Benro Polaris Auto Leveling
In this video I show the new Auto Leveling feature of the Benro Polaris Electronic Tripod Head. This was implemented via a firmware/software update on March 3, 2023
Link to my Benro Polaris Setup video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=104jFHXkwjU&t=914s
Links to products mentioned:
Benro Polaris Astro edition: https://adorama.rfvk.net/rn9LPd
Benro Polaris Timelapse edition: https:// adorama.rfvk.net/x9erGx
Benro GDHAD1 Tripod Spacer: https://adorama.rfvk.net/rn9LPj
Wimberley RB-100 Riser Block for Wimberley Head II: https://amzn.to/3wpZ3GP
Leophoto NR-140 140mm Nodal Slide Rail & Clamp; https://amzn.to/3WFrBH4
Sunwayfoto 140mm Nodal Rail and clamp: https://amzn.to/3JdnleY
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Since the documentation is absolutely awful, could you kindly produce videos that shows step-by-step guys for each of the shooting modes?
I was inspired to test auto leveling to see if now that the astro accessory axis of rotation is vertical one could shoot a panorama through rotation of the astro head. Nope. This capability would be useful for landscape panoramas. Without this capability why bother with auto leveling a Polaris? In fact why bother burdening your tripod with the Polaris at all if all you are doing is single shots? Executing a pro mode landscape panorama with auto leveling could actually be useful, and convenient: rotate to the start and end points, enter the lens focal length, sensor size, orientation, and desired overlap, and press start. Include executing an HDR exposure bracket at each position as an option to take even greater advantage of automation.
Would help to show cable connections which the instructions on the Benro Polaris do a poor job of showing.
could you use the playbal elitel to level the polaris
Thank you for sharing,
How is the experience on using the Panasonic Camera on the Benro polaris unit. Any function using experience? focusing stars on your screen clearly feed with liveview? could you share some insight use please. Thank you.
Really struggling with this feature. It seems to be solving a none problem. If the mount is not perfectly level can't you simply use software in post processing.. Lightroom, PS and most other photo app packages can do alignment and merging of images as a standard feature.
I’m confused. The auto leveling feature is then for any mode EXCEPT Astro, is that correct? So if I download the upgraded firmware, and shoot Astro, viz Milky Way pano, deep sky etc, the auto leveling will be automatically disabled? Because once you’ve started tracking you don’t want to disrupt the alignment of it kicks in on its own.
Benro says that auto-leveling does not work with Astro tracking. I can see why. However, in order to use the auto-leveling function, we need the Astro module! Really?!