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From ofofhy/Evan (10,581) 
on July 31, 2011 2:27:36 PM CDT
Maybe I have one leg shorter than the other, or my internal gyro is off, but I just got done going through a ton of photos that I scanned and edited, and in almost every case I had to apply a 2 Deg CW rotation to get he horizontals straight. Granted, most of these photos were landscapes where the horizon is more important that in the other types of photos I take, but it was annoying that it was there in just about every shot, portrait or landscape orientation. I also went back and looked at some other unedited landscapes from about two years back, and same thing. Anyone have tips to check and double check this? I am tempted to see if I can put some marks on either side of my focus screen against which I can pin the horizon.
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From karin2007/Karin (19,609) 
on July 31, 2011 3:16:53 PM CDT
I have my "grid lines" turned on - I am sure Nikon has them as well - just look for them in the menu settings
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From ofofhy/Evan (10,581)
on July 31, 2011 8:51:39 PM CDT
That wasn't an option on the FG-20 ;) My Bronica has them, and they are a great feature for composition.
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From ofofhy/Evan (10,581)
on July 31, 2011 8:54:09 PM CDT
I was thinking of that, but you can't see it through the lens, and I hate having to use a tripod. I like to keep the camera at the ready in my hand. I am kind of surprised no one has come out with a level in the viewfinder... Maybe they have and I am not up on the technology. Maybe these are some of the reasons I don't typically enjoy taking landscape photos.
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From stmv/Sebastian (60,073)
on August 1, 2011 8:42:57 AM CDT
the newer SLRs have the bubble level display on the rear view finder, which works fairly well, but, its the grid lines inside that are key, since I find, that even when I level the camera perfectly, the land may slope or the move away such that when you snap the shot, it may be level, but to the viewer of the shot, it seems tilted, so, I really trust my eye when framing, and will line up the camera until inside the viewer, it looks natural. because, when you have to tilt you loose valuable pixels, one trick that you may want to do,, is to create a layer, and just warp edit a bit, straightening the horizon or such, but leave most of the picture alone, that way you can fix a problem area, without throwing away those precious bits.
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From ofofhy/Evan (10,581)
on August 1, 2011 9:31:24 AM CDT
Nice hint there. Because, a few times when I have had to adjust the horizon, I have found that I lose the overall composition of the photo around the edges. I'll have to keep that in mind.
I do love the gridlines on my Bronica screen.
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