastic inner ring that fits the lens . barrel precisely The inner ring allows mounting of lens, exact which protects it from stress by providing area of greater contact. V2 lens ring improves its functionality by adding cut out windows to outer and inner rings, allowing focus distance to be read in both landscape and portrait orientations. It also allows access of AF/MF switch. Lens Ring Components: rLR2W outer ring rInner ring of Sigma 8mm / 15mm for Canon V2 rLRP40 Anchor Point Push Roll angle of camera can be set relative to the AF/MF switch on lens. More accurate value can be obtained by extending the reference mark on the lens using a piece of tape or label. It can be read in 30° intervals by aligning notches at the back of outer ring to AF/MF switch or the added mark. Extended Reference Mark Align to Added Mark Align to AF/MF switch V2 Lens Ring for Sigma 8mm Fisheye with Canon Mount © 2014 FANOTEC Video Tutorials: www.youtube.com/nodalninja Quick Reference Guide Support Forum: www.nodalninja.com/forum QRG13002.1 - 18/10/14 Page 1 of 2 Removing Lens Cover From Sigma 8mm Fisheye Setting Accurate Roll Angle of Camera Installing Lens Ring to Lens Tips and Tricks Using Different Roll Angle in Different Situations Loosen the knob on outer ring until the edge of opening is flush with lens ring plate. Don’t loosen further. It will only make installation more difficult and can potentially damage the thread if knob is completely unscrewed. See Page 2 for trouble shooting. Squeeze to take out the inner ring. Check label on inner ring to confirm with lens in use and direction of mounting. The arrow should point to the front of lens. Align window on the inner ring to the reference mark of the focus scale. Insert the lens. Stretch the ring when necessary. Move it to a position where it fits snugly. Push it against the anchor point on lens to ensure exact mounting and consistent NPP setting. Align base of outer ring to opening of inner ring. Insert outer ring from the back of lens. Loosen lens ring knob slightly if necessary. Rotate and slide until positioned onto inner ring. Tighten fully. Mount lens to camera. We suggest fixing the inner ring with a piece of tape about 40mm (1.5”) long. Stretch the tape so that the ring will grasp the lens firmly. This eases instal- lation of outer ring and prevents move- ment of inner ring when outer ring is rotated. Cut any tape that goes beyond trimmed area of inner ring. This step can be skipped if users do not plan to rotate outer ring. Mount lens ring to quick release clamp of pano head in use. Rotate to align windows of outer and inner rings with camera in landscape or portrait orien- tation. Slide the lens ring plate to NPP setting and tighten the clamp fully. A unique feature of the lens ring is its ability to roll the camera into different angles quickly. Experts in the field use different roll angles with crop sensor cameras in different situations. A roll angle of about 60° (sensor diagonal aligned vertically) can be used to diagonal angle of view over take advantage of horizontal and vertical to increase overlap or reduce number of images to be taken. This is important in multi-camera rig for capturing instantaneous action panoramas or panoramic videos, where fewer cameras equal substantial cost saving. A camera can also be rotated to landscape orientation temporarily to take extra shots to capture large moving objects such as waves, trains, busy traffic and various kinds of racing. The larger horizontal angle of view help to freeze the scene and reduce stitch issue due to movement across multiple image shots. The area near nadir and zenith usually contains static objects and is easy to stitch. The lens cover consists of a cap and a lens hood. The cap and hood must be removed in order to get enough angle of view for taking panos with 4 shots around.