Seculine Action Level

canyontraveler · 05-21-2009, 11:01 AM

I'm so tired of ending up with pictures that are on a slant. I know this topic has been addressed before. In Shutterbug magazine I saw two ads that dealt with this problem and was wondering if anyone had used either of these two products.

1. Seculine Action Level (interfitphotographic.com). I was wondering,if this is actually a good product, if it might work better than 2. (below) as it states on their site that "sensitivity can be adjusted for slant degree".

2. Ross Hinged Camera Level (cameralevel.com). This one is much more simplistic(but sometimes that can mean better). What makes me think the first one may be better is because of being able to adjust for slant degree.

Any thoughts or comments on these two products. Thanks. Kim

soccerjoe5 · 05-25-2009, 12:38 PM

Have you considered one of those hotshoe bubble level thingies? They're cheap and work great.

canyontraveler · 06-02-2009, 03:51 PM

Actually the Ross Hinged Camera level I asked about in my original post (#2) is a bubble level that fits in the hotshoe. It goes for about $40. The reason I thought maybe the first level (Seculine) might be better is because in a discussion of this problem someone brought up the fact that sometime the camera itself may be slightly off and therefore if you used one of these devices you would need to be able to adust the degree of slant. The Seculine sells for just under $50 I believe.

SpecialK · 06-02-2009, 06:01 PM

Supposedly the K-7 has electronic horizon levelling. Good thing too, as apparently they can not align sensors mechanically very well (in either of my 2 bodies).

A bubble level would be difficult when not used on a tripod.

Thank god for the leveling tool in Elements.

alohadave · 06-03-2009, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by canyontraveler

Actually the Ross Hinged Camera level I asked about in my original post (#2) is a bubble level that fits in the hotshoe. It goes for about $40. The reason I thought maybe the first level (Seculine) might be better is because in a discussion of this problem someone brought up the fact that sometime the camera itself may be slightly off and therefore if you used one of these devices you would need to be able to adust the degree of slant. The Seculine sells for just under $50 I believe.

The hotshoe bubble that soccerjoe showed can be had for as little as $3. Certainly a better price than $40-50. I've got one myself, and it works great for tripod work.

05-21-2009, 11:01 AM	#1
canyontraveler New Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 17	Seculine Action Level I'm so tired of ending up with pictures that are on a slant. I know this topic has been addressed before. In Shutterbug magazine I saw two ads that dealt with this problem and was wondering if anyone had used either of these two products. 1. Seculine Action Level (interfitphotographic.com). I was wondering,if this is actually a good product, if it might work better than 2. (below) as it states on their site that "sensitivity can be adjusted for slant degree". 2. Ross Hinged Camera Level (cameralevel.com). This one is much more simplistic(but sometimes that can mean better). What makes me think the first one may be better is because of being able to adjust for slant degree. Any thoughts or comments on these two products. Thanks. Kim

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05-25-2009, 12:38 PM	#2
soccerjoe5 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Philippines Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,343	Have you considered one of those hotshoe bubble level thingies? They're cheap and work great.

06-02-2009, 03:51 PM	#3
canyontraveler New Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 17 Original Poster	Actually the Ross Hinged Camera level I asked about in my original post (#2) is a bubble level that fits in the hotshoe. It goes for about $40. The reason I thought maybe the first level (Seculine) might be better is because in a discussion of this problem someone brought up the fact that sometime the camera itself may be slightly off and therefore if you used one of these devices you would need to be able to adust the degree of slant. The Seculine sells for just under $50 I believe.

06-02-2009, 06:01 PM	#4
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	Supposedly the K-7 has electronic horizon levelling. Good thing too, as apparently they can not align sensors mechanically very well (in either of my 2 bodies). A bubble level would be difficult when not used on a tripod. Thank god for the leveling tool in Elements.

06-03-2009, 06:39 PM	#5
alohadave Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Quincy, MA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,024	Originally posted by canyontraveler Actually the Ross Hinged Camera level I asked about in my original post (#2) is a bubble level that fits in the hotshoe. It goes for about $40. The reason I thought maybe the first level (Seculine) might be better is because in a discussion of this problem someone brought up the fact that sometime the camera itself may be slightly off and therefore if you used one of these devices you would need to be able to adust the degree of slant. The Seculine sells for just under $50 I believe. The hotshoe bubble that soccerjoe showed can be had for as little as $3. Certainly a better price than $40-50. I've got one myself, and it works great for tripod work.