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Delta-T SLM2 User Manual

Self levelling mount

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Self Levelling Mount
Type SLM2

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Summary of Contents for Delta-T SLM2

  • Page 1 Self Levelling Mount Type SLM2...
  • Page 2 User Manual SLM2-UM-01-1 Notes Self Levelling Mount User manual Copyright ©2000 Delta-T Devices Ltd SLM2 – UM – 01 – 1 July 00 Author John Wood Contact Delta-T Devices Ltd 128 Low Rd, Burwell, Cambridge, CB5 0EJ UK Tel 01638 742922 (international +44 1638 742922)
  • Page 3 Fax 01638 743155 (international +44 1638 743155) Web site: http://www.delta-t.co.uk e-mail: sales@delta-t.co.uk...
  • Page 5 Compass for North/South alignment, viewable from above or below • Markers used to align Hemiphots in HemiView, illuminated by camera flashgun • Lens protective cover Fig 1. SLM2 with Lens/inner gimbals cover removed Alignment markers Inner gimbal support screw Bubble Level Compass slm2um1.doc...
  • Page 6: Assembly Instructions

    Assembly Instructions Assembly Instructions • Fix the SLM2 to a tripod for stability, using the ¼" UNC threaded hole in the base of the outer support • Insert the lens into the aluminium collar. Secure in place with the socket cap screw using the 4mm hex driver supplied (Fig.
  • Page 7 Assembly Instructions Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Nikon Coolpix Lens slm2um1.doc...
  • Page 8: Image Alignment In Hemiview

    Instructions for Use Instructions for Use To operate Remove the lens cover Carefully level the mount using the balance weights and bubble level Align the mount for North/South orientation using the built in compass by aligning the red end of the needle between the marks on the compass housing. If you are using the mount above your head, make sure you know roughly which way North is, as the two ends of the needle look the same from below Select an appropriate exposure setting...
  • Page 9 Appropriate conditions and settings for acquiring hemiphots are described in the manual that accompanies HemiView software. If HemiView software was not purchased with this SLM, copies of HemiView software manual can be purchased by contacting Delta-T Devices Ltd at the address found on the front of this manual. slm2um1.doc...