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NOTE: THIS MODEL (SPH-1) HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND ALL WARRANTIES HAVE EXPIRED.
WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO OFFER SUPPORT OR REPLACEMENT PARTS.
Nodal Ninja SPH-1 is a professional spherical bracket (360 degree pano bracket) for
taking panoramic still images or virtual tours. It supports cameras with tripod mount under the
lens axis such as SLR and DSLR and also most cameras with tripod mount off the lens axis
such as most consumer / prosumer cameras in the current market.
It has all the import features to allow you to rotate your camera about the entrance pupil
position (commonly mistaken as the nodal point) of the lens. These include horizontal
adjustment, axial adjustment (along the lens axis) and adjustment for off-axial tripod mount.
Nodal Ninja SPH-1 User Manual
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Summary of Contents for Nodal Ninja SPH-1
- Page 1 WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO OFFER SUPPORT OR REPLACEMENT PARTS. Nodal Ninja SPH-1 User Manual Nodal Ninja SPH-1 is a professional spherical bracket (360 degree pano bracket) for taking panoramic still images or virtual tours. It supports cameras with tripod mount under the lens axis such as SLR and DSLR and also most cameras with tripod mount off the lens axis such as most consumer / prosumer cameras in the current market.
- Page 2 Warranty All Nodal Ninja comes with one year of warranty. We guarantee every unit we shipped has been thoroughly tested to offer full functionality. Any part broken in this period will be repaired or replaced free of charge. However, this warranty does not cover any accidental damage.
- Page 3 Horizontal adjustment*: 1.4cm – 7.4cm from entrance pupil position, with off-axial adapter plate. 2.0cm – 8.0cm from entrance pupil position, with EPDM polymer adapter plate. Axial Adjustment**: 0.5cm – 12.0cm from entrance pupil position, with off-axial adapter and cameras with tripod mount under the lens axis 3.9cm –...
- Page 4 The package Nodal Ninja is shipped in a semi-assembled form as in the picture above. It includes 2 tightening bolts, one EPDM polymer adapter for cameras with tripod mount under the lens axis and other two pre-assembled units. Parts in details...
- Page 5 The pictures above show all the parts before assembly. The red arrows show the order of assembly. Every tightening knob has a Teflon spacer (white rings) to reduce friction and to protect the paint of the bracket. Between horizontal and vertical turntables are rubber gaskets (black rings) to increase friction and prevent unwanted rotation.
- Page 6 the off-axial adapter, there is a mark to indicate the mid-point of the adapter, and hence the position of the tripod mount. The horizontal turntable is engraved with marks in 5 degrees intervals, with long marks at each 15 degree interval. Numerical values from 0 – 330 degrees are engraved in 30 degree intervals in an anti-clockwise manner.
- Page 7 measured above. You need to add to the height 9.5mm if you use the EPDM adapter plate and 15.5mm if you use the off-axial adapter. So, for a Dimage 7, you slide the vertical arm to 60.5mm because you must use the off- axial adapter for it.
- Page 8 this line (the lens axis). On a Dimage 7 the off-set is 29mm. The same value is true for Dimage 5 and other cameras in the 7 series. After you determined the off-set, you can mount your camera to the off-axial adapter. First fully tighten the bolt and then loosen it until slot of the bolt is perpendicular to the rim of the adapter.
- Page 9 Axial Adjustment for Cameras with Tripod Mount off the Lens Axis After you have corrected the tripod mount off-set. You need to determine the axial adjustment, i.e., the distance from the tripod mount to the entrance pupil position. You can find the values for most camera-lens combination on the internet.
- Page 10 Axial Adjustment for Cameras with Tripod Mount under the Lens Axis If your camera has a tripod mount at correct position, i.e., under the lens axis, you can simply use the EPDM adapter if you tripod mount lies within the range of axial adjustment. Note that the horizontal adjustment is affected by the choice of the adapter in use.
- Page 11 Either way, you need to record accurately the position of the bolt. You need to add/ minus this value when you do the axial adjustment. To make life simple, you may want to mount the adapter to the nearest cm, say 3 cm from the adapter socket. Remember this distance is measured from the center of the bolt.
- Page 12 tele end. The wide end is usually the choice to reduce the number of shots to take for the pano, especially for the 360 degree virtual tour. However, you can use the tele end to reduce distortion and increase the resolution of the final image.