SINGLE BUBBLE LEVEL HAMA #5410

SINGLE BUBBLE LEVEL HAMA #5410
by Adorama Camera, Inc.

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Manufacturer: Adorama Camera, Inc.
Model: 5410
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Customer Review: decent, but poorly thought out
Summary: 3 Stars

This level works very good for as much as it does. However, its design is very poorly thought out, and that limits its functionality.

Looking at the picture, you can see that there are 2 clips so that this level can be mounted on your camera 2 different ways. What you might not realize, however, is that the second clip is entirely redundant, and does not let you achieve any useful orientation different from the first clip.

The result of this is that, when in landscape mode you can turn the level to achieve either left/right or front/back leveling, but when in portrait mode you can only level the camera front/back. This is kind of pointless. In most photography, you almost always want your horizon leveled left-to-right, but rarely ever are you concerned that the camera is front-to-back leveled (that's usually more of an artistic/composition factor).

Had that extra clip actually been put on a different side, you would be able to level the camera either direction in either orientation. As it is now, the level is virtually useless for shooting in portrait mode.

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