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gavcam
1st of February 2007 (Thu), 03:10
The title says it all, What Spirit Level do you have or recomend, for outdoor use for landscapes.
cheers gav

bungee
1st of February 2007 (Thu), 03:58
Gav, I have a Gitzo 1157 CF tripod which is bloody light but has no spirit level. Neither does my head. Instead I use a nifty flash-shoe mount spirit level. After all, it's the camera that needs to be level. It works well. Not sure where you would buy it in Oz. It cost 10 quid in the UK (AUD$25)

Hope this helps

Jon
1st of February 2007 (Thu), 10:18
My tripod has a bubble level so I can get it level; for levelling the camera I also use a hot-shoe mounted bubble level. They should be pretty weidely available; mine ran under $30; probably a bunch under, but I don't recall. Shop around; I doubt there's much if any difference in the various models out there but the prices can vary wildly depending on the label they come with.

Wilt
1st of February 2007 (Thu), 10:47
Go to your hardware store! You can find circular bubble levels about 3cm diameter for a small fraction of the price of outrageous 'photogrphic' levels sold in camera stores.

gavcam
2nd of February 2007 (Fri), 02:26
Ok thanks for your replies chaps

jacobsen1
2nd of February 2007 (Fri), 13:53
I have a bubble level for my hotshoe, but I also have a level on my ballhead, and I just picked this up:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/items/431861.jpg

Tdragone
3rd of February 2007 (Sat), 00:29
I use one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Professional-High-Quality-Camera-Spirit-Level-Triple_W0QQitemZ330083044716QQihZ014QQcategoryZ152 15QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem