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Norm

Great

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024

What a great accessory. Works perfectly

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Kasey

Hilariously inaccurate, don't even bother

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2021

I received one of these and noticed that the base is not parallel with the cube itself, as I had seen on some other listings for different "brands" of similar (i.e. same but with a different brand) items. I'm annoyed to say that, despite the high rating, this one also has the defect. It's not even close to being on with what the integrated level in my camera says, or the level in my panning clamp. What a joke.

While the actual molding looks nice, I have to give this product one star for failing at the only task it was meant to do, tell me if the camera is level.

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Norm

Great

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024

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What a great accessory. Works perfectly

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Ric Donato

Base thickness is uneven

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2017

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My reason for one star is the molding of the base. In the attached image of the base it slides on the camera left to right. Notice the right side of the base wing is thinner than the left and the center is thicker than both making it impossible to fully seat on the camera accessory shoe (hot shoe). See the attached images of it in the camera shoe. Though I already I have a dual axis level that slides on and off all my cameras I wanted a three axis spirit level. The best I might be able to do is sand the bottom making it fit, but then I must be extremely careful making sure it is indeed level.

EDITED 2017-11-01
Over the past few days this vendor contacted me about my review. Their concern was my dissatisfaction, their goal is to make it all good. In all correspondence they have been exceedingly helpful, cordial, and to make things right they have gone out of their way.

Though the product had manufacturing flaws out of their control their customer service is above reproach. The important thing in any transaction is how well does a seller handle issues; their attention to their customers is above and beyond what would be expected. Would I again purchase from them, yes.

The reason for five stars is their customer service. They have contacted their manufacture about the manufacture's poor molding. With molding issue resolved this should be an outstanding product. Again, it is important the manner problems are addressed, and FOTYRIG seems very sincere about correcting issues brought to their attention.

Edited 2017-11-06
Today I received a replacement three axis bubble level. This replacement perfectly fits 100% of my cameras. My cameras are old film cameras, Pentax K1000, K1000 SE, and K2, Minolta XG 7, Canonet G-III QL17, and Leica IIIf. Folks I have shot for request film not digital.

FOTYRIG I am commending you for your customer service, followup and follow through. Very much impressed with your company; well deserving five stars. From me a heartfelt thank you.

NOTE: Because the base molding anomaly is resolved I removed the original three images.

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Happyme17

Works great!

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2023

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This is such a great level for those sunny days when you cant see your screen to see if your level. Reminds me of the old flash cubes. Recommend this product!

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Soccer Coach

Great tool

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2021

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I ordered this as my old tripod had a level built in and my new tripod does not so I was always wondering if my shot was level or not. It has three level bubbles for different axis so that is nice. My only gripe is that it doesn't lock into place. The level slides into the cold shoe but if you move around it could easily slide right out. I put it in for a quick level check and then I attach the microphone and light. For the price I would recommend this!

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Alex Utah

My level fixed itself!?

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021

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I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! After I received the level (about 2 months ago) I slid it into the camera's hot shoe adapter, and to my utter disappointment, it was so loose you could actually jiggle it around. If the camera tilted backward at all it would just slide out. I figured I could fix it with some sort of shim, but I took it out and quickly forgot about it.
Fast forward to 10 minutes ago, and I noticed it sitting on my desk. I figured it was a good time to tackle the looseness issue, so I slid it in again to see exactly how thick my shim would have to be, and it fit PERFECTLY! Tight enough to keep it perfectly in place, but not so tight it's difficult to slide in and out.
The only thing I can think of is that the natural humidity in the air (and I live in a desert climate, so we're not talking about much) absorbed into the plastic over the past few weeks and it swelled up a tiny bit. If you receive yours and it feels loose, just give it some time out of the packaging and try again a few days later. I'm so glad I didn't return it or throw it away! Now that it fits, I love it. The 3 separate bubbles allow you to align your camera perfectly on every axis, and the clear plastic is perfectly see-through. I highly recommend it!

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Kasey

Hilariously inaccurate, don't even bother

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2021

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W. Kreutner

Photo level

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2023

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It’s easy to use and great to make your photos appear normal

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RavenManiac

Excellent Bubble Level, but a Little Loose on a Camvate Cold Shoe Mount

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2018

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This is a very well-made and helpful item. I originally purchased it for a Camvate cold shoe mount. Although it works, it's a little loose. But please note this is NOT the bubble levels fault. It's because the Camvate cold shoe mount doesn't have a spring clip that's typically found on a camera's hot shoe. That spring clip is very important because it helps secure the bubble level.

If you're using this bubble level with a hot or cold shoe mount that has a spring clip, you'll be absolutely fine. If you're using it with a hot or cold shoe that doesn't have a spring clip, you'll need to place a small piece of paper or tape between the bubble level and the cold shoe mount to help keep it secured, which is very easy to do.

I also want to mention, like others have stated, that the seller is excellent! When they saw my original post they reached out to me to find out how they could help. I would highly recommend this item to anyone who's looking for a quality bubble level that's backed by a reputable seller.

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Andacar

Clever little gadget. Needs a way to tighten it.

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2018

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Among other things, I create 360° HRD panoramic photos that I use for 3D rendering. I've solved a lot of other problems in the process, but a very consistent one has been getting the camera absolutely level. If it isn't the horizon becomes a wavy, unusable mess. This little gadget has solved that problem nicely.

Two things:
If you are using this for panoramas you probably also se a wireless shutter release. If so, you will need some kind of extra holder for the hot shoe bracket. There are several out there, but many have two arms and they won't work for this because the level cube needs to be at the center axis of the camera. I'm looking into other designs. You can always use this cube to level the camera and then carefully remove it and put the shutter release in. But I want to be able to see that the camera is level at all times, so that's an iffy proposition.

The cube fits loosely in my Canon 60D's hot shoe, and tends to slide out if I tilt the camera much. There needs to be some way to tighten this thing down in the mount.

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Sumijt Bajwa

Did not slide on my hotshoe at all.

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2023

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The plastic that slides on the hot shoe was thicker in middle so the level did not slide on the shoe and was sitting tilted. I may have got the defected item.

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