FOR SALE: RARE PIECE FROM discontinued manufacturer. I am asking $175. Shipping via USPS Priority mail to USA address is $9.50 and payment via PayPal is accepted at no additional cost. It will work with the NIKON Coolpix 995 and 990 also. This is very well made and was used but not abused, so it is in excellent condition.You can check my feedback at eBay use rfnikon as my ID.
Kaidan popularized panoramic VR/QTVR panoramic photography with the KiWi tripod head more than 8 years ago, and the latest KiWi continues that tradition with an affordable, rugged, lightweight and elegant design that includes an innovative detent click stop mechanism (10, 12, 14, 16, 18 & 20 stops - standard, 2 through 28 stops optional), handy detent disc storage pouch with number-of-shots chart, built-in bubble level and an adjustable camera bracket. The KiWi is also easily upgradeable with optional camera brackets to support fisheye lenses.
The KiWi makes it easy to capture a sequence of photos that are stitched to form a complete panoramic image. It holds the camera in the optimum portrait orientation, positions the camera so that it rotates around the optical center or nodal point of the lens, and provides a repeatable and adjustable click-stop indexing mechanism.
The KiWi is designed to handle a wide range of digital and film cameras as well as conventional wide-angle and fisheye lenses. You'll be able to use any stitching or panoramic application available, such as those from Apple, iSeeMedia, iPIX, VR Toolbox, Realviz, Panotools and Easypano because the KiWi is adaptable to handle any situation, camera, lens or software.
KiWi Rotator Base
The primary component in the KiWi family is the Rotator Base. The rotator base uses interchangeable indexing discs called ClickDiscs that provide various click-stop positions. Furthermore, the base contains an integral circular bubble level and accommodates either 1/4" or 3/8" tripod threads.
Standard Camera Bracket
The Standard Camera Bracket is designed to support most digital and film cameras in a portrait orientation. Used primarily to shoot single-row or cylindrical panoramas, the Standard Camera Bracket can be adjusted along the horizontal arm of the Rotator Base in order to locate the camera in the side-to-side orientation. There are three slots in the bracket, that when used with various positioning aids, provide for the fore-aft adjustment of the camera's optical center, or nodal point, over the rotational center of the tripod head.
