2 pins

21st of October, 2020

Align the camera, the edge of the distant object in line with the close object. Then turn the camera so that the objects are no longer in the centre of the cameras field of view. Now the two objects are no longer

aligned. Pull the camera back on it's guide, until the two objects align again.

Twist the camera back again, pan it.

The objects remain aligned. Touch the

camera, and the mounting screws cannot

hold the twisting motion, and it droops forward. Lift the lens back to its original position, tighten the mounting screw more.

That holds, but now the other mounting screw has twisted. The same problem, only a

horizontal hold this time. Tighten everything.  Now the first adjustment is off. So-

start again.

After the second failure, take the camera

mounts down to the machine shop. Instruct the friendly mechanic to install two small pins, one to look into an available hold on the camera, the other to fix the

two mounts. This will take until tomorrow, but then there will be no problems with having to do everything twice.

Not anymore.